Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-03-25
And now the story

And now the story
TT MEAN" blushed Rosamund, "a
paid companion-to Miss Brett
"O-ohi A lady's companion?
How wonderful! Didn't know there
were any left"
"There aren't" answered Rosa
mund, candidly. "Only one. Me-"
How topping!" The young maj
was enthusiastic.
why? :" asked Rosamund austerely.
"lt's something so absolutely new-a
lady's compartment |"
II don't think 1t is amusing and only
told you to explain why / didn't do those
things-cigarets, and so on"
"Old girl forbid it2" he asked with keen
interest.
Rosamund reflected q second, then Miss
Brett" she corrected, severely, "never men
lions such things-I believe she is quite
liberal m~inded-but, WELL" the girl could
not resist relaxing into a smile, Il cant
afford expensive habits
mo one can" he assured her with ardor
that's why they are such fun"
Fun repeated Rosamund, obviously.
You don't know much about fun, dc
you? ! say. isn't this a jolly old tune? Dc
you dancer"
mo"
He considered her with such interest that
iAosamund felt constrained to remark, III
is rather a stormy night. l hope your wife
isn't crossing2"
my wife7"
1.-THE lady who was with YOU Rosa.
mund blushed for the third time.
."Oh,. that was Miss Forttis," he ex.
planned, cheerfully. "Of course, you don't
know Miss Forttisf"
Rosamund was surprised to hear herself
say, II know her sort"
do your"
well, I've been In hotels; I've watched
a lott know more than | can do She
became confused; but the young man was
helpful.
Il understand. Well, If you know about
Miss Forttis you know about me-
Does 1t follow?" asked Rosamond, In
nocently.
Il do. Miss Forttis. We buzzed off here
to talk things over. Absolutely dead hole,
she said
IAN elopementt' thrilled Rosamund.
Her So crowd Vd feR he added re eo mud paaIta o ais
frightfully keen on her marrying another
chap, and she's frightfully keen on marry
ing me-"
And your" asked Rosamund, family.
"0h, OF course I'm frightfully keen, too
he asserted, serenely, 'but | don't count
much either way"
What about your people?" Rosamund
was absorbed in these artless condolences
to the extent Of forgetting herself.
"I'm of age-Tony Langton; ought to
have told you before-do what | like"
II thought" said Rosamund, gently
Miss Forttis looked as If she was Of age
What agef" he asked blandly.
But Rosamund suspected him she wasn't
going to be trapped into being catfish
Just twenty-one,'' she replied, demurely
"Oh, she's more than that" he stated In
genuously. isn't she wonderful"
Very" agreed Rosamund, sincerely
But ! wonder Sf, der II she would like you tell
"She would. When | asked her what or
earth / was to do here, she said, Go and
talk things over with that nice, friendly
This was a kind translation of what Miss
Forttis had really said, which was. "You
might take pity on that prehistoric little
trump, Tony. | should think she would be
Interestingly !"
Rosamund, with her pleasant view OF
people, was far from guessing this, but she
did note, without rancor, how utterly negli.
gible both these handsome people consid
cred her; a piece of furniture, something
you could say anything to and 1t wouldn't
matter.
"You see,' continued the young man with
selfish, If charming, frankness, IF / didn't
have some one to talk to | should go crazy
waiting here"
Rosamund was sympathetic; she felt that
perhaps he would prevent her from going
crazy, too.
TITS awful for you,' she agreed. "Thert
is no one here save myself and Miss Brett
How long are you staying?"
II don't know. He looked dismayed
81 have to wait till Nora-that is, Miss
Forttis-settles things up."
walt here 2"
Eyes; she told me to, and / promised
1t was all settled rather in a hurry.
hope" he added, desperately, "that she viii
let me know tomorrow when she Is coming
back
why did she go?" asked R%osamund, I'm.
tensely Interested in this, TO her, very
strange drama.
Got a wire-you see, Nora is always
very cautious; she left her address with Q
friend who was in the secret. Just in cast