Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-09-27

you see, 1t would be even better-would-
MT look so abrupt. How about it?"
"All right. old man. I'll fix it," Tom
my's reply came at last, in q voice that
didn't seem like Tommy's. But Eliot,
though he took this in, attached no i'm
portance to it. She's got you going"
Tommy wen on, still In this different
voice, hasn't she?"
Eliot frowned. Tommy was no high
brow, but his taste was usually to be de-
pended on. 1t wasn't like him to say
that sort of thing. However, as Tommy
appeared to be waiting for an answer,
Eliot gave 1t.
She has" he said decisively.
All right. / noticed 1t last night and
wondered whether you'd feel the same
way about it this morning. Suppose you
call here for us at six, unless / telephone
In the meantime that she won't 90.
And again Tommy hesitated. Good
luck" he added CURLY. and hung up the
receiver.
Even in his glorious abstraction Eliot
told himself that Tommy didn't quite
like being the g~o-between In a love af-
fair. Then he remembered Tommy's
prejudice against philandering and
smiled f~orgivingly. 1t was a little start
ling, too, to call up a hustling young
business man during his first morning
hour In his office and put such a task on
him. Probably Tommy was afraid it would
divert Ruth's mind from her work. Eliot
hoped 1t would.
Miss Hunt graced the dinner, and it
was a big success. Tommy seemed re-
solved to make up for his earlier GOODNESS
by putting "Bill" in the best possible
light before his other guest. He brought
Bill out, showed how proud he was of
Blll. made Xii talk IT was on oocu tocr
Bill wanted to talk, wanted to interest
the quiet girl with the big gray eyes
that at moments looked almost black
Toward the end OF the meal Bill and the
girl did all the talking. 1t was quite clear
that both of them had wholly forgotten
Tommy In their absorbed interest in each
other; SO Tommy smoked and listened to
the music of the restaurant orchestra,
playing at a considerate distance from
their table.
When they a left Miss Hunt at the
door OF the apartment house where she
lived Tommy showed a disposition to go
on to his lonely room, but Bill dragged
MIN IN to his more comfortable quarters
Tor a drink and a powwow. All BiIls
fences were down by this time, and he
put his doubts ant fears to Tommy as
he would have put them to himself. Did
Tommy think there was chance for
him? And( hen Tommy said he did,
did Tommy think he, Bill, was justified
in asking such a girl to marry him? He
was such a quiet chap-didn't have
friends and a circle to take her into.
Was there any chance that he could
make her happy? God knows he'd try
but-but could he? And, since Tommy
said he could, how long did Tommy think
1t would taxi him to win her?
III she falls for you she'll fall hard"
Tommy said. She's a one-man girl, and
II you're the man she won't know there's
any one else OF earth.
But you'd better jazz up your cam
paign. The branch Is doing a whole lot
better than / thought 1T would and Burns
Is q man in a thousand. ] believe /
could turn 1t over to him tomorrow-but
OF course l won't, for a few months more.
Better make q good running this summer
and marry her in the fall, SO I can be
best man at the wedding before 1 CO."
A week ago the prospect of Tommy's
departure in a few months would have
cast a black cloud over Eliot's soul. Now
he merely registered the fact that old
Tom would soon be leaving, while he
thrilled over the thought Of his mar
riage.
MY God, I'd be scared to death" he
said, referring to the wedding.
I'll fix all that" Tommy promised with
a dim reflection OF his grin. "I1l keen
track Of the ring and see that you're on
time"
Tommy got away q little later. He said
he was a bit under the weather. Eliot
looked at him with sudden concern.
Only a cold" Tommy said ch~eerfully.
Probably the Scotch will cure it. Good
night, old man" AS their hands met he
repeated the hope Of the morning. Good
luck" he said.
Eliot caught the hand n held It
against a thought that struck him with
the force Of an overwhelming wave.
Suppose / don't get heri' he brought
out.
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