The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-02-22
Hosea VIII, z.

81 don't propose to have an.
children for at least five years,
she told him.
"All right, baby" he agreed.
"And if | should ever stop car
ing for you, I wouldn't live will
you for a single minute" she Wen
on. THAT wouldn't be anything
short of legalized-"
"Valerie!"
He stopped her sternly." I don't
like to hear you talking like that,
baby. You're my little girl, and
I'm crazy about you. I guess that
doesn't leave you anything to
worry about, does it?"
ooh. Welt" She dismissed the
subject with elaborate nonchal-
ance. You can't ever tell what's
going to happen these days. It's
just as well to understand each
other"
"Where'd you get all these
ideas?" he persisted. Whats
got into you, Valerie?"
"Oh, I suppose I've changed"
she conceded. "One does, you
know"
VALERIE had forgotten to bring
a gift from Paris for her maid of
honor, and Tad had driven her
down to find something. He cruis-
ed around the congested streets,
seeking a place to park while Val
erie ran into a jewelers..
81 shan't be a minute" she
promised. ANY old thing will do
for Bertha. She hasn't an idea in
the world what's what. 1t won't
take a sec"
Tad parked the a in front of
a caterers. Valerie was to leave
an order there for pastries for a
luncheon she was having the next
day, and Tad was to wait outside.
An hour passed. A policeman
requested him to move on. He
drove up West street and down
Temple Place and slowly along
Washington street. He was be-
to worry about Valerie.
Probably they had missed each
,ther when he had to move, Per
he had better go back to the
jewelers.. Val would be annoyed
f he kept her waiting. She had
30 much to do-poor kid
He left the car at a garage in
Park Square and took a taxi back.
two hours. Wow! Val !
be having a fit. !
He saw her first. Hanging over !.
counter, where precious stones
ested on velvet pillows of white
nd royal purple. She was hold .
lg her hand to catch the light. :
nd on her little finger a dinner =,
ing sparkled and cleaned. A :
ian was bending above her. A :
lick hooked over his arm, and a =
lass In his eye. He was smiling
,ndly and twirling a small blond
ustache.
Tad had never see Valerie look l.
nor more beautiful. He u
anted to shake her as though she =
ere a naughty child. Yet he felt y
contradictory impulse to crush IL
II to him, and kill the rest of the W
en- who sought her smiles. He VI
d an absurd desire to slap her Sc
ppish companion across his smil
2 crimson lips.
Sc
Valerie saw him, and had ah
? grace to look guilty. in
ooh. Taddy!! I want you to riV
Lord Montford. And, Monty, ju.
IS is my darling fiance-don't
IL love him, Monty Isn't he
autiful! Mother and 1 met Lord on
in London, Tad. =" bo
The men were bowling stiffly. n.i
I'm sorry I kept you waiting, yo
Monty just insisted up ~,
buying me a wedding present. ar;
d he simply MADE me choose ~,
myself. Wasn't it the funniest 80,
ng, running into him like this? Co..
g Leviathan is in this morning, 80,
l know, and Monty hasn't been "a
town an hour. I think it's just -,
dreamingest thing!
See my lovely present, Taddyi"
held our her hand. ~
iravely Tad took it, and bent to "s'
He must be able to control enc
voice before he spoke. He INV
if Valerie and her u"S
nty had noticed how completely oi
dazzling thing eclipsed the sue.
taire on Valerie's third finger. SID
course they had. No wonder
idiotic sap looked so com v
cent. has
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YOU are very kind, Lord Mont strr
l." he said. and every word dist
barbed with the venom that hea
1ed him when he tried to speak Thi
tly. you are exceedingly of a
l am sure. But 1 cannot this
nit my 1ancee to accept so
able a gift" A,
Vhv. Tad!" nd