Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-11-06
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her, casual ard kind. and she conlt
accord him the same courtesy. Sht
wept afresh, but not the dreadfu
scaldng tears of the day before
| These were unsefish thanking tears
distilled from a heart grown calm
and good again.
20 God, help NE TO be good wife
| help me to beea good wife To Will.
God. Help me to understand him. te
| grow and change when life demands
II of me. Help me to be good wife.
She went to tile desk In the corner
and wrote n telegram.
Il have left rastano's. and am At
mammals cottage with the Children
Please come and get us today. Ernes.
tine"
She Weakened old Annie. gave her
money and sent her over to the hotel
with the message.
They had long talk on the beach
that afternoon. Ernestine told Will
everything. all that she had thought
and felt, all that had happened the day
before-Loring's talk with her, the
murder car ut Pastano's. her revulsion
of feeling, how she had come home
and how. In the night. While she slept,
everything had Strengthened out for
her VIII lay beside her in silence.
her hand III his, and again and again
as she tall-ed her fingers were pressed
against his lips. They we're back again
in the cradle of love-roeked la magic
which overeame all difficulties and
healed all Misunderstanding
He told her then about himself and
about what he had been through.
1--WE made ten or eleven different
developments Of pooie's cartoon, alter
in them all, and I've made each one
up for about six weeks. and planned
the continuity out beyond that time,
but can't sell them. When | SIT
down To write to YOU what was there
to say? | would resolve to try again,
hoping TO have some wonderful news
for you. I've not been cutting or sleep.
ing-I missed You so, and | repented
so my sefishness with YOU, and my
attitude toward Your family. I've not
been reasonable, or fair--or generous.
| felt that you were slipping away
from me. because | couldn't hold you
because didn't rate you
These pictures moved Ernestine pro.
fonndly. Weeks of work, and nothing
sold. Tie fear Of losing her and the
children, and the need to stick at the
thing he was trying TO do until he
did It. She could feel In him sharp
pain Of restessness and discourage
ment, and her love poured out on him.
'Darling--it doesn't matter. can
stay here with mamma all summer.
She understands. can stay here
until you get your comic strip right.
They understand that it's you and
together always. Will"
Don't cry, darling"
1T doesn't mean a thing she told
him and added with some whimsicality,
Its my condition, darling. | am SIM
ply weeny. and when think how near
came TO doing something that would
have ruined all my life and yours"
"Yon couldnt-you didn't--not even
nearly. Ernestine.'
Peter had come up to them. and,
seeing his mothers tears, he began to
wall loudly, and Elaine crowded close
and thrust out a trembling lip. VIII
drew their attention from Ernestine,
and sravely, abstractedly, he began to
amuse them. He marked out the old
familiar squares.
Make cat, Daddy-make a cat"
commanded Peter, and win, listening
to Ernestine, but only half attentive,
began to put down the cats that Peter
loved SO, the squares for a drawing
board, bit of stick for pencil. the
firm wet sand making a good plaque.
The child screamed with joyous
mrth, and Elaine, beside him, clapped
her hands with delight.
"Tabby cats got his head stuck In
z tin can. Look, Mamma !"
Wills attention swerved from Ernes.
tine. He sat staring at what lie had
drawn, as though at a strangers work.
His face wore startled look. The
small squares, in which two ridiculous
cats went through a ridiculous adven-
ture. Suddenly he leaped to his feet
and gave whoop which Comanche
indian might have envied.
Don't worry-our fortune is made.
Can't you see-there it Is Not Mr..
poole's old comic strip In any way,
shape or form, but my own darned old
,ats? Even the children can see it.
Trust me few days longer"
The cats were great success
When fall,came VIII was working on
he Sun again. In Mr.. Pooles old office, |
lnder three-year contract. The cat
drawings were valued at sixty dollars
| strip the first year. and more the !
second and third Six days a week al
'ixty dollars day. A full page for
he Sunday supplement. 10 colors, at
/ special price. The tide OF money /
md prestige poured In on them In
tartline way The movie people made