Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-11-06

attractive offers. Will knew how to
make animated movies
The Todds moved into d Colonial
home only about mile from mammals.
| They had rented the house ito see how
they liked it" with the possibility Of
buying ii in their minds. VIII offered
the West side house in on trade,
but Ernestine would not sell the little
house.
You never can tell" she insisted.
and though Will laughed at this. he
did not resist her tenderness toward
the house.
Papa established the trust funds
Money poured in upon them III the
ridiculous and unreasonable way in
which money behaves. 1t seemed now
I that nothing was too nice for the
Todds. The new baby was born I'm.
/ der the most promising conditions, In
The Colonial room in the modern and
| beautiful home. A boy. long limbed
i and with a pointed face. like Wits.
Lillian was with Ernestine every
day, and Ernestine noticed for the first
! time that Lillian's beauty was fading.
She hung over the new baby, she was
gentle with Peter and Elaine, who
| visited their mother Mt every possible
| moment. Once when the two had
been watching the nurse battle the
newcomer. and wrap him deftly In
| binder and cloth. turning him about in
/ her hands while he gave soft grunts
and signs of satisfaction and then
! at last tucked him In snowy nan-
neette into the curve of Ernestines
arm, with little spank and tender
scoldng, Lillian looked at Ernestine
with tears in her eyes
Il wish" she said. that 1t had been
this baby's birth that Loring knew
about" Her voice trailed away and
Ernestine tingled with sense Of guilt.
So that was why Lillian had no chill
dren!
Its hard for people who haven't
children TO understand how quickly all
the woes of bearing them are forgot
Ten never think of that old time
any more. and I'm sure Will doesn't.
Anyhow-if II had been worse, don't
you think Elaine was worth III"
"Yes," said Lillian, "of course she is.
But 1t was dreadful time, Ernestine.
| don't believe you have ever known
how near you came to dying. 1t was a
terrible time for all of us"
AFTER ALL" smiled the younger sis
Ter. in such case an inch is as
good as mile. That whole dark time
1t was all so wrong, apparently. for
me to have that second baby, and now
Wild horses couldn't tear her from us.
You can't always plan things out"
Later, VIII came In, and found
Ernestine alone.
Remember that murder car you saw
at Pastano's last summer"
OF course. I'll never forget it,
We'll, the new district attorney has
arrested six OF Pastanos relatives. 1t
seems those men were killed In a fight
with another bunch Of gangsters. But
these fellows were Pastano's men, and
the next night they got the others with
a machine gun, and now they're all
locked up--both gangs. Loring has
undertaken to get bail for them and
get them Off. or course, it's quite
respectable In Chicago to defend the
most notorious criminal before the
bar, but mamma doesn't like this 1t
was too close to home"
Ernestine could not help but smile
at the twist viii could give to that
word mamma" Yet strangely. her
mother and her husband had arrived
at a basis of mutual understanding
and liking since VIII had been making
his comic strip. VIII said mamma was |
right about things. @0f course she |
wanted her daughter to marry a good |
proyider," exclaimed VIII, lust as you |
VIII want Elaine TO marry d man who |
can take care Of her. Mamma Brice- |
land Is too good a mother to be salts
lied with less. And besides, she's
Pragmatic. She's got something to he
proud of now, and delighted to have
It, ] tell you. Ernestine | think Lor-
Ing has worn 1t bit thin, with his
greediness and bossiness and always
reminding them that he made papa
rich"
hrnestne wondered II Che would
want Elaine to marry a good proyider,