Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-03-20

'DOOr6 Open-im coming IN. Un.
good evening. Sir. Tolliver. how are
your Good evening. Mt1s JenkinA
Gee. tlarge. pity the Judges. | only
hope they live to deliver the prize"
why. Eddy. how nice you look
said Helen warmly.
1Yes. thanks. | suppose | do. The
white carnation was mothers idea, and
l feel just like 4 banker. She says
1t II not often mere hay rubs farmer
has I chance 10 step ont with Z Blue
Ribbon, Z. she dolled me up. Hello.
Ginger"
Ginger had not 70 much ~ lifted
her eyes from the paper.
.Oh, hello Eddy. she said coldiy.
But this coldness on sher part vas
merely assumed on principle. 70 show
her disgust for the nsan-madn1s with
which her sisters were afflicted. IN
her heart. she was fond Of Eddy jack
son.
"Oh. you're ill right arv your
That's = relief. thought you'd been
suddenly struck deaf. dumb and-er
uh-" He noundered nwkwardiy away
from the tender subject Of blindness.
ut must be time to start said
Helen. her eyes on the clock She
had told Professor Langley not to come
until eight-thirty-a late hour for
callers In Red Thrush, but she was
determined to do her sisteriy duty to
Mnrjory before abandoning herself to
personal pleasure.
.Yes. | think 1t ts," agreed Eddy.
III seems they check the beauties at
the door. at eight. think. | should
have brought a truck to carry homo
the prizes. but"
"Oh. nonsense" laughed Marjory.
you know haven't chance In the
world. against all those lovely girls.
and all those lovely gowns"
Huh" shifted Ginger scornfully.
under her breath. YOU'D never think
we'd spent that ffty dollan--in our
minds-flve days ago"
The girls followed them to the door
a. they went out. smiling admiration
at MISREPRESENTATION, encourage
ment and hope.
shall | bring You 4 sandwich Ia
my, pocket, Glngeri Or would you
rather have an aspicr' Eddy called
to her.
Ginger ignored him.
The three girls stood together In
the doorway until. with a last farewell
Of the siren, the car disappeared down
the quiet shady street.
"A nice boy" said Helen quietly.
But with I full view OF the lfving
room before her, her Quietness van
lshed This place II sight," she
said briskly. "Ginger. get the broom,
and dust up that rug. Miriam, put
away the thread and things"
"But what dlfference-this time OF
utght-" protested Ginger.
Horace will be here In ten minutes.
Now straIghten up for me, won't you,
while | run up and straighten N.Y.
self7"
Most disgusting thing ever saw.
Mammal Simply mammal. Tho
whole gang Of them. She doesn't
care II you sit In a dusty chair, ia
ther-she doesn't care II Miss Jenkins
has to look at a messy table and an
untidy rug--she doesn't care II MI
Ram and / have to associate with her
wnen ner nose u sunny, QUO man
Oh. mol"
While Ginger complained. however,
she obligingly did her share OF the
strengthening, and the busting, and
the rearranging.
Mice sensible girls like ours, no
frills, no nonsense, no put-on about
them. Work hard Good natured-
Easy to live with. But let man
darken the horizon-dlsgusting, sim
ply disgusting Do you understand 1t,
father7''
"Well, perhaps-at least, | am used
to It." he evaded adroity.
Helen, returning, iAukueu koVu
naturedly. Nov, now. little one,
don't be Jealous" she said
"Jealous-jealousl Ne. jealous
Jealous OF "a male school teacher2'
Helen frowned. Father. | Wish
you wouldn't let her say male school
teacher In that insulting manner. A
professor Of mathematics with two de-
grees Is not the same a. male school
teacher. And besides. ~ You know
very we'll, he isn't going to teach for
ever. He Is going to write textbooks"
"Textbooksl But they've already
rot textbooks. Don't tell me- they're
going to discover moro mathematics to
make US learn"
.Ginger. don't talk 80 loud. for good
ness sake. He'll be hera In minute.
Sh Here he is."
disgusting simply disgusting
Ginger buried herself once more In
the despised paper.
Horace Langley came In, greeted
Helen with perfunctory, before-the-
family kiss. md shook hands With Mr.