Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-10-22

/ uIuIkef tThInp printer. fstHn Jesse
Hickey. his mnnrnfn mnstache more
dropping than ever. protested To
Yancey.
She can't make II newspaper man
| out OF that KID" he said Not In
million years. Newspaper men are
born, not made. Gin. he inst natural
ly hates news. LET alone A newspaper
office. He was born without nm arm.
or something. You can't grow 1t II
/ yon haven't got 1t"
Il know H." said Yancey. YEARLY.
Hell find way ont"
For the first time rival newspaper
honrshed In the town nfs0sage. The
| town was scarcely large enough TO
| support two daily papers. hut Yancey's
! political attitude so often was at vari-
ance with the feeling Of the territory
/ politicians that the new daily. slipshod
! and dishonest though II was. and
owned body and soul hv territorial In
terests. achieved degree OF popu-
larity.
Sahra. unable to dictate the policy
OF the Wigwam with Yancey at it's
head. had to content herself with the
management OF Its mechanical work.
ings and with Its increasingly i'm
portant social and club columns.
Usage swarmed with meetings, COM
mittees, lodges. Knights Of This and
Sisters Of That The Phiiomathean
and the Twentieth Century clubs ba-
gan to 60 in for Civic Retirement. and
no Usage merchant or professional
man was safe from cajoling and IN
attractive females In shirtwaists and
skirts and eyeglasses demanding his
name signed TO this or that petition
with contribution Whatever you
feel that You can give. Mr.. Hefner.
OF course. as leading business
man j.
They planted shrubs about the Gin
der-strewn environs OF the Santa re
and the Katy depots. They agItated
for the immediate paving of Paw
hnskaavenne cit wasn't dnnel. The La
aiSS " ibN f1HotEib Nldl- lite fGIltIG
lodge. Sisters of Rehekah. Daughters
of the Southwest. They came into the
Wigwam office with notices to be
printed about lodge supners and
church sociahles. Strangely enough,
they were likely to stay longer and to
chat more freely If Yancey and not
Sabra were there to receive them.
Sabra was polite but husinesslike to
her own sex encountered I'm office
hours. But Yancey made himself ut
terly charming He could no more
help 1t than he could help breathing.
It was almost functional with him.
He made the stout, commonplace,
middle-aged women feel that they
were rowland seductive. He fiat
tered them with his fine eyes: he
bowed them to the doors, their eve
glasses quivered. He was likely, on
their departure to crumple their care
fully worded notice and throw 1t on
the floor. Sabra, though she made
short work of the visiting Venuses
and Rebekahs. ran their notice and, IL
necessary, carefully rewrote it.
God Almighty he would groan at
MONDAY dinner. 1.-THE Office was full
OF Venuses this morning. Like
swarm OF overstuffed locusts."
Sabra was at the head OF many of
these Betterment movements. Also Ii
there could be said to be anything SO
formal as society In Usage, Sabra
Cravat was the leader OF 1t. She was
the first to electrify the ladies of the
Twentieth Century Culture club by
serving them Waldorf salad-that
abominabIe mixture OF apple cubes,
chopped nuts, whipped cream, and
mayonnalse. The club fell upon 1t
with little cries and murmurs. There
after 1t was served at club meetings
until Usage husbands. returning home
to supper after days work, and be-
Ing offered this salvage from the feast,
would push 1t aside with masculine
contempt for It's contents and roar,
Il can't eat this stun. Fix me some
bacon and eggs"
From this culinary and social tri-
umph Sabra proceeded to pineapple
and marshmallow salad, the recipe
for which had been sent her by Donna
In the East Its indirect effects were
fatal
When 1t again became her turn to
act as hostess to the members of the
club she made her preparations for the /
afternoon meeting, held at the grisly
hour Of haA-past two. Refreshments
were Invariably served at four With
all arrangements made. she was con-
fronted by Ruby Big Elk with the
astounding statement that this was
great Indian festival day {September.
and the corn dances were on) and. |
that she must go to the reservation In
time for the Nescal ceremony.
lyon can't CO." said Sabra. fatty. |
Midday dinner was over. Yancey had I
returned to the office. Gin was loung-
Ing In the hammock on the porch.
For answer Ruby turned and walked
with her stately. irritating step into