Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-05-19
miss JENNY"

And then Vale Joined her and ii
was time TO sit up and stop being a
silly, sentimental little fool.
"Hullo, there's Brigitta and Ave-
ney' he exclaimed, nodding over
Jenny's shoulder to the couple BY the
far window. BIT Of a coincidence,
WHAT" He laughed somewhat boist-
erously and waved a finger.
Not much of the Matching look
about him" commented Vale.
Jenny could not follow the remark.
About Mr.. Aveney? Why should
there be?"
We'll, relations do sometimes re-
Semble each other. You'll pour out,
won't you? I never can get my own
tea right; poor lookout for anyone
else's.'
Jenny lifted the teapot and put it
down again.
DO YOU mean that Mr.. Ayeney is
related to old Mr.. Matching"
Nephew. Only n he's got. But
surely YOU knew? Aveney himself told
me yesterday that both you and Geo
rgie knew all about him and his little
stunt. He let me in on it as well. be-
cause he said he felt he'd MADE use
of ME; not that | minded 1t, but he's
a sensitive sort of fellow. He cares
how he stands with people. And in
any case, George came out with fly
ing colors, so there was no secret
left"
Jenny poured the tea and yet more
tea. In fact, she filled all the cups on
the table and had to tip all but two
away again.
Have / split any beans?' asked
Vale, in a rush of anxiety. "Aveney
glfH that INa.foia hnI ,,.4 v,1ts v-t.4
what all the manOeuvring was about,
last Friday night. She did put you
wise, didn't she2'
Jenny frowned in perplexity. she
faltered out
In a way | guessed. / think she
promised to tell me the whole of it
II day. But she didn't say that Mr..
Aveney was Mr.. Matching's nephew"
We'll, but that was the great point
OF the stunt protested Vale. He
cast a glance into the courtyard and
grin re-fulded itself when he OBJ
served that Aveney's car and its bun
Of chiffon and lace had left.
However, airs well that begins
well, as the poet hath it. George
and Aveney win respect each other
IN future, If nothing else"
Have one Of those pink castel-
ated cakes with the chocolate draw
bridges all over them. Even the tea
5 oId-world in this place, Neverthe-
ess, since you are so insistent, /
viii have another cup |,
This one Jenny poured without mis-
After all, Vale could only mean
hat Garth had manueuvred to meet
ieorgie in order TO tell her that he Z
owed her; in order to ask her to send
eddie away ana marry him instead.
What possible meaning could there
,e but that? 5
Poor, dear old Eddie, He was only F.,
iuch a short way on the road to !
lealth and there was so little time
t he were to he able to pass muster +
With George! I
"Jeni'
She pulled up, staring. There on r
he staircase below her was George. !
Jenny cried out in surprise and cash ,
d down towards her. +
George, How splendid, You said r
'ou couldn't be back until later in
he week, so he isn't expecting you r
She looked with a rush of tim
dity into her cousins face-Georgie
Who hadn't seen Eddie at his worst,
night not realize how improved he
vas, Hes not himself yet, of course,
tut / tnlnk ne mas done wonders
There didn't seem very much h
wrong with him when he was watch
ng you dance just now, = said Georg- n
e. =
Jenny clutched at the fringe of the :,
AIDE shawl. She could not find any I
words, she could only stand dumbly -
md wait for what this strange, -
ROWING, strident George might II
moose to say. -