Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-03-31

here? I suppose the next thing you'll
want to DO is to entertain some Of
h shop girls from Stratton's." But
Gar kept his tone lightly teasing.
I would like you to know Josie
Gar" kitty's eyes danced as she
pictured such a meeting. Josie's APP
probation Of Cars good looks and
his charm.
"Oh, I guess / could meet her
any time l wanted to, just by waiting
outside the door at Stratton's."
Kitty let that pass. Josie wasn't
the point in hand.
"But to please me, Gar-David
was very kind to me. If / ask Just
him won't you be nice about it?"
Gar was putting on his coat to
start for his office. He slipped out
of it, threw it aside, and going to
Kitty, gave her a little playful shake
of the shoulders.
I've tod 0 how I feel, Kit. And
that's that: Now don't get me mad
about IL. Forget Davi6-he's nothing
20 us. We've got enough friends to
Keep us busy. Here. put your arms
by. That's the sweet girl"
She followed him to the outer door
where they kissed again.
III be a little late tonight, Kit:
i have to stop around at Marge's-
sne's called a committee meeting.
VIII you have my dress things out?
And If those new shirts Of mine don't
come this morning will you give Bond
a ring? He promised to send them
last week. By-by, darling. Take
care OF your precious self"
Kitty went back to the kitchenette
with a singing heart. She would feel
n warmth of Cars parting caress
long after he had gone.
TheV hadn't qparra1adf En,,~
months ago they would have parted
in anger on such a difference of opin-
ion as they had had this morning.
But not now. They'd learned, both
OF them. But she had not given up
her point, she told herself.
In the kitchen cupboard she kent
her budget book. Gar had laughed
at it ana at the seriousness with
which she studied 1t.
Funny little kid, you can spend
an the money o want, don't you
Today ended the first month of
their housekeeping. Her house in
order. Kitty took out the budget book
n spread L open over the kitchen
table. she glowed with pride as she
considered the totals of her spending.
Shed kept under the allowance for
food, and she hadn't starved Gar,
either. The new a and hat had
made a big hole in the estimate for
clothes but, she figured, she would
MT need anything for another month.
The page given over to "sundry ex-
penses" was less satisfactory-she
couldn't enter all that they spent
when they went out In the evening
because Gar most always refused to
tea her when she pressed him. 'We're
not going to get on that" he'd saw
with a little warning frown.
But they were ahead" And she
wouldn't touch the small balance left
Of her allowance.
The door-bell rang and going to
fhe door she took from a boy a long
box. Flowers, she knew. Gar often ,
sent them, stopping at the florists
on his way to the office. Deep yell
low long stemmed roses they were
today and a little shoulder corsage
in one corner of the box for
her TO wear tonight.
Her marketing was the high ex-
pcrlence of the day. 1t was never
quickly or carelessly dispatched. Now
she tucked her list in her pocket
book, donned her coat and hat, took
basket and went forth.
She knew that with her basket over
arm she made an incongruous
In the gilded foyer of the Tu-
dor Arms. Shed seer the girl at the
desk smile more than once
she appeared. But IL had not
embarrassed her.
As h emerged from the elevator
Close and her mother stepped |
OF across the foyer. Kitty
nch encounter. Mrs. Close HAD not