Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-10-05

not really tond-it's not happiness
its Just suffering all the time"
Are you so fond of Joceiyn?"
Sondra asked.
"I'd die for him."
There was a tragic silence, then
Flora went on-"But as far as
he's concerned, | can die. He won't
have me on any terms, poor darl-
ing" She laughed a little. ut
makes him angry because he's in
love with me. He'd much rather
have had a dull, ordinary love al
fair with some girl; he'd have en-
joyed being properly engaged, and
then getting married in the ortho-
dox way at some fashionable
church, and a months honeymoon
in Italy and, all the rest of it -"
She broke off, only to admit after
a moment. And / should have
loved it too. You know, in spite
of everything, I'm just an ordin-
airy creature in my heart. Hope
lessly middle-class / suppose.
Since | married Ben, everything's
been a big sham-all the cere-
mony, and ostentation. If only
you knew how | loathe a maid to
help me dress"
"Flora."
ooh you can stare" Flora said
defiantly. "It's the truth, though /
don't suppose anyone would be-
lieve me. / could have been per-
fectly happy in a little house
with Jocelyn. But it's life, isn't
it-that we should always long
for the things we can't have"
There was a profound silence,
which Flora broke abruptly.
81 didn't know John was back"
she said.
Eyes, he came this evening"
"Have you seen him."
mo"
HE was at the theater tonight
with a girl"
"Was he?"
Eyes, and that appalling Cas-
sidy man."
II like Cass; he amuses me-"
II hate him; he's a sponger-
and | don't believe he's really a
friend of John's-it just suits him
to hang on to him." +
81 don't believe John has ever
given him a cent" Sondra said de-
fensively.
mot in cash perhaps" Flora
agreed. but there are other
ways"
Sondra stifled a pretended yawn
I'm tired; do you mind if I &c
to bed"
VERY well; shall | see you il
the morning?"
The two girls looked at one an
other.
Because I'm going very early,
Flora said.
The color faded from Sondra'
face; until this moment she ha,
not really believed in her sister
) sincerity; she was so used T.
Flora's little scenes and had bee
almost sure that in the mornin,
she would have forgotten all abou
her overnight resolutions, an,
would slip back into the old luxu
rious rut.
"You really mean to go?" sh
asked, shortly.
) "Yes."
} You're mad" Sondra said.
The elder girl laughed.
| IF | am, l love my madness"
. You'll regret it all your life.'
II must risk that. You Away
have to take a risk in big things.
Sondra stood looking at her sis
ter helplessly.
You'll have changed your min
in the morning." she said with
confidence she was far from feel
! ing.
Flora shook her head.
Il don't think So"
She went away then, and Son
ORA stood staring at the close
door.
What will become of me ?" sh
was asking herself blankly.
Sondra almost laughed as sh
remembered that Flora had be
lieved her to be in love with John
She had never loved anyone ex
eept Mark, and now, after only
} month she was already asking her
self if even that had really bee
love - the headlong passionat
feeling she had felt for him AM
which had swept her off her fee
so completely.
4 So many people married TO
what they believed to be love
they spent a few rapturou
months, or perhaps even years to
gether, and then things began t.
go wrong, or else they grew com
mon place and drab.
Mark believed that love neve
died; he had told her that h
would love her in just the sam
way when she was old and he wa
old She had thrilled to hea.
him say that, but was it the truth
u. Perhaps some day there woul,
be another woman in his life an,