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

AN ORIGINAL LOAN

ing by check for passage and reser-
walton, even agreeing to bunk in with
a school teacher from the middle
west II she a to. Offering to let
him wire Papa, or her bank, or any
one he pleased. God bless her inher-
ftance-she didn't have to depend up
on Papa's ideas and whims.
Then quietly, she herself went to
the telegraph office and sent two
radiograms. One to Mrs. Manly ask
Madison Avenue. And one to Papa
Ross.
Dear Dad" she wrote with trem-
bling determination, Il am sailing
with JUDY who seems to need a chap
eron on her wedding. Don't worry
and please remember that am over
twenty-one now and no infant.
Love to you n Mama.
Directly from the wireless room
Hope made her way, still Juggling
Sassy under n arm, into the writ
tng-room.
A trace of the gamblers smile still
fingered on Hopes lips as she scratch
ed urgent ana whole-souled hero
glyphics over three or four sheets
of quite entertaining stationery. Yet
the mist of tears In her eyes that
chung to her overgrown lashes, ana
the trembling of her hand as she
innner turmoil.
Rusty darling:
You'll hate me. | hate myself. |
can't even think how rotten | am
thy Of your love for me. | know, be-
cause | love like that, only 1t isn't
you | love. You knOw that, don't
you? You've always known how !
love Dickey. I've sailed OF this boat
tonight because he's on it. and /
n0nlfFpff stand unnthar weak nf mt
seeing him. and knowing.
I'll always be fond of you. | may
be all kinds of a beast, but when it
all boils down. I'm a one-man wo-
man; and If that one man isn't to be
had, then | might as we'll go to the
devil alone, and not drag you with
me.
Please understand. But then, you
we always understood as nobody else
ever has. Ill never forget the nights
er about Dickey. You said once-do
you remember?-that you'd give our
soul to bring him back to me! That's
how much you cared for me. So you
a understand how much | care-for
him.
Id give my soul not to hurt you,
dear. But what I'm doing just can't
be helped.
Hope
with DTeatIitSS ndSke SDt SNdlEu
the letter and dashed off to get 1t
on the shore-post that went IN the
pilot boat. Then, just as suddenly,
she kept the note from slipping thru
the slit of the letter box, and decided
to send the letter as a wire, regard
less of cost. She owed 1t to Rusty
10 let him know as quickly as Dad
knew.
Back up to the ops rator's room she
dashed-only to feel a bit close to
blushing as the citicer read 1t and
gaspCd.
Then she ambled back to the pur-
ser and found hat an arrangement
had been made. A certain Miss Mill
lie Seabrook was quite agreeable 10
sharing hsr room amazed that some-
one offered to pay its entire cost,
and let Miss Millie travel across free.
Down to the sta went Hope.
Mile Seabrook was a young South
erner, who taught forty-three little
boys from September to June land
before long Hope had her WI ideas
OF what she taught them) and who
had saved up for three years for q
trip to Europe first-class.
Somehow 1t had never occurred to
Hope that school teachers might fall
in love. But Mile Seabrook was in
love. Subllmely in love with a French
man who had done something brave
with her brother during the a Min
ute were the descriptions of Henri's
letters, and numerous were Henris
pictures for Hope to look at Mile
had never met Henri! But she was
certainly 3ound' for romance now,
with Alabama and foity-three little
boys beautifully forgotten.
BY two a. m. the two lovelorn cab
in mates were sound asleep. Early
the next morning Hope was up n
dressed. After a brisk walk, Hope
was bundled up in a deck chair in
the sun by eleven O'Clock.
A book was In her hands. Upside
down. While Hope let her thoughts
parade thru her mind, she kept her
bright eyes alert for shy glimpses OF
those who paced the deck in in front
of her.
And they camel She saw them as
they first rounded the starhoard side
OF the deck in the vino. Dick and
ing around the deck. Hickey talking
earnestly.
Neither saw her as they passed, and
breathless she watched their backs
ana waited after they disappeared
from sight.
Around they came again, and Hope
simply could not keep her eyes on
the upside down book. Both saw her
that time. One grim embarrassed
glance, and Dickey lowered his eyes,
tan of his cle~an-shaven face.
But Hickey didn't look away. Hick-
ey, with his ~gun-powder hair stick
ing out like tufts under his cap, and
his gray-white mustache that was a
new acquisition since Hopes DAY.
With brusk dignity Hickey acknow-
lodged the mute appeal Of Hopes
wide-eyed stare with q stiff bow and
n mumbled word.
But they didn't come around again!
Shortly after she met some of her
old, housekeeping friends, who CAB
hlpH nnrO1rinnGlV Of fhQ Cipht nf her
on the boat. All afternoon she spent
with the Carter family, playing
bridge. And not a sight Of the Dales
crossed her vision.
Late in the afternoon she retired
to axe a nap, and give the little
school teacher some tart advice on
men. Heading Mile, as a result, off
to the barber shop for a hair cut.
Immediately she was gone, Hope sent
a note over to Judy's room.
JUDY darling:
| quite understand your complete
absence at breakfast and luncheon.
Nor will | care IL you don't come
down to dinner. But do you mind
looking thru your luggage for two
suitcases of mine, and sending them
over to Room 217? Love to you and
Tom, and my blessings.
''P. S. The weather out on deck is
grand. You shouldn't be missing it,
later Judy herself appeared at Room
2lD q porter beside her carrying
the valises.
Hope, for the love of my sainted
Aunt Amelia, what are you doing on
this boat-and in such a cabin?"
Judy darling! Don't you make
q sweet married woman!"
Judy" said Hope slowly. "rm
rotten. A complete and utter no
good. I've ditched Rusty. For good.
In a very inexcusable way, and /
certainly have done him meant
"Gee-the o kid! But why,