Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-02-18
chapter 2
WEEKEND ADVENTURE

Judy lit a cigarette and trowned
with deep thought.
She had a date herself that week
end-a precious date with Tom Post
the guy you couldn't suck a LEM
on in front of when he worked. But
Judy never even mentioned the date.
She planned to go visit her Aunt
Meg in Boston-and Hope was to ac-
company her. They'd fix It with
Judy's and Hopes families, and fix it
with Aunt Meg, who remembered her
handkerchief -flirtatious youth, and
adored to help Judy in any adyen-
ture that smacked of romance,
The flippancy with which Hope eX-
pressed her thanks was deliberately
used between them n deeply UNDER
stood. Judy could understand the
pale determination in Hopes thin
ming face, but Hope could never UNI
derstand what it cost Judy to forego
her own weekend. But the sacri-
flee was worth it, for Hope seemed
slightly more able to face the gruei-
ling routine of winter, with Judys
lie to protect her when the time
came. j,
In February-because Charlie had
an opportunity to go to Europe
Goody and Charlie Rand were mar
ried. And many's the ship that has
been launched with far less excite.
ment and cost than the wedding OF
the elder daughter of John Howard
Ross.
Hope steeled herself, trying not to
feel scalded and poisoned at the
sight Of Goody's joy. Trying to throw
herself into the preparations, and
| running herself ragged in her effort
to show Goody that she wasn't en-
vious, and that she did wish Goody
all the happiness she had missed for
herself. Endless were Hopes ac
tivities until at last Mama Ross
touched and comforted, turned tn
bulk of the details into Hopes u
prisingly capable hands. The more
Hope worked and planned for Goodys
wedding the closer she felt to heI
sister, for the first time in her life
Yet each day the sadder and more
lonely she felt for herself, until she
verged on self-pity that required
newer and greater deviltries to fore
stall what she termed sloppy sen
t~imentality."
But the strain was great. And no.
body was more relieved than Hope
not even the bride herself-when a
last the wedding was accomplished
Church and ivory satin, flowing lac
veil that swept into a train, organ
music that made your heart bulg
against your ribs, choral voices an
misty eyes, sonorous words Spoken
1 DN the minister anu lSttItA " ~
a soupy-eyed churchful. reporter
and cameramen, Charlie damp an
whitley nonchalant, Goody seraphi
and transformed by her costume in
to a symbol of all womanly bliss. :.
While Hope stood behind her, !
peach chiffon, a huge be-ffowere
picture hat on her golden head, he
up and down, up an down, on Goody'
chest as she breathed. Hope, wit
a sweet smile and tender eyes,, new
err once showing the white feather
never once giving sign Of her inner
most thoughts.
Il should have been standin
there" pounded her heart, "dresse
like that, with Dickey by my sid
And then he wouldn't have had I
leave me, because / wouldn't hay
been ~disinherited at all. And
wouldn't have cared II he loved m
just for my money as long as he loy
ed me, Only what's the use Of
out him. God knows II | can't fin
a man to be q man, I'll go to m
grave an old maid. II that orga
doesn't quit, I'll go crazy. Ge
now Wen have a big reception an
Goody'n get dressed and sail tonigf
IN the big boat, and have a swe
honeymoon, and she's got enoug
~ S1OhNB ~ .RSNP NV " ~
Charlie is q nice boy, but heave
forbid I'd ever fall for anybody liI
him. II / could find somebody jul
like Dickey, only a real ~red-bloode
man like he seemed to be-a ms
who'd put up a. fight for. you ar
don't make men like that, I suppos
. Maybe I'll go out and get a 10
as a nice little shop-girl or In a
office somewhere and not give m
name. And see what kind of men L
meet, and what kind of men care Il
a girl just for herself and not fC
Look at Goodyi She'll burst wit
happiness. Look at Mother; she
ashamed OF mel Who the hell care
who's ashamed of mel Was 1t m
fault ! picked q bum to love? | CUES
I'm only attracted to buns. III onl
Dickey would give me a tumble agair
I'd be smack at his feet--like fun
would I'll go up to that Prom, an
maybe | won't give him a razzlt
dazzle he won't forget In one bi
hurryi I'll go up there and show hir
what they mean by this here bus
ness OF a woman scorned. .
But Hope, up In Yarmouth. hadn
} a chance to give Dfckey Dale a ras