Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-02-11

tou bahc me StfhlSnt home thi
minute. Believe me-, I've never bee
treated by anyone like this befor
In all my llfe!"
I'm not listeningl" Dickev IN
formed her calmly. Il know you'y
never been treated this way before
l should have started long ago. Tr
starting. right now. And what
more, I'll take you home when | ses
IKE It.. and not before"
Which, of course. didn't make
sense. But Hope and Dickey though
y was sense. and understood 1t per
You've absolutely no right to hos
me, you ~unspeakable bully. youl''
hopes voice and eyes might hay,
warned any other swain of hers blu
.Dickey scrunched down and devot
ed his sullen attention 10 his driving
WIND cut across Hopes face, ant
she llfted her voice to combat 1t.
Nhefe are you taking me? | dom
i've up this way. and you know itl'
sun Dickey drove. his eyes deter
minedly fixed ON the road hat WIKI
zed under his well-worn tires.
think YOU can bully met
stormed Hope with admirable fury.
ohe Dent over swiftly and graspes
the emergency brake. drawing 1t up
right with fiendish strength.
fortunately Dickey was FAR from
psIhg as tight as she had guaget
MN. with swift realization Of Tn.
danger she was causing the speed,
ing car. he let off the gas and hor,
SLOWLY down with his foot-brak
against the cluth, The car shrleked
reeied' rasped with a swift clutter
~ ssats, ana slid D. duarter-way
round the roadside. half lettering on
W wheels. -
In the second Of the dead stand.
sun; neither spoke. Hope, pale anC
terrified, was huddled forward.
A second later, Dickey's arm ierked
out, n he slapped the small. tight
ened hand on the emergency brake
WIN a smart, resounding smack
Hope cried out with the sting and
itteu her hand to the soft comfort
OF her warm cheeks. She stared az
Di e4y TOO aghast to speak.
Dickey angrily. TITS about time some
body took a hold of you. You brain
Tess senseiess, worthless little flirt!''
Il am mott"
You are sol"
"Dickey-'
You shut up until you're told to
speak" fired Dickey masterfully.
Who the hell do you think YOU'RE
playing with? Now, this Is n show
down; Understand me? Either you
and | quit right now-or we come
TO an agreement. Which is 1t going
Hope, in the strained moonlight.
watched him, her heart thumping
with admiration for the valiant man.
liness OF the boy who was treating
her rough. Forgotten was the smart
ing hurt of her hand In the delicious
adventure of the moment. when in a
car straddling the ROAD, q fit target
Tor any speeder who might whizz to-
ward them, her hero demanded a
showdown.
DO you love me-or don't your"
on. Make your mind up once and
for all. Did you mean it-when you
said o loved me?"
Hopes. eyes crinkled up excitedly.
You know-you know / love YOU,
Dfckey." she murmured dutifuily-
Yeah, And how much?"
Terribly much"
You mean r.? Because I'm not
He was grand. He was stern and
mighty and earnest n bossy.
"Dfckey dear-kiss me-"
Her nearness melted the grim turn
OF his mouth. His gloved hand reach
ed around n held tee tousied vel
low hair with firm outspread fingers.
He felt her culver under the pressure
of his lips.
Hope had never known a kiss to
last like t~hat-except In the lulling
tranquility of her daydreams.
n biinked her eyes and laughed
breathlessly; worship in her cling
ing glance on his intent and adoring
face.
"Hope-will you marry me?"
oh, Dickey-yes."
You mean it?"
"Dickey. | do mean it. Terribly.
Except I'll never make a really good
WIFE, Dickey. I'm not built on wifely
Hnaa Iffst % Frn42 y
But you'd be willing to try?"
Wen, you'd have to be .awfully
gled, delighted with this turn of the
conversation. You see, you'd have
to spoil me and,
with a jerk of his head at the moon.
He leaned forward and started the
car again, and Hope watched him
carefully as he adjusted the roadster
the road and headed once more in
the direction they had been taking.
She was sure of herself once more,
and terribly in love.
Nothing doing repeated Dickey
they started at a decent speed,
farther and farther away from Hopes
home. I'm not going to spoil you. ,
And I'm not going to be awfully, pa
all your life, Hope. What you
need is a boss. You're a nice girl, but
pretty impossible. It's not your
fault. You have a Big Chief Frozen
for a father, and a bloody Art
Object for a mother. They're all
Nice people in their own way, /
and they're none of my how-do-you-
do. But they've spoiled you within
an inch of your sanity. You need q
husband hat will teach you you can't
have your way all the time"
u might not like q husband like
"Oh yes you will. "Ill be awfully
good to you, little one. But it's got
to be fifty-fifty. You'll enjoy having
boss"
Maybe I will" Hope laughed at
the absurdity of the idea And may
be, by the time you graduate and
a year or SC in business"
We're not going to wait until /
Dickey smiled at her to
the firmness of his voice. We
re going to be married right now"
'Right-what did you say, Dick
Right now"
You're crazy" |
I'm crazy in love with you"
"But Dickey-'
mo butts about It," Dickey insist
ed gently. you said o loved me
and you would marry me. We're GO
ing to be married right now. To-
night. / know a place right over the
state line-and what's more, I've got
a license since last week"
"Dickeyi'