Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-28

Jenny knelt at the open window and
watched the opposite roof-tops grow
black and blacker as the young moon
slipped down the sky.
In a distant square a clock chimed.
ElevenE No. not yet, a quarter to.
Her birthday was nearly over.
She put her forehead down on her
cold, clasped hands and at once pic
lures We're painted against the dark
ness. A clearing in a forest full of
moonlight, a straight green tree with
straight silver candles on 1t. !.
She unclasped her hands and moved
them until they gripped her shoulders,
half expecting to feel them buried In
fur. But her shoulders We're bare.
And she was a fool to kneel here
spelling the wonderful gown.
There was n~otnlng-was there?-
&c agoni2e about, just because a tall,
slim, hazel-eyed man had tumbled
headlong into love with George and
didn't trouble to conceal it. Even If
mis- owe was hopeless-and it would
De, Tor George really did care most
for Eddle-the elusive laughter would
not be banished forever from the haz-
ell eyes. He would forget-this myst-
erious, incalculable Garth Ayeney
would forget George in time; as COM
pletely as he had no doubt by now
forgotten Georges little cousin Jen-
ny.
Eleven O'clock. With the last chime
came the sound ii Georges key Ii
the front door and the sound of her
voice; ana the sound Of a mans voice
answering her.
Jenny's face scorehed suddenly In
the darkness of the bedroom and she
stumbled to her feet. When she had
made a bad headache an excuse not
to go TO the Crescendo with Ryder
vale, she had thot that she needn't
see Garth Aveney again tonight. She
had stupidity forgotten that George
might bring him here, and she had
forgotten, too, that III Georgia didn't
go on to the Crescendo either, she
wouldn't know that Jenny had come
home,
The simplest thing. considered Jen-
ny, would be to undress very quietly
IN the darkness and go to bed. She
CROPPED for the intricate f%astenings of
her new frock and at last stepped out
Of it and carried 1t to the wa drobe.
The wardrobe stood across from the
unused double doors which separated
the bedroom from the living room
and as she cautiously opened it she
heard, as tho She herself were in the
living o the click of the tele- |
phone receiver dropped back into it's
bracket and then Garth Aveney's
voice.
well, now you've done your duty.
phoned him at once, you've |
made your attitude absolutely clear.
Now | want YOU to let me tell you |
something else"
There's really nothing you a
say. told you I'd have to phone him
about you and I did. That finishes
the whole affair."" George sounded
very curt.
mo, now I'm going to justify my
elf. / told him | would, once you'd
rsfused.'
Jenny stepped back from the ward
-obe and swung its door shut so
heavily that it slammed; she feared
ieorgie would hear the noise and in
,estigate 1t. But Georgia, still in the
wing room, was loudly exclaiming
)ver something-her voice ringing out
it's usual crisp warmth into a shrill
sr tone that came to her when she
indignant. Jenny assumed
hat she was indignant because Garth
was trying to take her away
rom Eddie. Presentiy-just as Jenny
iiid into the little camp bed that had
been put up for her alongside Of
ieorgie's-Georgie's voice sounded In
he hall and then Aveney's.
Good might, Miss Loyalty" Ave-
ley was saying. I'm forgiven, them"