Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-02-11
CONTINUED from last week)


AANA -
Chapter 6
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
Angel had the disposition her name
implied. without being offensive or
narrow minded (as Goody was, for
~instance).
Angel could be a d. A. r. If she
desired; and the fact that she didn't
was soothing. Angel was the sister
af a dead crack aviatrix, and the
daughter of a drunken father.
Angels father could have put his
family in the finest house in West
chester, with a penthouse on Park
Avenue just as an overnight hang
out, so great was his talent as an
artist. But instead of working and
making his, his wife's n daughters
way, Mr.. Thorn would lock himself
and having had all the furniture
moved out except the bed. the phone
disconnected, he would stay for weeks
in misunderstanding.
Editors. art directors, presidents or
advertising agencies, newspaper pro,
prietors themselves in person., would
beat upon the locked DOR pleading
and bribing Mr.. Thorn to come out
and do a cover for a magazine, or a
sketch for a silk stocking contract
Just work for half a day n then go
back But Angels father would have
HUN vi tItAAs ~ lAtOtAAAif oAAA ~
gels father would be dutifully back
at work: doing a cover of pretty
maiden faces, and ~dear-darling back
grounds. :.
Meanwhile Angels mother would
be going without asparagus and bacon
so she might buy a few yards of ehif-
fon; and herself stitch by stitch, fash
ion it into an excuse for an evening"
gown for her daughter
AS a result. Angel had enormous
talents-for both drinking n art.
In five minutes Angel could hand YOU
a slick poster-like drawing of your
self. But the poor child was inhibited
on the two subjects as far as she her
self was concerned. With her moth
er's New England determination. An
gel refused to consider art as a a
reer, and was ben upon educating
herself to earn money in a sane n
stodgy, but dependable way. Al
ready she was tutoring on the side,
and not (which made Hope like her
instantly. and give her dresses 10 be
dyed and disguised lust for the fun
of it."
If the truth were known, and it
became gradually obvious as truths
with an eye to being one Of the Ross
set for a purpose. And that Purpose
never even guessed how much he
meant in her life. Rusty Crandall.
when he learned 10 like Angel.
never dreamed how much his every
word and smile counted.
These comprised the five couples
Hope had finally chosen for her
nine-day party in the glistenins
peaks of Lake Placid.
The encourage. however. did not
stop there. Bessie. Mrs. Ross per-
watch over the Pekinese. the five
Young ladies' and their wardrobes. Mr..
John Howard Ross. and one Of his
businesses associates. were
aboard the same train. putting at
,igars and playing chess in the COM
)artment.
Finally, there were five horses from
he Ross stables. including Hopes
darling. Robin Hood. These.
however, had been shipped three )
ahead, along with Nick. the
room. inc Mister Fallows who was {
'apa's secretary, and would always
)e called Mister Fallows.
Mistes Fallows would have been a
,harming chap were he not SO all
ired efficient. At the moment he
vas sulking feverishly because his {
mild and well-mannered admiration
4 Miss Sarah (alias Goodv Ross) was
niserably threatened by the appear
nee of one blond embryonic lawyer
Charlie Rand. AS a matter OF
statistics. Mister Fallows,
With his hundred and a quarter a week
Is Papa's secretary, stood a far bet
.er chance Of supporting Miss Sarah +;
han any hoy who had two more
to 60 before he was admitted
to the bar. Mister Fallows could
boast to the bar OF some twenty
six speakeasies in New York City as
I was. He could not. however, boast
IF Charlie Rand's family--and there,
you please, was the rub.
AS members, John Howard Ross
his entire noisy party stayed at
men. the five young couples, the
personal maid, the valet and the sec
rotary mot to mention the Pekinese
who had special diets prepared for
him), in fact, the entire gang settled
n the beautiful and picturesque old
and undressed. bathed and
and powdered, dreamed and
and joked, and slept from
exhaustion.
Day after day, Hope played with a
vigor and energy that work or
riding. or skiiorlng be-
hind Robin Hood, tobogganing on the
slide along with the gang,
and climbing the endless steps back
again to the height Of the starting
place. Skating in the moonlight, or
DldJlIB Ill lnNtultu lbIn VI ltftHiS
one far section of the Lake. with
4 foursome of skaters. Learning
hockey, taking her first ski-jump and
anding head over heels in the snow,
to the skin, bruised and hyster-
cal with laughter. Mastering the
figure eight, waltzing with Rusty in
he special moon that skaters know.
There seemed to be no end to the
leadlong excitement-curling and the
insanity Of skate-sailing, ice
that were more mac than the
curve and the dizzy bends
hat shot you at seventy miles an
lour down a toboggan rum. ,
And then came the moment!
Once in a Blue Moon. F,
Then came the moment when Hope.
completely happy, surrounded by
friends and admirers. easily the I'M /,
disputed beauty Of the entire resort.
n her green corduroy trousers, her
ong princess-line green-leather coat. /
her high brown-leather boots, and
H. close-fitting hat Of green-leather
came n moment when she spotted /