Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-03-24

This covers your wages for the
rest Of the month, Pound. You may
go this morning. And under the cir
cumstances, into which I do not think
We need go, you a expect no ref
erences from me, OF course"
For a moment Pounds body stiff
ened under a wave OF anger. He
opened his lips to speak, then closed
them. He bowed his head. took the
piece OF paper and withdrew, shut
ting the door carefully, softly behind
him.
Mrs. Frew stood quite stlll looking
fixedly AZ the closed door. Her brain
was working with n cold, hard pre-
cision that kept In check her mount
ing triumph.
Cora came back to finish the work
Pound had interrupted.
When Mrs. Frew was dressed she
told Cora to summon Mr.. Gar.
II slept In the blue room last
night, Madam. | didn't know thot
| Miss Carol'd brought home a guest
and | knocked"
WYATT. Cora, before you call Mr..
Gar. Get the Wickser Placement
Agency on the telephone. | have
! dismissed Pound.
Gar was awake. heavy-eyed. when
Cora delivered her message thru an
inch Of open door. He vas trying to
collect just why he was here, in the
blue room. His head ached-prob-
ably the stuff Burkett had gotten for
them last night had been rotten.
There was something he'd planned TO
do first thing this morning. oh. yes,
Kit-She'd been sore last night. He
had to make up with her. Well, he'd
been sore, too, the way she'd jumped
on him. That was why he'd slept
down here. But she must have wor-
ried. maybe thot something had hap
pened to him
He'd run upstairs before he went
in To see his mother. He moved to
get out of bed and then dropped back
on his pillow. God. what a head
Guess | was tight last night. Glad
Then he remembered. with sudden
clarity, just how Kitty had looked.
Shed said something about going
away. A vague uneasiness took hold
of him. He got up hastily and looked
about him for a robe OF some sort;
he must find Kitty at once. And,
there being no robe, he wrapped a
clothes. in which he had slept, and
went. two steps at a time up he
stairs to his room.
Three minutes later he burst into
his mothers room, the blue coverlet
still dragging at his heels. his face
white, his eyes dark with horror.
She had expected h would come
like this. She met him halfway from
the door. and put steadying hands on
his shoulders. II know, dear boy
Her voice was deep with compassion,
tenderness.
''She said she was going-but I
didn't think she meant it. h was
terribly mad, mother. | guess I've
been rotten. | guess maybe | acted
rotten last night can't remem-
calm yourself, Gar. Kitty has
gone home. Pound put her in a
taxi"
Last night? But she didn't have
any money
aShe must have had some money,
Gar. that you did not know she had. :
Gar Remembered the money with
which Kitty had bought her dress
she didn't let him know she had that.
Perhaps she had had more that she'd
hid away somewhere. Maybe she
had gone home. He dimly remember
ed saying something about going
home
'Tn wire to Bridgewater. I'll take
the night train
wait. SON. Mrs. Frew sat down
in a chair and motione6 TO him to
draw one close to her. You must
not FuSu INTO anything. LOU muSb
think of the future. Hasn't Kitty
done a rather childish, undignified
thing, going off like this? l cannot
believe thai she was justified in any
pique-you are devoted to her. We
have done everything we could to
make hel happy here" !.
you've been wonderful, mother"
III you rush after her now, Gar,
il is certain thai she will do it again.
Wait and let Kitty see for herself
how silly she is acting. In a few
days you Ii have a letter from her
begging you to forgive her for the
distress she has caused you. Then
I, y.u can &c to Bridgewater."
Cars face had frightened. He
caught his mothers hands and squeez-
est mother a fellow ever had. The
, way you see things out
; SHE smiled her gratitude for his
tribute. She left her hands in his.
II hold my motherhood as my most
sacred responsibility. / must always
be ready to help you, Gar, to think
things out You must always know
that. l meyer have told o what
pain I felt over your hasty marriage
T I've feared for it's outcome and I've
prayed that ii may bring you no un
happiness. know you'll come t.
see as | saw at once-that Kitty
is not our sort.
r "And it is for us to make her over
e to teach her that our standards are
d a little different from those she ha'
known, to be patient with her wher
e she makes mistakes, to help her"
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