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

the room Saw them rise and leave
the salon. Hickey and Dickey-re-
firing from the field OF battlel
somehow h game lost flavor.
Hope watched while her heart ached
for the white figure in the auctions
GERS arms, being carried from table
TO table for women 10 caress and adj
mire. Wishing she had enough stead
mess to get up ana go out too-as the
Dales had done.
The bidding went on ~joyously. With
Lillian Toff the loudest and most in
sistent. With Lillian Toff pronounce
ed the owner.
stupidity Hope watched. Every
trace Of blood leaving her cheeks,
and every yestige Of good savage
anger. that she was ever capable Of,
rising in her heart as Lillian came
out on the lOor and gathered the cat
into her arms; playing with IL, hold
ing sassy up for more admiration,
and bowling 10 the outburst OF ap-
plause.
Then suddenly Hope came out Of
the daze. Something happened that
caused Lillian,s wide mouth grin to
u 10 a wild expression OF pain
and anger. From the shoulder down
ward on Lillian's plump white arm
Sassy had buried his claws and
scratched one unmerciful stroke as
an expression of his opiniOni
With a thoroly unprintable and
wholly u~niadylike ejaculation, Lillian
Toff, her arm bleeding. Sassy squirm-
ing in her grasp, turned and started
out OF the salon.
Without realizing hat she had tip
ped her glass of champagne all over
Judy's lovely white chiffon gown,
Hope got to her feet. Silently, blindly,
she fled away from the voices that
called to her from her table-folow-
ing Lillian.
Lillian Toff turned halfway up a
staircase and shouted something over
her shoulder to Hope. Something that
sounded like a dare.
Like a streak, Hope was after her.
Up the stairs and toward the deck
doorway where Lillian had swiftly
disappeared. Pulling at the door, and
bracing herself against the lunging
wind that struck full force against
Even then, Hope could see. She
could see Lillian at the railing lift
ing Sassy high up by the neck.
Stop" shrieked Hope. stop.
But her words were choked as she
heaGed into the fine night wind out
on the deck, Where, realizing what
was happening, she leaned breath
lessly up against the side of the ship.
painting with relief.
For someone besides herself had
StCn IliitdH. All arm UdQ BDic up
and a voice had spoken with a snarl-
ing sharpness. The voice of a man.
smoking in the darkness as he leaned
against one of the lifeboats.
Swiftly Sassy had been drawn back.
Wrenched from Lillian's startled
grasp, and was held now by that man
who was shouting thru the wind
shouting angry, u~nspeakable things
Hickey cried Hope with a glad
rush forward. Hickey darling!'
Her arms went out, hugging him
close, as she flung. herself on him,
her head buried in his shoulder.
She heard Hickey's voice, and felt
his arm around her. T,et herself be
guided up the sea-damp stairs. and
finally drawn into the grateful warm
tn of an upper passage-way. Before
she had caught her breath she found
herself in the sitting room of Hick-
ey's suite.
He let her sit down and cry it u
while he fixed himself a whiskey and
soda, and settled himself in a chair
opposite her.
what must you think of me?" she
repeated at last as she gazed miser-
ably over at him.
We'll, child." he said at length.
Il think you're a terrible fool. But
| think-we've all beer fools.v
oh; Hickey, I've wanted so often
to talk to your
God, if you only had, Hope! I
didn't know what to think of you,
really until tonight Your friend,
Mrs. Post, dug me up Just a few
hours ago, and told me all about
things. Even then | couldn't quite
believe it-that you cared that much.
Truly cared for my boy after all
well-that's happened"
Hickey" Red-eyed, Hope leaned
forward in her chair. Il care so damn
it-all much that | would want Dickey
even If it was only for my money. I
love him SO much that ="
What do you mean-money?"
Papa said"
She stopped short at Hickey's ex-
preston.
your father told you 1t was your
money that my boy wanted? Is that
1t? Did he tell you how he hurt the
kid? How he struck him down? Did
he tell you that?"
Hurt him?"
He didn't tell you! Struck him
down, he did, with a billiard cue,
and God knows what kept me from
letting my dog on him. He didn't
tell you then, that Dickey was laid
up for six weeks"
rs that-the scar on Dickey's face
now"
Yes. that's the scarf Given him
the night after your wedding when
Dickey ana | went to see your faith
er, and we quarreled down In your
billiard room"
"Oh, Hickey" Hope covered her
eyes with the back of one hand. dad
Wouldn the wouldn't do 1t to me.