Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-03-31

T my room was so damned cold. | did
Mt sell any OF it--gueSs IL was pretty
bad But II kept me out OF mischief,
After a couple OF years l got a chance
On the Times, reporting"
and then YOU met norcas," Kitty
bioke in, inVOluntarily.
David nodded. Yes. / met Dor
cas-.
I'D kept in touch with my father
at his office. | used 70 drop around
there late in the afternoon to have
a little talk with him. One night he
took me home TO dinner with him. l
didn't want to put a foot into that
house but | sort of got II that he
was lonely. After that I Went there
To eat with him. now and then. Just
as did that night I met you. He's
talked about my mother. Two years
ago he gave me this place. It's taken
every cent / can scrape together to
keep IL up but it's worth il to me.
It's safe-just as you said. | get a
feeling when I'm here of belonging
to my mothers people. 1t squares
me up"
He lapse6 into a deep silence. then.
which Kitty would not break tho she
ionsed to tell him how grateful she
was that he had let her into his con-
fidence. Her heart brimmed with
tender. wordless affection.
He reused after a little with a
laugh. II haven't spilled as much
as this to anyone. Kitty. | guess it's
because you're you. But what say
To opening some of those cans?' He
sprang TO his feet. He took Kitty's
hands. to help her to hers. He kept
his hold of them as she stood. slim
and straight, before him for a mo-
ment.
I've never brought anyone else
here, Kitty. I've never wanted to-
iefore."
Thanks, David
They went down the trail thru the
woods, gray now, for the sun was
slipping over the hilltop. David built
a fire on the living room hearth, drew
a low table to it and spread a cloth
over the table top.
1t was when they had finished their
meal, a coy meal before the crackl-
ing flames, that he turned to Kitty
with a smile.
you've forgotten. You were go
ing to tell me something"
She related every detail of her
luncheon with Miss Lee and what
Miss Lee HAD said to her. A little
excited tone colored her voice. And
! shall go on working even after
She stopped, coloring. "Oh. David.
don't look like that! 1t makes me
feel like a fool. I have TO believe that
Gar will find me, don't you under
stand that? II | didn't wouldn't
have anything! Even my love for
wouldn't be worth-anything."
Her voice sank to a whisper.
60 on, he commanded brusque-
ly.
TITS easier now for married wo-
men to work-housework's different
and allows more leisure. And il
must give a woman a splendid feel
ing of partnership
ITS a ~fine-sounding plan. 1t goes
with some. But what If Gar won't
see it the way you do? What then?
Reconciliation at any price," His
question had a brittle edge.
Offended, Kitty shut her lips on
any answer.
Suddenly David swung round to
her. He stood over her, his face
stern. Kitty. can't you see. vet?
Haven't you learned the truth? That
woman owns Gar body and soul
she'll give him so much rope and no
more. You haven't a chance against
her. You can't make Gar over-he's
a spoiled. selfish, easy-going lazy
The most you can do is COM
promise and you'll give up all that's
fine in you and you won't he any,
where. Call it a bad business, a mis-
take-go back to Bridgewater-"
Kitty had risen to her feet so that
she faced him. She was shrinking |
from him, her eyes fixed in hor- |
ror on his face, her lips trembling.
Copyright, Jane Abbott)