Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-21

| the room was another desk. another
| typewriter. Carol Somerset was her
partner III the Treasure Island Shop,
where were sold dresses, hlouses, neg
| ligees, costume jewelry.
But Kitty ma not open the top
| letter Of the pile Josie had put on her
desk. She looked at IL. musingly,
thinking: a whole year."
1t had not been altogether easy,
tho job David had given her of maxi
ing his father and Carol and Paul
happy. Each had to learn to adapt
himself TO the quiet ana remoteneSs
| Of the little house.
When September came Dalton Frew
had decided he'd like to stay on until
cold weather. One day he had driven
into the city TO attend 10 some Inn
portant affairs. He had kissed Kitty
1T seems like coming home he'd
said.
But Carol had been restless. bored.
TITS not getting us anywhere" she
had fretted to Paul, in Kitty's hear
ing.
That afternoon Kitty had coaxed
her TO her hilltop.
"Paul's going to have hat dramatic
work on the Times"
Oil-AlidAs 1t , HbithCAittiAhf VI I0AA Z
He's tickled about II. And if the Play
ers go on they'll have him direct. /
suppose. But 1t won't be enough to
live on-the way we want to live"
Kitty's face had sobered. Carols
tone was like Cars.
I've got some stuff to get rid of,
anyway" Carol went on.
And then the plan had sprung to
Kitty's fancy.
Carol. why don't you open a shop
somewhere? Nowadays you have to
put your stock right under peoples
noses"
I've thot of that, but how can 1
without any money!
There was the money which Dalton
Frew had put in the bank in Kitty's
name.
Carol we might go into partner
ship. only Ia want 10 sell some
thing besides Russian doo-dads."
"Oh. well. I'm fed up on the Rus
sian line myself
The dresses would go. There's
always a sale for those. And the jew
elry as sort of a side -line. And little
odd things"
And they had talked and talked.
with Dalton Frew and David and Paul
Somerset and Dorcas Taber and in
October the Treasure Island Shop had
opened on Elm Avenue just where
its windows could catch the eye of
every Woman motoring to the BUSH
ness part of the city and within
walking distance of the wealthiest
homes.
They had adjusted themselves to
their responsibilities. Carol was the
better buyer. Kitty admitted 1t and
ent her to New York to ORDER more
stock. Kitty was the better salesman,
Il suppose I've inherited it from my
father and my grandfather"
She was living with Dalton Frew
in a quiet roomy apartment. He had
asked her to live with him with such
simple pleading that she had no thot
&c refuse.
Letters came ~infrequently from Mrs
Frew. sometimes from Miss Bixby.
No one of them limited at coming
back to Winton. Miss Bixby had
Sometimes | think she isn't
just right in her mind, She'll sit for
hours and not say a word or as much
as stir. She's like some one iost,
poor dear"
Her poison had come back to her.
self, Kitty had thot, reading 1t.
Dalton Frew had not let her take
any of the homework on ~nerselt.
My dear, you do not need to" And
one day she had found old Pound
waiting for her when she came hack
from the shop.
Oh, it had been a good year, count
ed in what of purpose it had given
her. Her days had been tu,l, her ev-
enings spent In amusing Dalton Frew.
And yet she sighed, now, thinking
back on them.
David now spent the greater part
of his time in New York. Little
Lady, had hpan an amazing 9upcesa.
David was established as a writer.
Weeks had passed when she had
not seen him. When he had come
back for brief stays she had fancied
that he was different. But that was
to be expected, she'd argue with her.
self; success, new friends, new in
spiration for work must change him.
The old David was gone, she'd told
herself, rejoicing for him, yet feeling
q little longing for the David she
had known.