The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-19
CHAPTER 31. GOODBYE. BUDGET BOOK


 GOODBYE. BUDGET BOOK
 Kitty waited for Gar to tell her what the committee had done that afternoon.
 But he said nothing about it. He said nothing about the deal or the bills, or why he had been absent from the office during the middle of the day
 He was in high humor and Kitty thought: Its all right"
 They talked about Sally and Phil. We'll go to the wedding. won't we?" Kitty gave a little sigh of dismay. "Oh, dear. just when I thought we wouldn't have any extra expense"
 There you go,' Gar warned laughing. ''We1l make it some way. Oh, say" he. changed the subject. What do you think? Carols left home. Set up house. keeping in two rooms over gar- age on Elymwood Street. She's dotty"
 Gar, maybe she'll be happier, now"
 Gar stared at Kitty. He made a sound of dismay Happier? Whats the matter with her being happy at home? She's just plain crazy"
 Kitty had an impulse to tell him of what she suspected be- tween Carol and Somerset. But she checked it on sober after thought. She knew Gar would feel no sympathy.
 What Goes your mother say?"
 What I say.-tlhat she's nutty. She's going in for airy stuff selling Russian doo-dads." Kitty could not see Carols move as Gar pictured it.
 The next afternoon she wen. to Elmwood Street. She took a chance on following a man with a long packing box who might she thought, be delivering a part of Carols stock in trade of "doo- dads To her delight Carol open ed a door to the man. She saw Kitty standing behind him.
 "Oh, lellol Wait a minute she signed the book the man gave her. How did you know where was?" Her greeting was not altogether gracious but there was a new excitement in her face and she stood aside for Kitty to enter the little hallway.
 Gar told me,
 .fOh. he did, did he?"
 Carol led the way up the nar- row stairs, the big box across her arms. T suppose he had a lot to say"
 Kitty was surveying the room she had entered. It was pleas ant room with little window hooks, at each end. It was in con- fusion of boxes half unpacked.
 Carol put her burden down. Well, I'm here' She said 1t with hard little n6te of triumph. Isn't it cute place? I'm going into business here, selling peasant dresses and Russian books and pictures. I'm getting out cards. I'll send you one My friend, Nina Barkoff is helping me. You don't know her, of course"
 T think it's splendid, Carol
 Well it's got to go" Carol drowned at the box which she was trying to open. I've staked ev- erything I own on it. I sold ev- cry bit of jewelry I possessed and I've borrowed money, too-but not from my mother She threw back her head and leveled sharp meaning glance on Kitty.
 I'm sure it will go. Perhaps Dorcas Tabor-sl1e's on the Times you know-will give you story?' Thanks. you needn't bother to say anything about it to Cars friends. I don't want them around I wouldn't let Margery Crosby inside my door"
 Carol was thinking of Somer- set, Kitty knew If only she coule win Carols confidence-talk it out with her, tell her that Somerset wasn't worth her caring so!
 Let me help you unpack some of these things, Carol"
 They've got to be llnpacked, Carol conceded
 You see, I know something