Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-05-05

THE young lady who went with
him and me In the ambulance? %
George nodded. Her lips felt very
stiff; they were steadily smiling.
Il ought 10 have told you at once -
she added. but l thot II might be
better II | were the first 70 near anv
o news there might be. Jenny is
well, she's very inexperienced. Very
easily alarmed"
She sat straighter on the big chair.
Her voice was becoming more natural
with every word. But she wished the
man would not stare at her so keenly.
He looked as tho he were setting
some trap. Why should he. tho? What
We're her affairs TO him?
Where is Mrs. Townsend? May
see herr"
shes not here just now. She's
at h hotel where-where she ex-
poets Eddie to join her tomorrow"
She gave the new curtain material
a little push with her foot. Then she
got up slowly. II was just putting
the finishing touches to this apart
ment, but | suppose wonder-when
VIII Eddie be able to leave the hos
pItal?"
You'd have to talk TO DallIng about
that. but don't imagine he'll see any
sense IN keeping the poor chap there
for long. It's not a suitable place for
= AN* " tASts NOU Nttt ANY WAY. he
hesitated and again Georges intuf-
ton warned her of a trap being pre-
pared. by the way he went on,
is your cousins marriage to Town
send a s%ecret?'
"Why-should it be?'
Because while we were waiting
for the ambulance | was wondering
idly whether either of you were mar
ried; and l noticed that your cousin
wasn't wearing a wedding ring. Doc
tors do notice such things, you know.
Ill push off now, Miss Revell, and
tell Mrs. Townsend how | wish |
could have brought better news. Don't
trouble to see me Out. Goodbye"
The door had shut behind him be-
fore George thot of saying Good
bye
She raised her left hand as tho It
belonged to someone else and looked
at ii. The ring was locked away in
her new dresSing-table now. She had
taken it off-when? She couldn't re-
embe She had q recollection of
putting ii for safe-keeping in her bag.
And, surely. at the time of the ac-
cldent she had been wearing gloves
Or-or had she taken them off when
h and this doetor-man tore her silk
cape into strips to bandage Eddie's
headY Doctors do notice these
things, you know"
Furious indignation mounted In her
cad, coming here to spy on her
and bait her-and walking off with
out even telling her his beastly names
Deliberately, she whipped up her
anger. So long as she was angry. she
could pretend that she was not afraid,
h could keep fear at the back of
her mind.
The anger fell from her. Better face
things, She would not at twenty
eight have been private secretary to
Grafton Matching, at a salary of five
thousand a year. if she hadn't always |
faced things.
Eddie's marriage was public know
ledge. 1t was reported in the Record
already. The Old Man read the Re-
cord. Anyway, all the papers would
it tomorrow.
She must tell him, of course, that |
the Miss Revell mentioned was Jenny
Jenny had already consented to thai
manoeuVre, ii necessary. Loyal little
soul, Jenny!
suppose the OLD man didn't oe-
1t?
If he didn't believe it, he would
dismiss her. He would not employ a
woman worker. She would
get a months salary and she would
A months salary wouldn't do more
than pay her bank-overdraft. What |
about all the rest of the bills? What
about the trousseau?
Eddies savings were there but they
would not support the two Of them |
for very long. They would not ever
support Eddie alone for very long.
And who was to know, who was TO
how long Eddie must, somehow.
be supported?
She flung up her chin. rake events
by the throat, always the best way!
She went to the phone and got the
number OF the house in Rochester
"Kevell speaking. sne SAID, mech
anically. This was the signal for her
70 be switched thru to the Old Man.
N whichever room he might be. She
waited tensely for the first grating
asp Of his We'll. what d'you want?"
But