Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-28
Chapter 10
GLASS

JENNY drew a long breath and
- Aveney repeated softly-"Georgie
found you" He was staring at the
snapdragons as tho they mesmerized
him; as tho they helped him to create
the vision of Georgie-strong. COM
passionate, generous Georgte-find-
ing her.
s%ince?" he asked presently. (How
black his hair was! Raven-black.)
Ever since. She heard of me thru
the lawyers, you see, and she spent
heaps of time and money tracking
me down. She's done absolutely every
thing for me-you can't imagine how
royalty kind George can be. She
says she doesn't want me to go away
ever"
Are you thinking of going away?''
Jenny hesitated. She had accident
ally let Vale infer hat George in
sisted on playing Lady Bountiful. She
mustn't do that with Aveney. Al the
same time, 1t surely wasn't necessary
TO let him consider Georgie's cousin
a helpless burden. strapped to Georg-
les back for ever and evermore?
Yes" she said finally. II am going
away soon"
His sudden, intent, half-amused
look was turned upon her. She could
not meet it fully. Her head began
sharply to ache and then her heart
was aching, too, and she had an
! appalling fear that she was going to
cry. She consulted her wrist
watch. Georges gift.
Il think / ought 10 go. It's ten
minutes to twelve" She rose, and as
he rose with her. she realized how
awkward it would be If he suggest
ed
The next moment he had suggested
1t. May l come with you? Perhaps
you and Miss Revell would lunch
with me. There's a very decent little
place near here"
I'm afraid we can't"
Cant lunch?"
Jenny bit her lip. 1t was loathsome,
having to evade him. She determined
that she wouldn't lie-at the most
she would leave gaps.
George and / are lunching with
a friend of ours" she said. We're
meeting him in a few minutes" Then
ITS Mr.. Townsend, the airman,"
she added.
oh. Townsend! That's the chap !
Just met. He took those-he's Just
got back from his trip"
She nodded. His manne was anus
ed, almost mischievous; she had the
impression that he expected her TO
say-what? Something about Eddie's
Tight. Whatever 1t was she had no
clue to It. She began to walk
towards the street.
Far o them, graceful as gulls
at sea, two biplanes swept out upon
the unchartered ways Of the air. Jen-
ny watched their passage across the
nearer sky.
You want me to clear out, don't
you, honestly?" demanded Garth Ave-
eny. Startled. she said yes"
Il mean she amended ~confusedly,
George win be awfully sorry we
can't lunch. Perhaps some other day
ed up"
A clock chimed twelve. AS she took
TO her heels and ran, she distinctly
heard him laugh; but he did not fol-
low her.
Get in girlsr' urged Eddie.
Sit in front, Jenny" Georges
voice was pitched low. She gave Jen-
ny a little push toward the seat next
to Eddie and herself laid a hand upon
the rear door Of the battered old car.
hurry pet! Some people are staring
Jenny took an obedient step in Ed
dies wake and then halted. There was
a faint whisper in her memory-some-
thing that George had suggested last
night, something that had peer I'M
barrassing, in poor taste-she could
only half remember 1t: but whatever
Il was, II brought her TO a halt on the
baking pavement. .Td rather sit with
you" she said and clambered into the
back OF the car with George.
George flushed, began to say some-
thing but fell silent. She was fidget-
Ing with her glove, the glove that
covered the bright new ring. Jenny's
mind was still running on the rather