Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-02-11

right thing. First off. tomorrow
morning I'm going to get you the
SWEETEST ring you ever saw. That old
signet ring Of mine Is just a make
Hope felt the bulglng old Mgnet
ring with her small cold fingers.
Il like It," she decided with a
queer little smile. Il love that old
7shucks, grinned DIcRey' Sup
pose I'm going to let you wear some
thing your crowd will laugh at: Say
didn't have enough to buy you a
decent! haven't got enough. But
back. | won't go to college any more.
| guess I'll get a job right In Hickey's
office. Or maybe I'll write plays"
on, please write n play" Hope
pleaded gieetnliy. They make lots
She shivered again. and Dickey
started the car with a sudden squirt
of activity.
Where are We golng?" she called
to him against the wind.
ITO the hotel here" he answered.
drawing her closer and cruising
quietly up the streets of the town.
But first they found a tiny dry
goods store open. and purchased
on the fourteen dollars that had to
go so far. Fourteen dollars for a
honeymoon, giggled Hope. Wasn't Ii
romanticY Fourteen dollars. REDEEM
ed lhekeY, but of course, that was
only until morning. They could get
by.
They made a few more purchases.
A pack of cigarettes and two boxes
of crackers. A bottle OF milk and
several chocolate bars. because afL
ter all, it was nearly three In the
morning. and many hours since they
had eaten. On their money IL would
be impossible for them to order a
snack in the hotel. so il was best to
bring in a few ,nibbles instead. What
a wedding feast!
Then they started off. One-arm
driving may be against the law, but
what are statutes on a wedding
night? Speeding may be INDUCED in
by crazy, giddy, headlong people, but
married couples quite naturally ride
slowly, dreamily, Observation-Disclosures
tRrns, and becoming quite absurdly
MIR; and Mrs. Richard ]. Hlckson
"Oh. lookee!" breathed Hope sud
denly as they rolled by a Swallowed
moonllt lawn, Look what's In
Dicker obediently looked, his foot
forgetting the gas pedal. The chug-
ging little roadster stalled. And man
and wife laughed, thoroiy amused.
LOCK, repeated Hope softly. q
white gloVed finger pointing stub
billy, contrary to Mama and Mrs.
Post. ITS a kennel, | do declare.
And dogs inside. Oh. the cute little
things. No, it's cats. D~lckey-it's
cats.
Dlckey peered thru the moonlight.
Efeh,. he agreed soulfnlly. "A
That's good luck" Hope squeezed
sweet. Let's go look at 1t. Dickey.
Let's go tell II we're married."
Forthwith. they opened the door of
hand, across the damp and sweet
smelling lawn toward the white cat
that ought to be told of the wedding.
Down went Hope. kneeiing in the
softly to the superior and u%nconcern-
ed animal.
Tell you what" Dlckey decided
impulsively. I'm going to buy you
that cat, Hope. As my wedding
"Oh, Dlckey-could you? How
could you? Oh, you darlingl I'd love
sure. Just as a starter. Course.
thereli be other wedding presents.
and those things. Hickey might. But
I'm not going to accept more from
Hickey than / have to. Understand?
I'm going to do the supporting. I'm
going to take care of you Some day,
when I'm successful, Hope, I'll buy
you gorgeous. beautiful things. and
take you travelling everywhere and
show you off to the world. +"
but Dickey--could you get me the
pussy now? I'd just love itl'
shake Of his head ind a swift brace
OF his shoulders.
You walt" he said. And marched
off to the house.
LT,v.~ ~4.-l.-m -. s..
Dickey's progress toward the dark
and sleeping house. back to the
white kitty that meyed s~oulfully thru
the wire caging. Suddenly she flung
out her arms and looked up at the
moon. May moon. Lovers moon.
People seldom realize about young
mems fancies. The woman, wrapped
in a shawl owe her blanket b~athrobe.
who eventually snapped on her lights
opened her front door a crack to
peer at Dickey, had tart Ideas about
young mems fancies.
She spoke q piece of her mind And
shut the door in Dickey's face.
But Dickey, dauntless. rang her
bell again. Over and over he rang
it, standing sturdily in front of the
blank stretch Of the old baken door
way.
The old woman swung open the
door once more. Now, one could see
her crinkled curl papers, n ever
HUN WHICH, AlOBE GlOOht OiiG NOAtA
hear her shrill voice talking wildly
about police and people that disturb
peace.
One could see Dickey jam his foot
inside the doorway. One could see
Dickey enter inch by inch, until the
door closed behind and Dickey was
inside with the beshawled old lady.
Hope waited. Crouched beside h
white kitty, who seemed to under-
and who purred sublimely. The
big white cat turned to hau forth a
white feline infant between its moth
erly teeth.
Oozy, Intellectual tears came to
Hopes eyes. At the sight of the
white furred baby, she forgot COM
how long Dickey was being
in the big wooden house
with the irate woman in curl-papers,
and forgot conveniently how neces-
sary it was to phone Papa Ross.
Eventually Dickey returned. With
the woman beside him, beaming now
in spite of her grumbles; a huge
coat drawn over her shawl and
her blanket bathrobe.
Dickey explained. One could not
buy the big white cat, because such
animal was worth one hundred and
forty dollars; and one had only nine
dollars and twenty cents in ones
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