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Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-28
Chapter 6
WORTH a
. FULL, deep tide Of color

A FULL, deep tide of color came
- flushing back to Georges face.
III marry you before you go, Ed.
Tomorrow if you like"
Girl
But there's a condition. You must
keep our marriage a secret so | can
There was a pause. Eddie pushed
back the leather helmet and rubbed
his head violently.
How're you going to keep ten days
honeymoon a secret2' he objected.
You've had your holiday"
"There'll be no honeymoon, Ed
only this weekend and wen have to
| spend that in town in case the Old
Man sends for me. But during next
week he'll be away I'm not to go
with him this time, so | can shorten
my working hours a bit and we shall
have a good Slice of the day to our
selves. And when your yea in
Mexico is up"
III you think I'm coming back to
a wife who won't own to having mar
ried me"
We can talk about that when the
time comes. Ill promise nothing Hex
voice dropped persuasively. Come
now, old dear, there are hundreds
Of married women still at their jobs,
doubling their husbands incomes for
NAtNAAt HAhAAAN AlANil a itdtiCG VI a. Dil
Of fun when they get home at night
instead Of moving the lawn or mend
ing the wireless"
Il get my fun flying. When I'm not
flying / want a home"
For n second there hung before
lieorgie's MIND the picture of a little
house; windows open to the sun, gay
curtains swinging. A home And
then her vision shifted to the place
of all others that seemed most tn
stand for her job"-her own private
room at the Matching head-office.
She saw again her desk with it's tele-
phones and bell-pushes, the pigeon
hole into which she thrust her big
weekly check.
1t was to the second picture that
she chung. After that, how could she
find anything but fustration in the
little house?
YOU'D get your fun flying, Ed.
That's the gist of it. For me, there'd
be nothing to do but count the PEN |
MES while you were away and help
you count them when you were home.
you can't ask il of meiEspecially as
| should have to start off with being |
a grass-widow for a year!'
lie stared at her, rubbing his head, |
his lips moving in half-audible |
speech. He looked huge, baffled, rath- |
er pathetic.
Ed" she whispered tenderly.
we get married tomorrow and
go to some hotel or other here |
In town." he questioned. And I sun
pose the superintendent at your APP
artment phones on any message from
Old MANI"
She was shaking her head. laugh
you innocent! Much chance I'D
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-28

Sure you can forget me?'
mo, Of course I'm not sure. But a
fellow who's trying to forget a girl
will do a lot of things to help him.
And If you were to want to whistle
me back, we'll, l mightn't be free
She didn't resent his Standard
deliver ~attitude-she would have done
the same in his place; but altho she
had 50 much in common with him, she
was shrewder than he-and she had
studied old Matching's methods for
three years. Meet abluff with abluff.
She played for time.
why does he send you 10 NeAieo?"
Eddie shrugged.
HE did mention something about
a relation of his" he said-"Nephew,
| think it was, who'd been out there
and is going out again. Wants to take
a pilot and observer out with him.
Chaps in town now ana I'm to meet
him in a day or two. But that's
neither here nor there. What | want.
girl, is your yes or no | can stand
up to it if it's no, but l won't wait
for 1t any longer"
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-28

your secret will want such a lot Of
keeping"
But George had not admitted that.
The janitor of the apartment could
be squared-heaps OF people, If the
worst came, could be squared.
When Jenny had installed her belong
ings in the incest room she could
find in the nearby hotel, would she
be q helpful pet and call at an en-
ployment agency about a really COM
petent daily serYant-and hang the
expense? OF course, Jenny would;
and did. And by one Of those chances
that do occasionally happen, before
she had even finished explaining
Mrs. TownsendHs" requirements to
the clerk a CHEEKY, capable looking
woman came in who seemed quite
pleased to be engaged to start work
next Monday.
So that Jenny, who had allowed a
full hour for this task, found herself
at a loose end. She didn't want to go
back to the hotel, which was stuffy;
or to the apartment where George,
an efficient whirlwind, was trans
forming their tiny lumber-room into
a dressing room for Eddie. So she
made a leisurely way downtown.
Sitting now on her bench, Jenny
looked across the snapdragon-bed and
tried to identify the building from
the Ddck. n saw q man lower
a green blind at a window and thot
that might well be the room in which
this furtive wedding We aid take place.
Furtive! She caught her breath. She
had no right to call it that. George
couldn't ever do anything furtive.
II she and Eddie had agreed that the
Job at Matching's must be kept at
any and every cost-and certainly it
made a difference that Eddie was
soon to go far away and for a whole
y~ear-Jenny, In a tangle, stopped har-
arguing herself.
A mar "a tall, slim-built nan
swung. around the corner and came
past the sn~apdragons. Jenny's finger
under the tabby cats imperiously lift
ed chin went rigid.
A mild clamor went up into her
heart-will he see me-will he stop
will he pass on? And then.
like an axe hacking at the roots of
a budding tree. there pounded in upon
her the knowledge that IL Georges
secret were to be kept, Garth Aveney
must pass on his way without seeing
Georges cousin there at all.
Continued on Page 81
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-28

| have that way of keeping my mar
rage secret. No, it's Jenny who will
go to a hotel for a bit and let us have
the apartment to ourselves until you
go. | can fix 1t all up" She came ar
ound the desk and close TO him,
laughing up into his sulky eyes. TITS
so simple. dear stupid, and so-heav-
emily Meet
The blood mounted in his lace and
he caught at her arm. As she sharply
freed herself, a bell rang on her desk.
one whirr, long, insistant. She gath
cred up the typescript. an envelope
and sealing-wax ana made for the
door.
Am l to marry you tomorrow.
yes he stammered. "Ail right.
Anything you say. At any rate, until
| get back from Mexico. III write
down time and place and leave 'em
here on this desk. Girl-my girl"
But, more sharply than before, she
pushed past his OBTAINING hands and
sped from the room.
AS George went across the uper
hall the bell rang again and yet
again. Her lips frightened. Three years
ago she had vowed to herself that
never, whatever he did or said, should
the Old Man make her lose her temp
er. Control had become a habit now,
but occasionaly-as tonight. after a
long, hard day and an emotional ev-
enlng--it was a habit that wore thin.
Good might, Miss Revell."
The general manager was making
his way to the stairs.
oh, didn't see you, Mr.. Croze
Good-night!'
She turned down the side corridor
and heard the sound of yet another
bell. This one was rung by her own
hurrylng feet as they pressed on the
mechanism set in the corridor floor
and 1t warned the Ola Man of her
approach. All the same, by the time
she entered the enormous bed-chamb-
er ne was ringing for her for the
fourth time.
She came im%perturbably across to
the f~our-poster and rendered the
typescript. Already his withered hand
was waiting, twitching and fluttering,
to snatch the papers from her.
For perhaps thirty seconds a bless
calm prevailed. Then
Professionally | said provision
His f~alsetto broke in a jangle
OF excitement. He glared up at his
secretary, his face contorted, his
throat working. This is no good. any
1t. It's an imbecile invention on
your part. | never dictated any of
this. If | weren't surrounded by in
impertinent-"
I think If you read on, sir, you'll
find you used the word in the third
paragraph" She pointed and her
chief, in an access of evaporation, |
slapped her finger aside. "a provi- |
sional loan for which the collateral |
security-'"
"Thatll do! That'll do! Shouting
cut an important negotiation like !
-his-d'you realize that here are three
men within a mile Of us who'd gladly |
a felony to know what's on
his piece of paper?"
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-28
Chapter 7
MISS LOYALTY

WITHOUT pause. Grafton Match
W ing seized a f-ountain-pen, signed
the statement which he had Just de-
Jared inaccurate from first word to
last, and rang one of his many bells.
A door In a Swallowed corner opened
and a man-servant came in. He had
a broad, slightly ben back, next to
no neck and dark hair growing gray.
George, who didn't like him, always
thot Of him as a mole.
Take this to Townsend, the pilot"
The Old Mans gray claws were sur
prisingly deft with envelope, wax
and seal Tell him to get straight
away with 1t. He has his instructions
any. speed that doesn't break his
neck"
George, rubbing the finger that had
been slapped, watched the valet take
the packet and go. He walked with
q curious, soft glide that was not
a shuttle. 1t looked slow but actually
1t got him along with unusual speed.
She turned to find Grafton
Matchings stony eyes upon her.
Have you anything else for me to-
night, sir?'
mo. Hurt your finger? Here have
some sweets"
She took the messy little bag he
rooted out, thanked him ana dropped
ii into her overall pocket. 1t lay ag-
ainst one he had given her q week
ago when he had thrown a paper
weight at her. He pulled him
self higher against the pillows and
stared her up and down. He pointed
at the CLEAN of apricot velvet under
the overall hem.
Where were you when I sent for
you? How many times have l told
yOu, you're to be where l can get at
YOU when / need you? What about
the salary you're getting? What do
you think you get 1t for? Keeping me
waiting? Gadding about town with
who were you with?"
Mr.. Ryder Vale and a Mr.. Aveney
ana my cousin"
Male? Female?"
THE girl who shares my apart
ment. Georgina Revell the same
name as mine. But she shortens II
to Jenny"
Il don't want to hear about her
or her ridiculous name. I'm not con-
cerned with your private affairs
(GeOrgie's lips grew tighter in their
effort to suppress a SMILEY But. |
won't be kept waiting. / wont-be
-kept-waitingi Is hat clear, Re
veil? Is that c~lear2"
quite, sir. Goodnight"
She turned away.
A familiar sound followed her-the
muffled hum 81 the model dynamos.
Grafton Matching had switched them
on and, twisted grotesquely, his WIG
crooked, hung oyer them. He was
talking 70 them but not in his dread
ful falsetto.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-28
I You Can't MarryM
kAe by Julia Ctef-Addams ASPGS
y

SYNOPSIS: A late evening call
from her eccentric employer,
Grafton Matching, takes Geargie
Revell away from a dinner party
with her cousin jenny Garth
AVeney, and Ryder Vale, but her
interest in her work keeps her
from minding the interruption.
She Is so fascinated by her job
that she cannot decide to marry
Eddie Townsend. whom she loves.
because Matching will fire any
woman working for him who
marries. George does not know
that she is under suspicion Of be-
ing the source of continued leak
age of information about the
business. Matching and his man
ager, Croze, separately have been
trying to run down the guilty
person. When CroZe suggests
George as a possible suspect. TO
Matching. his employer retorts
that he is attending TO investigat-
ing her. Arriving at Matching's
house, George rings the bell in a
special code, and the door is
opened.
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BEARCREEK
CONTINUED from page q

Mrs. Charles Bersano, Mary
Sandwich and Marcel Verhaeghe-
were dinner guests of friends in
Red Lodge Sunday.
The junior Christian Endeavor
class with their guardian Mrs. T.
H. Bennett enjoyed a weiner roast
Monday evening last week. About
Is were present.
Mr.. Vanderlinden and Mr.. Pur-
dy of the Billings Business college
presented a demonstration of the
Stereotype at the high school Tues
day. Miss Montana Nimbar, who
accompanied them, and who is
Montana's high school tipping
champion, also showed the pupils
her skill in tipping.
Nh. and Mrs. George Youst and
son George have moved to a ranch
near Belfry. A surprise party hon
Beeney hotel. Mr.. Baldwin and
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-28
Chapter 8
DEAD s
stT s'PosB so. I'm glad you feel

ST s'Posb SO. I'm glad you feel a.
NJ shamed OF yourself, tho" George
was saying to Aveney.
Il don't know that / feel ashamed
exactly. After all, you agree that |
wasn't given any choice. But you've
been magnificent. He ought to thank
MS stars for you" Jenny heard Ave-
ney answer.
HE won't. Takes me for granted.
Good night"
Jenny burrowei down into her pill
lows. He" she had no doubt, was
Eddie. And Garth Aveney was quite
right, Eddie ought to thank his stars
Tor his splendid Georgia. He probably
ala. Jenny really couldn't agree that
he took George one scrap for grant
ed. And now Garth Aveney, dismiss
ed, empty-handed, was driving alone
thru the cleaning streets. He would
not carry even the shadow OF laugh
ter, now.
The cool linen comforted Jenny's
aching eyes. 1t was not that h was
crying-oh, no, not that: only-only
i was bitter hard to care so much
for someone who, whether she want
ed him or not, was Georges.
Jenny
George had clicked on the light
and stood amazed In the doorway.
Jenny. struggled up.
hdu Il UCdudtiGs 1NOi 6A'f olAA
I felt / couldn't face the Crescendo.
so / came straight home. Mr.. Vale did
not mind a bit: some LENDS of his,
s~tage-people, were going on there and
he Joined them. Anyway, It was no
fun for him once you anC Mr.. Ave-
ney couldn't stay"
"Aveneyi"
George laughed. She sounded pleas
ed, discounted, amused all In one.
She came and sat on the edge of the
bed.
Garth Aveney brought me home
from Rochester Gate--I didn't feel
like the Crescendo, either"
"Mr. Aveney Is awfully interested
In you, isn't he?" 1t was what Jenny
had determined not to say; n she
had said IL.
"oh-Aveneyi' repeated George,
"He's-a queer fish. But he's a good
sport. III tell you all about him one
uay.' With that she brushed him
out Of the conversation. I've some-
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-28

"Pretty-oh. very pretty indeed"
4 was a thin monotone that merged
into the humming Of the wheels.
reserve Of power there. And econ
omical. And smooth. smooth as vel
Vet. Beautiful"
George closed the door.
she took n deep breath. Thank
ravens. those estimates were settled
and on their way The Old Man would
be more bearable tomorrow. She hop
ed that Eddie wasn't breaking II
records. getting down to the air field.
lie was a fine flSer, an iron nerved
bird man." whose fame had spread.
whose luck WIS a by-word. But
ofeorgie thot him she put it bluntly
"a rotten motorist. Whatever carried
him, motorcycle ~ ear, he took in
sane risks with ii.
Georgia, passing the window that
ny daylight lit this upper hall, drew
aside its tapestries and peered out.
\ was at the Goor, an uncom-
monty nice car, To- So far as the street.
lights let her Sc il. The figure at
the wheel was indistinct until another
car passed and It's headlights raked
him. Garth Aveney.
she raised q half-amused eyebrow
and proceeded ON her way. In the
bedroom permanently reserved for
her. she pulled off her overall. Maxi
ing up her face at the glass, she
pondered on the odd chances of life.
OF all the men she'd met, Aveney
was the only one OF the type that
funny kid. jenny. called worth
while" Blu George was not a
flirt n she got no great pleasure
out of the %infatuation of a man who
meant nothing to her. She wished
she could tell him straight out that
by this time tomorrow she would he
Eddie Townsends wife.
That reminder u tomorrow swept
everybody but Eddie from her MIND.
She went into her working-room and
found the promised scrawl upon the
desk. City hall twelve sharp. VIII
get lone of car from someone.
Poor old Ed, spelling IA not his
strongest point But what did that
matter? He didn't need to spell, he
hurtled along in the air or on the
earth, a big. simple. grinning, greedy
boyi She thrilled to that. She under
stood 1t. She was-0utside the ruth
less discipline Of her job-like that
herself.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-08
REPRESENTATIVE OF
N. D. BEFORE |. c. c.
IN RATE ARGUMENTS
K. K. Cartner of Washington
Questions Statistician Of
Western Lines

Chicago, Dec. 8-(R)-Interests OPP
posing the requests Of western rail-
roads for increased rates on class
freight Thursday sought at an inter-
state commerce commission hearing
to obtain from the carriers figures on
dividends paid to stockholders. Their
methods Of determining book value
Of their properties, and whether part
OF their earnings go into q surplus
account"
K. K. Gartner of Washington, at
torney for the North Dakota railroad
commissioners, questioned the figures
OF rail earnings submitted by L. l..
Wettling, Chicago statistician for the
western trunk lines.
Gartner attempted to show that the
listed book value of western roads in
cluded a certain amount taken out of
earnings and subsequently capitalized,
comprising contribution from the
public and therefore an argument
against increased rates.
ALSO, the railroads have a certain
fat on which they live in poor times
just like any other industry" he said.
1T is surplus account also taken
out of earnings, and it comes from
current rates."
Gartner asked Wettling to reveal
payments of dividends which, he said.
also came out of earnings. Counsel
for Wettling refused to let him an
sWer. The examiners required Cart
ner to find the figures for himself. He
said he would do so.
Gartner also alleged that Wettling,s
figures on net operating income in
cluded passenger as we'll as freight
service, whereas only freight rates are
before the commission for considera-
ton. Wettling admitted passenger
traffic was operating at loss.
Gartner said the roads should re-
veal their cost of operating downtown
ticket offices and of advertising pas
senger service, elements which might
be successfully eliminated by the
roads,
The examiners suggested they would
hold hearings in Minneapolis, Kansas
City and finally here again, beginning
in January.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-08
TRINITY Choir TO
Sing MESSIAH HERE
Christmas Oratorio Will Be
Sung December 10 in
Church Auditorium

For the third consecutive Christ
mas season the choir of Trinity Lu-
theran church will sing Handel's
Messiah" this year, 1t was announced
Thursday.
Soloists will be Mrs. liver Acker
who will be making her final ap-
pearance in a Bismarck oratorio as
local resident: Myron Anderson
Grace Livdahl and Lorenzo Belk
Helen House will play the organ ac-
compartments. A chorus of 80 voices
will support the solo numbers. Mrs
Opie Rindahl will direct the produc-
ton and play the piano accompani-
mentS.
Presentation Of the oratorio is
scheduled for Dec. 10 at 8 p. m. in
the church auditorium.
This is the first of q number of
important musical programs ar
ranged for the church during the
coming holiday season. Others in
clude a Christmas eve program to
be given at II p. m. on Dec. "A, a
high festival service Christmas day
and a children's program on the aft
ernoon Of Christmas day.
In addition to these programs the
Junior choir and Singers Guild will
present the regular musical program
of sacred numbers on the evening of
Sunday, Dec. II. under the direction
of Maude A. Tollefson. These pro-
grams are given every second Sunday
evening of each month.
The program for next Sunday eve
ming follows:
might at Sea" (Thomas), Grace
Livdahl and Myron Anderson: "For-
ever With the Lord" (Bartlett)
Vivian and Lucille Coghlan; Christ
mas Hymn" (Christiansen), Trinity
Junior Choir: This Is the Sabbath
(Mendelssohn), Bernice Ulmer anc
Emily Belk; "Gesu Bambino" (Yon)
Trinity Junior Choir: "Haensel ane
Gretel" (Humperdinck;, Edith Guth.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-08
Nine DEER HUNTERS
PUNISHED BY LAW
Fines Total More Than $1,000
and Sentences Aggregate
Nearly a Year

The state game and fish depart.
ment has been bearing down on tn.
big game hunters" who have beer
doing their stuff" out of season.
Nine violators Of the state game
and fish laws during the last week
have been sentenced to pay fines anc
costs totaling more than $1,000 be.
sides Jail sentences aggregating near
ly one year, all for killing, hunting
or conveying deer during a closed
season. In addition, two others were
bound over to the next term of dis
trict court for the same offense and
one will be brought to trial soon.
Determined to enforce the game
laws, wardens throughout the state
are keeping close watch on viola
tons including the deer killers and
those caught pay dearly, according
to w. E. Slaybaugh, chief game war
den.
A number of guns have been con-
fiscated in connection with the deer
law violations, Slaybaugh said. He
pointed out that any personal prop
erty used in violating the law, such
as automobiles, game and guns, are
subject to confiscation.
Deer law violators are:
Clarence Olson, Watford City, fined
$25 and $25 costs.
John Brooks, Layden, fined 5000
and $9.45 costs; a 60-day Jail SEN
tence will be suspended on payment
of fine and costs.
ALIVE Croy, Bismarck, fined s10O
and $3.50 costs.
Ed Walls, Walhalla, fined $l0O and
$3.50 costs; 30-day Jail sentence
will be suspended on payment Of fine
and costs.
Charles L.. Saunders, Bismarck;
Calvin M. Saunders, and Albert
Bourgis, all fined 500 and $25 costs;
a 30-day jail sentence to be sus-
pended on payment Of fine and costs.
Art Bartlett, Walhalla, fined $1OO
and $1,000 costs; 30-day Jail SEN
tence was not suspended.
Henry Mesler, Mandan, 500 fine
and $25 costs with 30-day Jail SEN
tence to be suspended on payment
OF fine and costs.
j. A. Mckenzie, Dickinson, and
John Risch, Mandan, were bound
over to the next term OF district
court.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-08
Unusual But Successful

Pittsburgh-From a lonely cabin in
the mountains near Dubois, Pa,
comes the weird story of midnight
operation performed on j. j. Smith
former Texas oil driller, by two Pitts
burgh surgeons, using a straight razor
as scalpel and corn whisky as an
antiseptic. DR.. Paul B. Steel and Dr.
Lloyd w. johnson, on a hunting trip
visited the cabin as their automobile
became stuck in the mud. roads.
Smith, suffering with leg infection,
had been confined to his cot for a
week. The surgeons performed the
operation with the crude implements
at hand and bound up the wound
with bandages ripped from sugar
sacks-sterilized first in whiskey. The
patient was doing we'll on last reports