Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-11-24
Too Close
Up
BY EDGAR T. MONTFORT
q BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU Service

In time for you to take your trip THIS
summer | guess | should have told
gou sooner. but the days just seem
to slip by without my knowing where
they are going. 1t Is wonderful
I'D here and | am having the time OF
my life. I'm chasing a man and hes
going to be here six weeks more II
you could go on substituting at the
office for me just that, little bit longer.
can't lose my job In ease ! don't
ratch him. Honey. know you won't
mind giving up your trip this once for
-FOUR devoted sister.-Ann.
When Nancy had finished reading
her letter she flung herself across the
bed and burst Into uncomfortable
weeping. She buried her FUZZY blond
head In the pillow and kicked her
patent leather heels In the air. Her
aunt, hearing the commoNon, ran In
to investigate.
"Why, Nancy darling, wffet Is the
NATTER" she asked. stroking the shak-
Ing shoulders OF her niece.
"Oh Aunt Sally. Aunt Sally l"sobbed
the girl. turning over and throwing
her arms about the older wofhan's
neck. "I'll never be happy again.
never, never as long as | live. My
own sister has gone back on me. She's
tricked me and she waited to tell me
until I'd made all my pretty clothes.
and spent my last penny to get the
material to make them. And what'll
| | do with them In this hole? What
difference does 1t make what you wear
here? How could she do it7 How
could she? And 1 had my heart all
set. I've been planning for this trip
for over a year. How cruel she Isl
And my sister. my own sister that |
loved so. How could she do this thing
to me?'
DO what Nancy7'' asked Mrs. Wal
ton at last
READ that letter and you'll see.
Just as cool as cucumber. I hope
you won't be too disappointed
Nancy quoted with sheer.
Mrs. Walton read the letter and
put 1t down with sigh. her usually
placid face frowned with little worry
| wrinkles. Ann was always chasing
some man, her absolute frankness
about 1t being the only redeeming
| feature about 1t.
Nancy. darling" she said after a
moment, putting her arms around the
girl again You're facing your first
establishment about human beings
and 1t hurts the more because It's
someone you love and trusted who has
wronged you. 1t shouldn't hurt you
any more than II some outsider had
done 1t. Often those who are not re-
lated to us prove our most loyal and
devoted friends and you mustn't let
this embitter you. Another thing you
have to remember. there are serious
flaws In every human character, and
perhaps II you knew other girls as you
do Ann you would find that they had
equally serious defects. Sometimes
7 think we get too close up to our
relatives and that's what makes SO
many family quarrels and splits.
know this Is hard on you. dear, and
I'm not trying to condone AIMS &C
1 ton, but II were you I'd make the
best Of the situation and try to form
new ties and interests"
ooh, Aunt Sally. wish could. but
I'm just burning up with resentment
It's eating my heart ont to think thai
she'd do a thing like that to me. Tha
hurts worse than the disllluslonmen
and my pretty new clothes"
Nancy's lips qulvered and the tear
began to fall afresh. Il can't see any
one. Do call up and break my dat
with Ned for me tonight. It woult
lust kill me to have to talk to him ant
be nice and gay when my hearts deat
inside me. Life simply isn't wortl
living any more. don't ever wan
to see anybody again as long as
live"
Nonsense, dear. You're going t,
put ON your prettiest dress and 90 on
and have a good time. Why, It's sum
mer and summer was made for youth
"Oh, help me to be brave" begge,
Nancy with pathetic earnestness.
Nancy had decided not to tell Ne,
about her broken heart. but she ha
not been with him ten minutes befor
she was crying on his shoulder an
telling him the whole dreadful story
She was so pathetic, and lovahle whe
she was unhappy. Ned thought wit
a thrill as he held her close.
"Oh. I'm little devil TO talk abou
NV sister that way and guess I'm a
mean as she Is, but 1t just sinpe
ont she said contritely after awhile
! her lashes still wet with tears.
! aNancy. you give me an Idea an
. the courage to- tell you what
/ know what we can do with thos
nrettv clothes. I'm making trip t
! Panama for the firm In October.
Summer clothes will he fine there q
that time. Let's make 1t on
HONEYMOON. Nancy dearest. Don
! YOU think you could? ! know you loy
] me. so don't try to deny IT."
aWhat says so?' she chded, but tn
: man saw something In her eyes as sh
sat there by him In the moonlight thf
r.ade his heart lenp with JOY as b