Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-01-28

Rock grasped suddenly that there
appeared TO be a little pressure on
his arm, a gradual but sure guidance
Of his steps. They were entering the
dance-hall, where many MASQUERADE
ers had assembled. The orchestra
burst into music, a languorous Span
ish waltz. The girl who had led him
there swayed TO the rythym, toward
him, slowly lifting her hand to his
shoulder.
"You handsome gamblerl You don't
know me-" she cried, In arch re-
Amy" exclaimed Rock. incredul-
ously.
"Trueman. what did you do to my
husband? He came home the other
day. at noon-something unheard Of"
she went on, swiftly. He told me
you'd been In to see him. That you
had raked him over the Goals. That
you had cleared up something about
you and me! Then he told me he
had been sore and jealous for a long
times He'd neglected me shamefully.
He would turn over a new leaf. He
would try to- be young again. Oh,
he knocked me eoldl Since then
he has been like he was when he
courted me-"
Good Lord" said Rock. under his
breath.
Il forgot to tell you something else.
AtA RhNN 4 was cNdttQ VI AilHh rec
pies. Today | met Peoples. He apol-
ogized for insulting me-"
or course you'll dance often with
Thirty Preston?" Amy asked present.
ly, the old jealousy flaring up
Reckon haven't the nerve yet
to ask even one. Besides. | probably
won't recognize her"
Bah! That girl couldn't disguise
herself In a burlap sack" returned
Amy.
Amy's last words added to Rocks
sudden realization of what thin ice
he was skating on.
TIL have TO stand for you paying
some attention to Thirty" went on
Amy, ~passionately. But be careful
. III you dance more with her than
with me-Lord help her!"
ANY, What ~nonsense!' returned
Rock, sharply.
Amy must have had certain duties
as a hostess. for she slipped away
from Rock and mingled with the
laughing, curious assemblage. He
made no effort to follow.
Rock remained at the entrance to
the patio, and was standing close to
the wall, when a small party enter
down. There appeared to be half q
dozen youths in nbndescript mas
querade, and several girls. two of
whom, attired In white. stood out
prominently.
'Look!' spoke up a woman to her
neighbor on a bench neal Rock, THAT
girl in white, Colonial wedding-gowns
Isn't she Just lovely? Who can Ii be?"
II struck Rock hat the girl In the
wefid1ng-gown was certainly worth
looking ar. At first she did not APP
pear to be masked al all. but as she
drew closer he saw that she wore n
close-fitting mask, scarcely any whit
err than the powdered face. Her hair
was done up in some amazing stlye
and as colorless as snow. Arms and
neck, of exquisite contour, likewise
were of a dazzling Wilderness. The
gown. n of those hoop-skirted,
many ruffled affairs Rock had seen
in pictures. took up the space OF
three ordinarily dressed m In
deed, there appeared scarcely space
enough for the girl to pass him.
Trueman flattened himself against
the wall, as he had observed the two
cowboys do. Nevertheless. the young
lady so marvelousiy gowned was Fore
ed to sweep her skirts to avoid on
tact. She came on. Rock could not
determine whether the face was
beautiful, but he certainly imagined
1t was. The momentary hating of
the party, evidently to hoose O d.
r~ection, brought this Colonial mas
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