Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-09-21

thing would be just as it was
when they parted-she would re-
capture the old JOY and happiness.
Sondra closed her eyes for a
moment and tried to visualize his
face, but somehow wen that
seemed to evade her.
She sighed and turned ~restlessly
away.
Flora was out-when was she
ever at homeland for once in
her life Sondra had an empty af-
ternoon.
1t was too wet to go out, and
there was nowhere that she want
ed to go.
John Anderson was still abroad;
she had heard from him once or
twice-from Paris, Vienna-Ber-
lin-short, friendly letters which
told her little or nothing, except
that he was moving about and
could give no fixed address except
his bankers.
1t was strange that she should
miss him more than she missed
Mark. 1t worried her, too, be-
cause it seemed all wrong that the
man whom she loved and whose
wife she was seemed to have fad
ed into a far horizon, while the
other, for whom she cared moth
ing, was always in her thoughts.
TITS because I'm so used to
him." was the explanation she
found. There was always John
to turn tots unkind of him to
have stayed away SO long"
She lit a cigarette and took up
a rotogravure section, ~listlessly
turning the pages.
The same old photographs of So
ciety people = opening bazaars,
smiling into the camera with bah
les on their laps, dressed up in
fancy costumes for charity per-
formances, vying with each other
for the most publicity.
Sondra yawned; if only some-
thing new and exciting would hap
pen!
She flicked over another page
and found herself looking at John :
Anderson.
Mr.. John Anderson, the we'll d
f~inancier, and Miss Nal 4
5halie Symons-at B~iarritz."
John at Biarritzl at this time of \
The year, b
Sondra felt her face flushing.
had been in Vienna when he a
last wrote to her-and that was a a
week no, ten days ago.
And who was Nathalie Symons +? d
She was pretty enough, with a a
provoking smile. il
Sondra threw the paper aside. {
Was this the reason why John
vas staying away for so long? 4
She sat for a long time, lost in |,
.hought, vague discomfort in her
leart. -
If only Mark had not gone away
If only she had been brave a
to face life with him. "
When Mark came home :. Son v
ira's mind seemed to stop short
With a queer little pain. He had !
MY been gone a month, and al
.eady she was half dreading the :
lay when he would return, asking 6
herself t%ortuous questions as to
what they would do with life or
What life would do with them IL
When they were together again. 7
AT the back of Sondra's mind q
vas an ever growing doubt about 3
Ter marriage, an ever growing =
Consciousness that it would have "
'een better to wait.
And yet she knew that given "
last two days over again Il
he would have used them in lust
he same way. tt
She got up restlessly once more 81
md looked out of the window.
The rain was not so heavy. and a.
here was a faint light every E
where, as if the sun was trying to N
freak through. n
A taxi sped up the street and ii
anne to a standstill at the door.
'ondra watched without much in 81
crest. Presently a man got out
"a mar in a queer check suit a
With a flaming red tie-Stephen 81
cassidy. n
She was conscious of great sur
'rlse; Cass did not like Flora. and !
neither did she like him, so it was =
cry seldom he called, but now he n
poke a word to the driver, EVIL :
iently telling him to wait before !.
lie came on to the front door. y
a moment later a maid was in .,
he room. a
"Will you see Mr.. Cassidy. y
miss % =
Ask him to come up" Sondra y
vas glad of the diversion. =,
Cass came into the room wreath
d IN smiles, his hand o~utstretched.
he always brought a n of .
'r%eeziness with him, of good cheer 2,
nd unquenchable optimism. Som ~
.ra realized again as he gave her =;
and a bears grip how tremend- :,
usly she liked him. ~