Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-02-18

ly did Hickey glance at them. Turn.
ed, with a mountainous dignity anf
marched TO a ladder-back chail
where slumped a bridegroom of les.
than two rounds ~ the clock. Care.
fully Hickey picked up his son AND
marched silent and with supreme
dignity. past the two IN the corridor
rs he badly hurt3 called Papa
Ross sharply.
Al the foot Of the staircase Hick,
! ey turned.
shall / shall we call an am,
bulance?" put in Goody huskily.
Hickey's arms sagged from the
den. One fleetiug glimpse Of the
boys bleeding face. eyes closed IL
grateful Inconsistencies struck the
vision OF the two who stood half cow.
eging IN the light Of the billiard room.
viii take care OF my SON. SAID
Hickey with lahored breath. "Yol
take care Of your daughter!'
Tightly he gathered his burden,
ard spoke to tine dog at his heels.
Goody and Para Ross watched the
procession up the broad staircase
Heard the voices In the upper hail
Heard the slam of the front door
Heard the sound Of Hickey's car
AID then-heard no more.
The followine day, Mr.. Ross did
AEE ~ u HIS UNIV tie tlAAilctAi Ufl-
locked Hopes door in the morning
and once more marshalled the cook
in and out with a breakfast tray OF
food. The room a empty save
for the hungry kitten cuddled I'm the
taffeta bedspread that had been toss
ed on the floor. From behind Hope !
bathroom door came sounds of a run
ming shower, sasps and gurgles Of
gfateful shock in the brides plant
treble.
When Hope. wrapped in a hand
~crncheted hathrobe of orange, green
and lavender silken threads. swung
omen her bathroom door and gazed
about. her bright blue eyes lighted
on the breakfast tray set In the sun
shine so that the painted cherries
and peaches and grapes stood out on
the gay yellow china like living fruit.
Her nose crinkled and her small bare
foot tapped th~oughtfully. A partic-
ularly rasping meow from Sassy made
up her mind.
Kitten In her lap. Hope sat down
ana red 1t cream and bits of parsley
from her omelette. Disdainfuily she
tasted her orange juice and won
dered why a single taste should drain
the glass. Merely for curiosity's sake
she lifted the cover from one dish
and closed her eyes family at the
sight Of hot bran mullins, and two
pats OF fresh sweet butter. The tang
OF coffee leased her.
She and Sassy scraped the tray
clean between them. and once more
Hope lifted tray and dishes and flung
them out her window into the rocky
brook below, on the theory hat no.
body could really tell whether or not
she had eaten!
Slowly and thoughtfully she dress
ed. Quite carefully she explained
the dire necessity of peculiar proceed
ings to Sassy, begging the cat not to
worry INC to please put up with Il
few hardships just for al hour or so.
Then with infinite patience, she
knotted together her sheets, and
vigorously pushing her bed over to
the window, fastened one end of her
rope to the bedfoot. The long end
she tossed out OF the window.
Next Sassy was tenderlv packed
IN a tiny overnight bag. padded with
houdoir pillows to protect his pedi-
greed bones.
Out the window. flung as far as pos
sible, so that 1t might miss the brook.
went her own full-sized valise. Next,
with prayers and mumbled pleas, the
overnight bag containing Sassy.
Then with urgent speed, Hope
climbed up on her bed and began to
edge over TO the window. ~grasping
the sheet nightly, and testing it's
strength.
No doubt the servants had reported
the various Accommodations of cast
outs from her window. AT any rate,
before Hope had one foot out on her
perilous journey sheetwards, her bed
room door was suddenly unlocked and
Papa Ross entered.
Hope. Come in out of there. at