Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-11-02

nad lent nefs lnlnBS IKE lhat uiu
happen in life in the most surpris-
ing fashion-oh, it would be a
great triumph if she could eve
show him that she was not so
%mercenary as he must have be-
lieved her to be.
Did other girls take money from
men?-She had never troubled to
ask herself the question before,
and it vaguely troubled her.
But Anderson had always been
SO delicate about it all-she had
never once felt under any obliga-
ton to him until she realized that
his devotion to her had changed.
1t made her vince now to think
of his sudden GOODNESS; why was
it? Why was it, she asked herself
restlessly.
She turned a corner hurriedly
and cannoned into a man APP
preaching from the opposite di-
rection; it was Cass.
He pulled up with a swift apol-
ogy, then chuckled delightedly.
Good Lord!-Miss Kent! And
what in the world are you doing
in this neighborhood? / was only
thinking of you a moment ago."
81 was thinking of you, too"
Sondra said laughing. "And I'm
not doing anything very alarming
just looking around. How are
you?"
al thanks-always Al. Glor-
ious morning, Ell? Makes you feel
glad to be alive" He broke off, to
ask more soberly. you've heard
about Anderson, of course?"
"About-John?" Sondra's face
paled and her heart missed a beat.
"Why-what about him, is he i'll ?"
clifford, no! never been i'll in
his life as far as | know. No, l
mean about Evelyn"
Sondra's lips moved, but for a
moment no words came, then she
asked stiffly: "She has she
divorced him-at last?"
Cass pulled a wry face.
We'll, not divorced him exactly
but she's set him free all right
.-she's dead-died very suddenly
two days ago-in the South of
France"
Sondra felt the hot blood rush
ing headlong to her cheeks as she
stood there with Cass's whimsical
eyes upon her.
She tried to speak, to say some
thing casual, but no words would
come, and Cass said with sudden
conjunction:
"Tm afraid I've given you a bit
of a shock. Come and sit down
there's a tea room just at the cor
ner."
He linked his arm in hers in
friendly fashion and led her across
the road, not speaking any more
until they were seated at a marble
topped table in a small, u%npreten-
tious room.
Il often come here" Cass said.
Its cheap and cheerful. Two cof-
fees please, miss" he drew out
his cigarette case. "Will you have
one ?" he asked Sondra.
She shook her head. "No thank
you"
She had recovered a little now
and tried to laugh. "You did rath-
er give me a poor shock. Poor
! Johns he sorry, do you
think?
Cass made a comical grimace.
"Do you need to ask me that !?
You should know
Sondra shrugged her shoulders.
ooh, John and / are not so
friendly as we used to be-" she
said lightly.
Cass stopped in the act of light
ing his cigarette.
why not?" he asked bluRtly.
Il really don't know; people
change, don't they?"
mot john" Cass said.
There was a little silence, then
Cass stretched a hand across the
table and laid it over Sondra's.
Look here" he said in kindly
fashion, I'm not a fool, though
know I'm supposed to be, and I've
seen for myself that you and old
John aren't quite as well-he
didn't let you know he was coming
back to town for n thing, did
he?"
!, Sondra shook her head, and hei
! eyes filled with tears.
She felt shaken and upset; this
sudden shock coming on top Of
everything else was almost more
than she could bear.
"Of course he had a perfect
right" she stammered.
Cass pressed her hand.
"You can take it from me-" h'
said earnestly, "that John hasn'
changed n iota towards you. /
e he's been different, there'i
k some very good reason for it. Tn
. not a sentimental chap, never was
but I'm fond of John-been a goot
friend to me-and | can tell yol
-that you're the only soul in thu