Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-05-05
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think. He's always at home on Sun
DAY morning, isn't he? Ask him 10
see her for n few minutes at ten.
What are YOU laughing at?,
AT myself. mostly. Goodnight.
Geo gle cupped her chin in her
hands. sgowning intently. She ought
to phore the hospital-and Jenny
foo-but perhaps it was more import
n 10 speak to gill, the superin-
tendent.
she swung out of the apartment
ana down the stairs. Gill was smok-
ing a pire just inside his own room,
near the door. He sat astride a chair,
his fc.ded arm along the back, and
not Tor he first time she thot hoW
arresting he was in appearance. Had
he leen taller he would have been
strikiuglv handsome. As Il was, his
big. rugged head, s~rev-haired, was
poised IN shoulders that were too
squa c md too high. He rose as she
came wards him and his numbering
movements seemed alien to his deep,
shrewd eyes and strong mouth.
'Qh, Gil! / want to speak TO you.
He mpved his chair for her To enter
his little office. The most imposing
thing in il was the telephone. Here,
Gill resolved and forwarded the i'm
peri0us messages that sent Georgls
flvinF to Rochester Gate from vher-
ever sa. might chance to be. Remem-
bering how well she paid him for
these services. George spoke with
confidence.
"GiL. expect you've read Of the
accident To Mr.. Townsend? You know,
the %airnan? You've seen him coming
in and cut here a lot
.sill nodded. He was by nature ST.
lent. II fact, his %taciturnity was a
YOU may have read, too, that he
was only married this morning.
Gill said nothing.
III anybody asks YOU pursued
George. which OF the two Miss Re-
wells he married, what would you say?
It's rather important you should get
it straight On our mind because
newspaper men may call
Gentleman who came 10 see you
just now asked ME a lot o ques-
tions,' vouchsafed Gill.
.Oh, what did you-?"
HE didn't get nothing out Of me-"
George whistled her relief. Gills
eyes twinkled. and for a moment she
thot he was going to laugh. but he
swallowed it,
It's Miss Jenny who married Mr..
Townsend said George looking very
straight at him. Il don't know wheth-
er / ever told you, but if ! were to
marry | should lose my job. So you'll
1tAltilhc- Ml4AlA N4lt VI Us ~ - wiz
is really Mrs. Townsend. Won't YOU"
Gill crooked one knee across the
other, standing precariouslv on one
1eg the while, aud knocked out his
pipe asainst the sole Of his boot.
George waited patiently. II was no
NE ever hurrying Gin. Then she re.
memhered that she had not touched
on muMeta V consideration.
You may have to DEAL WITH Quite
a good many enquiries, she added.
suppose I give You an extra five
dollars a week for as long as / stu
work for Mr.. Matching?'
Gin Strengthened himself. He seem
ed to he considering profoundly. She
was just about TO raise her offer
when he asked
'Is that all right with Miss Jenny
my saying that
George frowned. Then she smiled.
Gill couldn't know that Jenny had
already consented TO the-weli, the
lie.
Because, seems to me" Gill was
laboriously proceeding, IF ! was to
say Miss Jenny was married, 10 any
friend of hers, we'll, seems 10 me 1t
might give the wrong idea"
George laughed, amused.
She hasn't any special friend who
would care one way or the other. =
And then, as Gin looked unconvinced
Perhaps you'd better ring her up
and let her tell you herself that she
doesn't object. Get the hotel, will
your
He obeyed. And while she waited,
she saw a Record in the orner pick
ed ii up and read its stop-press news.
Mr.. Eddie Townsend, who was at
the wheel when his car came into
collision with a bus had just left
City Hall after his marriage to Miss
Georgina Revell.' Wonderful, thot
George grimly, what a lot they had
given away in that one SENTENCED No
wonder the Old man had collapsed.
THE hotel, Miss"
George took the receiver.
Il want to speak to Miss Revell."
Another delay. Then Jenny's voice