Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-04-07

II had been a childish thing to 30.
she'd been afraid of . quarrel. Gar
always was so difficult when she
touched on their finances, And just
now she could not hear that any rift
should come into the clOseness that
had grown out OF that horrible mid
night Of Christmas Eve.
She had lain that night thru, un-
comfortably curled among the pill
lows of the divan in the living room,
sleepless. wretched. shamed. Long
after a thin streak Of cold daylight
erept across the room she had fallen
into a troubled sleep from which she
ha0 wakened To find Gar kneeling
beside her. His rtmorse had been
heartbreaking. He had been inco-
herent. humble, s~elf-dehasing, bury
ing his face against her shoulder like
a little boy.
"Youn hate me always. You'll
never forgive me. don't deserve TO
have o forgive me. spelling your
Christmas. l was disgusting. | won't
ask you TO forgive me.
And she'd found that she coslld for
give him when he chung to her so,
and that such foreiNing was sweet.
1t won't happen again. sweet,
you'll see. You know what | think
of men who make such beasts of
themselves"
She did know. she knew Cars
fastidiousness about his personal
appearance. She could believe him
when he said it never would happen
again.
During the days that followed he
had been anxiously devoted, loving,
humbly appreciatiNe OF her forsiv-
ing.
The play had run thru the holiday
week with great success. Kitty had
sat with Gar thru the first perfor-
nance. sharing his nervousness and
his satisfaction.
Now wen have to get busy on the
next play Gar had said and she
had felt 10 rebellion. his interests
We're wholly hers.
She frowned down. now, at the en-
velopes before her. She wouldn't let
these bills come between her and Gar,
She knew the exact amount OF
some of them. STATIONS, for the new
evening dress, the milk bill. She
glanced over Bond she smiled. II
Gar would let her buy his clothes for
him she'd find just as good some.
where else for less money!
She o up the florists bill last
Her glance running over It's items
stopped at the entry of two corsages
bought on the same day, December
third. Her calculation shot back &C
that night at the Rainbow Gardens
Gar had sent Marge the orchids. Or
no, he had intended the orchids fol-
her ana the flowers she had worn fol
Marge.
But it's all right. she said aloud
She put the bill with the others
only he must stop sending flower:
to anyone for awhile.
She considered the total amount Of
Indebtedness, determinedly croWdins
back the alarm the figures gave her
They'd meet it by living very care
fully for the next few months. Buf
Gar must help her in her economies
She'd talk it over with him, ~tactfully
without any reproaches. She'd wai'
for his most amiable mood.
He came home that evening, very
amiable, but with plans that pre-
cluded any talking over of their bud,
/, get. He'd met IsOhel Peters and
she wanted them TO come over for
game of bridge. Buck Sewall wal
l going to make the fourth.
Kitty Liked Isobel Peters and en-
. joyed bridge. But Gar invariabl.
! overbid, scorning any fear of losses
| Tonight he was more reckless thar
usual. At one o'clock he TOSSED
! twelve dollars carelessly on the table
The next morning, while he an,
Kitty were eating breakfast, h
grumbled over what he called hi
rotten luck. let me have a goo'
hand ana my partner always hold
a BUST"
Gar, we ought not to play TO
money
Wed look like a couple of mic
lpikers if we refused,''
f Well, then. let's not play 70
awhile"
e Now, now was the time to tai
' to Gar about the billsl But not a
tho she were afraid.
Copyright. Jane Abbott)