Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-01-07

"s thuse when she showed him with
hand mirror a fuzzy little growth
new hair springing up on the back
his head.
S. Suddenly an idea struck him an
iy with it came a desperate resolve. Whe
lis he emerged from the booth Miss O'Con
nell was OPPORTUNITY In the anterpon
She greeted him cheerfully.
Miss OConnell-would you like I
go to the theater this evening. II or
= two tickets"
.r Old love to-" She checked hersel
a suddenly. But what will / wear? TT
n be too late to go all the way up HON
:, and back
"Aw. wear what you have with vo,l
You'd look all right in most ANYTHING
Mary blushed prettily.
: All right. Mr.. Barney. I'll a K 3
4 chance if you will. I'll have to phone
: mother
: Later. as they walked up Fifth ave
! nue.. Tommy confirmed his own judg-
! ment. She looked lovely in . blue suit
and a little black pot of a hat that did
not altogether conceal the rebelliolls
: red locks.
! Mary's eyes sparkled. She was naive
" happy. She professed to be delighted
with the seventy-five cent table dhOte
: dinner which they ate in q basement
tearoom- At the theater she listened
eagerly to the overture. She leaned for
ward with a little gasp of excitement
when the curtain rose.
Suddenly Tommy started. Down the
opposite aisle. followed closely bv 4
good looking chap. sided Clara. Tom
my looked around for her mother and
Iat1er- They were nowhere in sight.
Inc two Struggled down into their seats.
Light suddenly dawned upon Tommy
n he felt his cheeks burning. So that
was Uncle George, was it! Clara had
lied to him.
Inc entire first act passed in q daze.
DuTlng The 1ntermiSsion Tom slumped
GOWN INTO his seat. He feared that
cara might turn around and see him
ana yet he almost hoped she would
But she was otherwise absorbed. She
chafted and laughed merrily with, her
companion. Tommy noticed with a nanc
OF slekening envy that the chan had .
head of thick. glossy hair. He stared
slLraaceu at the particular spot where
ne knew his own was so thin.
Mary chatted happily. The second
act started soon.
tommy felt relieved when Clara and
neT escort left the darkened theater
before the final curtain.
a lew minutes later Mary radiantly
nummed the hit tune as they made
their way out. !
q. It was iovelyI' she cried.
lobby. ZIG !
:
sure and you won't. Why, it would
sost a fortune to take n 10 to fine Ii
3lonA, wen go on the subway" de- h
,ided Mary. :
! But the despised subway had a magic
y us own For 10, they entered it N
Mss oConnen and Mr.. Reyburn ard t
'resto, they emerged at the other end 81
dary and Tommy.
Tommy bid her goodnight in the N
uorous vestibule of a Bronx apartment
=,
-. Tommy, it was all beautiful TIT RI
OF Try to thank you, because I'll make Of
botch OF 1t If + do. But I did eniov tn
much!" ! !
ne started Whistling on his way back
Inc subway kiosk until he suddenly he
called Clara's perfldy. II.
W.
In his bare walled cubbyIlole on the
urth floor OF the rooming house Tom
y sal alone He sat perforce. His 50
snt ankle was fatty swathed WITH ov'
'uze and tape A slip ON the stairs
very bad sprain, a doctors orders, M
q Tommy was confined to his room :
{ a week. pes
ne was feeling restless and lone tol
With a knotty cane which Mr. wa
gals on the third floor had lent him car
Deal a nervous tattoo against tha /"
e of his left shoe. she
: glance out OF the window revealed a ]
thing new to him. poe
! glance rOmd the room was no
re inspiring. The furniture was very i
rise. r1ekety, and heterogeneous. The off
y substantial looking piece was Bes
nmy's trunk, which still bore the OF
81 OF the express company at Zanes- but
o., whence he had migrated five sllb
rs ago. r.
rom his lap Tommy took a letter Tha
J reread 1t for the twentieth time sew
from Clara, in response to one into
a nIm- She was lawfully sorry. tn one
m OF his accident and hoped he b
Id soon recover. The stationery vas ingt
ander coloFed and scented. Tnnrnu wall
ught it delicate. but rich-typical lar
lara ciief
e had never mentioned tba; na and
the theater to her Fnr ] yraar g. grow
held aloof In proud silence. but his a
le succumbed to his warnings Ha way
ned Clara. In answer to her mont !
question why he had neglected her ute!
Told her stumbiingly that he had az
! awf1y busy. thun
dnor ella m,raa 80 PAM
] eagerly. Almost any minute NOW an
y OConnell vas due to give him u
treatment When the doctor had 49,
red a weeks confinement to tbe a;4sa
se Iommy's chief anxiety had heen 80
ed Rnt ~, rnanin4 - nieef- ting
nad been assured that some one
Z be sent out to him, with an addi- -
II charge for the accommodation NIIs
had requested that the some one ~ .
Mary This would be her second 90 -