Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-02-11
Flaming Parents
By Lillian Gill

{ interest even. If you could Judge fro,
the tone OF his voice. Only the fins,
OF his left hand. drumming ceaseless]
on the arm OF his chair, disclosed
/ lack of ease.
1T seems that father was ser
abroad BY your father. LissA-some
thing to do with the business-do yo
see o. he's not your father, is he?
mean your mothers husband"
Uncle Ralph. / call him"
Father. as you may know, has BEEF
for the last three years your Uncl
Halphs general manager and really hi
right hand man. That's one thing tina
makes 1t so-well, never mind. He wa,
told TO go TO Paris. do you see. ant
nothing was further from Uncl
Ralph's thoughts than his taking a lit
tie launt to st. Jean-de-Luz."
Uncle Ralph is a very trusting sort
OF man" LISA said. "A little stupid
perhaps-not very. A perfect darling.
I don't call it stupid of him to let
his general manager loose in the same
country with his wife. Why, dad never
gave a thought to your mother before
nor she to him. It's something to dc
with those romantic Pyrenees. 1t just
isn't safe for people of their generation
TO go 70 near the border of Spain"
How long was he there?" Brook
asked.
"A week the first time. AS a matter
of fact-do I have to spare your feel
ings. Lssa?"
She gave a hard. little laugh. did
mother spare my feelings when she
threw a decanter at daddy right in
front OF me and walked out of the
nous and went straight to Uncle
Ralph? 1t would be rather late In the
day to begin sparing my feelings. Cam.
/ have no feelings"
Except a moderate. rational sort OF
attachment for n Robert Ashbrooks
1t was Olgas sardonic. thorough under
standing which among other things.
endeared her to her friends.
Cam continued. Father had left the
Pyrenees once and his letter implies
that Galahad was q degenerate com
pared To him He was on the pier at
.herbourg when they handed him 4
telegram from Mrs. Duane saying she
vas III and please to come back to ST.
Jean-df-Luzr
Knowing mother, she probably was
IL Her emotions always make her ill.
And sne never looks SO devastatingly
'eautiful as when she is just able to
1se from a sick bed and throw q neg
Igee around her
Q old dad" Cams tone was not
Together lacking in sympathy.
Yes. but they're 50 young. my dear"
rotested LISA Just because sen
mong the Pyrenees is a little too much
y them here they are coming home
and IN hand sailing blissfuIly into the
unset, all prepared to hack up Uncle
'alph-the poor old darling!"
There was a pause. The fire had gone
Ut and the last roll of newspapers had
consumed
One thing I'm thankful for" LISA !.
on, whatever happens, Roger
ont care
Who's Roger2v Olga inquired. !,
My small half brother. Mother calls
IN Sloger- Hes as hard boiled as they !
,me.r :
1t seems to me-" said Olga, 44the kid .
Is more sense than all the rest of :
put together Let's send for him. :
Its unusually complicated" NUT
red Cam II they weren't SO Young
you call 1t. LjSsa-so dumb is q
ore realistic way Of putting it-they
0uld consider the financial side. Nat
ally. dad viii lose his job. He's never
we'd money in his life And where
u ne get another job at his age in
era OF unemployment
lie might sell apples" Olga sug-
stad-
Il like to picture my honored moth
r-ln-law without money
Brooks sideways smile
Ished over his thin, sonber face you
ught . glimpse OF something merry
q prankish In him which the cares
the world had almost sxnOthered.
Has she any money OF her ownY.
asked
Not a cent" replied LISA Uncle
Jpn q done everything for her and
me, too He's been amazingly gen
TO me He'd be giving me q large
owance right now only Brook re-
to let him"
He's not your father grovled