The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-03
CHAPTER II--Continued

face was broad and friendly, her eyes
shrewd but kindly. The long gaze was
one of appraisement- Then she said.
aAh Doris! How beautiful you are,
Doris / am glad you are hereW And
she flung her two fat arms around the
girls soft fox collar and slender throat,
and pressed firm, wet cheek against
hers.
Doris SO that was her name. She
hardly felt the embrace, nor Won
dered at the tears. Doris She was
grateful that she had found a friend.
The woman talked on. Out OF the
tumble of words, sentence suddenly
disclosed itself: And so now with
your husband on the seas we will have
to console ourselves together until he
COMES back to usl" She listened
breathlessly--her husband on the seas
1t seemed too good to be true.
.Oh, she Is frightened" said the
woman fondly, addressing nobody, as
seemed to be one of her habits. And
no we1der. SO young. And such ex
citanent. Come. we will get In the
car"
The bellboy still stood beside the
luggage. The fat little woman turned
to Doris, "He would not believe was
Mrs Du Val. He wanted to guard the
luggage we'll" She shook her head
Louis will carry out the luggage"
Doris then noticed that liveried
chauffeur was standing few feet
away. He came forward and picked
up Doris bags. Watching everything
on the alert for some clue that would
nnrayel more OF her past to her. Doris
followed.
limousine stood at the curb. Do
cile1y Doris hoped In after the little
fat woman. There was not qualm in
her heart. Undoubtedly she had known
this woman, and perhaps 1t would soon
AT least she would learn her own
name
4Put Mrs. Du Val's bags In 'front.'"
said her hostess fussily Doris stared.
QIfSs 1u I'LL lite OlNtI Wouidu uiti
been speaking of her to the chauffeur
So she was Mrs Du Val. Du Val. d. Y.
She did not feel quite satisfied.
The baggage was quickly adjusted
and the car started through the traffic
laden New York streets. "Ah. Rocky
is seasick by now, n'est-ce pas?" said
little Mrs. Du Val. "He cannot stand
travelling, peor fellow" She tucked a
robe anxlously around Doris. but she
mustn't catch cold at such Time"
she went on. She CLICKED In her
throat like worried old hen. "You
feel warm7 We have long ride, you
know"
Doris did not know. But she smiled
gratefully. Rocky? Who was Rocky
And why mustn't she catch cold at
such timer She wondered where
they could be going.
Her mind was going around and
around In a circle. Her husband was
named Rocky Du Val. He had sailed
for France That much she gathered.
Then the man she had been with In
the taxicab had not been her hus-
band. Unless they had been on their
way to the boat. They had just been
married and were going to spend their
honeymoon In Europe, and she hnd es-
capped from him. That seemed very
clear.
Then why had her mother-in-law ex-
pected to meet her at the Biltmore
No, that theory couldn't be right.
Doubtless 1t was all simple enough
and would come to her In flash. The
main thing was not to let anybody
know she did not remember, lest they
think she had gone crazy. She felt
perfectly sure she was not crazy, but
she didn't think she could convince
anybody else.
The car went steadily forward. 1--WE
will get home before dark" said Mrs
Du Val, In her French accents.
Doris longed to ask questions
Where were they going? But her
tongue was tied or course she was
supposed to know where they were 60
ing. Just few such questions as that
and Mrs. Du Val would begin to think
she was queer. Then there would BIZ
doctors, hospitals, maybe an asylum
She closed her lips tightly. No. she
would tell no one. And certainly one
OF these days she would wake up re
Numbering everything.
She told Mrs. Du Val, however
about the loss Of her bag. The little
French woman was so incensed tina
she all but turned the car straight
back to town. but the police will &c
her. oh. She is a bad one. She Ii
veree bad. But l thought you had n,
money! Rocky said he was givinl
you nothing. and should give yol
ALI Where did you get it?"
Doris flushed. Where did she ge
1t? She wished that she knew. al
gave 1t to me at the last moment" sh
said, hating to lie and yet not knowing
what else to do. Well. perhaps he did