Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-06-21

TO attend a dinner with a dance t
follow.
He wanted to be the one to holt
her coat for her, to help her care
fully into the big car which stood
waiting outside. He wanted to bend
his head to hear her murmured
words. He wanted to enter the din.
ing room with her. so small, SC
sweet so alluringl He wanted
migoShl how he wanted to dance
with her afterwards, his arm about
that fragrant little figure, his cheek
touching her hair!
There was a corsage of tiny yell
low roses and ilies-of-the-valley
against her shoulder. Sutton, OF
Counsel His flowers were all over
the house. And the nan didn't
stop with flowers. New books
made their appearance, big frilled
boxes of candy. toys for Tenny.
L~uxury-that was what Sutton
stood for In Cynthia's eyes, Geoff
thought miserably. The horrld
little economies which we're dis
tasteful to any girl and particular
~ so to Cynthia had never touched
Ben Sutton. AS well connect a pot
roast with him as a pancake with
a sunset.
1t was not, Geoff made grafton to
himself resentfully, as though he
could make modest parade of his
own by no means limited funds. Cir
cumstances had forced him to con-
ceal the smallest evidence of them.
He couldn't SO much as send Gym
/ thia a bunch of violets. without her
thinking of the budget and asking
herself If he were patronizlng her
because of 1t.
Sutton was the glamorous sutton
from the East where Cynthia had
spent-she had said so herself-the
two happiest years of her life. Geoff
was the substitute housekeeper for
the Cary family, concerned about
food prices and the arrival of the
monthly check from Mr.. Montague
and Cary's holding his job. Fine
figure OF romance to cut before the
girl of his hearth
Two persons rallied Unexpectedly
to Geoff's defense during this try
ing time. Tenny would have abso-
lutely nothing to do with the visi-
tor. She turned coldly away from
his advances, thanked him for his
gifts so CURLY that Cynthia flushed,
asked Geoff pointedly for what help
she needed with her lessons. Gym
thia, 1t appeared, was included with
the guest in the child's show of dis
pleasure.
Then-Baby! Or Flossie, rather,
since she had early announced she
preferred that name to the one Of
Cary's selection.
Geoff was touched to discover
that she was doing her best to help
him with bis task of keeping down
the household bills. She did her
own laundry work and some of
Cary's against Miss Nona's Mortified
protest. And presently, growing
holder, she went into the kitchen
and surprised them all by a display
of culinary skill which put Mar
guerite's to shame.
Also she took her irresponsible
young husband in hand. One day
Geoff was astonished to have her
slip a ten-dollar bill into his hand.
For Cary's and my board" she
said. ut isn't much, but next week
there1l be a little more. 1t isn't
good for Cary to stay here without
paying for it. When he gets his
raise-he's been promised one-I'm
going to e IL we can't get along
in a little kitchenette apartment. 1t
isn't fair for Cynthia to support u.s."
And when Ben Sutton had been
In Denver ten days and the Christ
mas trade was absorbing more and
more of Cynthia's time, Flossie
came to Geof with a shy PROPOSE
ton.
i want to take over the house
keeping expenses, please, Geoff.
I've always had to make a dollar go
a long way. 1t isn't right that you
should have to tend to thlngs-or
Cynthia either. I'd like 1t awfully
If you'd let me tryi"
Geoff checked his impulse to re-
fuse. The appealing brown eyes
were steady, the painted little
mouth was firm and decisive. Be
sides, 1t wasn't painted so much
these days. Fossie had the Amer
lean girls wonderful a%daptabilty.
Already she had begun to tone down
her makeup, to model her fussy
clothes on the lines of Cynthia's
plain little frocks. She had dis
tinct possibilities, this Florence Ger
aldlne McMichael Aylesburyl
SIS 1t only because you want to
relieve me Of the job, Flossie, or
Is there another ~reason2" he de-
manded shrewdly.
She colored more deeply than be-
fore. There's another reason. |
can keep-keep better track OF
Cary. you see; tell him just how
much money there Is to spend, and
what we ought to live On. Cary's
splendid" she lifted that soft brown