The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-07-27
CHAPTER CONTINUED

CHAPTER I-Continued
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Then the face of the only man she
now knew flashed before her. The
man In the taxicab. Her reverie end
ed abruptly. She turned into the
ladies' room. saying fervently. but
oh-perhaps-perhaps-after all that
man wasn't my husband!n
Then she saw herself In the mirror.
And everything else faded from her
mind because though she saw with
relief that she was young and pretty,
that she was we'll dressed and had an
air OF smartness. not one flicker came
Into her mind of any kind of recollec-
ton. She could not even decide
whether she had ever seen herself be-
fore or not. But she was certainly
feeling better. She stood and gazed
and gazed deep into her own eyes.
"Well. you'll know yourself the next
time you see yourself. Girlie.' said a
voice. but II you haven't anything to
do for the rest OF the day would you
let me take crack at that mirror for
a minute7'
She turned.
A girl was grinning at her. A raklsh
dashIng girl with Hips lively red.
Hello she faitered. Perhaps this
girl was her friend
'.Move over, Cutie" The strangers
violet eyes were ringed with mascara.
Her pretty,lids were painted blue.
Got something In my eye and this is
the only mirror | can get close to. !"
She edged In and pulled competently
at her lashes.
That's shame said the nameless
girl sympatheticaily. She wanted to
shout: DO you know me7 What's my
name?
The new girl fshed speck Of black
out Of her eye. "There. That's that /"
She stood back and eyed herself with
critical admiration.
The nameless girl watched with a
friendly eye, hoping that the neweom-
er's greeting had meant former nc
Qnaintance. But the girl took no fur
Their notice OF her for the moment.
The nameless girl took OF her gloves
to wash her hands. There was the
wedding ring again. She thought:
Wedding rings are usually inscribed
on, the inside. She drew 1t Off and be-
gan to examine 1t.
She found the inscription:
H. L. v. to D. M. May 10th. 1882. /"
Fl. L. v. to D. NJ The bridegroom
would be Fl. l.. v. And he had given
the ring to the bride, D. Nj. And on
their wedding day which was May 10.
1892.
She examined the ring wonderingly,
turning It In her fingers.
The other girl spoke again. This
time her voice held note of humor.
GUS sarcasm.
you're lucky that way, tool"
.'Lucky7'
"Yehi Got wedding ring. I'm that
way, too.n Her husky voice grew more
satirical. Lucky, lucky. How do ]
get SO lucky7r
You don't sound as Ii you liked be-
ing married" The nameless girl spoke
dlsinterestedly.
do look crazy?"
mot at all. Tell me" The name
less girl paused. She wanted to ask II
this laxative woman had ever seen
her before. But It was hard to find
the proper words. Such a question
would seem very odd. She fingered
her ring thoughtfully. May Nine
teenth? She wondered how long ago
that was. do you know the date to-
day, by any CHANGER she asked finally.
do know the date? Ask me7"
II do ask you"
"She asks me. She asks me the
date. Ask me nowSlf can forget 1t
The answer Is no. No, I can't" She
sighed. She was rubbing some blue
paste carefully Into her upper eyelid.
excuse me, Grille, for lnflicting my
dismal personal life on you, but you
asked me the date. The date Is der
tag. Get it--der tagl"
I'm afraid I don't"
@You wouldn't. It's just one of those
things"
1.-THE day"
1.-THE day say good-by to all this.
The day the big fight starts. And be-
lieve me, It's going to be a good old
war while II lasts. The day, In words
Of one syllable, that go or to prison"
PRISON."
"Yeh. But | don't mean what you
mean. I'm going to be bird In a
gilded cage, dearle. see7 But, excuse
me, you asked me for the date. didn't
you--its the nineteenth.
mot May-Not May the nine
teenthl"
The laxative girl swung around, and
put her hands on her hips. Her ex-