Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-07-12

spoken to her for the last time.
Miss Mona dropped sadly after
the funeral. At last Doctor Bighan
called Mrs. Ensloe aside for a talk
at the conclusion OF which she an,
nounced briskly that she was re.
turning to New York and taking
her friend with her.
You've been promising me a Wis
1t for 25 years, Nona." she said.
Now you're going to pay It."
but CynthiaY ?" Miss Mona asked.
1t was plain that the plan lured
her. She needed a change and she
had always loved being with Eu-
nice. What could | do with Gym
thia and Tenny? They can't stay
here alone with Geoff unless they
have a chaperon."
For q time 1t seemed as though
that obstacle could not be overcome.
1t was Doctor Bigham who found
the solution.
"Look here" be said n evening
when he had. dropped In for a
friendly call. why on earth do You
folks keep this big house? | happen
to know that an apartment house
company would be glad to buy it
house, garden and all. Let Cynthia
and Tenny take an apartment for
themselves for the rest of the win.
ter"
Cary seized on the Idea with avid
ity. Cynthia could pay off all those
old bills that have been worrying
her, and Miss Mona would have a
tidy sum left. The doctors scheme
sounds like good sense to me, Miss
Nonai ~
Ii needed a great deal Of persua-
sion to convince the legal owner of
the house of the wisdom of such a
course. She had been born here. she
had been married here, both of her
children had opened their eyes In
her bedroom upstairs. Her husband.
her mother and her father had died
in this house. She wanted only to
be allowed to spend her few remain
Ing days
Few nothing" was Cary's deri.
sive comment. when you get TO
New York and spruce up with a lot
of new clothes you'n look like a six.
teen-year-old. Besides. think of Gym.
thia It'll put her squarely on her
feet for the first time since she left
college"
Cynthia herself opposed the plan
violently. She honestly believed that
her mothers health, never robust.
would be seriously affected IL she ,
left the old house. That she herself
would benefit by the sale only
strengthened her opposition. At the
same time she had a feeling of bal
looms Juggling ut her heart. To be
free of those harassing debtsi
"Geofr could move into that nice
quiet hotel near the laboratory"
Mrs. Ensloe said brightly. TITS only
four months till hen be leaving
Denver anyway" She slid her
glance toward Cynthia's face as she
spoke and was cheered to see the
startled expression which dawned
on 1t.
Flossie, too, pushed the sale. She
felt that when the last link was
cut between Cary and his home she
would be surer of him. 'Our first
wife" gave signs of being In earnest
about her present filtration.
You're all against me-" Miss
Mona said mournfully. There's only
one thing | ask, let me get away
with Eunice before a book Is packed
or a room disturbed. | want to re.
member my home as it was, not all
torn up and dismantled."
SO Cynthia and Geof, with Cary,
the two women off to New
York.
Where are your" Geofr demanded
one afternoon, coming home early
that he might help with the work.
A faint halloo from the attic in
formed him of C%ynthia's where
abouts. He found her sitting on a
three-legged stool before an open
trunk. porting over a gray-leaved
kodak book.
MY father gave II to me on nv
birthday" she said. "Look-
ne Isl | used a whole roll OF
on him before | learned to
locus. And here's Miss Mona, and
here's Cary In his first long trous.
ers, and here's the Captain"
he took 1t from her and turned
It's pages with eager interest. Here
were dozens Of Cynthias: Cynthia
pleated skirt and white sweater.
leauing an English bulldog on a
Cynthia In riding costume
astrioe a pony; Cynthia with Cary. |
mis- arm thrown ~protectively about |
her shoulders; Cynthia In her grad.
uating frock, all frills and with an
armful OF roses; Cynthia, Cynthia.
Cynthia-repeated over a range of
an entire decade.
There was one little picture that |
"edgeo us way right down into a [
corner OF Geof's heart and STAYED |
there. IL was a very small Cynthia /
ndeed-taken before the birthday I,
bad been given, and pasted ,