Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-05-10

Geofr. you shot HadJl?"
II had TO-"
Something In the conviction OF
his voice reached her and she held
out her hand.
Il understand. Thank you"
With Tenny tagging forlornly In
her wake, Cynthia left the dining
room and ran UP the stairs. Geon
had an uncomfortable conviction
that she had gone TO her room to
cry.
Cynthia was driving Geor down
town. Why she had proposed her
self as his chauffeur Geof did not
know. She had come into the old
parlor, entirely calm and composed,
no traces whatever Of tears In her
face and asked quietly If she might
take the guest down for his luggage.
GeOr had been a little astonished
at the effect this simple request had
upon her family. Miss Mona looked
distressed, the Captain cleared his
throat, Cary shifted his feet uneasily.
What, Geof, demanded of himself.
was the matter with this girl that
everything she said or did appeared
TO paralyze her relatives7 Was she
a lady bully, a girlish tyrant who
traded on their love to keep them
in a state OF subsection to her
whims7 He. set his jaw-Geof had
a nice firm jaw of his own-and
rather looked forward to a brush
between this Cynthia person and
himself.
"Pretty sight" he commented as
the car made its swift If unlmpres-
slve way down the broad streets.
The city was asparkle with lights,
blazing against the soft darkness Of
the summer sky.
"Yes. Denver's pretty" Cynthia
assented absently. They drove for
a block or two more in silence
which she broke abruptly. "You
say you're going to stay with us for
q year?"
"Your mother has asked me TO-"
he replied with cool defensiveness.
That's all right can see Miss
Mona will love having you. The
only thing-you'l want TO pay
board?"
The shock of It took his breath
away. He felt himself turning scar
let In the darkness.
Naturally" he began stiffly. "A
fellows ~self-respect requires 1t. |
offered to- insisted, but Mrs.
Aylesbury-"
81 know" she answered. You
can pay it to me and not mention
it to her."
"To you'll"
ayes"
He remembered the Captains
comment on her gift shop. IAN ex-
pensive toy !" So that was 1t! The
greedy young grabber needed more
money and saw a way to get 1t with
out asking her family.
II think I'd rather-I think 1t
would be better for me to pay 1t to
your mother"
"She wouldn't take It."
"But IL | paid 1t to you and she
didn't know"
She smiled. a faint, rather weary
smile that held something of scorn
and something Of tolerance. $50
it's the effect on Miss Mona you
have an eye to, not the preservation
of a fellows self-respect
He was silent through sheer an
noyance. This was the most I'M
pleasant girl he had ever met.
mo use getting angry" she adj
monished him. I'm just trying to
make 1t easy for you, that's all. |
realize that you've been put In a
difficult position; that you really
would hate 1t, staying with US for q
year as a nonpaying guest. SO I'm
suggesting that you pay your board
to me-"
$50 you can put 1t into your gift
shop"
She Slowed around In her seat to
give him a cryptic glance.
"What d'you know about my gift
shopT
Nothing" he said CURLY. "Only
that you have one"
She nodded. "Oh, yes, | have one,
all right. And | can use whatever
sum you decide on as a financial
recompense for the home life we
offer you-don't | put 1t nicely?-I
can use 1t In my shop" She
laughed, a mysterious, mirthful lit
tie laugh which increased Geofr's
irritation. She was finding him fun
ny, was she? Its the Odds and
Ends, you know"
Il beg your pardon?"
"The name of my shop-Odds and
Ends"
Il can imagine that describes 1t
very aptly."
ITO his amazement she pulled the
a to the curb, stopped it and Of
fered him her hand.
"But why?" asked the dazed
young man.
Tn saluting you a a foeman
worthy of my steel. / was so afraid