Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-04-06
CHAPTER X-Continued
WNU Service
Caxsrtsht by Frances Parkinson Reyes

New York. to Paul, was not the
glIttering wonder that 1t Is to most
boys, seeing it at his age for the first
time. Nothing thrilled him at all. The
vivid memory of the touch OF Mary's
lips, the thrill of that frosty kiss, still
obliterated every other emotion. he
finally went to the department store
where he knew Rosalie King worked.
and sought her out. She was not very
cordial to him. Girls, Paul reflected.
had inconveniently long memories for
fellows shortcomings. But when
he gave voice to his lonesomeness and
depression, she warmed to him at
once. Paul was by no means the only
person whom Sylvia had sized up cor
rectly.
Business was little dull that morn
Ing. Paul leaned over the counter
and told his story, with the conspicu
GUS omission OF some of the most
important parts. He told enough, how
ever. for Rosalie to guess good deal
more and what she guessed moved her
not 4 little. When he finished, she
needed to repowder her nose.
"Why don't you pick out something
swell to take home to herr" she asked.
"She likes blue. don't shel got
bracelet here. with sapphires in if-
that's classy down to the ground"
Paul bought the bracelet, but he
reflected. The houses at Lady
Blanche farm, like most OF those In
Hamstead during the last decade. had
been equipped with bathrooms and
furnaces and when at the time of
BIanche's wedding, Violet had put cleo.
trio lights In hers. Seth and Jane had
done the same. But they had no set
tubs, no electrical labor-saving de-
vices, no elaborate shortcuts to COM
fort and leisure Paul began to Won
der Ii he would not have done better
to buy an electric washing machine
and vacuum cleaner than sapphire
bracelet. He asked Resale what she
thought.
Couldn't you get her both?'
I'm afraid not, Just now" he said
regretfully.
The next day Austin sailed, and
Paul was free to go home again.
It was late In the evening when,
after long, cold journey, he reached
the Hamstead station. Seth was wait
Ing for him In the sleigh, and they
were soon juggling along through
heavy snow down the road to Lady
Blanche farm.
How still 1t was, how cold and
whltel How clean and open and
friendly Paul wondered that he had
ever. for one single instant, imagined
that he would prefer to live In city
La that dreadful strangeness, thai
hurry and dirt and noise! Not thai
seeing New York hadn't been a won
derfu experience, of course But Il
was much more wonderful gettint
home after 1t, and 1t was going to b.
most wonderful of all telling Mary
what he had seen, what he had felt
what he had watching thu
light In the steady gray eyes, the ex
preston on the changing mouth. AMI
perhaps now--of course 1t wouldn't d,
to force the issue, even now, but per
haps-
as 1t too late to see Mary tonlght7'
be asked suddenly feeling In hi
pocket to see If the sapphire bracele
was surely safe.
"Geddap. King" said Seth, address
Ing the wholly unregal creature tina
was taking them on their way. "Wha
ails you, Paul, Amt you ben listenin
to what ben sayin' to you these las
five minutes?"
@No,. said Paul breathlessly. Il
was thinking. She-she Isn't sick, |
Z. sheT
WELL" said Seth slowly, II CUES
she's ben sick-ailin', anyway-fo
some time, longer'n we realized. She
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