Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-09-13
CHAPTER Iv--contlnued

y
'Larchmontr echoed Doris In as
tonishment.
we saw such q dear little house
there" said Rocky. ''perched on the
edge of the Sound. There were
roses growing round the door"
Il shoald think the salt water
would ruin them," said Oscar sar-
donically.
Doris laughed hysterically. The
fish was brought in and handed
round. "Ah," said Rocky, Il don't
know when I've eaten such fish,"
The last time you were home,
perhapsf" suggested Oscar.
"Ah Doris, protect him." said Mrs.
Du Val. His father will spoil the
beautiful homecoming with all this
sarcasm about how long II has been
since we have seen Rocky"
HE deserves It," said Doris sim
eerely.
"Of course he deserves 1t. He
runs away and marries beautiful
wife and does not even let his ia
ther know said Oscar morosely.
''Then he telephones and says. 'Oh,
by the way, have wife. Take
care of her while | go TO Europe
She is a wild one-that wife, so dc
not let her get away-she might GO
down to the village and get drunk II
you don't watch her very carefully.
Bah! Such talk tell you there
is something wrong with that boy
Rocky to say such things about 1
beautiful young girl like Doris"
Mrs. Du Val's voice mourned
Doris is beautiful young girl.
She looked sly and secret ten
derness at Doris. $50 you have
found a house-a nice little house
In Larchmont. You did not tell me
Doris"
mo. | did not tell you"
Rocky spoke. "It's on the Sound
IT is too expensive for us, Of course
It's just one Of our dreams, isn't 1t
DorisY'
Him." said Doris.
1T is such pity" said Mrs. DIT
Val.
What is such pity?"
"That Doris should set her hear
on this nice little house, and she
shouldn't have It."
Doris eyes were large with EN-
barrassment. mo, that isn't 1t al
ALL"
Mrs. Du val's colorful voice
sounded dIapason of sad tones
"Of course, Oscar. Now she IL
afraid that you are going to give
her that nice little house. The
little house they have picked out
together. Isn't 1t true7"
Hand In hand" said Rocky.
"Doris was especially crazy about
the cupids on the bathroom ceiling.
weren't you. Doris?"
"0f course, / wasn't"
"Oh-he tries to tease. But all
the same he wants that little house.
Oscar, you must give them that
house for a wedding present"
Rocky tried to divert the conver-
sation from himself and his sup
posed wife. He talked about his
trip, and business conditions In
France. He told anecdotes and
stories feverishly.
Doris cheeks were hot. Her eyes
felt strained and anxious. Where
could all this folly end7 Why had
she promised to 90 on! Her hand
shook SIS she reached for the salt.
Surely the Du Walls must see through
this Could they be blind?
"0h-oh Doris. You have spilled
salt. That is bad luck" walled
Mrs. Du Val Throw some over
your left shoulder. That will ward
of the bad luck"
Doris shrugged.
Oscar Du Val said, "Her bad luck
La over, since her husband has re-
turned. Isn't that so, Doris?"
Doris was hating Rocky so vio-
lsntly at that moment that she
found 1t difficult to answer. Why
couldn't he have introduced his
wife TO his family himself instead
of letting them meet In the Biltmore
In that silly wayi And now he was
thinking that she was trying to
force her way In where she didn't
belong. She had a strong impulse
30 tell the whole thing, bIurt 1t out
right now.
But II she did, what would the
Du Vals think of herr Perhaps
they wouldn't even believe that she
had lost her memory. They were
Aies to her now, but II they found