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

THE hareheaded young man who
L stopped befors the Barkley Jones
house did not look undernourlshed
or weak. tie was tab and thin.
He glanced AT the front door then
at a slip of paper In his hand. Then
he rather stealthily made his wa,
from the front of the house to the
back door.
He asked the maid who answered
his rapplng If there was something
to be done about the place. Just
anything" he said rather patheti
caliy. Just anything you can give
me TO do"
Sure" she said. Just sit down
on the steps and I'll ask. She was
a pretty girl. and the man smiled al
her thankfully. Her eyes filled with
tears as she turned away from him
She hurried off to her mistress.
This lady. overplump, over.en
lowed with this worlds goods, sat
Idly before the living room fire. u
must say, Elsle.' she said lrritably
to a young girl who was playing
solitaire, "that you're about as un
pleasant a guest as | can imagine.
Why can't you suggest something to
do"
"oh," said the girl contritely. am
awfully sorry, Aunt Bess, but |
came to visit you just to get away
from seeing people. especially men
just love to sit here safely"
ITS safe enough" snorted Aunt
Bess-otherwise Mrs. Barley Jones
But I'm bored" Then catching
sight of Annie at the door, swell.
now what?" she added Grossly.
Annie told her story.
"a poor young feller," she said
AS nice looking as you please. And
be doesn't look as IL he'd eaten for
a week. Just anything he'll do. he
says"
"Oh. welll" Mrs Jones consid
cred. "Why. of course. You
couldn't turn him away. Tell him
he can clean the cellar. And make
him some coffee and sandwiches, If
you want. You might bring US a
trayful, too, ANNIE
II WISH" Elsie thought. that
hadn't been such a fool. But II was
his fault. too. He was too brutal
to leave me without a chance of
explanation. | wish I'd sen him
that letter. 1t would be better to
have him know | haven't a speck
of pride than not to have him AT
ALL"
In the cellar the young man
MY names Pete" he told Annie
was looking In troubled n~erpIexity
at the neat tray the maid had Just
brought him. A small pot OF coffee.
cream and sugar. a pile of bread
and butter. sliced chicken and ham
and Swiss cheese.
"More food" be thought. "What'il
| do with 1t? | can't hurt the girls
feelings. Oh, WE'LL" be thought, II
might al well try IT."
Then. fortified by his lunch, he
began to clean upAthe cellar.
II wasn't until he was almost
through that Annie was frightened
Then she realized what he probably
was-a burglar.
Annie couldn't stand keeping her
suspicious to herself. Here" she
said. you empty these trash bas
kets into the barrel there" And she
went upstairs, carefully locking the
door at the top of the kitchen side
SO that the man couldn't follow her
She burst In upon Mrs. Jones and
Elsie.
"Oh. Mrs. JONES'" she cried. ats
my fault, | suppose-but that young
feller down there-he'. been ask.
ing me questions. and I'm afraid
I've told him q LOT about the house
and the family Such a nice young
man he seemed, too, at first, But
he's a burglar |" And Annie began
to cry.
'But he can't be a burglar, Aunt
Bess," said Elsie reasonably. ale
was too obvious, pumping Annie
like that. I'll 20 and see" And
she started cellarward, the shaken
and still fearful Annie close behind
her.
In the cellar, when Elsie got
there, bending over the trash barrel
with a rapt and ecstatic expression
was the young man.
why, Peter Wales" cried Elsie
How on earth did you get here?'
"Motored over this morning
Found out at your house where
you'd gone. | knew you wouldn't
see me, so | tried this way OF get
ting In with some old clothes" He
smiled at the bewildered Annie.
Then he walked over to Elsie and
took her firmly In his arms. Nov
listen to me, Elsie" he said. Wen
have no more sooling. You'll marry
me-now. AS soon as we al get q
license. You and | both made q
mistake with our silly quarrel"
"Oh, Peter" said Elsie-'I can't
But how did you know?"
Here |" Peter held her with one
arm. He spread the other hand In
front nf har Cha took from ~ a