Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-07-19

n Inc thlng lE-weTe got Il
think up a way. Its time something
happened. Something that would
wake her up, that would make hel
forget all the grudges she's holding
against you; that would take bel
outside herself and send her run
ming In your direction" Flossie told
him, a%oundering In her attempt tc
put Into words her sense OF drama
You've done all you can, | guess
and she wouldn't do anything more
II she knew how. It's time for
guess | mean for circumstances
something outside OF your two
selves-to take a hand In bringing
you together"
You've been seeing too many
movies. Flossle." was bis disapproy-
Ing comment.
"Shucksl The movies Just press
together In a couple of hours what
IL takes people a year or two to
make happen" size said. ''That's
what we're going to have to do now ;
make something happen ourselves,
as long as nothing outside Is help.
Ing US. | don't suppose you feel
as though you were coming down
with pneumonia. or anythingT' she
asked hopefully.
mo, Flossie. Nor do | think my
hotel win be RACED by fire and Gym
thia think I'm lost In the ruins"
"Just the same" she said without
resentment, that's the kind of thing
you need right now. If something
doesn't give Cynthia a shove toward
you or You toward Cynthia you're
never going to get together"
"Your artistic soul Graves a eli
max TO this uneventful romance"
Geoff sighed. well, so does mine,
for that matter. But no kindly fate
offers to provide one"
Yes, that's why say you'll have
to provide your own"
1T can be doneY' he inquired
with interest.
@Oh, my, yesi ! made a wedding
happen to our first wife, easy as
anything. And Cary-you'd be sur
prised If you knew what made him
propose TO me-" she told him and
then added with a little chuckle. $50
hei /"
We'll. F1ossie, suggest something |
Go on--suggest something
She folded her small hands pla.
ridly. mo. you1l have to think OF
t yourself. II wouldn't be the right
happening unless you made 1t hap
pen Yourself" she calculated, "and
you wouldn't be able to put 1t over
light. Now. you think isn't there
anything about you that Cynthia
know? Anything that would
surprise her. or shock her, or yes.
make her kind of mad mean
angry at your SO angry she'll for
ret all the little things she's hold
ng against you"
What is she holding against
be asked curiously.
Flossie hesitated. Sex pride was
In her. She disliked giving
way the secrets of the prison house
o a man. Still. II Cynthia's ulti-
nate happiness depended on 1T!
"Oh, your knowing about the
household bills, and Miss Nona's
harging things she couldn't afford"
he said.
well, but good heavens, Flos-
lie There a nothing in that that
effected on her"
"She's q Cary" she said simply.
They stand together like all get
tut. And then you were always
light In every single argument you
had. No woman could forgive
she explained earnestly.
He rose and took the three steps
onward and the three steps back
he tiny apartment permitted. ~
oppose the idea then Is for me to
e so wrong In the next argument
1t viii tip the scales heavily In
err favorr"
She sighed. "0h, no, mol You must
e so terribly much more right than
sual that she'll fly to pieces with
age, and forgive you. You just try
-
"Fl0ssie, you're the worlds won
er But you've handed me as pref
a problem as I'll be likely to be
illed upon to solve In the whole
my professional career" was his
sspairing conclusion. However,
G what | can do about 1t.
here's one thing sure" he con- |
led himself, things can't be any
orse between rs than they are {
W."
"Oh, yes, they could Cynthia |
light start liking another man."
lis there-does she--7" he began !
alarm, than caught the signIf-
nee of Flossle's grin and shook
3 fist at her. !
$50 that's the way you work 1t, !
it7 Did you try that on Cynthia J
prattling of my devotion to other {
city ladies', mean?" a
no" she said scornfully. "Cyn- :
as the real thing, and I'm just
imitation" Y
He stopped and kissed her cheek J