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

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marry the little clerk from the gift
shopr' why. they could. II was per
fectly all right with her.
However. herr heart began to
pound ridIculousSy wien she heard
Geof's voice at In door of the
apartment soon affe Tenny's depar.
ture. How tall ANDY can and kind
and fine he looked. Standing there
In the frame of the doorl And oh.
doggone Ill how glad she was to
see hlml
She disguised her pleasure decor
ously.
How are you, Geor7 It's been
several days since I've seen you,
hasn't it?"
He eyed her sternly. ITS been
eleven endless. unspeakably terrible
days. and You know It'll"
The weight upon her heart took
wings and scared away. The smile
he loyed-the smile he so seldom
saw-quirked her lips and shone In
her eyes. Surely those were the
bluest. clearest, most luminous eyes
mortal girl ever possessed for the
undoing Of mankindi
you're coming out with me for
the day." he said abruptly. "a pic
mic dinner. Put your riding things
on, Cynthia, and take your heavy
sweater. Wen steal a day from
spring."
She had meant to be very dignihed
with him when he finally ap-
peared; very absorbed In her shop.
vague about future engagements
with him, just barely aware that
there had been a Geofr Ensloe who
once had had some trivial connec-
ton with her. But the bait he held
out was too alluringl She was
homesick for a day In the noun
tains. There was nothing to keep
her. Besides. n could be Just as
casual and dIgnifed riding beside
Geoff on the winding mountain road
as n could In ones own sitting
room.
Or so she thought. But with the
DOMINIC OF her riding clothes and
sweater came 4 change of mood.
She felt like having a grand good
time today. Winter had granted q
days armist1ce; why shouldn't she?
"Dinner7" she asked as she re-
joined Geofr In the sitting room.
In a hamper In the EAR. Also ex-
ira robes In case 1t should be too
cold up there. Come along. Cynthia
I'll let you drive and everything I"
The spell the mountains had
wrought upon Cynthia that memo
rable day last summer was again at
work. When Cynthia was pleasant.
Geon thought. she was the pleasant
est person he'd ever met.
She was pleasant all through din
ner; pleasant while he packed the
basket with the remainder OF the
food, declining her offered assist
ance: very pleasant when he
brought the seats from the car and
made a sort of couch on the fiat
rock and insisted on her stretching
out upon 1t for rest.
"Ill sit here and smoke for a
You snatch a nap, If you can.
I've got something to think out so
| won't bother you. taking"
She did not sleep but she lay
there, resting, resting. The light
clear air made her a little dizzy
after the stuffy heat of the shop and
the apartment The sense of space,
OF power, eased her own burden OF
responsibility. What did IL matter,
she thought %dreamily, whether Geofr
loved her. or not? II would be
all the same In another hundred
years, a triling century added to
those already heaped upon that bar
rier of rock.
But 1t presently appeared that 1t
mattered a lot to Geof. When she
sat up with a long sigh and raised
a hand to put back the straying
curls of her hair, he began to speak;
at first In so low and gentle a voice
that she did not comprehend the
Dutrageousness of what he was say
Ing. !
I'm leaving for New York
Wednesday, Cynthia. The chief told
ne a couple Of weeks ago that I'd ,
accomplished all that Ia necessary :
here. I'm needed back East. I've :
got all the arrangements made. .
Ven be married Wednesday morn :
ng and take the noon train" :,
Wen be-Geof Ensloe. have you :
ost your mInd?" +.
mo, DEAR" he answered gently. !
Just my heart. But as long as you :
II, It's all right. I can always !,
'ut my hand on 1t when / want It. !.
comes with us, of course" he =
continued. wei leave her with
and Miss Mona and well 20 :
o Bermuda for our honeymoon" :
1t takes a very pretty girl to look :
'retty when her jaw has dropped; !
Which made 1t a good thing that :
'ynthia was very pretty. for her !
Mouth was even a little open. Her :
Ips were parted with surprise" In :
ne conventional way of putting II. r