The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-07-06
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about dance they had attended the
night before to give heed to their pur-
| ehases.
Il noticed you kept the new man
pretty we'll to yourself" one accused
the other vivaciously. Rather pig.
weren't your"
You keep away from my Geofr."
the other answered. Hes duck
and a dear. and | don't care who
hears me say SO! Did you know he's
| going back to New York In June to be
vice president-yice president, my
dear of that Ensloe company that
Dads trying to get Dick lnto?r
HE tell your"
"Notl What he doesn't say about
himself would I'LL many large libra
| rIes"
"What does he talk about them I
notice he's able to keep you inter-
Tested"
"Oh-me," was the demure answer
II could listen for hours to his flow
of language on that subject"
/ Cynthia was astonished at the quick
anger she felt. Geofr-what was Geoff
Ensloe to her but the son of her moth
| er's friend, of her own godmother7
| Why should she resent the fact that
he had spent last evening-last eve
ming when she had darned Tenny's
stockings and washed her own hair
| n nd hnar {p hu tnr, do
with this feather-headed little thing
who called him her Geoff In such a
tone of complacency.
+ Cynthia told herself coldly that she
4 didn't resent 1t: she was Just sorry
that Geoff's taste In friends was so
\ poor
9~4Vhen he came to see her the next
evening she wore, for reason best
known to herself, the black chiffon
with the tiny pink ruffles.
Going somewhere, Cynthia? Or Is
all that grandeur for me2"
u felt like dressing up Bit. she
answered composedly.
His eyes Frightened. what about
going out and dancing bit?n he In
/ quired. There's party on at the
club-semi-formal. Come on, Cynthia,
i do!
Tenny-n she objected.
Marguerite sleeps next to the
kitchen, doesn't she? She could look
after the child II she woke.
So Cynthia went into the bedroom
for her evening coat and last peep
Into the mirror. She was little pale
-tired-looking. A touch of rouge and
lipstick remedied that
But afterward she wished she hadn,t
gone. The music was good, the floor
was perfect. there were enough friends
of her own there to keep her from
feeling that Geoff was stuck: but
just the same she didn't enjoy 1t.
There were too many girls who called
messages to Geofr over the shoulders
Of their partners.
Going home she was so silent that
Geoff turned to ask her a question.
"You didn't enjoy the dance, Gym.
THAI"
"Geofr, Ill tell you something" she
burst out. I'm dog-in-the-manger
girl. I've Just found 1t out. l don't
want you myself but 1t gripes me to
have all those girls who didn't know
you existed before Christmas Geoffle-
dearing you now'
He flung back his head and laughed.
Cynthia, you give me hope. II
could Just feel that you were the least
bit Jealous"
I'm not r. she said holly. Jealousy
Implies love and don't love you q
bit"
Are you SO sure of that, CynthIaf
Suppose / try staying away from you
for week or two and see IL you miss
me-"
"Stay away year II you like" she
replied coldly. ut won't make bit
of difference to me-"
1t was distinctly unfair of him to
take her at her word Very likely
though he was glad OF an excuse to
stay away.
Cynthia worked herself up into as
finely morbid and resentful state AZ
girl on the verge of falling In love
ever INDUCED In. For that she was
falling In love with Geofr she did not
doubt. She missed him abomInably
when he did not come or telephone
during the week following. Things
that he had sald-foolish things.
strangely wise and thoughtful things
came back to haunt her. She began
to see him In every man she passed on
the street, In her masculine customers.
This one carried his head like Geoff,
that one had the same clean-cut jaw.
She would not admit that 1t was
pride which fought against Geofr. She
had resented his coming to live with
them In the first place: resented 1t be-
cause 1t put her in humiliating POSI-
tIon In regard to his board. 1t had
been necessary at the time to ask
Geofr to pay his share Of the house
hold expenses. She had put bold
front on 1t, but her cheeks burned yet
as she remembered that conversation.
Then came her Illness and Geoff's
| discovery of the hazardous manner In