The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-24

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 Chapter Eight
 / HOME FACTS / vIyHEN Georgie got back to her W cabin that night she found Nelly Foster already there, smearing cream on face that was disfigured by weeping.
 Georgie shut the door and stood with her back to 1t for a moment, then she laughed little hysteric- ally.
 Nelly turned round. What are you laughing at?" she Lemanded sharply.
 "You look so funny" Georgie said.
 Nelly flushed. "Well. you've been bowling too," she said defiantly.
 ".I know" Georgie sat down on the side of the bed and sighed.
 "What do we do next?" she de- manded,
 "Do!" Nelly screwed the lid on the cream pot with vicious fingers. T know what do right enough. go back to the shop and serve nasty old women who treat me as if were dirt. from nine to six"
 Georgie leaned her chin in ter haifd. a''il
 "How did you get such long hol- Iday?" she asked interestedly.
 Doctors certificate" the elder girl answered briefly "I had vile cough and he thought was con supptive. The head fioorwalker "t ouN place.slikes met too. and. that helped. He'd marry me if he could"
 "WHy 9raA't hc?"
 "Beeause he's got wife,"
 And would you marry him?" Georgie asked.
 Nelly shrugged thin shoulders out of herscheap camisole.
 Don't know. He's not bad. but no matter how he's dressed or wher- ever he is. you could always swear he was floorwalker.
 He might be kind." Georgie sub mitted.
 "Oh, he's kind enough" Nelly agreed with weary seorn. But you want something more than that-at least do. Aren't you going to un- dress?"
 q suppose so." Georgie slipped out of her crimson frock. and held 1t up at arms length. regarding 1t with rather wistful eyes.
 "Nicholas Boyd said I look like a robin." she said.
 Nelly laughed.
 "He would! He's been we'll trained. Have you been crying about him?" she demanded.
 "Yes."
 "Why?"
 q don't know. I think life's aw. fully sad"
 "It's swindle. that's what 1t is, -' Nelly asserted rather violently. She was silent for Q moment, brushing her short straight hair with rather unnecessary violence. then she turned around again.
 T SUPPOSE Boyd has told you ! quite nicely and kindly that when you get to Southampton it's all over. eh?"
 " am eoinl to see MT. Boyd again." Georgie said quietly.
 "0h. are you? Well. you've chased him enough" Nelly said with blunt candor.
 Georgie's eyes grew distressed. DO you think have" she sighed. "And yet l haven't chased him in the ray you mean. It's been In quite different way"
 There is only one way" Nelly q . clared stolidly. "Men only ever want you for one thing: besides, he's married. I've seen his wife. She's like a fairy"
 "A very cheap fairy then" Georgie said quickly. then she sighed again. That was beastly of me-" she said. I expect she's frightfully nice when you know her."
 "Nice!s Nelly was scornful. 'Nicel and leLves that poor devil of man to come all this way alone?" Do you know" she grew suddenly mysterious. My belief is. that he doesn't ever mean to get to South ampton at all..
 What do you meanr
 "only that many a better man than he is has gone overheard just before the boat gets in." Nelly de- clared. cts the kind of thing a fallen film star would do. make a picturesque exit. and mind you. dontblame him."
 caorRia said nothing: sha was sit.