Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-05-18

Win Ienny tagging lOTIOTuly III Hci
wake, Cynthia left the dining room
and ran up the stairs Geoff had an
| uncomfortable conviction that she had
gone to her room to cry.
Cynthia was driving Geofr down
town. Why she had proposed herself
as his chauffeur Geoff did not know.
She had come into the old parlor, en-
tirely calm and composed, no traces
whatever of tears In her face and
| asked quietly II she might take the
guest down for his luggage.
| Geoff had been little astonished
| at the effect this simple request had
upon her family. Miss Mona looked
distressed, the Captain cleared his
throat, Cary shifted his feet uneasily.
| What, Geoff demanded of himself, was
the matter with this girl that every
thing she said or did appeared to
| paralyze her relatives? Was she a
lady bully, girllsh tyrant who traded
| on their love to keep them In state
of subsection to her whims7 He set
| his jaw--Geofr had a nice firm jaw of
1 his own-and rather looked forward to
brush between this Cynthia person
and himself.
/ Pretty sight," he commented as the
car made Its swift If unimpresslve way
down the broad streets. The city was
asparkle with lights. blazing against
tire soft darkness or the summer sky.
yes. Denver's pretty" Cynthia as
scented ahsently They drove for a
block or two more In silence which
she broke abruptly. "You say you're
going to stay with us for yearT
.sYour mother has asked me to- he
replied with cool defensIveness
"That's all right can see Miss
/ Mona will love having you. The only
thing-you'n want to pay board?a
The shock Of 1t took his breath away.
/ He felt himself turning scarlet In the
darkness.
Naturally he began stiffly. "A
| fellows seH-respeet requires It. I Of
| fered to--I insisted, but Mrs. Ayles-
bury"
81 know she answered. you can
pay 1t to me and not mention 1t to
| her.
10 you
Yes
He remembered the Captains COM
ment on her glft shop. An expensive
toy 80 that was II Ihe greedy
young graDDer needed more money
ana saw way 10 get IL Without asking
her family
II think I'd rather-I think 1t would
be better Tor me TO pay 1t to your
mother"
"She wouldn't take it,
"But II ! paid 1t to you and she
didn't know
She smiled, faint, rather weary
smile that-heid something or -seeFn
| and something Oh tolerance. SO It's
the elect on MISS Mona you nave an
eye TO, not the preservation OF q fel-
lows self-respect
lie was silent through sheer annoy
ance. ms was lhe most unpleasant
girl ne haa ever met,
mo use getting angry she admon-
isned him. I'm Just trying TO make
y easy Ior yon' mats al. reaiiAe
that you've been put In difllcuit posi-
tion that you really Wohio na'e ~
staying with US for year as non
paying guest 30 In suggesting 'iia'
you pay your Doard 70 me :.
90 you can put II INTO your siis
shop
she Slowed around tn her seat "
give MN cryptic glance. Il.
what dyou know ABOUT my Bn'
shop
Nothing,' ne SAID curly. ohiy
thal you nave one.
She nodded. "Oh, yes, have one,
all right. And | can use whatever
sum you decide on as financial
recompense for the home life we offer
you-don't ! put 1t nicely?-I can use
1t In my shop" She laughed, mystic
| rious, mirthful little laugh which In
creased Geoffs irritation. She was
finding him funny, was she? Its the
Odds and Ends, you know"
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