Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-05-11


his pocket. 1t was Tenny. her black
eyes enormous In her white face, who
answered Geoff.
-.Gary's got gunl Up In bis room.
I'll go get it"
Not. by long shot," he told her.
"Show me where 1t is and I'll get it.
He paused to say significantly over his
shoulder to the Captain. III you'll
take her around by the front, sir"
So Geofr Ensloe found himself en-
terlng the Cary house for the first time
by way of the kitchen; following
Tenny through a maze of pantries and
halls and up the wide stairway to the
second floor.
Here's Cary's room," his guide said,
flinging open door. HE keeps 1t In
his dresser drawer I'll show your
Geofr pocketed the gun. "Stay up
here for a little while, Tenny.'
She swallowed I'm going to. Does
does 1t Just have to be done3"
ut has to be done. It's the kindest
thing, Tenny," he added.
She nodded, and putting her hands
| to her ears ran away to her own
| room.
| few minutes later when the little
| dogs troubles were over and Geoff was
| digging beneath the apple tree with a
| spade with which the cook had sup
piled him, Tenny, red-eyed but quiet,
appeared, handsome silk shawl hung
! over her arm.
Miss Mona wants you to wrap
Hadjl I'D In this she said. keeping
her eyes averted from the tangle of
black hair on the ground. "She- says
Cynthia's dog mustn't be buried with
out something to wrap him In
rs 1t Cynthias shawl?" Geofr took
the heavily frlnged thing In his hands.
1T seems rather shame"
No, it's Miss Nona's. You see, she
thinks It's her fault HABIT got hurt.
There's new police dog next door
and Cynthia said to keep Hadii shut
up while that dog was out. And Miss
Mona forgot and let HadjI out She
| says she's afraid Of what Cynthia will
say when she comes home
+ your Cynthia appears to have the
entire household pretty well In sub
ieetion,n was Geeff's comment. All
right, Tennyi Run back into the
house and I'll be with you In few
minutes.
Ten minutes later. having washed
his hands In the oId-fashIoned bath
room to which the cook showed him,
| Geoff Joined the others In one OF the
/ double parlors below.
| His eyes roved delightedly about the
room. Old Persian rugs lay upon
| the polished floor. True the wall
| paper was dlngy and there were spots
on the ceiling where water had leaked
| through. The enamel OF the woodwork
had yelloWed with age and the bro
cade curtains in front OF the long win
dows showed many skiliful darn.
| But Geofr thought 1t all the more
charming for these evidences of shah
biness. They spelled permanency to
him, years Of home life going on In
one place. rooms which had been the
scene of laughter and tears, hopes and
the bitterness of defeat and disappoint.
ment.
I'm SO grateful to you about Hadji,
Mrs. Aylesbury said softly. II dread
to have Cynthia know. She was SC
fond OF the dog-she'll think we were
careless with him" She touched q
wisp Of handkerchief to her eyes, then
tucked 1t away and patted the couch
beside her. "Sit down, my dear boy
and tell me about your mother-aboul
yourself'
Geofr. beginning with the hesitancy
such an invitation usually engenders
presently found himself launched or
an enthusiastic description Of his new
work, of what he had done and whai
he hoped to do. He heard his owr
voice going on and on In eager tall
while Mrs. Aylesbury listened atten
lively.
And you'll be In Denver q year 7
she exclaimed when he paused fol
breath and realized rather sheeplshl,
his own loquacity. "Geofr, / can't tel
you how happy that makes me. You
mother was my dearest friend wher
we were girls. 1t has been grea
grief to me that we've been sep
arated so long.
"But next to having Eunice with me
We'll love having her son. You'll liy.
with US, Geoff, of counsel Oh, yes
she went on as he protested, you cal
see for yourself what big hous,
this lis. You can have your choice o
rooms-several rooms. II you like"
"But-your own family"
ut will be-pure JOY for Cary to hav,
another mana man of his own age
here. My father will enjoy 1t. Gym
thia'-over her face, so expressive o
afrectionate welcome, fitted look O
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS will Yol
mustn't mind if--just at first-Cynthlt
seem a little-cold. She's the deares
OF girls, you know. How we'd get alon,
without her,sI don't know. But she
not like Cary and me. She shel
buslnesslike. She runs shop---a llttl,
Gift ahon-u