Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-04-27

"You ought to guess. And I've seen
charm you have, no matter how you
try to hide 1t and how much power,
no matter how little you choose to
use 1t. And I've seen you with chill
dren-your patience and your wisdom
and your loving kindness. Philip
Starr has done wonderful things for
the place-and the woman-he loved
by his death. But they're nothing
to what you can do for the place and
the man you may lovely your life
If you only will"
The girl rose suddenly and turned
away from him. Gale crossed to her
quickly. and put his hand on her
shoulder.
$50 you refused Thomas Gray7' be
asked quietly.
"Yes. There was never any Ques-
ton OF Thomas"
''Or Of met"
YES. there was some question OF
you. | thought you knew that"
"Will--could you answer 1t any diff
ferently now7"
NO"
"Or ever. do you Think"
mo. I'm sure | never could
'sThen how are you going to answer
Paul when he comes homer"
paul isn't ever coming home" said
Mary steadily-so steadily. In fact
that man who knew her less well
than Gale Hamlin did would have
been completely deceived by her tone
"What happened, Mary?" he asked
gently. please tell me-"
He was wounded last May" she
said In hard voice. mot seriously
Cousin Violet had a letter. written By
Paul himself In the hospital, saying
the wound was Just a scratch-that
he'd be out again for the next big
scrap"
Eyes"
"He was. He was at Belleau Wood
and Thlerry. Then he wa.
listed as Prisoner or Missing We
haven't heard since. That was nine
months ago."
"Yes."
There were very few marines taken
prisoner. We thought, after the
armistice was signed, we'd have some
word.
"And you haven't7"
"No-not a syllable. We hope
hope. anyWay--that he was killed. II
would be much less horrible-than the
other" Then with a swift change Of
tone. she exclaimed. Don't you ever
read the Casualty lists yourself7 Oh
believe you knew all the time r.
Yes-I did. But wanted yen to
tell me yourself. I've been waiting
ever since last summer. to see II you
wouldn't. | wanted to know just how
you felt about It.
DO you know now7s'
| II think | do--Mary, don't you ever
| bend?'
"Bend?"
"Yes-because Ii you don't, Tn
afraid some day you're going to break
You did, very nearly, you know. once
before. You remember the old fable
II have been doing what | could,
Gale went on, as Mary did not an.
| swer, ito locate your cousin ever since
| found out the situation. But, SO far
| haven't discovered anything. Now
| however, I'm starting for Europe my
| self-almost Immediately. Until now
| 1t has seemed as II | could be most
useful here. | am glad that at last
| there appear to be ways In which
can help over there-reconstructlo
| investigatlon--l don't need to tel
you There, my dear, there"
He waited patiently for the storm
to pass, stroking very gently the soft
hair about the hidden face. He walt
/ ed. 1t seemed to him, endlessly. Fol
Mary was weeping with the abandon
ment. the utter hopelessness. that
marks the ultimate despair OF those
strong souls whose fortitude enables
| them to restrain their grief until 4
| reaches Its elimination, and the shat
tering OF whose spirit is all the NOR,
| tragic because 1t Is so sudden. Gale
Hamlln's heart twisted In his breas
at the sight of her unrestraint and tn,
thought. OF her agony. He knew b,
was powerless to help her except b.
surrounding her with the sense OF bill
infinite compassion. 1t was iont
time before she raised her head, ant
as she did so, still far from composed
the door was flung unceremoniousl.
open and Algy and Moses entered
noisIly.
1.-The dollars all spent" announces
Moses.
WELL" said Gale, with slight sigh
ut lasted just about long enough.
rather wish, though, had given yol
dollar and a half Will you TAX
me over and introduce me to your new
little cousInT
Mrs. Elliott, who was passing tn
afternoon" with Violet, saw him wall
down the cobblestone path with
small boy on either side of him. fror
her point of vantage In the North Par
| lor window Violet did MT rpcpiv