Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-02-14
FlOrences
Triumph
By IDA MELLON
q. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.

q. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.
FLORENCE had expected to have
L a wonderful time when she went
to visit her aunt and cousins In
New York. But somehow when she
arrived things were not just what
she had expected them to be.
Her cousins, Dolly and Joan, had
changed, for n thing. They seemed
to be so anxious all the time about
their various social engagements.
They were anxious, too, about
Florence.
"You mustn't be too nice to Dick
Thomas" they told her, the night
after Dick had entertained them all
at dinner and the theater. Hes
nice enough, of course, but he hasn't
any money, and it's useless to have
a man like that hanging around all
the time; you know it keeps other
men away"
"But-he must have spent a good
DEAL" ventured their cousin from
the country.
Probably you're right, Florence"
Joan answered. but 1t must have
taken nearly every cent he earned
last week to do it. Let's see-we'n
have to have him here for dinner
some time soon, to pay him back for
last night; let's ask him the night
Peggy Frances comes, and get rid of
both of them at oncel'
Florence didn't like that way Of
doing things.
AT her home in a sleepy little
southern town you we're friendly
with people whether they had money
Or not.
Florence knew without being told
that her cousins wanted to get mar
Iceland with them, getting mar
ried meant marrying a man who
had money.
To Florence it seemed hldeous,
but Joan and Dolly and their mother
seemed to think it was the only
thing for a girl to do
"You just have to have money"
loan told her once. without 1t
life's just impossible"
One of the young men to whom
Dolly was especially nice discov-
cred that Florence was the daugh-
ter of the famous Samuel Darwin,
and devoted himself to her after
that. Her aunt told Florence that
she ought to be delighted, that the
young man was a great catch.
Florence said nothing.
He gave a dinner for Florence q
month after she arrived In New
York, at a very smart new restau-
rant. 1t happened to be an eve
ming when she was feeling espe-
cially homesick, when 1t seemed
that she must pack her trunk In
the morning and go straight back
home. She was trying hard to pre-.
!, TEND to enjoy herself, when. glanc-
ng up, she saw the face of the
u young man who was picking up the
,Oiled dishes.
"Why-why-" she turned in her
chair, but he had gone off to the
, kitchen, and the next course was
: being served. Florence was very
quiet until it was over, and the
= young man appeared again. Then
l. as he removed her plate, she lai(
her hand on his arm.
"Yon're Billy James, aren't your
she said. In her soft, southern drawl
n "Yes-I am" he said, and hi
voice had that same soft drawl In 1t
"FlOrence!" exclaimed her aunt
IS from across the table. That's this
BUS boy"
~ don't care" Florence answered
- 1efantly. Il used to know hin
down homeland"
He had come back for more
dishes, reluctantly. She motioneC
him to her side.
BILLY. what are you doing here
Won't you come to see me?" sh'
asked. I'D really like to see you
Please?
"Why, Florence, Il"
"F%lorence!" her aunt exclaimed
again, and the young man disap
peared once more. He didn't comI
back again.
Il haven't seen him for ages; h
ran away from home," she said
And now maybe | won't see hin
again. Oh"
And suddenly the other diners Il
the smart restaurant were amazed
to see a pretty young girl In a Whit
and silver frock rise from her chat
and hurry acros the dining room
| to the door of the k~itchen-and rusl
straight through it, with the hea,
waiter following.
"Billy" she cried, as she caugh
up with him. why are you run
) ming away from me?"
Because I'm a fiat failure" h,
! told her. 81 said I'd come up her,
and make good, because | was sur
could sell that play | wrote dow
home. Well, | haven't sold 1t, an,
| had to earn a living somehow
j really, you shouldn't have Spoken
to mel"