Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-01-17

l semi-darkness OF his library and
prepared to listen alone. for the
last time to the voice he loved best
IN all the world. After that. when
ne had heard each record. be would
destroy them all.
An hour previously he had
posted the letter TO Dorothy Dun
bar. asking her TO become his wife
The die was already cast and he
would hencefOrth endeavOr TO put
dreams of his bOyhood sweetheart
completely from his life: but mol
before he had heard once again
each of her glorious songs.
II seemed but yesterday-though
a full fifteen years had passed
that he and Sally Pendleton had
wandered arm In arm through the
understanding country lanes and he
had pleaded with her to marry
him. She was seventeen but she
had announced her intention TO be
come a great singer and had re
fused to marry him.
II know as well as II II we're writ
ten on the sands" she had told
him. "that II we marry now | will
utterly fail to carry out my ideals
In music. II you will wait for me
| will love no one but you"
But Patterson In his immature
reasoning and the Impotence of
youth had turned from her. He
wanted her then or moi at all. II
she loved her voice better than she
loved him she must choose her own
way.
OF course. Patterson knew of
Sally Pendleton's success as all the
world did. But he knew not where
she was nor would he have followed
had he known. She was somewhere
In the world singing. hut not in his
part of the world. He knew now
that he had committed a great folly
In his youth; he had been ungener
ous, small. jealous.
Sally's songs at seventeen had
been. won't You Tell Me Why.
Robin?" I'm the Cleaning" "The
Lost Chord" "Ye Banks and Braes.
and Patterson had managed to Sc.
cure them all for his talking ma
chine.
He was so deep In his dreams
and so regretful of their imminent
passing that he was only half-con
sclons that a voice, not that of the
machine, was singing through
Wont You Tell Me Why, Robin?'
Patterson's heart beat rapidly ant
he gripped the arms of his chair ir
a tenslty of emotion he had moi
known for years. For p%atterson's
name was Robin and the emotion IL
that voice told him that Sally Pen
dleton vas In the same buildln,
calling to him.
He must go.
Down the elevator he went anC
swiftly to the office of the apart
ment house to make inquiry. A
lady had arrived during the after
noon. yes-her name was not. how
ever. Pendleton.
Patters0n's heart sank. Was 4
then not his Sally7 Or worse still
was 1t Sally and was she married
He could not contemplate th'
thought and rushed off to the rooms
mentioned by the clerk.
She opened the door to her suit,
OF rooms and Patterson found him
self speechless with emotion.
"Robln-Robln Adair." she cried
using the old pet name.
"My Sally" was all Patterson
could say, and the Sally was In hi
arms and she was trembling an,
Patterson could only hold her close
"Then 1t was you-listening I,
my voicef" she asked presently. ~
doesn't seem possible. The grea
hand OF fate-lsn't 1t, Robln?" He
voice was unsteady.
II have listened to your volc'
ever since the first record came out
and In my SOUL have heard it
before that"
She was leading him into the spa
cious sitting room. "And now tel
me everything. | am hungry I,
hear you talk. | sneaked into tn,
country under an assumed name s.
that might have q few month
away from my public-they de
mand so much of me-"
"You are not married?"
She looked wistfully at him. +"
told you fifteen years ago ] woul,
always love you. Robin"
Suddenly Robin realized the ter
ror of the situation. His letter o
proposal to Dorothy was even the
In her hands - no doubt she wa
writing him her answer and Patter
son knew 1t would be yes"
"SalIy, my own" he said swiftly
81 have had no one In the depth
of my heart sleeping or waking 70
fifteen years, and now, now wheI
| had given up hope of your seek
Ing me out, ! have asked anothe
girl to marry me ! have neve
wanted to seek you because | fel
too unworthy and small. Now
know | have been a first-class idiot
| shall love you always"
Sally was struggling to keeI
from CRYING ont hut in n mompn