Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1935-12-18
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III tue same. low LOue, Cydulue. ".'
1t was the following Tuesday be.
fore Perilla Maiden found herself
entirely. The motor car, whose
speed was retarded by Lovell's d.
rection, reached New York on Sun,
day, and they went directly to the
LOvell's city, apartment.
The long and wearing motor
ride, after the distressing stay at
Maiden House, had so sapped Peril
las strength that at the doctors
OrderS she Went to bed and stayed
there until fully recuperated.
And that time had come. "All
right now, Mother" she said. Il
want to get up and dress and oh,
Mother, there's 50 much to tell you.
And first Of all, here's a shocker
for you. I'm going to finish up the
work ON the apartment, and get into
it as soon as l can. Don't oppose
me, I'm too i'll to fight, but plenty
we'll enough to do What l want to-"
1--WE won't fight you, dear, and
you can move In just as soon as we
can get things ready. Won't you
be lonely there? Do you plan to
have any one with yOu?"
Il do" Perilla gave her mother
a dubious glance. II plan to have
Jane"
"Jane? Merclful heavens, what
do you think I'm going to do? !
can't get along without Jane"
"Oh, yes you can. Let's say, for
a month or two, anyway. She can
run around here when you want
her specially. And maybe she can
get you another golden girl such as
she is"
well, Wen see about it," and
Mrs. Lowell sighed. Perilla knew
she had won her point.
"Now we'll have luncheon" she
ordered, "and then we'll have what
I find they call a conference. Oh,
mother! It's all too dreadful! Don't
pity me, or even sympathize: if
you do. I'll break down."
The two tactful women quite un-
derstood this and no reference was
made, to matters at Maiden House,
until Perilla chose to make it.
Perilla was so near collapse that
It seemed no hardship to remain in
bed. When she felt equal to the
strain she took her mother and
Jane up to her own little boudoir
and told them the whole story.
Mr.. Lowell and Malcolm came in
he late afternoon, having spent the
night before with Garth in his Phil
ldelphia home.
"A splendid man, that Garth"
declared Lowell. Hes taken over
Ill Perilla's business, and she
have better lawyer. You
wont have to worry about any
hing, dear"
"Not anything, dad"'
Il hope not. We won't go into
matters now."
"Better have it out, dad" said
who well knew Perilla's
Dersistency. ~~,rr..
"Was there any more talk Of
f." but Perilla couldn't go on.
~ Nothing but. However, l think
We put the kibosh on that. You
must know, mother and Jane, that |
Jorey's mother is not a-well, not |
n affable person. And she has a
omplex or whatever you call those
hings, that Pril-might as we'll |
ay it right out-that Pril killed |
jorey. Don't jump, Jane, Perilla
las heard this and discounted it.
"The old LADY, wish could |
raw her picture for you-well, l
ad to threaten her with all the |
orments of the Inferno, before she |
you'd let up on it. And did have
er stopped; she made up with
'erilla, and promised to lead a bet
er life, when, after the funeral,
he somehow got going again."
"Oh, Malcolm, did sheY' cried
'erilla. "What did she do?"
well, to begin with, she vowed
hat packet of cyanide was yours,
nd Of course we all know it was
ers, and she said you meant to
i'll her with it, and we know she
leant to kill you with it."
sand you let her put it over?"
"Well, see here, Jane. My stand
that she is touched, loony, off her
ut, whatever you like to call it,
ut they look upon her as sane"
But" said Mrs. Lowell, in her
oft voice, "why doesn't Perilla get
lawyer and face this slander-for
hats what it is"
eyes, mummie, but here's the
oint. If Perilla takes any notice
f this slander, any notice at all, it
ives it strength and a certain pos,
bility which cannot be ignored.
hats why I went at the old lady
ammer and tongs to scare her
bout the madhOuse, which is real
: where she belongs"
mot really. NAL" Perilla said.
only wish she did. But shej is
Inc, the doctors declare, and a
rong hate or even an unfounded