Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-09-07
By Wallace IrsOir

knat on numerous occasions dtring the
last month he has accepted invitations
20 dinners and ether social functions 20
winch Mrs. Bryne has mos been invited
t..
Mabel coughed. looked relieved. laid
the paper aside, pet she had a nervous
feeling Of something very, very wrong
nehind this bald announcement. or
was It merely conscience, cistortfng
innings agatn2 But Clyde seemed 70
enjoy every line Of f.
So poor old Charley'S dropped his
arsenic pun" he giaxled. GOOD for
charley III bet he's shooting fire
crackers and
He was interrupted by q sports model
ear, teeming with sports model costumes
IS It whitfield into the drive. Funny
climax to Mabel's nervous attack, Just
past. So they were calling on her at
last That hoETid Sally fitch was at
the wheel. and three others she reco-
gnized Hilda Ogiethrope and sue
Blaney, whom Clyde had pointed out
on the road. Yes, and the young man
with Spectacles who ran the Echo.
They were piling out. The Echo edi-
tor, grfnning like q Cheshire cat, was
waving copy Of his paper.
Hello. Mabel" cried Sally, holding
out both her hands to be taken. They
might have been old schooimates. Il
hope you don't think we're mobbing
you. This Is Hilda OglethOrpe and Sue
Blaney-of course you've met. But no.
OF course you haven't"
Yes. and whose fault Is it?" asked
Sue. TITS yours, you little varmint"
Indicating the editor, sim impersonat-
ing Cheshire cat.
Nov look here" said Dan Newiands |
defensively whats the slogan Of the |
Echo? For the Good OF the COM |
munity.' And hasn't the community /
agreed for six years that Esther Bryne /
was q scourge7 wouldn't you all have 4
bribed me, II I'd been bribable, to turn |
the power Of the press on her and send /
her to Reno, or further7"
To Mabel, Of course, this was all /
broken picture puzzle. But Sally Fitch i
had put sisteriy hand IN hers and led
her TO the other end Of the porch. She
could be so nice. Just as Clyde had said.
You must have thought we were
terrible" she began contritely, mot
looking you up the first week you were
here"
20. that's all right" said Mabel. Civ
ing candor for candor. II quite under
stand. When Clyde was alone he was
IN extra man and"
But when Dan NeWlands came
around and told Of the perfectly won
ierful thing you'd done for the COM
nunity-Mabel, dear, you're a sort Of
national hero in our crowd Nobody
around here's original enough to think
IS 1t was you I wanted TO fly TO you
md take you to my buzzum. But Dan
hes a nachel born politician, you
put US on our honor not TO
% near you until Esther Bryne had ex-
'loded, or gone to Reno, or something.
Because, Dan said, II we got thick with
on everybody'd know who started IT,"
label was struggling to ask questions
ut Sally ratified on, Where did you
I'm into the Brynes, to get that slant
n her?"
at the Literary guild tea-but-S
Nov she's gone for good. and
;harley's stepping out. He's all made
yer. Goes everywhere. And you know
IAN can be around here. You darl-
lgl" With an impulsive hug. You're
Ding TO be idolized. How did you think
It? And before anybody else gets
ou, you and Clyde must come TO din
er tonight, and tomorrow we're going
But the irrepressible little Dan New
nds, still grinning, edged his way up
e opened wallet and brought out
1y newspaper clipping.
TN wear this next my heart till the
~ die" he said. And II were
narles H. Bryne, I'd put you on a PEN
e way you worded It. Q. II. B. Every
idy at the golf club calls him @. II. B.
mart Of you to know that"
And he laid the clipping In her
md, possibly TO refresh her memory.
It'll clearer and clearer eyes she read:
Mr.. @. II. B. announces that
his wife is not going out this