Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-23


nignly. you're a good man, Dan Nc
Namara. How come you've never mar
ried?"
"If l had, my mother would have
lived with u.s." he declared. "How
come you've never been marrled?"
Lanny sighed. Nobody evcr asked
me-"
Mcnamara sighed gustily. "My poor
mothers very old and In bad health"
he said.
"A man like you should have sons
fine, big, s%trapping, manly sons"
"How old are you, Lanny7'
"Forty-rwo."
I'm ~forty-slx myself" He sighed
again. you're a fine woman. Lanny
devil a finer. We might manage It."
Manage whatY"
ITO put up with mother for the little
time she has to live. God bless her."
II never could stand a left-handed
proposal, Dan." Lanny shook her head
and gazed at him solemnly.
"Then here's my right hand on It,
Lanny," and he laid his great right
paw in hers. III It's sons you'd have.
you old darlin', it's little time we have
to waste"
A faint flush came to Lanny's slight
ly faded cheeks. "What would Stevie
dor"
ITS been my observation, Lanny,
fhot n urnnun urtfhApt cao,nth,n~ IN
occupy her mind is In a poor way.
You could continue to look after the
doctors Office"
you've a good theory, Dan. but 1t
lacks one ingredient"
Name the lack and I'll get It."
"You're not In love with me-"
1.-THE HI I'm not! You're like all
the women-forever putting dogs In
windows. I'm not used to passing
words lightly on such a subject. Give
me a yes or no answer"
"You great, lovable IDIOT" Lanny
yelled. Advancing swiftly upon the
chief. she kissed his pompadour. "Ill
risk your mother. Dan," she said soft
ly. "All my life I've been looking for
a man with q heart In his chest-and
the day you first came into the office,
with your big, staggering way and
your barney and your mir Of owning
the world. IL wondered If you were
married. Pm no longer young. Dan.
have peculiar ways and I'm bossy,
too"
Mcnamara drew her face down and
kissed It. "What a blessing I'm used
to that, Lanny, and have learned to be
kind to the aged. Here. quit pulling
my hair, woman"
The door bell began ringing.
whats wrong with you, Lanny?"
Stephen demanded when Lanny adj
mitted him. II rang half a dozen
times"
do you good to wait once In a
WHILE" she snapped back at him.
Mac" he declared. you have a
proprietary air about you"
"And well | may" Mcnamara replied
pertly. 1--WE just popped the question
to Lanny and we've agreed to jump
owe the broomstick together"
"Ive been expecting this, Dan. She
hasn't been worth a cancelled postage
stamp to me since she met you"
But I'm not going to leave you,
Stevie darling. Oh, | couldn't leave my
bOv! !"
Stephen held out his arms and Lanny
ran into them. And then Stephen
warned Dan that II he wasn't good to
Lanny he would hypnotic him, as he
had hypnotized p. Flynn, and sell him
the idea he was a pet poodle. so Lanny
could kick him around at will.
"You whar?" Mcnamara yelled.
"You put the comether on Flynn"
certainly" And Stephen told him
the story.
Three hundred years ago, in Salem,
Massachusetts," said Dan Mcnamara,
you would have been burned for a
WITCH"
The door bell rang in%sistently. Now,
who can that be?" Lanny exploded.
Dan rolled out of the kitchen and
down the hall. Then Stephen and
Lanny heard the door slammed violent
ly there was a %scuffle. and something
crashed to the floor.
He came into the kitchen a moment
later, leading by her h%andcuffed wrist
none other than Penelope GatlIn. "She
wouldn't kiss me first" he announced,
$50 | put the cuffs on her-the little
vixen"
"Oh, Lanny, you darling! And
Stevie, you sweetheart" Penelope
cried, and extended her manacled arms
I.anny lodged In under them and fold
ed the girl to her heart. "You next,
Srevie," Penelope ordered. and obedi-
emily Stephen lowered his head and
the looped arms came around his neck
and drew his face down. "And now,
Dan." the girl cooed, and turned her
face upward.
Mcnamara l%aughingly uncufred her.
"Why didn't you cable us?'' Stephen
demanded, q tritie severely.
II adore surprises. that's why"
"Why did you come back?" McNa-
mara demanded.
1.-THE proper place to hide oneself is
in the spot one Is supposed to have fled
from. Lanny. don't let them stand
around staring at me and asking HE
questions" moaned Penelope. I'm
hungry and 40 tired Gan I have nv