The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-10-01

to bring Robert Glenelth's holdings
into the clear. Bob's books do not yet
balance: but he is operating his plants
and making little money And he's
living again In the same little" house
on Easter Lane to which he brought
Tricle as a bride and where, for many
years. they We're happy. They are ten
der again together.
Are they happy Wen, what Is hap
piness?
ffiefe has not forgiven him she
was never to make that mistake She
has succeeded In never referring to her
husbands association with Cash.
Jeh has job. Hes customers
man. selling stock, and people are be-
lieving him again.
Davis has job In creamery com
pany: he's district superintendent at
fifty dollars IL week. Bee has a job.
life-insuranee, and she's good at it.
She means to keep at 1t; she has de-
clared her collaborating days at an end.
Davis and she rented very small
house near Easter Lane. Bee keeps Il
middle-aged maid who wears spec
taces and who Is only plain cook
but who is completely reliable with the
little boys.
At noon, Bee often drops In on her
sister at Agnes apartment on the north
side. II is almost down town yet
1t overlooks the lake; and the wind
sweeps off the water, clean and clear.
Agnes adores the place.
Bee likes to linger there.
ITS fun to fight for business and to
get some," said Bee. "You feel good
about tat least until your husband
gets home. It's certainly hell on the
husband to have his wife good at any
thing practical, but what can l do?
Flop?"
"Of course you can't flop" said
Agnes.
And ! won't! I'm going to make
some money for my boys; and I'm GO
Ing TO paylyou back some day, Agnes
you and Cathal.'
Nor Agnes begged her. Il don't
want It. and he doesn't eIther.'
Il know you don't. but It's our debt
and you can't deny 1t, Agnes"
Alone, after Bee had gone, Agnes
went In to her baby-her little daugh-
ter. Light One, like herself.
At ten months she has soft tiaxen
hair and eyes Of deep blue; she has
skin like pale petals of wild rose, an
adorable little mouth. and tiny. formed
chin and most perfect little hands Her
hair Is like Agnes In texture and hue.
Her name Is Winlfred Agnes and the
kingdom Of the happiness Of her father
and mother encloses her.
VIII that kingdom fall In few
years? Agnes does not believe It, for
her love and Cathal's differs from that
which once held her father and mother
| And Bee and Davis never knew any.
thing like this. They tried to improvse
kingdom on material possessions
and even those were taken from them
Standing and gazing down at her
baby, Agnes wonders suddenly what
she shall tell this child some time
of the glory OF the Gleneths' that Is
gomez
] Should she relate how they nad q
little money. and were happy; but hat
to have more and more? SO they made
1t. and her father became unfaIthful
/ and Davis tried to kill himself; ant
/ failing at that, he went crooked?
What, out Of all the past. should Az
mes preserve and pit on to her child
What, out of all her family who 81
Mighty prospered for years2 Wha
really memorable and inspiring act OF
occasion?
On her sioe, Agnes realized, standing
there over her sleeping child-on th,
side OF the Gleneiths. nothing.
Nothing to compare with that whici
entered so largely into the making O
the man who Is this haby's father
nothing to compare, In Its effect whel
Winnie will pass 1t on (Agnes prays
TO hel own children How Catha
Martin O'Mara went up with titzpat
rick. his chief Oh battalion, to the towe
with the building nblaze below, an,
how he died there, and his wife stoo,
and watched him.
4 1.-THE END.I