The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-09-10
By EDWIN BALMER
Copyright by Edwin Balmer
WNU Service

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Emery Linsdale from Canada: .Mr
O'Mara promised an answer tomorrow
Mr.. OMara says This waf
denied by Mr.. O'Mara."
He represented and defended men re-
Gently Among those first In the city
men accuAed but not yet pronounced
guilty, men with rich and powerful
friends, WHIP, however, were themselves
helpless to save them; and so they
had sought Cathal O'Mara.
As the train entered Chicago. she
sought alterations In the physical as
pect of the city to correspond to what
here had happened. There were none
When they stopped under the sta
tion train-shed aud stepped down
then the change was sufficiently de.
clared.
She saw 1t, first, Nm the face u
Davis. She halted on Nthe train-step
then she sprang down and went to him
and kissed him. Her sister was there
She kissed Bee. "All right, Bee7 All
rlght7''
"Of course. Hello, Motherls
Jeb was there; her father had said
he might be.
+ Jeb had changed, but not enough
More ought to have happened to him
II SO much had happened to Davis
But she kissed Jeb; and he kissed
her twice and held her. IS
She could feel he was excited
whats the hurry, Glen? There's nc
one else here. Stay with me. now
But she freed herself from him and
turned back to Davis, and pulled him
down to her and kissed him on bis
tight-pressed lips.
"See here" Jeb complained. Hes
married. And ! think Pm pretty good
to come to meet YOU
you are, Jeb." But she could not
feel for him at all. Had something
more happened to Davis today7
Agnes asked Bee this, as soon as
she got her sister aside. NO; why n
said Bee; and Agnes knew he had
broken SO gradually that those with
him scarcely realized It
Her father did not proceed home
with them. He and Jeb went to thell
Offices; and Davis departed to his
Before long they heard Baskerville
bayIng; moment later they were be
| fore the house, and Selma stood with
| a little boy On each side OF her, way
Ing.
Agnes and her mother were home
TITS a dizzy world" observed Bee
loosening her clothes and lying back
on her bed. Zone can't start at any
thing, however praiseworthy at the
moment, and be sure her enterprise
will still be considered creditable
when It's accomplished"
"You mean?" said Agnes.
II do, my child. The world no longer
groans for increase. 1t doesn't want
any more children, or cotton or wheat
Or railroads, or any Of the good OLD
products and Improvements that the
best citizens used to pray for.
you've lovely instincts darling,
the Dark One added, reaching her
hand to her sister. ITS lucky you
don't indulge them"
bee, how bad are things for us?'
well, Father probably still has 6
little; not much. but maybe more thar
he owes. Thank God, Jeb got him into
a big block Of insult stuff; and that's
been standing up. Fathers got It al
the banks; but they give him money
on 1t. He'll keep going; but he's In nc
shape to put up quarter-million tt
save us again. Father bought him ou1
Of the original mess; but not ever
Father can do II now. After Father
paid his debts, Davis got his new starr
by borrowing on his life-insurance
| and he's borrowed the limit since Their
to keep on. Now hes at the end of 1t
| What's our next move? / don't know.
Even Agnes sense Of security was
| shaken.
Jeb phoned; and this was as 1t hat
been a year ago.
Hello, Client Hellol This is ole
| times Lord, how like 1T Tn
| alone In my office and on my private
| wire, so we can talk. What's
| the matter with you, Glen? Who's
| there7"
"Nobody's here"
"Then tell me little OF what II
means to be back to. me-"
| ITS so different, Jeb."
mot so different. I'll show you
| I'm coming right out, to cheer you up.
Il don't want cheering up, Jeb."
"You certainly d."
Tomorrow then, please, Jeb."
"Why the devil tomorrow? Why moi
| now7 Why
She did not know why, except that
she could not feel like having him
cheer her up by reassuring her Of his
fortune; she did not feel like meeting
his claim to kiss her and hold her
| Her father came home: "When'll JET
be along, Light One?"
mot tonight"
| Her father gazed straight Mt her
"All right" he said. your business
| The talk at the table, and later
while the family stayed together. care
| fully avoided discussion OF their owr