The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-05-14

to know 1t, and yoi've had 'eln all the
while"
lie moved abruptly to his desk and
pressed his buzzer. The prompt ap-
pearance of Miss Gilbert forestalled
any reply from Rodney.
"Gek Miss GleneIth on the phone"
Jeb said.
In the house twenty miles north
along the lake, shore, Agnes Gleneith
had been informed that Mr.. Braddon
wished to speak to her.
"You tell her, Rod; or shall I?'
Jeb extended the instrument.
"Tell her whas??"
@That you're coming out to her on
the first train. Quick! | can hear
her near the phone. You're going to
tell her-or | will y
Rod, with sudden violence that
amazed Jud. snatched the telephone.
and In moment he was speaking to
Agnes was nearly twenty-three. and
she would have said upon that win
ter afternoon, when snowfiakes were
beginning to blow from the north even
before the clouds f1oated under the
sun. that nothing In the least ex-
traordinary had ever happened to her.
She had been born In an attractive.
pleasant house only half mile away
from this huge handsome country
mansion, on the lake shore. which
| for the last eleven years-almost half
| of Agnes life-had been home.
Beatrice, her sister who was two
years older, also had been born In
that same smaller house. for there
her father had brought her mother
| as a bride. Such was the phrase by
which her mother always described
| that house: when | was bride. Bob
| brought me here to that little house
| on Easter Lane"
1t was little only In comparison; 1t
! had great garden. gay In summer
| with phlox. sweet William, larkspur
| and Canterbury bells. 1t had init
| mate CHEEKY fireplaces and next the
sunny rooms which had been Agnes
| and Bees. had been Papa's and Nam
mas room wherein had been their
big bed
Agnes thought OF that house as hav-
| Ing been always happy; and she could
remember when she was child. and
would run into Papas and Mamma e
room In the morning In her white
flannel teddy" with feet" and Papa
would pick her up and kiss her and
then bounce her down between Nam
ma and him In the big bed.
Father must have been making plen-
/ ty of money then. or course he had
much more now. very much more
Millions, Agnes realized; yet the mon.
| ey had not greatly altered the pat
| terms OF her dreams which had been
shaped to satisfaction In the little
house; nor had II greatly changed
the actual course she pursued She
had left Country Day school for Il
very expensive girls school In Con
| necticut when she was fifteen. and
that might not have happened from the
| little house, but soon she went on t.
| Smith college. as always she had
/ planned and had been graduated last
| June. The summer abroad. and now
| she was at home. which meant, when
she was In the house, that she was
with her mother, mostly. and wher
| she was out she was with Bee. who
| had married four years ago and had
two hahes or she was hnrryina
| about. being busy with Junior league
errands: and she was waiting for tbs
man she was to marry.
Agnes did not pretend anything else
with herself To be happy, cir
must bind herself In utter lntimac,
with a man. she must be a wife: Az
mes wanted to be wife and have ha
bies, like Bees dear adorable little
boys. But she did not want hus
| hand like Bees, though Bee arguef
she was happy. Agnes knew thai
when you were. you showed it-yor
didn't debate II.
| RIO DE CONTINUED