The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-09-03

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ways been asleep?
bee"
"Oh! Youl s. What Is it,"
DO you love mef''
do to show it,"
by God, Bee, I'm going to support
you. At least support you'll ;"
In March, Davis GOT his job; and as
before, he acted without consulting
either his father-in-law or Jeb about
1t. He borrowed ten thousand dollars
on his life-insurance, and formed a
new partnership with Ken Remble
Business was looking up 70. while;
many leaders believed and proclaimed
that the worst was past and prosper
ity restored. But within two months
more some of them who had backed
their beliefs had shot themselves while
cleaning" reviewers, died of monoxidc
gas poisoning In their garages, or had
leaped-or '.fallen'-from their office
windows.
Arthur Linsdale, neighbor OF the
Gleneths, rose from dinner-table and
went to the lake shore alone and nu.
bullet through his head. He was i'm
portant enough SO that cables carried
the news that night to European pa
pers, and Beatrice Gleneith read 1t In
her room at her hotel In Florence.
Chp CONT RpUpu for hn- Jourb+or
agnes, were leaving for home
No; your father has not cabled for
me; and I've had no letter today. It's
this: Arthur Linsdale's shot himself
He's just your fathers age. I've often
thought of them as alike. We're
leaving at once
When Bees mother and sister wele
on the water, she met. driving to mar
ket, a neighbor Of hers whom she had
often seen when she had lived in her
own house. It was Joyce Mereday,
whose husband, though out of Job
since January, had held on to their
home. though 1t was we'll known that
been paid for months. The garage
men would not carry slow accounts,
and SO Gene had got rid OF his car.
Joy was walking from the market.
She had had no servant since Christ.
mas.
Bee asked her TO lunch, and Joy got
into the car casually enough, and as.
they drove, she referred easily to her
children, who were being sent to the
public school; they took their lunch
with them to save the two-mlle walk
two extra times day. Joy was older
than Bee, and her girl was ten, and
the boy eight.
1t was when Bee and her guest
were at the understandable, with Bobby
and Davy between them. that Joy sud-
denly broke down.
Cravath had just served her and
Bee, and he had laid before the little
boys exactly what they ought to have
when Joy dropped her fork. which she
had lifted to her lips.
Il can't eat How can | eat? How
can | put this food In my mouth when
my children-my children are hungry?'
Bee jumped up and caught her In
her arms.
No! No" Joy cried. Il can't eat
d. sent my girl and boy to school
again with bread with a little butter
spread on 1t All had In the house
That's all they've had for days In their
lunchboxes And oatmeal at
home. That's box of oatmeal left
In your car; all we'll have tonight and
tomorrow. And my Sally said to
ME this morning. Don't mind
don't mind. Mother Nobody knows
You see. Bee. they go off by them
selves to eat,-Sally and Gene,-sn
nobody does know. from them. And
they eat the oatmeal morning and
| night at nomel They're such little
| snorts"
Bee made the mistake, that night,
Of letting Davis learn Of this. She
would not have told him, but she had
| to explain two circumstances-Bo Bob
bys report to his father that big
lady cried at lunch time, and the fur
| Their fact that Bee was without ten
| dollars, which was to have served her
for the rest of the week for she had
made JOY take It.
Bee herself did not sleep too well
| that night. She heard Davis walking
about. he came Into her room and bent
| over her.
Hello said Bee, and put up a han1
which he clasned so tight he hurt her.
| but she let him.
I've been looking at our boys" he
said
They're all right, Davy."
And they will be. Nothing-noth
ing will ever rob them of their OPP
portunityr'
"0f course not
and by God. I'll take care Of yon
and the little you that's coming
of course you Will"
Kiss me, Bee
She put both arms about his neck
md found his lips.
That's like-old times-almost, Bee
oh, God, how ! want you to love me-"