The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-10-08
By PETER B. KYNE
Copyright by Bell Syndicate
WNU Service.

preached ii To Mrs. tatiin.
Lets adopt a baby.' he urged
Louise demurred She had her
doubts as to the ACCESSIBILITY of taking
over somebody's else Troublesome
never knew how an adopted baby was
going to turn ont-there was no hurry,
anyhow-she must have time to CON
slider the idea-her health.
ITO HI with your health" Mr. Cat
lin roared for the first time In his
married life becoming vulgar Every
doctor you've had tells me you're, or
ganically sound. You only think you're
sick"
MY nerves. she protested. but he
silenepd her.
You think too much about yourself
and not at all about anybody else. par
ticularly me. What you need Is baby
to fuss with. You'll learn to love II in
a month as much rs If 1t WAS your own
flesh and blood
I'm afraid you'll not love 1t, Theo-
dore. You're so cranky and irritable"
she defended.
aIisten!' Mr.. Gatlin commanded.
I'm at the point where I'm seriously
considering suing you for divorce on
the grounds that you're barren wom-
an. In other ways you don't measure
up to my idea Of wife and COM
nanion. It's no fun for me to come
home night after night and have to
listen to your tales of Woe"
"vou are devoid of sympathy his
wife charged. You neglect me"
"Maybe I've failed" said Mr. Gatlin,
"but by Jimmy, I've tried, and I'm will
ing to keep on trying a little longer.
Only, from now on, we're going to try
my methods, and adopting baby Is
one of them If that fails I'll take the
baby over myself and we'll call In the
lawyers"
She knew she had gone as far as
she dared. Even the dullest of married
women know when that point Is
reached; that is, they know when 1t
mas been reached for that day.
well, If we can find baby of good,
sound, intelligent, healthy parentage,'
she assented grudgingly.
1--WE got one staked out" Mr.. Gatlin
cried joyfully. land | know Its par
| ents. They're sound as grindstones. |
/ know the grandparents of the child on
| both sides.
Il don't know them personally" he
went OH, but I've had doctor look
| I'D their records. High class people.
No insanity and no crookedness In
them"
"I'll have to meet these grandparents
and parents. Theodore
Unfortunately" he replied, they're
all dead"
"What did they die OFF,
1.-THE grandparents on both sides, OF
4 old age; the father Of the baby was
an army captain and he got killed In a
fight In the Sulu islands. The mother
died In childbirth and the baby Is liz
the infants shelter In San Francisco
''Boy or girl, Theodore?'
BOY"
Il could never stand boy Theo
dore. must have girl"
Mr.. Gatlin grinned eyilly. Il figured
you'd try to edge out OF 1t that way
1t Isn't boy. It's girl"
Louise Gatln was not very intel
igent, but she was sufficiently so Il
realize that for once In his life Mr.
Gatlin was due TO have his own way
That night as he lay abed. Mr.. Cat
lin suddenly gave himself a prodgion
poke In the ribs. "What a jackass
was not to consult that doctor befor
| married Louise" he groaned. "Whel
| thought | could father child of m
own didn't pay any more attention
to Its ancestry than ! would to select
ing necktie. Anything that locke
we'll would fill the BILL But when
came to selecting some other man.
baby, gave the job all the attention
would give to the purchase OF plec
. Of property. | wouldn't think OF buy
Ing q lot until had run down the ret
ord OF the title and satisfied mysel
there were no flaws In 1t. II me
> would only employ that much commo
sense In selecting their wiyes-o
: wives, In selecting their husbands
9 knew what a nervous, complaining
) selfish old shrew her mother was
what's that law the doctor spoke OF
! All, yes. Mendel's law. The law rhs
like shall produce like. Slmplel Ma
J. urall Any fool should have thought {
: that-and yet 1t took an old monk
g celIbate-to promulgate the new
x Whew-w-w-w!"
J. Theodore said his wife. from Il
u other twin bed. Il should think "
u might be more considerate of me ths
2. to whistle like that and wake me up
D I'm so happy. darling, | couldr
% help IT. Forgive me-"
q "Have you thought of name f
= the baby?"
II have. Penelope"
. "A horrid name. Where und
~ heaven did you get that name?'
~ 10 her unspeakable amazement
~ quoted verse from Henry Herbe
= Knibbs poem, "Out There Somewhere
Wen dance merry sarapand from he
ne to drowsy Samarkand:
Sc Along the sea. across the land. I