The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-07-02

an manors. French chateaux and Flor
entIne palazzos which men, who made
money In Chicago, gave to their wives
to enhance and occupy them while
they. separately. followed their own
occupations and interests and their
own transgressions, each after his own
way.
The separateness of the women
struck Cathal with particular force as
he compared the fact that whereas he
knew no few OF the men who lived
along these shores. he had never so
until Agnes Glenelth had called him,
over the phone. to come to the aid of
Myrtle Lorrie
In him, beside the eminently practI-
Into the preparation Of his cases land
won them for hlm) ran an incurable
manticism-whichp probably also had
Its value In court. He could uncover
the most sordd details about one per-
son. and turn about and idealize the
next In this best damn lawyer In
town abode little boy who had been
reared by Winnie on ancient fairy and
folk-tales never intrusted to aught by
tongue, never learned or taught from
a page, but recited with all the mystic
phrase and credence of oral tradition.
So Cathal became STEPPED In the lore
OF heroes land had not his grandfather
proved himself one? and OF dragons
and Of fair and utterly loyal ladies'
| who would walt for their true love, In
whatever guse he came and through
whatever ordeal, until LIES end.
OF course long ago these had thinned
| to symbols, but they had endured with
| In him; and their delightful relics led
| him to constant emotional contradic-
| lions to the revelations Of his own ex-
periences.
| So now Cathal drove, denying him.
self Illusions as to the greater nature
Of the men who dwelt In these splendid
| places; he knew that. save for their
possessions. they were as all men: yet
as to the ladies'. held so aloof from him.
he was letting his fancies run. One
he had met: and she was as none other
out OF all his encounters with women.
When he reached the house, Cathal
| dlscerned that instructions had been
| left concerning him. He asked for Miss
| Gleneith. but the man-it was Cravath
replied that he would tell Mrs. Glen
| eth that he was here.
Two girls las Cathai first supposedly
| appeared on the stairs, the light
haired one was Agnes Gleneith. and
the dark one be took for her sister
until they were almost downstairs, and
The saw that she was older.
He was FAMILIAR In his profession
with women who kept into middle age
and through It. slender and youthful
looking figures and faces which denied
more or less successfully, the last dec
ade OF their years-women once great
ly desired. who now desperately were
holding" their men. or striving tc
hold them against younger women.
Cathal Martin O'Mara. attorney-at
law, knew such women we'll; and ht
had learned to read the signs OF sue
cess, or Of failure, In their struggle
Here, he knew at least, one was goinl
on.
You are the lawyer7" the mother
asked him coldly.
Eyes" said Cathal,
She did not Immediately proceed
and he was aware how she regarded
him. His visit and himself, composed
for her an unavoidable, disagreeable In
cident. Her daughter for momen
had stepped out OF the affairs OF he
own life. and lntruded upon a tragi
event In another's which had nothin,
whatever to do with her. Since the,
were unable to escape some furthe
participation In the consequences o
the intrusion, she must make 1t as for
NAL and impersonal as possible. Tha
was the mothers feeling.
1t was not. even here, the daughters
Cathal warmed, gratefully. as b
| EidHlEu III hSl uuu out gave Htiu lit
hand. which firmly pressed his for th
instant; but her mother did not rela
her feeling Of offense at him.
You approve OF what your ellen
dldf" she demanded.
"Approve?" Cathal repeated. an
this charge he had met before IT
represent an accused person Is not t
approve of her he replied.
"Then what Is it?'
"Motherr" said Agnes.
u asked him, what Is t?' Sh
turned again to Cathaf' You are tr,
Ing to prevent that woman from b
ing punished. are you not7 And 70
are here because you imagine m
daughter Will help you'll"
: YES said Gathal; he knew thei
d was no arguing with her now.
/" Il understand" Beatrice Gleneil
Il said. less hostilely at his lack of O
q position, you have certain right,
t question her"
=. Agnes stepped forward from besit
/ her mother, and she took his ha
D. "Cravath," she called, before h
o mother could interfere, take NJ
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