Carbon County news., 1937-06-11
CHAPTER H-COntinued

It was on this night that there was
the first talk of sending Victoria tc
a boarding school. Victoria's heart
rose on bound Of Joy at the
thought.
This seemed to be a time Of
thrilling plans. It appeared almost
immediately that she and her
mother were going up to Tahoe to
visit Anna Brock. Mrs. Brock was
an old friend who had a daughter
Catherine; Victoria and Catherine
had known each other, not very in
timately. all their lives. They had
always rather shyly liked each 9th
er.
Dad, will you be up at all. week.
ends?"
That's a pretty expensive trip,
Vic"
But once? If we can afford to
stay there, surely you can afford
to come up once?"
I'm try"
"It isn't going t9 cost US very
much" said her mother. ''The cot
tage belongs to Annals sister, and
our food won't be S1uch."
'fOh, are we sort Of boarding,
-Mother?"
Something like that"
Keith Herrendeen, putting them
on the train, gave Victoria a little
box in parting.
THAT belonged to my mother,
and her mother before her-you've
seen it; the pearl and onyx set. I
want you to have it,"
Victoria clung to him. dad,
you're not going to have much fun.
I wish you were going!" And she
called back to him over her shoul-
der: ''I'll write you'll love you'll"
For the first day or two Mrs.
Brock and Magda, talked together
~confidentially and inexhaustibly.
Catherine and Victoria did not
care, for they were embarked upon
the most enchanting adventure of
their lives. All day long, and far
into the beautiful summer nights,
the two girls talked and laughed,
swan and cooked and walked to-
gether, giggled their way through
adventures that supplied them with
endless material for laughter and
Renaissance.
The little cabin was on the east
side of the lake; it was so small
that the happy party had the feel
ing of living out Of doors. +. i
A mile or two to the west was the |
hotel, in a settlement Of informally |
grouped lake. homes; the Brock |
place was all by itself, with a little |
triangular sandy beach of its own. I
Anna and Magda and the two girls
concoeted for themselves the sort
of meals that women love in sum-
rner: salads, bowls Of berries, boxed !
cookies, fruits. 49,.
Victoria's beautiful mother had
for friend one of the homeliest of
" omen. But Anna Brock had an
odd abrupt charm of her own, and
she was extremely brilliant. She
spoke French and German, and in
she was going to New
York to teach Latin in boys
school. And then Catherine Joy of
joys!--Wol1ld be placed with Vic.
toria in the San Rafael boarding
school. They would still be togeth-
erl. >>..:: $751;. ~........ :.
Mother how can. we afford
that?"e' Victoria asked one day. |
Magda and her daughter had
swun out through the shallow clear
water to a great rock and were
oasking on it. *=... -. - |
K This is a good chance to talk to
you, Vic, without Anna or Kittsy /
learing, Magda said, by way Of
:eply after a moments hesitation.
t'Vic, 7 don't want you to feel /
BADLY about this" her mother pres Fl
sntIy began. I'm getting a divorce
rom Dad. We're In NeVada-did
5ou realize that? Aunt Anna cabin ,
5 well over the line, and on that day ;
when we took a long drive we went ]
o Reno and arranged it,"
Victoria was looking at her