The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-04-09

He shook his head smiling. I'VE
need the money, my cautious angel:
We're going" Joselyn took the. stand
she had been considering all day.
Then I'm not. I'm staying here" -.
"As you wish-and if you wish 1t"
He went soon after, his will as firm
as hers. She followed him to the garage
under the hotel to get the roadster.
Unlucky not to kiss him goodbye. She
heard the cut-out roar as he cached
and trod heavily on the gas.
After that she felt empty. The first
time they had been separated for more
than an hour since their marriage.
The orchestra had gone into the ball
room and dance rythm beat like a
pulse in the veins of the night. jose
Ign could not bear it. She went In,
changed into a linen suit and sneakers
and set out by the e to st. Raphael
her pockets and whistled to cheer her:
self. The moon came up as she walked
immense and lurid like something
seen in a dream. It was riding high
when she reached the harbor. It made
shining gray moths of the fishing craft
with their crowding sails. She leaned
on the rail and looked a long time:
At night they always flew past it
to some casino-Cannes. Monte Carlo,
Juan les Pins.
There were tears in her eyes as she
ing a cocktail alone. Mazda Brooke saw
them when she found her, and pounced
on her with malicious delight. my
dear! Only three months married!
Doesn't he love you any more?"
Jocelyn's pride writhed in anger.
Mazda, how can you? It's something
utterly different that's-that's worry
ing me-"
Mazda knew more about Felix than
she did about her own husband. She
cared more. But you knew he gambled
you?"
Jocelyn had known. She had torn
her life up by the roots because of it.
Mazda put down her empty glass. THE
villa is only half a mile away. Come
home and tell me about it." Marda's
mature and cynical manner always
made Jocelyn feel apologize for her
youth but she envied and admired it.
Mazda was % and had been married
twice. She would know most every
thing. Jocelyn got into her big. saloon
and then through white gate posts in
to a garden smelling of musk and
geranium. Here We are" she said
briskly, don't tell Phil there's any
tions!"
Jocelyn would not have done so.
Mazda was sophisticated and exquisite,
but Phil was fat, red and odorouS of
smoke and alcohol. The girl followed
the t m drs up to a 70 goom that Locked q
necklace clustered the curve Of the
shore. Jocelyn looked at it with a
strange heartache. I'm in q fix. Mar
da. Felix Is all that they said he was.
Adorable of cOurSe-and marvellous be-
yond belief-but reckless with money.
I don't know a thing about earning a
living. I'm going to have to-"
Mazda was stabbed with the signifi-
said CURLY, Lots of girls do it. Why
weep about it,"
Jocelyn hid her real hurt, that Felix
had gone and left her-taken her
easily at her word. II wouldn't mind
if I had to-if there were a good
reason There might be something fine
and exciting about it then. But to
throw lite away; I mean it's-it's waste
Mazda knew Jocelyn's rich parents.
And she knew they had cut her off
for marrying young Ferrers. $50
where's Felix now?" she inquired.
Gone to Juan les Pins with the Last
of u money. I wouldn't go with him
-"
Mazda smiled to herself, pleased and
amused. $50 you thought he wouldn't
60 if you refused to?" She lit a cigaret
and blew a smoke ring slowly. Dear
child, don't you know you can't cur
a gambler"
Il should know. Five thousand people
have told me. But they are mistaken.
If Felix would promise not to, he never
would again. In all his life he never
broke a promise"
Philip came up at midnight and
wanted to drive Jocelyn back to the
hotel. He staggered a little and Mazda
refused to allow him. She took Jocelyn
herself. She kept her feverish interest
in the doings of Felix out Of her
voice and said cas1ally-"Call me up,
dear, if anything goes wrong. You
know I'll always be glad to help you"