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

kisses and the world was a crash of
music and q rose-white flame: Time
enough to think about the hotel bill
when the sun marched into the morn
ing heavens. If a tidal wave swept the
hotel away into the night all the
worry would be for nothing.
The hotel, however, still stood sub
stantially and expensive when Jocelyn
aWoke. She looked from her window
at the beach like a gargantuan flower
bed with vivid sun umbrellas and felt
a pang at leaving its glamour three
m Pesida b too soon; Felix zane i and sto0d
She would not scold him. She opened
hand and a diamond blazed from
her little pink palm.
Feliz did not take it. It was her
engagement ring: What about the
carp" he said. cts practically new"
you can't sell it here. You'd have
to pay duty with the money you got"
This was unfortunately true. Felix
took the valuable ring. Il wont sell it,
to get it out and bring it home" He
dressed himself in sleeveless pullover
and white trousers ready for the road.
Jocelyn bit her lip as the ring dis
appeared into his pocket. Felix saw
the look in her eyes and his conscience
woke up and took notice. Don't come
with me, Precious. I'm going to Cannes.
I'll be back soon. I'll drive very fast"
Deadly fear assailed Jocelyn. "All
and tell me you've lost the money"
Felix said lightly-"of course I prom
1se." There was nothing to be afraid
of now
Jocelyn saw him off in the roadster
after breakfast and went on to the
beach. There was a seaplane riding at
anchor about a half a mile out. She
swan to it, climbed on to one of the
floats, sat cross-legged in the sun and
admired the jovial colors of the bay
jewel-blue water, rose-red rocks, blue
green umbrella pines, Silver-gilt sands
and the long cleaning white hotel.
It doesn't really matter that we are
leaving, she thought, there is no one
like Felix in the whole world. He will
be with me always.
to get anxious. Had he perhaps been
unable to get as much money as he
wanted? Was he trying the pawn shops
in Nice and Monte Carlo? Mazda came
into the gold and white grill room
with some friends while Jocelyn sat
at a solitary table. Her arched eye
brows rose and her mouth quivered
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child? Why not come and join us?"
Jocelyn beckoned the waiter and
cancelled her order. She was not going
to sit like a martyr while Mazda drew
false conclusions. She said gaily:
Thanks, I will"
ANYTHING wrong?" inquired Mazda
nc sNo, lied Joce1yn, "just a little
Mordo ond her friopde u,ort I'm IN
the ballroom and took Jocelyn with
them. Philip was not there. Mazda
danced a lot with q saIlow italian
count who looked like a CYCLIC. At
twelve Jocelyn left them, but she did
not 60 to bed. She stayed at her
window till the stars melted into the
milky pallor Of the dawn. She knew
in her. Felix's own father had said
that security lay in the boys promise.
If he would give it! AS it is, God
help you both. Well, he isn't going
to- throw away a cent Of my money.
I worked for it. Well, there was no
security in his promise after all.
Jocelyn saw the white roadster flash
into view and curve neatly. into a
parking space while the .vine-hung
terrace below hummed with cheerful
sounds of breakfast. Felix found her
at the window in her evening gown,
her bed unslept in. His face was bag
gard and his eyes burned with q wild
excitement. Look, darling, what Nv
brought you'll" He threw into her lap
a prodigious bundle of bills.
Jocelyn picked it up with shaking
franc notes n after another-ten
thousand - twenty Thousand thirty
thousand-fifty thousand-and more
and still more. She was dazed with
surprise. AL this for my ring? It isn't
possible"
Felix laughed exuberantly, lifted
her hand and slipped the ring on her
Now she knew what he had done. He
had taken the money he had got for
it to the nearest casino, and bought
it back. She stood up and threw the