Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-12-24

best IN a good picture. I needn't tel
! you how many Disappointment and
| upheavalS and agonies Of every kind
there are. You can imagine those
You bet / can. So let's get back
70 the real things"
~. What do you mean BY the real
Bill frowned.
That's Beatrice Joyce who's speak
ing now" he complained. But even
she knows damned well what the real
things are. II Mollie Davis doesn't, III
tell her. They're love and a husband
and home and children. Where are
yourS?"
Waiting somewhere"
You bet they are, Mr. Bliss agreed
enthusiastically. They're waiting
right here In Haynes Center"
so IS the cemetery" Beatrice coldly +
reminded him When I'm dead I don't +
doubt III be there But I'm not plan /
ming TO be buried alive yet. II may
interest you 10 know that I've signed .
wood"
%. X If contracts satisfy your
girlish heart. stick 70 EN-" Billy cheer
fully advised. Mollie Davis changed
the subject
How many are there now In Haynes
Cenier's Old Ladies homer she asked
Abruptly.
About 30"
i've just remembered Il. One Of
my own great aunts died there when
I was IA. I think III give the old
ladies a really good world radio"
The following morning Bill assisted
Miss Davis in her selection and in
stallation Of a new radio for the Old
Ladies' home. and then helped her %
select skates and skating boots In
hn a ~ -frr Erf
as she tried out the skates on Steers
AXE
Christmas morning he went to
,hurch with her. and ironically grinned
over the excitement and subsequent !
reception at the church door to which Z
recognition OF her led In the after
loon he hired a cutter and horse with Z
)ells on and took her sleighing Christ y
mas night he dined with her and they
AT by the fire and talked The day
fter Christmas they had a winter
icnic and cooked their lunch in a
onely camp on snowy mountain top.
After supper in Mollie's home that
vening they had their last talk by
er open fire She was 10 leave for
lew York the next morning and make
personal appearance that afternoon
nd night IN connection with the first
ublic showing there Of her latest pic
ire. Suddenly realizing her presence
} near the metropolis her cOmpanys
resident had arranged all this With
70 CHEEKY kilograms
Il can't tell you what my vacation
ere has done for me, Bill" she told
i'm in their final hour. And our
ing together so much has done most
1t. I'm made over. feel like q new
oman"
Bill shuddered.
There aren't any new women any
ore he reminded her. $50 you can't
one. But In those black hours We
ad about in stories. when success
I'd glory are ashes on your lips. re-
ember that there's a nice old Colonial
use waiting for you here-mine, not .
urs-with a patient lover and a ,
'dding ring In 1t. ull sell your house
+ you. You won't need ito. r
IN want you 10 live with me all |
e year round when you finally take Il
:, but I know damned we'll you won't i
anything Of the kind so I'll take
Il on your terms. You can be a pic
-e star six months a year and the
ppy carefree wife OF Billy Bliss the
Ter six months"
dollie looked at him thoughtfuIly.
Billy" she said III we ever did any
ng as crazy as getting married I'd
Ike you miserable, and you know IT,"
Bill shook his head
You and I have known each other l.
ough and through. ever since We
re kids" he said soberly we simply
ldnt make each other miserable.
4 see. Mollie, we Ike each other"
ears rushed to Mollie's eyes.
Oh, we do, Billy" she agreed.
lilly went on, still with that new
admit that we're very different,
that's a good thing Perhaps you
TX I've no ambition. because I stay
his little town. Well, you're wrong
got my work. It means as much 20