Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-12
Marriage in HoIIywooJ@
Bv I'M TULLY
Copyright 1893: By News Syndicate Co.. Inc
IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO


For under the community propert,
law, Felice could take Larry for hal
he'd made since their wedding. o
course, shed have to be careful M
one had anything on her. just finding
her in a mans arms meant nothing
She might have been waiting for
Streetcar or looking for a thimble In
his pocket.
Il don't usually feel sorry for women
but LarryS sisters and Violet-anc
that proud sweet old mother made a
race track of my heart. They galloped
through it every hour under the spurs
Of Felice and her lawyers.
"Old man Dorrey of course took 1t
like man and a soldier. He hadn' t
been married so years for nothing. An
eagle never cackleS like a hen no
matter how loud and long the storm.
Then something else happened. Who
should come to see me but Larry's
mother.
you'll pardon me, Jack she said.
I'm merely an old bag of bones wait
ing for the horse of death-but before
he comes there's something / want
to do You see, Jack, you've long been
my boy too-Seeing as you've been too
wild for your own mother.
You know-there were three girls
and then him-he was the youngest
He's a woman-Spoiled man, the poor
sisters were afraid the water was too
cold. The years went over her face
like the sun over a wind whipped field.
I don't know, Jack-never being
a woman-how much you'd know
There's nothing can explain-my love
for him's like the love Of God-bigger
than newly when he was a little
shaver I. said to him once-Larry boy
don't cry--youre a little man now.
And he looked up at me pouting
through his tears and said-Why
mother-baby men cry
Suddenly she stood straight up and
I couldn't help but think how damn
beautiful shed been as a girl.
1T was like seeing wrinkled light
lines
He's stin a baby man, Jack-and
may my blood freeze on the Day of
Judgment if I ever forget it'd do |
it for you, Jack
you'd call fighting Women-but that i
little strum-strumpet-may the good |
God forgive me for saying the name
I'm so Sorry-it'S not her fault
And here the old lady made the
sign of the cross and her mood became
soft as a purple shadow. Tommy
Adams has always been such a fine
bore him. I'm sure he'd be for under
an old woman in her pain
who's had the bad luck to celebrate a
golden wedding that was long the first
year. I've seen her looking at him. A
amt smile went across her eyes. OF
course, Jack, ! wouldn't be for setting
ASIDE the laws the dear God made
I He debut I'd be for changing
hem once in a while-a little
caught her drift, and let her go
he limit, as you will great politician.
Then I went to Tommy and said.
Tommy, I'd like you to do me favor.
Sure, Jack. Do you need some
NO, I told him, I want you to fall
n love with a good looking gal.
Sure-that's easy-when do
Right away explained the whole
Why certainly-that's too bad
nything to help pal Shes beautiful,
90. I could go for her in big way
That night Tommy brought Violet
0 Levy's for dinner and / brought
'elice. On the way there, I told her
ow lovely Violet was and how Tommy
las madly in love with her. 1t was
nipple as all that-and fundamental
S an earthquake.
You q nave CnOugnt she was born
, take men away from Violet.
$50 she began right away to move
! on Tommy. She didn't know 1t, but
was like taking a tiger for a house
1t. Violet took direction like a ham
ctress in stock She seemed hurt
very time Felice looked at Tommy
Soon he danced with her-and that
as the end-or the beginning.
I'm three weeks, they raided Tom
US apartment and the Jig was I'D
It'll Felice. There was no community
'operty settlement-and Larry got
lie divorce In Mexico
" You've got to give her something
suggested to him after Tommy had
liked to me. And Larry gave her
rty grand-the cheapest money he
er spent.
When it was all over, Tommy began
look more at Violet. Poor Felice was
lywire. Tommy made himself mighty
ard to catch. She did finally tag him
ter 1t was announced in Prunella
steet's column that he was going
harvard with Violet Simms.'
They went to Honolulu on their or
9dding trip. watched the boat pull til
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