Glacier County chief., 1939-07-21

/ on you. I'm not sorry. I'm glad. And
I should advise you not to call me
when you get back from Boston, or
shall most certainly hang up on you
again!"
She waited for him to move, so she
could close the door. But he stood there,
blocking it with his big, hungry body.
You don't mean that, Winnie" he
said. his voice deep and certain. Il
| know you don't"
Il do mean it! Word of honor. Hub
Bates, I never want to see you again
her voice ,wavered unless you
change your mind. And-don't forget it
it has to be before the first of June!"
"Ye s,"' he said, not moving, II un-
derstand, perfectly"
again-"Please let me close this door,"
| alone, with only the door to look at.
She had a wild impulse to fling it
open again and run after him. But she
suppressed it resolutely.
Somehow, she didn't feel as heart
broken as she had that first time. Why,
she was almost happy! Was she getting
over loving. him? No, it wasn't that,
thank goodness. 1t was his look as
she'd closed the door.
There was no. mistaking that look
NO matter what he said-no matter
what he pretended-he loved her des-
perately. So much that he'd have to
come back. Even though he appeared
to be laughing at her. Even if he was
laughing! Yes. unless her heart was
o EEimple he iI9p as an indicator. he
Winnie was singing, instead of cry
ing, when Nina came in a little later.
But. as the days slipped swiftly by
again without word from him-she
began to doubt.
ha
Was he really that mean, that stub
born, that hard2 Why didn't he at
least telephone?
1t was the longest May she could
remember RENE There were even five Sun;
just before Memorial day. A double
holiday-and no Hub to Single it out
from all the other days Of lfe-the
days that, somehow, had never taken
on real meaning until she met him. A
c oouDle o h9Iiday With n.9thing to do ex
so near at hand, to ask herself wheth-
er she'd ruined everything.
She took counsel with Nina.
"A girl does funny things when she's
in love-" said that abjurer Of the deep
er. emotions. But men are funny
things. too. And May isn't over yet
days had gone, and the thirtieth was
for the fhirty-first, it didn't Count at
! Winnie had looked all that up, and
she knew it would take longer than q
day to get q license and get married
adjacent state. And Hub. she was only
too sure, would know 1t, too.
Ne + he didn't call her soon. he
wei. IN phone him myself, sh.
a Nvfp ,rxIrr - -
a deIefui Memorial day program m
Maybe he doesn't know about TIE Il.
cense laws, after ALL"
But, with a slender finger ALREADY
on the dial, she changed her mind.
I'd never know then whether hi
rest" ''
l At eight, she decided It was no use
Yet she stayed close to the phone.
Hes meant" she ragged, as a com
vas nine oelect eI By some ONE h pasn ahs
time unknown to Greenwich. ri
knows I'm waiting and he's Just tor.
turing me. Or--he doesn't carel"
Nina phoned: She was at . studi'
party IN the Fifties and wanted Win
.No. said winnie. I've q headache
"Wen," responded Nina's cheer,
} voice, drop in later II you recover"
Presently. the announcer revealed d
infinitely confidential tones that It wa
ten.
Hes worse than mean" Winnie re
j solved "Heis sadist. hate him" An,
she wasn't referring to the announcer
!, Finally, q little before eleven, III
gave up. Shed 60 to the party. Let hin
. call n0wi Just let him. He'd find on
!: there was . limit to any girls pa
J thence.
! She dressed huriedly. A little ext,
dexterity ut the mirror, Wiping out q
. traces 81 concern. and she was read