Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-10-13
CHAPTER x-Continued

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old Barney.
where are we going?" she asked.
mostly out"
"When?"
Practically Immediately. What
say?"
1T doesn't look as though I'm be-
ing consulted"
You're not. Uncle Barney has
set himself the task of lifting you
out Of this here slough of despond"
Her lips expanded into a smile.
do you really feel that way, Bar
ney-or are you just acting?"
II feel it. I'm tired of being sad"
She regarded him affectionately.
He was acting, of course, but doing
gallant job of it. She said, "Tn
be glad to get out of the house."
IT'S my prescription. The char
lot waits without. Without gas, meb-
be-"
She rose. 'T'n get my hat and
coat :" She moved upstairs and
Mrs. Forrest entered the room. Bar
ney said. "Tm taking Kay for a
ride"
"Thatn be nice. She's been stick
ing too close to the house. Looks a
bit peaky."
She'll snap out of it,
He was waiting at the foot of the
steps when Kay came down. She
kissed her mother dutifully on the
cheek and followed him to the curb.
They drove slowly through town and
stopped at Warmers Sudden Service
Garage, where Andy worked. to buy
gas. They chatted for a moment or
two before Barney drove across the
railroad tracks and turned right.
Kay asked. "Where are we 60
ing?"
"You guessed it, honey. l won
der If you realize that you haven't
been to the Gardens for more than
a week"
''But Barney
But me no butts. I'm driving"
He smiled down at her. "This is
lesson number one in Swapping Out
of Something. or. What Every Girl
Should Do. You've been letting
yourself slip and I'm the fair-haired
boy with the anti-slip formula. So
what?"
She said, 81 haven't wanted to
ramble around the streets of Bev-
erly."
"Quite naturally. It's not such-a-
much town anyway. But driving in
the country well, that's differ
ent. As dose of tonic it's good.
taken three times day, it's. darn
near perfect"
She said, Its nice-being out
with you. this way, instead of sit
ting at home.'
Kay found the visit amazingly
easy. When she and Barney were
IN the car again, moving slowly
toward Beverly. she said, "You
win"
Twin wfat?"
Most anything. had been dread
ing trip to the Gardens. Now
feel BETTER
''Atta gall Cross your yeart?"
81 promise"
''Then," he said, with note of
seriousness IN his voice, perhaps
I can do bit of talking"
''What about?"
"Us."
eyes ?"
Don't let me get too serious.
aim to remain Yours truly, the Gay
Lad from the Gardens"
you'll succeed"
Maybe SO, and maybe not. It
just happens that when start max
ing love to you, laughter vanishes.
In fact, get all hot and bothered"
She played UP to his mood. She
said. Il can't be sorry about that"
Intriguing gal! Keep the home
fires burning-please, because I'm
liable to go mushy on you"
1.-THE pleasure, she said. would
be all mine"
That's that, then. So to the bust
ness of this meeting. Mister Ham,
ilton has the floor Question: Why
haven't asked you to marry me
Immediately and at once?"
She drew in her breath, sharply.
She said. Barney please :"
I'm talking. And I'll answer my
own question. First, it isn't be-
cause don't love you. Actually,
I'm so completely nuts that I don't
know which ear I'm standing on.
But honey - His voice was ten
der Honey. let me lay off the
kidding for a moment What I'm
going to say might hurt little +"
"You don't have to say anything
II do. Really" All banter was
gone now. Il want to marry you,
right now. But if I did Oh!
don't you see what people would
say?"
what, dear?"
THAT it was repetition of the
other marriage. That you were mar
rying me so that you couldn't testify
against me-"
She was silent. staring off into the
starlight night. Save for their own
little car the road was deserted.
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