Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-08-04

"a very charming young man
with a definitely lopsided educa-
ton"
"But cheerful and smiling I.
and always at your service, my dar-
ling" He chuckled. "And so, here
I am. Mother had two ideas COM
ing down here: first there was the
thought that she could make COM
mercial 60 of these Gardens"
Which she has certainly done.
Beverly has been standing on its ear
ever since they opened"
"And secondly" he continued,
Though she never was so crude as
to put it into these words, she saw
me-in New York-becoming a So
ciety bum. A chap raised in luxury
and accustomed to something he
could no longer afford. She had a
lovely vision of the town Of her girl
hood of plain, honest people
who would-by precept and exam
ple-instill into me a consuming am
bition to get down to earth"
"And it hasn't worked?"
Maybe. don't know. I like 1t
but how much of that is Beau
regard County and how much very
pretty girl named Kay Forrest, de-
ponent sayeth not. The point is, Pm
here. So what? I can't paddle those
sea-going bateaus as well as the av-
erage ten-year-old Negro or sleepy
swamp angel. As a gardener I am
two hundred per cent lousy-with a
capital 2. All I know about flowers
is that they grow in corsages. And
I haven't observed that Beverly is
filed with positions of importance
which are seeking me out. To be
frank and honest-which is a very
terrible thing to bel cannot see
where Mother has gotten anywhere
except that Cathedral Gardens are
destined to be a financial, as well
as an artistic, success"
"And you're not ashamed?"
"Of what?"
yourself"
"Why? haven't bad habit. Not
a major vice, anyway. Inever kick.
/ enjoy what the moment offers. !
like good weather and pretty flow
ers and some of the folks in Beverly
and all of the ones who live in Chi
cora. enjoy hunting quail and deer,
and l love fishing. The horseback
riding around here is pretty good
!. and very definitely have fall
en- in love-"
Another pleasure of the mo-
ment?"
He smiled down at her. eff you
were younger, I'd spank you for
that" Then, after pause, "It
might be fun anyway"
Kay said, you're utterly lazy
and worthless, Barney Hamilton.
But I'm fond of you, just the same"
He grinned. "And I'm not to be
lectured any more today?"
''Not time"
''Well them" he announced stern
ly, "You are"
''How Gomez"
Reasons. He gestured. with
whom are you planning to trip the
light fantastic tonight?"
She said, 'Kirk Reynolds"
$50 1 thought" There was a hint
of seriousness in his manner. eff I
said that Mr.. Reynolds was exceed
ingly bad medicine for young gal,
would you think I was jealous2"
Perhaps"
"And maybe you'd be right. But,
Sugarfoots = this lad is poison.
Plumb naughty, might say"
because he gambles?"
"Nix. Because of lots of things.
You can't tie him down to specific
offenses. He's just naturally a bad
citizen and SO you choose him
as your dancing partner"
"He invited me-"
$50 what? You could have gone
with me if you were just naturally
set on edifying the tourists at the
White Star Hotel"
"You didn't ask me-" She hesitat-
ed for moment. Listen, Barney
Il don't care three boots about Kirk
Reynolds. But he is Beverly boy,
and l looked up to him when l was
a kid. Also, / think he's pictur-
esque.''
Barney said, "You win. But watch
your step. honey. Kinks been places
and seen things. The towns going
to talk about your going to the hotel
dance with him."
''The town talks anyway. I'm used
to it,"
"Check. So have good time and
tomorrow afternoon when I come
for you, you can tell me all about
it."
The nightly dances at the White
Star Hotel had been inaugurated for
the purpose of relieving the noctur-
nal boredom of Cathedral Garden
tourists. They had startled Beverly
at first, and continued to startle the
little town, even though-as social
functions-they left much to be de-