Glacier County chief., 1940-05-24

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should provide some recreation fer
the girls-tennis, horseback riding
or swimming: ''for the health Of our
children far transcends senatorial
campaign"
Olympia herself usually went
about with q large sewing bag on
her arm. In this she carried fresh
handkerchiefs, a makeup box. an
impressive array of darning cot
tons, needles and threads (assem-
bled by Hilda), and an old, worm
out pair of the Senator's socks. on
which she darned photographicaliy
with amazing patience. The regu-
lar mending and laundry were sent
back to Hilda at Shires-without
benefit of camera men. The girls
were frequently photographed in the
act of washing or ironing q set Of
napkins.
Poor Adele is doing the laundry
this morning." Aunt Olympia would
say apologetically to the newsmen.
leading them to the best view. 1--WE
ran short of linens"
''Auntie, Auntie," Limpy remon-
strated confidentially, you're for
getting you're Scotch. We're going
to wear those napkins out il we
keep on laundering them half doz-
en- times day. Shouldn't we use
them at least once, just to get our
moneys worth out of them?"
Invariably they returned to Shires
for the Sabbath, to get a little rest
and a few hot meals; and always
to attend church, very much en-
famille, the Senator, Aunt Olympia
and the three girls, the cynosure of
all eyes. When Brother Willsie, the
Governor, reached Maysville on .
Sabbath Aunt Olympia invited him
and his troupe to dinner. She did
it with penetrating heartiness, too,
as the members stood agape at the
church door with Brother Wilkie
shaking every hand.
II want you and the children to
come right up with us for Sunday
dinner" she proclaimed clearly.
"You may be our political opponent,
Brother Wilkie, but in the house our
board, such as it is, is your board"
Len Hardesty, who was usually
hard pressed about one thing or an
other on Sunday morning, had also
attended divine worship in Mays
vile that morning, occupying the
corner of the pew directly opposite
Senator Slopshire's and gazing I'm
interruptedly at Adele's slightly
flushed profile during the entire serv-
ice. He put nothing in the collection
plate. Though Olympia had not def
initely included him in her invita-
ton, he tucked Adele cozily into his
small roadster and arrived at Shires
in advance of the main party.
"You may as well lay place for
me, too, Gustavus," he told Hilda
cheerfully. "And don't put me next
to the brats -. Can't they wait
till the second table? Or how about
serving Adele and me alone in the
back yard?"
Even with the campaign well un-
der way, they continued to see Q
good deal of Len Hardesty. "Too
darn much" Aunt Olympia said ex-
pressively. He was constantly pop
ping in on them Unexpectedly, both
when they were on the trail and
when they were resting up at
ShireS.
Hum, SQUAD, l see," he said one
Sunday, making note of it. "I'n
have larger portion, Senator, il
you don't mind So it's SQUAD,
Ell? And the Governor and
the brats and-worse luck, I!-dine
on corned beef and cabbage"
He does that to appeal to the
slaughterhouse VOTE" said Olympia.
"I'n bet he goes right upstairs after
ward and fills up on caviar and truf-
fles and French pastry"
81 notice that's very expensive
radio you've got rugged up in your
trailer" Len went on. We've only
got a secondhand monograph in the
covered wagon to amuse the brats."
1--WE had to get a good one to
follow the Governors speeches."
said Aunt Olympia. "He mouths
his words so you can't understand
him on anything less than the best"
''Not, suppose, figuring that II
also enables your pretty wards to
amuse themselves dancing on the
greensward to New York night-club
music?"
''Well, what's wrong with dancing
on the greensward? It's one Of the
most innocent and natural diver
sions."
go on, Ollie, you forget who
you're trying to kid! Or would
| it be whom?'
During September, the congress
sional hearings on un-American and
subversive activities almost took the
limelight from the state campaigns.
The Senator was almost childishly
pro-American in his convictions, and
followed the reports with morbid
avidity. Some of his most ringing
speeches were in hot defense Of this