Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-19
Good morning." said Adele faint.

".
"Come in, you dear precious dar-
lings," cooed Aunt Olympia.
"Ring for coffee, my dearl" said
the Senator. "They look pale. Sit
down, girls. Nice legs you've got,
my dears."
The girls stopped short and looked
at each other.
"Would you think maybe the cam
paign has gone to their cerebel-
lums?" asked Limpy.
"How adorable and rested you do
look!" said Aunt Olympia. "You
must have had good nights Sleep"
ibid we sleep, Adele?"
II don't remember"
1--WE must be on guard though"
said Limpy. "These seemingly SIM
pie cases often turn violent at a
moments notice."
1--WE must be armed to protect
ourselves" said Adele. ''We can
use chairs if we have to. Keep close
to chair, Limpy."
"Oh, by the way, forgot to tell
you," said Limpy. 'We have bad
news for you"
bad news!"
"Oh, did you catch cold?" walled
Aunt Olympia, in an immediate pam
ic.
mo. Be calm. We didn't catch
anything" Limpy's small face puck
cred with sudden sadness. 1--WE
lost something. We lost"
"Tish, fish," said the Senator kind
ly. Don't give it a minutes
thought. I'll buy you another.
Where's my checkbook?"
"You can't buy this" said Limpy,
feeling suddenly sad and forlorn and
homesick. ut is something not for
sale! Never for sale! It's-Helen."
The smile faded from the Sena-
tors face. He glanced almost &C.
cusingly at the shocked Olympia.
ve-lost-Helen!" she stam-
mered.
"My DEAR" said the Senator, re-
proachfully, didn't you make sure
we had them all with us in the car
last night? Do you mean," he went
on, becoming excited, "that one of
our children is still running around
at large among Republicans in-in a
wet bathing suit?"
Limpy laughed tearfully. "Oh, we
brought her home all right!-but-
well-you know. this sacred fran
chise."
"Franchise!" calculated Aunt
Olympia. "She's feverish! She
wants to buy bus line"
"Not that kind of franchise. I
mean the vote. Helen got up this
morning and took a plane out to
Iowa to vote" a.
"When is she going?" demanded
Aunt Olympia.
o'clock"
Aunt Olympia turned briskly to
the Senator. "Del, make a note Of
that. Call Dave. Tell him to get
it in all the Monday papers. That's
the kind of citizens we are! After
a night like last night, we send one
of our children by plane out to Iowa
just to cast her sacred vote"
"Did-she take time to dress?"
asked the Senator.
"Oh, yes. She dressed. We helped
her. She looked lovely"
''She took the wind-up costume
along to vote in" said Adele help
fully.
Maybe she can get as our gro
ceries at wholesale from this on"
said Aunt Olympia philosophically.
"Will she be back after the cleo
tion?" asked Uncle Lancy.
The faint, familiar flicker flashed
between the girls.
"Um-well-I rather doubt it."
said Adele.
"Not for a while, at least" said
Limpy. r
"She's not going to send for you
girls to come out there, is she?"
quavered Aunt Olympia.
'Um-well-I rather doubt it."
said Adele.
mot for while, anyhow" said
Limpy.
"I'n have her mail stopped" de-
clared Aunt Olympia. "I'll hire a
detective. said she could 60 when
she liked and she can 60 if she
likes. But if she tries to get you
away, I'll sue her."
"She won't try to get u.s." said
Adele soothingly. She'll have her
hands full without us. And she may
be back, you know"
For a while, at least" added
Limpy.
my dear" said the Senator sud-
denly, ring for Hilda. Tell her to
call the highest official of that line
and tell him to report to me every
hour how the plane goes through.
This is-a murky day-for flying"
Tears came to Limpy's eyes. She
went over and sat down beside him
on the had and kiccad the roSrr hald