Glacier County chief., 1940-08-02

lonesome tonight-and can't deep
may I come and get In bed with
you! feel-very lonesome"
IN change the Sheets" said Hi
ia. I'll bring you 4 turkey sand
wich."
Limpy opened the door Of the IL
brary. She looked very small and
pale.
"oh. Aunt Olympia, I've got bad
news for you," she said timidly.
Bad news! There is no bad newsi
Why, he won in a walk!"
oh, how terrible!" said Limpy.
Are you sure? Then probably
he'll never get job and it will take
all the insurance money to support
them and I'm no better than a pau
per-"
Uncle Lancy Strengthened his
glasses for a better look at her.
Cecil Dodd turned of the radio. Ev-
cry eye was on Limpy.
my DEAR" said the Senator re-
proachfully. she's feverishi
Haven't you been keeping an eye on
herr"
Hilda came to the door. well,
here's two sandwiches and a glass
of cider and you're wanted on the
phone and it's Iowa again."
Limpy didn't bother to 20 I'D
stairs. She leaped lithely to the
phone on the Senator's big table.
"Darling!" she said. And after
a long pause: Darling! Oh,
darling! Good-by."
Three dollars for three dar-
lings," said Aunt Olympia.
"And cheap at the price," said
Cecil Dodd.
Hilda had waited dourly with the
sandwiches and cider.
You'd better eat a bite" she
said. "You look pretty washed out
to me-"
Limpy took the plate, with a melt
ing smile into Hilda's resentful blue
eyes. "Oh, thank you! How good
you are to mel Oh, Auntie, I forgot
to tell you the bad news!'
There isn't any bad news" said
Aunt Olympia. Brother Wilkes
already conceded" And then, in a
panicky voice she added, "Unless
you've got chill! Hilda, where's
that Aspirin"
II haven't. But Auntie-you-you
remember Helen, don't your" Aunt
Olympia's lips parted but she had
nothing to say. Uncle Lancy
coughed deprecatingly. well, she
voted all right. And her vote count.
ed, too. Her congressman won. But
that isn't the worst of it. You know
Helen! She wasn't satisfied with just
voting for candidate, so she went
right ahead and-married him. She
wore her wind-up costume to do il
in. A swell chap, Uncle Lancy,
though Republican. The Republi.
cans are quite good class, in Iowa. y
"She married - congressman
elect!" calculated Aunt Olympia.
whats she going to do about that
grocery store?"
"Oh, that's so, too! Well, you know
Iowa, Auntie. Such a state! The
grocery store turns out to be the
congressman-elect and now he's my
brother-in-law."
Aunt Olympia was surprised but
she rallied. After all, she had known
from the beginning that Helen was
lost to her.
WELL" she said cheerfully, "that
bucks up my grocery bill no end
We'll charge frCm this on"
"Oh, but darling, that isn't ALL"
said Limpy warningly." What day
it has been!"
"You mean there's more? Don't
tell me she's suing for a divorce
already"
mo. It's Adele"
The sudden silence rather fright
ened Limpy. Uncle Lancy took of
and put on his glasses several times
Aunt Olympia sat motionless.
"You see, Auntie, darling Auntie
-Adele-she's so tender-hearted
She felt so sorry for Len, the pool
dumb cluck; with the Governor mac
at him, and no job, and Adele no
speaking to him for six weeks. 81
she went over for minute"
"She went over where?"
ooh, just over to the Governor:
mansion! To see Len a minute anc
cheer him up. And so they decided