Glacier County chief., 1940-05-10

girl of the miniature. We both stopped.
This is quite unexpected said. I
Not on my part she smiled, and
my God she was lovely and warm
enough to ripen green apples on
tree.
! I'm on my way to Uncle Boris
she said. I came from Paris. He told
me to see you
His niece said TO make CONVEX
cation.
"'Yes-my fathers brother She
stopped.
I'm not very susceptible" Jarnegan
emphasized. A Tilt OF laughter came
never seen anything SO downright
lovely. Accentuating her olive velvet
skin and large brown eyes was a red
outfit. I invited her to dinner. 1t was
the only time in my life felt I'd met
the something of my dreams.
"She walked with me along the
boulevard and her step was SO light it
wouldn't have broken eggs. Her form
was boylike and yet pure girlish. I
suppose the lousy peasant in me was
taken by her regal manner-but I'm
telling, the truth. was like a man
"I loved your miniature I said.
simple as toad.
1T was my uncle's favorite, and
Topantin's masterpiece, he thought. I
took her to secluded place and there
talked a long time.
Again I asked her to come to the
house for dinner. She finally made a
date for the next night.
I'll send for you said.
mo, I'll telephone she countered.
and asked for my number.
Il didn't want to, but let her go
on her way. The Tilt of her accent rang
long in my heart like silver bell.
There was no question about 1t, was
hit. wandered about my house that
night like drunken sailor looking for
and Jonathan Mann. Nobody was at
home. Finally went to bed my body
surging. and my heart pounding. I
couldn't sleep. Well, I'd see her the
next night. I gave Confucius orders
the phone rang.
Little incidents out OF the past
came bouncing into my mind. What a
fool I'd been not to realize that she
was thoroughbred. I'm so sorry not
to have met you so much sooner. I
was all excited about your coming to
that you might come to direct Danton
Every girl has a dream man, Mr..
Jarnegan-and uncle wrote so much
about you. But the times are very
hectic, as you know-and poor uncle.
what a heroic man! Just one such in
a lifetime is a great deal. I know so
much about you. You have been a
part of the family for SO long. 1t
seems as though 1t has always been
that way.
"I used to watch your pictures and
read the reviews and think how Won
derful 1t was that you were uncle's
close friend. AS you know many things
are different when you're thousands
OF miles away. even wrote uncle once
and asked him if he couldn't get me
chance in one of your films. The
request shocked him terribly. For he
wrote in return and told me that I
mustn't think Of such a thing. 1t
might even bring all Of Russia crash
ing on our heads So dropped 1t all
are-just as if it had been ordained
Il remember doing off and reach
ing for the girl across the table. She
wasn't there, Of course, damn the luck;
1t was SO real I got UP and looked
everything figured out and slide down
suit. Why the hell do we keep reach
ing for things? You throw your arm
out of joint reaching for star and
pull down a dusty apple"
Jarnegan's eyes had the confused
expression Of one who stareS at the
ghost of a beautiful memory.
Betty put q wisp Of hair into place.
Jarnegan looked at her and said.
"Ah, youth! The virgin Of the rocks
the spring Of cool water With the