Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-06-21

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while, do you want me to buy you
some new dolls today?"
NO" Diane said, Il Just want those
I love them. I don't want any more
children Just now. I'm afraid they'll
be kind of wet"
Il see," her mother agreed Would
today? Maybe we'll find something you
like. Come, Caroline has your break
fast waiting for you"
The dolls arrived one day a week
later in the afternoon mail. There
was also letter but Diane didn't look
at it at first because she was so an
Xious to see the dolls. When Caroline
opened the box, they all looked pretty
bedraggled Aunt Nancy had obeyed
her instructions and hadn't washed
their clothes. But she had taken the
mildew off.
MY goo'ness, sugar" Caroline said,
these chillun of yours sure need
good cleanin'. Ain you goin' to read
your letter."
So Diane opened the letter. 1t was
from granny.
pear Diane" she had written, I'VE
are sending the dolls. Your father is
very sick. The doctor says II IS prom
chial pneumonia. Yesterday his tenn
perature was 1O4. He keeps calling for
your mother and YOU" Diane did
not wait to read the rest. She forgot
all about her bedraggled children. With
the letter in her hand, she ran 10
find her mother. She found her in the
living room, entertaining brldge
club
Mother" she screamed, daddy is
awful sick. His temperature Is lO4 He
keeps calling for you and me. Can we
go right away?" .,
white Darling" she chaStened Dane,
You must never rush in screaming
like that Excuse me, please sne
apologized and quickly read the letter;
wait a little while, we'll see In II!
teIenhone later, But, of course, you'll
stay," She told her guests. ITS noth-
Nothing serious! Diane stared at her,
heu,iIdered and slowly left the room.
Rut daddy was dreadfully sick! Gran
nv had said so. And he wanted iAei
and mother Maybe he'd die.
In her room she sat down al t tbe
desk and tried to thmK. bu as & boz
S SodGv Wing in bed and calling Tor
r r and her. Caroline tried 10 cotta COM
snpt her But she told her she Wahteu
.o' he alone and Caroline, clucklilss;
, w ont suddenly she remelloeii e Gu
ne s. Aunt Nancy had given III t.T
Mavbe it would be enough 70 pay o+her
road fare to RoytoWn. u - 90 her
couldn't go, she would nave ~
self. Nv, =, b.r hand
one cho NIT on her big straw h siJ
SSaasSoethinp told her her motner MT To,,c
,oo,,ar allow her to make the UP 80
NJ 70 vent softly down the nan '4'N
lot herself out the front oooi'
A. the Grand Central station - pa. AZ
learned that the fare was ot PSSvtnwn
and a train was leaving lol ~ tIonqht
in 10 minutes. The tickeI AZ b,,ving a
nothing about a little glfl puS .hese
n tiotat OTIS of kids travelled alone these
days. 49,, ..,;, IN
She had never known the lfaH' "
90 so slowly. 1t crawled out OF Ille
Civ, past factories and fields. II
crossed a river and climbed small
mountain. Two hours later, Jake
Heidt's ancient taXicab deposited her
at the farmhouse and she felt granny
old arms around her. Daddy, she told
her. was little better. but he was
still very sick.
Meanwhile, behind her she left
frantic search. Caroline missed her
about a half hour after she left and
informed her mistress The whole bridge
party quickly searched the apartment
Helen called the janitor and he
combed the building There was no
sign of her Helen knew nothing about
the IS Aunt Nancy had given Diane
so she thought the child was some
where in the city-unless she had been
kidnapped! She and Caroline hurried
to Central park and to all the depart
ment stores to which Diane had ever
accompanied her Still no sign. They
returned home and when they found
no news of her there, Helen notified
the police. Then she sat beside the
telephone and waited.
Waiting. she thought of many things.
She thought. maybe Di is dead. If she
is. Dick will blame me and perhaps
he will be right. should have let her
stay down on the farm. I wouldn't
because I thought hated Dick. But
I don't want him now. him and no.
body else think I've always wanted
him. I've been a fool. But he can't
everything-love, my husband, my child
and II years of my life. Maybe, Dick
will die. too That thought drove an
icy fear into her heart "Oh. God" she
prayed. please don't take them from
me! If Diane is found, I'll bring her
straight to Dick. If he doesn't want
me now and she wants to stay there
with him, I'll leave them together"
At that moment the telephone rang.
1t was granny.
Diane just got here" she said
Nancy had given her SIS when she
left here and she said she ran cut
Of the house and got on a train so
she could be with her father. She's
waiting to see him now"
Thank God!" Helen breathed. How
IS Dick?"
WELL he's a little easier. But the
crisis is about here. The doctor just
arrived. have to CO."
Mother" Helen said. I'll be down
there as fast as I can make it."
They waited In the parlor while the
doctor was in the bedroom upStairS