Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-12

TOW o1o tney take II, dnoag
asked Dave.
"They took il hard" said Hilda.
II never saw 'em take things hard
er."
SIS Limpy still crying7" asked
Cecil Dodd.
''If she is, it's in her sleep and
continues in the same place." said
Hilda.
"Will you take a message up to
the Senator?"
IN take nothing up but coffee
and that not till I'm rung for. I'll
show you your rooms
"And lock the door. Yeah, know.
Well, we're not going to bed. Make
us some coffee, will you? It's
probably better just to let them
sleep it out, Cece, and well get
busy. Well use this room, Hilda;
no, the ibrary's better; we'll need
the phone. Get out your typewrit-
ers, boys. I'll do my 'phoning first.
Bring US some coffee, Hilda, and fix
up some sandwiches, will your"
"And a shot of whisky" added
Cecil Dodd.
Hilda assented to all that but be-
fore she left the room she gave one
last warning. "If I catch anybody
sneaking up toward my young la
dies, got my orders and ! brain
'em," she said.
She went upstairs at once and as
she had expected found the girls up
in bed again.
| 1.-THE publicity's come and are 60
ing to work all night with coffee and
whisky. Would you feel more sleepy
if you saw them?"
"Oh, no, Hildal"
"Oh, please Hildal Don't let US
see them!"
Cant they 60 someplace else and
work." moaned Adele. do they
have to work here?"
Its usual" said Hilda. Until
they get fired. Have they been
fired?" she asked hopefully.
mo, worse luck, they haven't"
"Oh, let them work If they want
to-" said Helen reasonably. "They
won't bother US. Just keep them
away from US, Hilda!"
Limpy was in abysmal depths Of
contrition for her childish outburst.
Il can't imagine what made me
do it'll" she moaned again and again.
Il never dreamed of doing such a
thing! Why, oh, why didn't you stop
me? If only Aunt Olympia had been
there to give me her shut-upping
look! It's because ! was out of
sight, that's what drove me to it! II
/ could have caught somebody's
eye, I'd never have said a word.
If he's defeated it will be all my
fault, and I'd do anything in the
world for Uncle Lancy for he's a
swell guy, just as I said"
81 thought you did fine, Limpy,"
said Adele consolingly. Il was
proud of you. I couldn't think of a
thing to say myself. I could only
shout Me, too"
Hilda entered with the tray.
"Since everybody's eating,
brought some along up with me-"
"oh, we can't eat, Hilda!" said
Helen.
Food would choke u.s." said
Adele.
We're heartbroken, Hilda," said
Limpy, more confidentially. II don't
suppose we'll ever eat again as long
as we live"
"And the sooner we die the bet
ter" added Adele.
II put sailed nuts on, too" said
Hilda. There's a fresh box"
well, might just nibble pecan
or two," said Limpy, weakening and
reaching for the box.
They're good sandwiches, if l do
say it, with lettuce and ham and
cheese all together the way you like
it; and butter on both sides. I only
gave them ham and butter one side
downstairs" said Hilda. you sleep
easier on a full stomach"
1--WE haven't had anything to eat
since that fried chicken you sent up,
Hilda," said Adele, suddenly re-
membering. 1T seems weeks,
doesn't it?''
poor Uncle Lancy," murmured
Limpy, fishing for pecans. He was
so-fond-of the Senate"
'It's good thing, in my opinion"
said Hilda darby, having gathered
that the Senator was doomed. "Now
he can settle down private where he
belongs and get rid of his diges-
tion."
The girls were young. When Hilda
had gone they nibbled the sand
witches, tentatively, out of polite
ness at first, and then with relish.
BY two o'clock they had become
philosophical about the whole thing.
ut was their idea, making us
campaign" said Adele. "If we
boomeranged on them, they can't
blame u.s."
sAnd it was certainly they who