Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-08-16
Eht 1910: By News Syndicate Co., In
|; TWO PARTS-PART TWO


Il the decision lay with Marie. If
she could be persuaded to take
first step-how wonderful that
ID be! Poor little Mimi would be
to break up the ice she had al
q to form about her heart.
hose Of her friends who understood
problem better than Judy advised
s.rongly against taking any action.
&c would never come back-Marie
too much amused by the life she
leading-besides, though they
IL say this to Judy, what would
me of her If the Baines were rec
led? But like most very gentle
be Judy was obstinate. She never
Ight of the objections to your ar
entS until she was alone, and then
own arguments seemed so much
T than yours that she always
ID on them.
the Christmas holidays, when
went to stay with an Aunt in
country. Judy took train secretly
hicago, paying her own way, which
could i'll afford. in high hopes of
ing herself out of a good job.
Iarie had been held in Chicago
after week by business cares, and
not in good humor. Judy tele-
he'd her in the morning as early as
dared. and heard that clear, gay,
1--WE voice:
oh, Miss Allen, what are you doing
chicago? Nothing wrong with Mimi,
aeTe?"
10, she's we'll"
She hasn't written to me for weeks"
mats what / want to talk to you
IT,"
wasn't easy to talk to Marie-not
huse she hardened, as her ex-hus-
Z and her daughter did, so that
words froze on your lips, but be-
Ea she herself talked all the time
Eers, she explained, were the most
some people-she knew-she had
Q married to one-they kept you
ring for weekS-what a Christmas!
be had counted on being back in
villa weeks ago, and now she
tnt say when she'd get away. .
billy she quieted down enough for
n 10 repeat to her. as she had re-
ted to Roger, word for word her
kTersation with Mimi about adoption.
Marie was hurt-almost unbearably
r. Tears made her eyes look like
Low lamps oh" she cried. how
ia she say such q thing. Oh, the
b darling. It's all Roger-he has
j. effect on her. On her? On
yone. Well. she just can't GO
tcugh 1t any more. Ill make ar
tiementS somehow or other so that
! stays all the year with me He's
c!uel-hell have to consent. It's the
i possible solution"
I had thought of another. Mrs.
mes though I hardly dare suggest
Not that Roger keep her all the
hdy put on courage like a garment.
-that you go back to Roger"
Ae had expected an outburst. but
head Marie smiled and laid her hand
her arm. Did you come all the
b from New York TO try and recon-
me and Roger? That was sweet of
p Miss Allen-awfully sweet Only
! Earthly good We tried as hard as
could to get on and it was just
fpnSS!Ole. I should be perfectly
f;.ched."
|.And is there any law that you
f1ld be happy?" said Judy spunkily
lot of people aren't happy in this
Ed, Mrs. Baines. and some silly old
ft1S like me would think 1t happi-
F enough to have a child like
But it wouldn't be any use" Marie
fSefed. WED quarrel again In "a
rs. Roger would be a wonderful
s5and for a poor woman who would
bend on him for everything: but I
ldn't do that. can't make myself
l.per to oblige Roger. though my
SIee seems to be doing his best.
. been used to spending my own
'1ey ever since I was Minis age"
and has 1t done you much good?"
q Judy.
Marie didn't answer this question.
ayhow." she said. Roger doesn't
ut me back. He was just as I'M
1py as was. and he told someone
y the other day that the best thing
ever did was getting rid :. y
|! think he does want you back, Mrs.
tarie smiled - grinned. perhaps,
nd be a better word. Now that's
Using" she said. you must tell me
! you think that. Or rather-no-
II. 1t would make no difference.
lust morbid curiosity on my part:
hing would ever induce me to find
;elf in that galere again" |,
ne could not be budged from this
zion, and Judy went home again
ing sick from two nights In the
n and the knowledge that she had
Mimi no good.
5 matter Of fact. she had done
'lculable harm. The efforts of the
parents to get exclusive custody
heir child led to greater bitterness
than that occasioned by the d.
e. Finally when Roger heard that
lie was accusing him of actual
lily to Mimi. he flew to Chicago.
ldy. the sentimentalist, sitting at
e waiting, hoped everything from
interview-two people who had
loved each other brought togeth-
BY concern for their child. She
considered the words in which
would break the good news to
i. Fortunately for her she was not
ent at the brief conference.
iarie. 1t staggers me that you
d to say was cruel to my child"
is cruelty-the courts admitted
my case-and you're doing just
same thing to her-poor little