Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-10-25

darling. goodby, I will neve: forget
you. Your heartbroken Lisbeth."
He sat there, staring at the note,
trying to understand it. He couldn't.
He believed her implicitly when she
said he loved him. She had proved
| it a hundred times in a friendship
which had lasted over two years. And
now she was gone, leaving note hys-
terically begging him not to search
for her. Little by little, the realization
crept upon him that he would never
see her again. 1t made him cold and
sick inside.
The sense of her loss grew with the
days and weeks. A month after he re-
ceived her note, he decided to engage
private detectives to find her FOR him
But before he could carry out his
purpose, he heard the first whispers
about Judge Dinwiddies services in
saving from Jail the crooks who had
looted the nation.
1t was characteristic of their friend
ship that he did not go TO Hiram with
! the rumorS. If Hiram had wanted him
to know, he reasoned, he would have
told him about the transaction. But
that didn't stop him from investigat-
ing the rumorS and then taking the
| necessary steps to quash any investi-
jail with his principals. 1t took a
month of high pressure and deals and
when he had saved Hiram, Lisbeth
had become a bitter-sweet memory.
Kathleen died that year just few
days before Thanksgiving. She died
friends buried her, Enthusiastically
, again, never speaking of her. That
night, however as they sat together
in the Andrews living room, Judge
Dinwiddie said.
Henry, you won't want to live here
alone. The house is too full of men,
cries. You'd better come over to the
hotel with me-"
| So the senator moved to the May
/ flower and took a suite of rooms with
the judge. Kathleen's going seemed
! to draw the two men even closer.
: The years passed, treating both of
them, kindly. They became Washing
and their steps became less spry. But
they held their powers. They remained
influential men. Age affected each a
little differently. Judge Dinwddie
seemed to settle physically so that
he lost two inches in height. His fea-
lures became more austere and his
eyes were fierce again. His ethics now
were of the highest, as if to prove
that one miSstep, recovered, sends a
man more strongly to seek righteous
: ness.
Senator Andrews grew even more
frivolous. His face Redeemed as his
hair whitened. He liked the ladies and
by now he had learned to bow over
their pretty hands. Correspondents
and colleagues respected the Judge
and chuckled with the senator And
thus matters stood one Thanksgiving
night years after Kathleen's death
when the judge, dressed for dinner in
/ the hotel dining room below, crossed
the connecting room and knocked on
the senator's door,
Henry" he unused as he sat watch
ing the senator tying his dress tie
before the mirror, do you realize that
you and I won't be here long now.
won't be sorry when we CO. 1t is sad
here without Kathleen"
Il have something to tell you," the
judge continued. holding the senator's
eyes. Il don't want to go down to the
grave with it on my heart and mind.
Once there was little drama between
your wife and me. She was not at
fault. She was desperate. Humiliated-
begged me not to forsake her. She
touched me- his voice trailed al
most to a whisper, her hand
gently touched me. I put her from
me-delicately. I told her not to fear
but not to tempt me by any desperate
her! I loved her but I loved you too
and I couldn't do anything about it"
The judges eyes lowered and he
jabbed his stick into the rich carpet
Sometimes. Henry, ones feelings get
beyond ones control" he said. Il took
no chance. ]. stayed away for a long
time. Remember? But suddenly I had
an opportunity to make large sum
of money I longed to do something
heroic for her. So showed two thieves
how to avoid the consequences of their
thievery. They paid me $4,000. With
it. approached Lisbeth Phoenix that
actress with whom you were having
an affair, thus debasing and humiliat-
ing the angel who was your wife. I
told her would give her that money
If she would clear out-forever. Yes,
bought her Off"