Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-06-07

publican, who could oertously push
the charge, for Gabriel d'Allotti had
been received everywhere. The Sem
ator did not stop with citing his rec
ord. virtually from the cradle to the
trailer Of '38, with documentary evil
dence to support his claims. He
went further. He demanded COM
plete, inquisitorial investigation OF
the entire case, and wrote the De-
partment of Justice offering himself
to be a witness, along with every
other member of his household from
Hilda up.
The Opposition was obliged to drop
the issue, but their fingers were al
ready slightly burned. As for Hell
en-, there was no more pleasure in
the campaign for her. She had be-
come terrified of the whole business.
She wrote frantically to Brick inn
ploring him to withdraw from the
rotten mess before it was too late.
And she was not greatly treasured
by his loyal declaration that she
had nothing to fear: they didn't play
| politics that way in Iowa.
The campaign was spoiled for
Adele, too. She wrote Len Har-
desty brief note.
81 can't see you or speak to you
again, Len, until it is all over. I
try not to think of you, but that is
too hard. When it is over, il you
feel the same, we will try to talk it
through and see where we stand.
But I simply can't see you. I
couldn't draw free breath in your
presence until Uncle Lancy has Ell
Their won or been defeated"
Aunt Olympia demonstrated with
her, reminding her that this was
Lens job and he had to do the best
he could; reminded her, too, that his
contract with the Governor would
be up this year, and the Senator
could use him in "A. Adele was,
gently obdurate.
Len wrote to her and she read the
letters again and again, and kept
them, but she made no answer.
When he saw any member of the
household, or when he called over
the telephone to get news Of them,
he had one invariable message for
Adele:
"TeI her it's nearly over, and
feel the same"
When the message was passed on
to Adele, tears came to her eyes
and she got up and left the room.
But she did not weaken.
Aunt Olympia was none too hap
py, either. She couldn't turn her
usual robust enthusiasm into the
campaign because she had to watch
Limpy; rather, she had to watch
Cecil Dodd. 1t seemed to her as a
simple act of loyalty he might have
postponed his admiration until after
the election. She even suspected,
bitterly, that he was working for the
Opposition; it would be like Len
Hardesty to bride him to do this
just to get her mind off the cam
paign.
"Do you like that creature, Linn
py?" she asked hopefully.
"Oh, sure, I like him. He's all
right. Yes, I like him.
81 mean, do you like him better
than anybody else?" persisted Aunt
Olympia.
"Oh, no, of course notl like Hell
en- and Adele and you and Uncle
Lancy best; and I like cur grocery
man back home and I'll like Len
Hardesty again as soon as Adele
gets over being mad at him. I
like Dave and Martin and Hilda and
I don't really mind Brother Wilkie,
though I don't care much for the
brats."
The girls teased Limpy, who, aft
er the first flush of confusion, rather
enjoyed it.
81 can't understand why you
should be surprised" she said lofti-
ly. 81 had admirers at home, didn't
l? Who got Carl Walker to sing in
the choir-best tenor we ever had?
You'd think l was some beldame
hobbling around on a tin trumpet"
When Aunt Olympia couldn't stand
it another minute she asked the
girls confidentially to drop the SUBJ
ject. For Limpy's own good" she
assured them. 81 don't want her to
get her mind set on him."
"She's used to being leased"
the girls told her. 1--WE all are.
Teasing doesn't mean thing to u.s."
But II we keep dangling him be-
fore her eyes she may get to think.
ing of him." pleaded Aunt Olympia.
Besides, it apsets me. II we don't
get rid of that button I'm apt to 90
straight to the polls and vote for
Brother Wilkie.''
The girls considerably dropped
the subject. But there was no drop
! ping Cecil Dodd. AS the campaign
grew hotter, it was inevitable that
he should be with them almost con-
stantly. And even when Aunt Olym-
pia did connive to send him off on
quite distant missions, he returned
so soon-with favorable reporte ~