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

seemed to have trouble in refraining
from bowling brightly to friends as
he marched solemnly down the aisle.
The truth was that Henry was al
ready interesting himself in other
women. Not seriously, you understand.
Just in mild flirtations, such as are
INDUCED in by slightly Grant hus-
band whose marriage has begun 20
bore him. He was more amused than
interes ted at that time in the woman
lobbyist.
She was hot to have a bill passed
by congress which would allow a mid
western electric light and power COM
pany to raise its rates a little, hardly
enough to notice" she had explained
10 him. She was SO anxious, she in
formed the senator, that if he put his
influence behind it, there was nothing
he couldn't have from her. "Nothing!"
she repeated significantly.
After the babys death, Kathleen
failed In the years that followed, the
sparkle died out Of her. 1t seemed to
fade prOportionately as Senator An
drews' Sartorial splendor and roman
terest in everything. 1t worried her
husband. A social bureau had been
established at the Mayflower hotel.
1t was hive of activity where
wealthy debutanteS addressed enve-
lopeS at So a thousand and all thai
sort of thing. He went to the head of
it and asked if she supposed she could
give Mrs. Andrews something to do
II thought it might give her an in
terest," he explained. make her hap
pier perhaps
AT the Thanksgiving dinner at the
Andrews that year, Kathleen timidly
reported that some women the day
before had asked if she would lend
her name to the suffrage movement
and she had said she would. The SEN
ator laughed boisterously and, after
a shocked second, she joined his
laughter. But Judge Dinwiddie leaned
toward her.
would that make you happy, Kath-
leen-to have the vote?" he asked, his
eyes on hers.
She laughed nervously. "Oh, if it
would make someone else happy that
might make me-a little happy" she
admitted.
yes" the judge said, seeming to
weigh the matter, that would"
This was the first Thanksgiving
from which the senator excused him
self. After an ostentatious glance at
his watch, he announced he had an
important engagement which could
not be broken. Il am sure he smiled
enjoy the afternoon without me. The
dinner, Kathleen, as usual, was eX-
cellent." He went out on that and
Judge Dinwiddie stared a long min
ute toward the sound. When he turned
to face Kathleen, he saw that she
was crying. Tears we're running un-
needed down her cheeks.
Senator Andrews important en-
StnHl- actress and he
took a taxicab and rode six miles
into Virginia and to the small, obscure
hotel where she had suite.
Darling" she greeted in her husky
melodious voice, Il must leave at once
for New York. My mother is terribly
III: I thought you would never come
Kiss me-"
Her arms came to his shoulders and
he took her in his arms and kissed
her, feeling the peace she always
brought envelop him. She was tall and
full bosomed and shapely. Her soft,
brown eyes opened as she pulled away,
and her full lips parted in SOFT
excited smile.
Couldn't you wait little while9'
he asked, his annoyance growing;
Henry, please don't be unreasonable.
Remember, I love you. Look, darling,
I'll hurry back as soon as can. l
must. The show must go on, you know.
Let's make it here a week from to-
night. All right? Oh. dear, I must
hurry! All right?"
"All right" he grudgingly agreed.
But Senator Andrews never saw
Lisbeth Phoenix again. On the We'd
nesday before the Thursday night she
herself had named as the hour of
their rendezvous, he received note
from her at his offices. 1t was. inco-
herent in spots but it was final.
Darling" she had written, II can
never see you again. I am leaving
Washington Immediately never to re-
turn. I cannot explain. I can only
Don't try to find me, please! This
must be. There Is nobody else. dar-
ling. There never will be. Goodby