Glacier County chief., 1940-08-02
CHAPTER XvII-Continued

homes rang, glasses clicked, and
the library, the radio blared re-
ms.
lehman and Dewey running neck
I'd neckl" willis has slight edge
Indiana" Gillette Of Iowa is
I,iling." wagner FORCES ahead"
Barbour is out in front" cts a
hndslide in Maryland" 1.-THE Solid
buth-still solid" Murphy lags in
Michigan" Shropshire far in the
bad" "Mccarran holding his own
b Nevada"
You're wanted on the phone"
MD Hilda to Limpy, in a diplomat
& whisper. "They been trying to
et you thirty minutes but couldn't
prm through them congrats."
Limpy ran up to the telephone
nee more.
"Limpy!" It was Adele's voice.
Darling-Limpy-Len feels terri
Ig, darling. haven't cheered him
Up as much as I expected. The
Governor is furious at him-though
very polite in public. And he's out
d job, as I expected. And after
ID, I'm entitled to part of the insur-
nee, don't you think so? And l
think it's really my duty to use it,
ny share Of it, I mean, to keep the
volt of Len till he gets a job E.
Are you listening, Limpy?"
"Am ! listening? Are you
nuts? You sound nuts!
Listen, Adele, this racket's too tough
br US. We haven't got the alligator
hides to take it. Now you take an
rpirin and call the doctor and"
We've already called clerk to
rig up marriage license, and we've
arranged for Brother Wilkie to per-
iorm the ceremony and we think
we'd better just get married, dar-
ling, and settle down." finished
Adele.
Limpy swallowed hard. This was
worse than she had expected.
1T sounds like something Len
Hardesty would cock up, the
vorm!" she said, with tears in her
eyes. Where do you plan to do
his-dastardly deed?"
Here, Limpy. At the Governors
mansion. There's not much going on
here"
Adele, now you listen to me for
change. I'm coming to the we'd
ding Oh, yes, I am I've
got some family rights, haven't 1?
I've been cheated here-and cheat
ed there-but this time I'm coming.
want to be the bridesmaid"
"Limpy. please think Of Auntie's
nerves!"
d" Think of fiddlesticks!' quoted
Limpy fiercely. IF you do any
thing before I get there, I'll file
papers Of annulment. III get Aunt
olympia to sue somebody. Good-by."
Limpy raced downstairs. The first
thing she caught was Cecil's eye.
She gave him an inviting lit of her
small head.
"Cece," she whispered. I've got
to disappear for a few minutes.
We'll! I'll disappear with you"
mo, you can't. If we both dis
appear, Aunt Olympia'll get out a
search warrant. I'm in avery tight
place. live got nobody but you,
Cece, to depend on Aw, Cece?"
What do you want me to do?"
he demanded.
Il want you to keep yourself right
in front of Aunt Olympia till get
back, so she can see you every min
ute and know you're not off some
place looking at me. feel terrible
left alone-and lonesome, Cece. l
don't know what I'd do if l hadn't
you to depend on"
"Okay," he said. Don't be gone
long or I'll get out a search warrant
myself. Can I get you started or
anything?"
How good are you to me, Cece,"
she said gratefully. mo. Just get
in front of Aunt Olympia"
Suddenly remembering that al
though the day had been mild, it
was a fall night and the papers had
predicted a cold snap with furries
Of snow, she caught the first wrap
she could lay hand on. It was a
very nice squirrel jacket. It be-
longed to Mrs. Mabel Shane omp-
kins, Chairman of the Ladies' Di-
vision of the State Committee.
As she was struggling to get her
arms into it, she was disconnected
to find Hilda helping her.
"Oh It's you," she said.
Then, If Aunt Olympia asks about
me, you can just say I've gone to
snatch little rest-and I'll be back
pretty soon; and I'm quite all right
now and I've taken an aspirin and
tomorrow will be plenty of time to
call the DOCTOR"
Hilda gave her very ugly look.
ut doesn't seem as il to me you're
dressed for no rest" she
said.
II do my best resting in furs,"
said Limpy, firmly ITS habit.
Tell her I'll be back-I mean down
very soon"