Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-09

have wrecked the bank with his pri-
vate thefts."
'Darlingl DarlingI What right have
you to talk so Of a poor dead man
who was so very respectable?"
How do you know? He may have
had another establishment"
Really, darling! Why, he was so
devoted to his wife that it was al
most a scandal"
"A lot of men are capable Of being
devoted to a lot Of women at once"
you should know" she laughed
lightly as a cracking icicle. She had
a hair-trigger jealousy and was always
armed with it, and quick on the draw.
She added:
It suppose you1l find plenty Of con-
ISOLATION on your trip east"
This was a fine twist to give an i'm
portant journey for his firm, Todd
and Todd, Air Conditioning Equipment
and Accessories.
"Oh, vi, for the Lords sakel Haven't
I simply begged you to come along?"
THAT was safe enough. You picked
the one time I couldn't leave the chill
dren-not to mention mammals being
here"
An intensely uxorious husband, Ar
thur resented even a suspicion Of his
as Wis suspicious /
never slept He pleaded:
Darling, dar-ling-ing! You know I /
nave to dash to New York to snatch .
lp that bankrupt stock Of air con-
litioning accessories before somebody
Else gets it. You know I've got to
cave this very day"
"But If you're in such hurry, why
top off at Cleveland2"
Because I've got to talk to Jim
POLLARD about going in with us on the
eal. I've told you a hundred times"
But you haven't mentioned that
Cleveland just happens to be the home
( your. old sweetheart" (
what old sweetheart?"
Nina Menafie"
ooh, Lord. I forgot her years ago. !
wish you would. She's been married
Dr. ages to a man named-rve even I
his name" /
His name is Spencer and he di- /
orced her only few weeks ago." {
well, what Of it? He didn't name c
lie. I never saw him. haven't seen 6
er for years"
you'll see the ex-Afrs. Spencer :
hen you get to Cleveland no doubt. '
he'll probably be at the station. You
I'D me once that she used to call C
)u 'Toddlekins. t
He choked on his coffee. Z
You'll have me jumping out Of S
indow In minute. I'd do it, too, but
r being only on the ground floor. a
nd it would land me in a rose n
lsh"
She was so beautiful, so dear, and g
Internally unreasonable that she 81
.pt him in most delightful misery
suspense. He groaned: Il
Here we are quarreling!"
"Well, it's our last chance to-" She
lid that with woeful smile, and
9 darted to her side to take her In p
Is arms. He pressed his cheek against
srs for a better view of the news,
1t she was Jealous even Of that. u
Take your old paper" she said.
10 on and spend the last moments
? may ever have together" "
Last momentsi I'm coming back AZ
two weeks"
you may never get out Of Cleve- W
nd alive. That dizzy blonde may
axe you so dizzy you'll fall out Of T.
r window, Toddlektnsl"
1Oh, vi, In the name of-you know O
ney, everything we've got on earth
In that bank. The firm Just made
big deposit to my account to draw ez
ainst If that deal goes over It would Ike
nice to get to New York and give
4 rubber checkI" ~
What can you do about 1t? You bs
Mt know anything definite" az
No, but I could stop at the bank nj
d draw out what's there I could a.
we a few dollars to avoid looking
rried. I could say I had to deliver
: cash In New York" ~ ~
You couldn't travel with all that ~ ~
'ney on you. Somebody would muir y, -
: you" &c
I'd deposit it in another bank here on
town" IN
How'd you know which one to ne