Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-08-14

That's different. Greg hasn't given
up hope of getting me back, has hep"
she asked anxiously.
oh, absolutely. He said that if you
don't trust him it wouldn't matter if
you got down on your knees and beg
ged him"
Stella snorted. ct? On my knees?
Do you know what will really happen,
Shorty? When he sees you and me at
the altar he'll be on his knees and Ill
-" She hesitated.
"What'll you do?" prompted.
I'll spurn him. I'll spurn him to a
crisp" But her voice faltered. Shorty,
get your handkerchief ready. 1 might
cry" She was close in my arms again,
but it didn't matter this time. She was
only a kid. She looked up at me with
Drumming eyes. ITS because I love you
so much.'
I didn't know where we were head
ed, but I couldn't bail out without a
parachute Of course, wasn't dumb
enough to think that Stella had sud-
denly fallen in love with me. Neither
did I believe that she had ever been
out of love with Greg. Anyway and
no matter why, I allowed Stella to
drag me out of my nice, comfortable
office and guide me through the rou-
tine of getting a ring and applying
for a marriage license. At the city
clerks office, found that before a
license could be issued I would have
to have a physical examination.
Stella knew where to go for that,
having just been through it herself.
She dropped me at the physicians Of
flee.
AS she went ON about her own af-
fairs Stella said, I'll see you at dinner.
You can arrange the details of our
honeymoon. 1t doesn't matter where
we go-eXcept Paris. Greg and 1 were
very happy there"
$50 we're many other people. Well
leave Paris out-by international re-
quest"
When finally got back to my Of
flee Kay followed me in from the re-
ception room. She had some letters for
me to sign and telephone message
from my father in Albany.
HE wants you to catch the Knick-
erbocker Limited tonight and bring
him those additional documents which
the Graw-Brunswick Company finally
found in their files. I've put the papers
in your briefcaSe which is downstairs
in your car. Your grip is there, too, I
had it brought from your apartment.
Here's your railway ticket. Your train
leaves the Grand Central in &c min
utes. You'll have to start right away"
A trip out of town was exactly what
I needed. 1t would give me plenty of
time to think. So told Kay, Call up
Mrs. Darlington-after I've left-and
tell her can't come to dinner tonight
but that I'll be back Monday in time
for the wedding. And, Kay, while I'm
away will you please buy couple OF
tickets to wherever people are going
for homogeneous these days"
1--WE already reserved a drawing
room to Grand Canyon. Is that all
right? I've heard it's nice at the Can
yon in the spring"
I stared at her in amazement. I've
always said you we're the best secre-
tary in the world but this is positively
miraculous. You're magician and
mind reader. I've been intending to
make that trip for years. How did you
come to pick the Canyon"
That's easy. I've always wanted to
60 there myself And made the res
ervations on the train instead of via
plane because no woman would care
to take a chance of being airsick on
her honeymoon"
I took my hat and gloves from Rays
hands. you think of everything, don't
your"
don't know why what happened
next, happened next. Probably because
a man usually bestows parting kiss
on the woman who speeds him on his
way.
Slightly dazed because-well because
Il did it again, a little better the Sec
ond time.
When I got to Albany made the
astonishing discovery that my father
had not sent for me at all, had not in