Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-11-13


member all that"
Garth Wyman grinned at that I'D
offer you one, but I want it all myself.
Besides, you wouldn't take it,"
They're calling you out there"
Martha said.
IT heard Them" Wyman said drily.
Trying to keep the caste system IN
working order Hasn't that man OF
yours ever heard about elephants
going off to die alone? Or is it the
eagle? Anyway, that's what I'm doing
He grinned at her in friendly way,
his eyes bright.
"Pitying yourself?" Martha muir
INJURED.
Garth Wyman threw back his head
and laughed. 1t wasn't his movie
laugh, which had always sounded to
Martha like the laugh of a side-shoW
barker. 1t was deep and raw and any
thing but phony, and it puzzled her.
Wyman handed the flask to Joe, who
accepted it in silence and then turned
to her.
Look. What do you do when you
get such good news that you feel like
you'll eXplode?"
Martha thought moment, then
said in an amused voice, Cry, I
guess"
What does man do?"
"Why-goes on bust, sometimes.
Exactly" Garth Wyman said, I'm
on a bust couldn't wait to start 1t.
Schools out. For nine long years I've
made pictures. I'm no good and I know
it, but long time back thought l
could make up for that by work. But
didn't. stink"
Joe, who was listening by the door,
said soberly, II seen you once. You
sure do"
Garth Wyman grinned at Martha.
"See. They're on to me. I'm box-office
poison. It makes me laugh because l
knew it all the time. I'm through"
II believe you mean it, Martina
said slowly.
"You watch Wyman said. I'm
reprieved, that's ALL"
Terry suddenly rounded the corner
and hustled up to the car, a scowl on
his lean face. He saw them, glanced
at Martha with reproof in his eyes and
then said to Wyman, Miss Raynes is
raising hell, Wyman. we've held her
car up for YOU"
Send her on I'll ride here" Wy
man said.
"Do YOU think"
mo, I don't think" Wyman said
agreeably. Bundle her off, Terry.
like this one"
Terry managed a sort of smile and
disappeared Before he returned, the
last car, carrying Miss Revelie Raynes,
pulled out down the road over which
sc nd
returned to the car. Martha thought
he looked tired, and also a little sulky
Before he climbed in he looked
pointedly at the flask in Joe's hand
and said, You think you can driver"
Joe looked at him carefully, spat,
and said drily, ct dunno. amt ever
tried"
Terry flushed a little at that but
Joe just climbed in behind the wheel
and Wyman smiled. They pulled away
from the station in silence. And then
Wyman spoke to Terry, and Martha
liked him for that, because she knew
he was trying to ease Terry's embar-
rassment.
whats the town like, Terry?"
"a rat hole,' Terry said promptly
over his shoulder. Gall we had to do
and"
"And the movie billboards," Joe put
in.
"All right. That's all we had to do
to make it a cattle town." Terry
finished.
(Which it still is" Joe said.
Terry looked wickedly at Joe, and
said nothing.
Wyman said. whats the hotel like,
Joe? Has it got bathroom?"
"You got one in your room," Joe
said, without turning around. "a
course, if you don't know how to use
it, we can take it out"
Wyman threw back his head and
laughed again, and Martha laughed
with him. Only Terry couldn't see the
humor in Joe's acrid refusal to be
patronized. He put his elbow on the
back Of the seat and turned half fac
ing them, ignoring Joe. "Sokkie doesn't
like the place. think his stomach's
troubling him."
Wyman looked at Martha and then
at Terry. DO me favor, Terry. Let's