The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-19
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Gray to act as guide for Ma Bris-
kow and daughter, Allegheny. on
4 shopping tour .f Dallas. Bob
Parke daughter of Tom Parker,
is homc from Il four-ycar college
course. She offers to help the Bris-
kows in the selection of suitable
wearing apparel. Colonel Henry
Nelson. son of Bell Nelson. banker,
3romises to buy and sell real estate
through Bob Parker when she re-
solves to TART into that busi.- 8
with her father.
NOW GO ON WITH STORY
81 was sure you did. That is what
attracted my attention.
You are person Of taste. if you
will pardon a perfectly obvious COM
plimcnt from a total stranger, and
they need such woman's guidance.
Bat they need, even more, Il little
bit Of feminine tact and sympathy
Look" He showed Gus Briskow's
blank check. "Thc whole store is
theirs, if they wish it. Think what
that ought to mean to two poor
4 starved creatures who have never
owned enough clothing to wad a
shotgun"
II have all da.,' the young wo-
men confessed. 81 merely came in
to ycarn over the pretty things"
80 messenger from Hcaveu" he
cried, more hopefully. Would it
appear prcsumptuuus if ] asked you,
in return for this favor, to select
the very prctt;cst gown in this shop
1-for your very own
The offer was refused pleasantly,
but firmly. "I'd be paid ten times
over by the fun Of spending coolies
of money even if II were not my
own. But would they consent to
have a stranger"
"lf you will permit tiny deceit,
I'm sure they will. | shall burden
my conscience with white lie and
pretend that you are friend to
whose judgment l have appealed"
without further ado, Gray hurried
his new acquaintance back to the
dress department, then, i'm his easiest
manner. introduced her to the Bris-
kows. She flashed him Il look Of
amuscmCn MT as he glibly made her
known as "Miss food" Miss Good,
as they could see, possessed unerring
good taste, but what was more, she
had a real genius for finding bar
gains. AS Il bargain hunter Miss
Good was positively unique.
Ma Briskow pricked up her ears
ut this. soon she and the newcomer
had their heads together, and within
a few minutes Gray realized that
his experiment was success.
| Gray called Miss Good aside.
please let me return at lunch
time. l promise 20 talk upon that
subject which every man can discuss
to best advantagc-himself I
pledge myself not to ask one single
question about you, Miss Good. Not
one" He bowed tremendously
over her hand. "Although, as you
can imagine, I'm dying to ask a
thousand"
CHAPTER VIII
| Ia and Ma Are Shocked
The luncheon hour was long in
arriving, and when it did come a.
round Calvin Gray regretted that he
had elected to play game of make
believe with miss Good" for she
rigidly held him to his promise, and
however adroitly he undertook to as
certain who or what she was she
foiled him.
The luncheon went of gaily
enough, then Gray was again BAN
ishcd with instructions to return at
closing time.
But a disappointment awaited
Calvin Gray, when late that after
noon, he returned to the store. Miss
Good had gone. At first nc refused
to believe Ma BriskOw's statement,
but it was true: she had disappeared
as quietly and as unObtrusivcly as
she had appeared and, what was
more annoying, she had left no word
whatever for him.
where is Allic?" Gray inquired.
Lord knows! She's somcres
around bein' worked over by a
couple of women. Gcttin her hair
washed an her finger nails cured an
| dunno what not. Mercy me! The
things Miss Good had 'em do to her!
An the money we We spent! Allies
gone hog wild"
Gray pretended to listen as the
good woman babblcd on, but he was
thinking abo'I the girl who had dis
appeared.
So engrosscd was he in his
thoughts that he I'D not notice ALLIE
gheny Briskow until she stood close
beside him. Then, indeed, he ex-
pcrienced shock, for it was difficult
to recognize in this handsome, mod
ish young woman the awkward, ILL
dressed country girl he had seen at
noon. Allie was positively stunning.
She was completely transformed
from the solcs of her well-shod feet
to the tip of her French couture,
and what was more astonishing, she
had lost much Of Ger self-cOnsciOus-
ness and carried herself with a naive
grace that became her we'll.
"Why, Allie!" Gray exclaimed.
you're wonderful! Let me see you"
He stood off and gazed at her while.
she rcvolved before him.
"Sakes alive! Who'd ever s'pose
you'd look like that!" the mother ex-
claimed.
1t was, on the second day there
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