The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-05

ana Gray 1OlloWS to BRING hlm
home. He finds Bud in the hands of
an adventures.
NOW GO ON WITH STORY
"'She was. He, dead, or some
thing. l was bashful about calm
around to see her, not havin' any
thing to talk about but school an
oil wells, but she took, an interest
right away, specially in the wells
You'd ought to hear the story Of her
life, MIR. Gray. It's as sad as any
novel. You see, ner folks had lots
of money, but her ma died an her
pa was too busy to be bothered. 50
he sent her off to convent. Them
nuns at the convent was SO cruel to
her that she run away"
"And went on the stage"
How'd you know
81 didn't. But-the stage is the
usual refuge for convent-bred girls
who are abused. I've met several
Did She Was the old home IN Vir
ginia ?"
"Sure! Mebbc you know hcr!" Bud.
dy cried.
perhaps. | seem to remember the
story. What is her name?"
"Arline Montague"
The elder man shook his head
you said something about mar.
riage. l dare say she married some
rich John whose ,lmily disapproved
fthe match-so many show girls
have been deceived like that. You
can't imagine the prejudice of those
Fifth Avenue Parents
That's what she done. An he
went off an Joined the French LIE.
gion of Honor an was killed"
"What is the estate you men.
tioned?"
ooh, that's her own! It's all she
F.! had to fall back on. It's bein' set.
tied up now an she'll have hel
money before long,"
"Thc old Virginia homested ant
the slaves"
Good thing she met ME when she
did, for them laws ers had il all ticc
up in court and wouldn't let 60 til
she paid their fees"
"A providential meeting, truly
You fixed that up, of course, and got
rid of the wretched bloodsuckcrs
I've done much the SANG thing, NOR,
than once. Now, ,ne ether Iues
tion-how does she happen TO be il
Dallas? infer your from accoun
that she is model of virtue ant
that she accepted your aid only upor
the condition that your attentions Il
her should be characterized by tn,
deepest respelt. So? Well then
how Gomez"
"That was jus, lucky chance
She's got some interests here; stock.
an things, belong:n' to the estate
She dunno. herself, how valuabl,
they are, but me comm right from
Texas an bcin' in oil an all, sh,
asst me to hep her out. SO got he
to come. All that had KEEP her bacl
was the expense. Mind you"-Bud
dy's tone became one of deeper ad
mlration- "she amt blue, or any
thing. No stree! Her life's beel
sad, but you'd never know it. She
full Of pep; allus out for fun, an
that's what like about her. Gee
You gotta meet her, Mr.. Gray"
"Well, rather! But meanwhile, WI
must telegraph your parents no
only that you have been found, bu
also the further good news"
Il We better not say anythinI
about my gettin' married"
"Why not? They'd like to know.
Buddy stirred uncasily. "Wh
it's this way haven't asst her yet
Mebbe she won't have me. If IN
says yes-l'll let 'em know"
Good! Wen make it. for the tim
being, a mere message of reassur
ance. Tonight you and Miss Mon
tague shall dine with me and we I
60 to theater."
Gray WAS prepared to- find hi
young friends light o. love super
ficlally attractive, and she was all O
that. He was not prepared, how
ever, to find her quite as good al
actress as she appeared to be. Il
spite of the fact that she probabl,
took less pleasure IN s,the meetin,
that did he, she admirably covere,
her feelings.
Gray's heart sank as he studio,
Miss Montague. She was blond-t
his suspicious eye trife too blon,
and she wore her hair bobbed. Sh
was petite and both in appearance
and in niannerism, she was girlish
nevertheless, she. was self-relian,
and there was certain maturity t.
her well-rounded figure, a suggestion
of WEAKNESS about her eyes, tina
told story.
Following his first critical an
praisal, Gray Was vaguely consciou
of something familiar about her
somewhere within him the chords O
remembrance were lightly brushed
but try as he would he could no
make himself believe that he ha
ever seen her.
The elder man played host in hi
best and easiest style. both at Dime
and at the theater: then he passe
the burden of entertainment over t
Buddy, first cheerfully declarin
that he would not be sidetracked an
that he intended to impose his com
pany upon the young couple whethe
they wanted hiD or not. This wa
precisely to young Briskow's liking
and soon they were speeding out t
road house mentioned earlier i
the evening. ,..-s.- i. a. N.
The resort was run on rattle
liberal principles; number "A