The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-23

and drew her over the threshold.
"My dear Miss Good, | have rum
mayed half the state looking for
YOU"
II hope I'm not interrupting.
recognized you and The girl
turned her eyes to Henry Nelson,
but at sight of his face her smile
vanished. "Oh, I'm sorry she
cried. "Lct me run out"
Gray held her hands more frNly.
"Ncvcr. Do you think ! shall risk
losing you again? Colonel Nelson
and had finished our chat ana we've
merely exchanging plcasantrles.'
yes. Colonel Gray was just lcav-
ing" Nelson managed to say.
Colonel? Arc you colonel too?"
the girl inquired, and Gray bowed
1--WE were commissioned at the same
time and place, but Colonel Nelson
received his a moment earlier than
l received mine, therefore he out
ranked me. Now then, permit Nnc
to retire while you and he"
ooh, there's nothing confidential
about what l have to say. It's good
news for my partner and I'm sure
he'd love to share it," To Nelson
she announced. "rctc has Il showing
Of DILL"
The vice president Of tic bank
murmured something which Wi, 10 t
in Gray's quick inquiry: "Partncr:
Arc you partner Of Colonel Mel
SOn's?"
After a fashion We own a
twcnty-acrc lease west of 'Burk -
that is, have a quarter interest ana
Henry is putting down well. |
! drove out there, and his drillcr told
me it is looking good"
Gray turned keenly inquisitivc
gaze upon his enemy and what he
saw, or fancied he saw, gave him The
thrill of a new discovery. 1t may
| have been no more than intuition on
his part, but something convinced
him that his acquaintance with Miss
Good deeply displcascd the man.
In his warmest tone he cried:
Congratulations, my dear Co&scl.
However badly you have Jared in
the Ranger district, fortune favors
you here. But why only Il quarter
interest? You put too low pace
upon your blessings. I'll better that
arrangement, Why, was ready to
offer Miss Good full half Of all |
have, when she played hcartlcss
jest upon me. Ran away! Disap-
pcared! I'll admit l was piqucd. /
was deeply rcsentful,' but"
Nelson interrupted this flow of OK
travagancc :. Miss Good? 2" he
said, curiously. why does he call
you that, Bob?"
"A secret! A little game of pre-
tense" Gray declared hastily. "For
the sage of our friendship, Colonel
don't tell her my real name and rob
me of the pleasure of hearing it
. from her own lips. Come, Miss
Good! am going to bear you away
upon my arm, even at the risk of
displcasing my superior officer. Ha!
} Lucky, the war il over. Now then,
your promise"
Henry Nelson stood motiOnlcss as
he watched his two callers leave the
bank together, then slowly he
5 clenchcd his muscular hands, and
, from his lips there issued an oath
. better left unwritten.
A CHAPTER XII
, A New Partnership
5 1t was several moments after they
: had left the bank before Bob
Parker could manage to slip \word
. in cdgcwise, so rapid, so eager was
Gray's flow of conversation, SO gen
uinc was his pleasure at again see
y ing her. Finally, however, she in
quired curiously:
y "Arc you really good friends?
felt very queer, the instant after
had walked in. But was bursting
: with good news and ! couldn't SCI
II Henry's face until too late. Then
it seemed to me"
u NELSON and | are scarcely good
IL fricnds-we never were chummy-
u but we were thrown together il
France and saw lot Of each other
u He is remarkably capable man ant
determined fighter"
u you mustn't call me Miss Goo'
u any longer the girl told him. IN.
" name is Barbara Parker"
y "Oh, / like that"
. "Im more generally known a
Bob"
y Even better! 1t sounds tomboy
II ish."
)" Its not. 1t is To mParkerisl
Father insisted on calling me tina
~ and--it stuck. He's mans ma
e : and my being a girl was total sur
!. prise to him. 1t completely upset hi
y plans. So I did my best to remed
!" the mistake and learn to do and t
take an interest in the things b
!. was interested in"
q "Those were-?"
a Miss Parker looked up from be
IL meath her trim velvet hat and he
Z: blue eyes were defiant. "All tina
people like you disapprovc OIL Il
y that you probably consider undign
Ar fed and unlady like, such as ridn
AZ roping, shooting"
"Riding-unladyhkc It's yer
AZ smart. And why do you say pcopl
TX like me-? There are no people Gk
er me-"
~ Continued in Our Next Issuc)