The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-14
THE FOOL
BY Charming Pollock.

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81 understand you're very happy
in your new-profession," she. said.
"Yes," he answered.
you've got -Aeverything you
want?" she pursued, haltingly.
"No, l haven't everything want
he said frankly, "but I'm happy"
"My father-in-law says that if you
settle this strike you're to be-" She
put her hand to her mouth in ges-
ture of self-reproach. but that's
business secret" She paused. 81
suppose l might tell you, though. He
says it'll make you a big man in the
company-with tremendous salary.
You mustn't give that away"
"The secret?" asked Daniel, smil-
ing. \
1.-THE salary" said Glare. Il sup
pose you've got over that" He
smiled. "So-you don't really seem
to have lost anything by giving up
your church"
NO." he said thoughtfully. "Queer
as it seems, sometimes think I've
gained--in opportunity"
Glare looked away, reflectively.
"Perhaps one might have eaten
ones cake and had it, too," she said,
chiefly to herself.
"Clare!" Gilchrist turned eyes that
were half eager, half reproachful,
upon her.
"You frightened me SO that night
| with the bugaboo> of poverty" she
went on with something of despair
in her voice. Don't you think, there
might have been compromise
| something half way?"
He turned away.
"Why open wounds that are begin
ming to heal?" he said protesting
ly.
yours seem quite healed" she
said, little enviously.
He stepped nearer and looked at
her intently.
'"And you have everything you
WANT? he asked tenderly solicitous.
His tone prodded her pride.
eyes," she said with something Of
her impulsive defiance.
"You see-I was selfish-to ask
you to give up the things that count
so much with you for those that
count with me-" He was quietly
earnest. "Afterward, when l knew
you were to be married." He
frowned. "-I was afraid for you-7
but was wrong again. You're happy
and I'm honestly glad."'
She was looking at him quizzically.
care you-honestly-happy? she
asked slowly.
Honestly" he said.
"In just helping others ?" He nod
ded his answer.
,"I don't understand that" she
said.
"You will-some day-and so will
all the world
Jerry found the two face to face
and he came in, a bit unsteadily. He
had added several brandies to gen.
erous allowance at dinner and was
in none too genial mood.
4."Hsllo, Gilchrist!"a he said gyuffly.
TN early, aren't you? didn't mean
! to interrupt tete-a-tete."
You're, not interrupting," said
Glare, embarrassed not by Gilchrist's
presence, but by Jerry's liquor-freed
tongue.
"We've been having merry eve
ming with your delegation" Jerry
said to Gilchrist. That's why my
wife's sore" ,@,
ppm not sore.". said Glare. give
just been a little lonely"
"You don't look i'll" Jerry surveyed
the pair. II couldn't help going to
Black River. didn't 60 for pleasure
did /, Gilchrist?'
NO." said Daniel easily. "There
was work and plenty of it. waS
sorry you had to leave when you
did"
"Why, Jerry didn't leave much be-
fore you, did he?" Glare asked, pug
xled. p
Jerry stirred nervously.
Just q few" he started, but Gill
christ also had begun an answer./
"Only "a hours" he said. =, HE
wanted to get back to YOU" nd
"But-he's just got back" said
Glare. She turned to her husband.
Where. have you been, Jerry?"
attending to business-of course"
he said impatiently. ,f.
" course, she said resignedly.
Good night Dan" She picked up
her box and started to leave. r
"Oh-you got the furs," put in
Jerry cheerily.
Yes. thank YOU" she said with
out looking up. ~
Play copyrighted. 1922, in the
United States and England. Novel;
lied version by special permission Of
the author, and of Brentano's pub
fishers Of the play.
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