The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-21
Money Makes a
Difference
BY GEORGE HAMILTON

~ guess that good-for- nothing
Walter jameson will be coming
home soon. now that the old man
has cashed in" was the gosdps'
verdict in Hicksville.
Walter had never succeeded. At
last his father had bought him q
ticket to Nevada and told him not
to let him see his face again.
Walter did not feel any particu-
lar regret at leaving q father who
had never shown him any affection.
But his mother had cried, and that
made him feel bad-also leaving
Nancy Dayton. They had been
sweethearts. When he told her he
loved her-the second time he came
home penniless-she laughed In his
face.
I'm win you yet, Nancy" he an.
Rwered and went away.
Yes, there was one person Ne.
sides his mother who believed in
Walter, but he did not know 1t.
That was Elizabeth. Nancy's little
sister.
And now Walter was back. And,
to his mother, he was still the boy
who was going to make so much
of his life, though he was almost
thirty.
"You are going to stay home
with me, dear" she said. 1T will
be hard to keep things going, and
your father left only two thousand
In insurance"
But she looked wistfully after
him the morning after his arrival.
as he walked over to the Dayton
house. When he reached the door
he was astonished at the vision
that he saw before him.
"Why-this isn't Nancy!" he
gasped, staring at the beautiful
young girl who stood smiling at
him.
mo, I'm Elizabeth" answered
the girl. blushing at his frank stare
of admiration. "Nancy is out this
evening. Won't you come in. Mr.
Jameson?" ="
When he took his leave an hour
later, the young man realized that,
whatever his love for Nancy might
have been, the image that he car
ried in his heart had now q strik.
Ing resemblance to Elizabeth.
And he was bound In honor to
ask Nancy to be his wife. That
was the irony Of It! When he
called the next evening and met
her his heart sank. How could he
ever have loved Nancy. this woman
with the affected air and the peev.
ish lines about her mouth?
1t was not until he was about
10 leave that Walter summoned up
courage to say what was uppermost
in his mind.
Nancy, do you remember what
l told you last, time we parted?"
he asked. -.
Nancy's heart beat quickly. but It
was not with love. She had not had
proposal. for six months, and she
was longing for another scalp. "
! mo, Mr.. Jameson. What was
it?" she inquired archly.
! THAT was coming back to
marry yOu," he answered.
Nancy's shrill laugh pierced the
air. swell. you certainly have car.
ried out the first part Of your de-
termination, about coming back
she answered. but as for the sec.
ond-why. think you have another
guess coming. Mr.. Jameson"
He looked into Nancy's mockinR
face and said gOOd-by. But that
was not his last visit to the Dayton
home. On the contrary, he called
frequently after that-only 1t was
to see Miss Elizabeth.
OF course, Nancy vas not slow
| to see what was transpiring. "Well
Elizabeth, If you want my cast-ofl
beau. Of course it's all right" she
said. "Only he'll always be a pau.
per, and II I were you I would send
him right about face without de-
Ivy"
That Walter had asked Nancy e
marry him since hts return Eliza
beth did not know. The word.
stung her. Walter was not slow t
notice the change in her manner
the next time he called.
elizabeth. what have done t.
offend your" he pleaded.
"Y0u haven't offended me, MI
Jameson" replied the girl. "Onl!
people are saying"
":What, dear?" asked Walter taxi
ing her hand in his.
"That-that you are making low
to me because you can't get Nancy
she faltered. and tried to run away
But Walter caught her.
"Now you listen to me-" he said
Its true did ask Nancy to MARI
me when came back. But
wasn't because l loved her, Eliza
beth. As soon as saw you 1 kney
that l had loved you all the time
: It was because-I felt honor bount
, nv dear. And when she refuse