The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-24

Gertrude Anterior
his camp in the Adirondacks and
give you q farewell house-party.
He jumped at the idea and It's all
arranged You'll have eight days
Of outdoor life and some sport, az
well as a good rest. He's got q
big comfortable camp on a beauti.
full lake. where we. can boat and
fish"
But Lee" She was almost
gasping. ;
mo butts. Not only do you need
rest before that long journey but
l want these last days with you In
the mountains where can have
you almost to myself. Il seems TO
me sometimes that I do not know
you at all-nor you me. And to
roam with you in the woods during
the day and float about that lake at
night 1t came to me suddenly
like q foretaste OF heaven. I
couldn't stand the thought OF the
separation otherwise. Besides,
here you'd be given q farewell
luncheon or dinner every day until
you sailed. I'd see nothing OF you.
And you'd be worn out. You must
come. Mary dear"
Mary felt dimly suspicious. but
1t was possible that he had read
his morning papers hastily. or that
in his mental turmoil that night
she had told him her story he had
paid little attention to details, or
forgotten them later. He certain.
ly had never alluded to the man
since. And this sudden impetuous
plan was so like him that he need.
ec no foreign impulse.
But she answered with some
hesitation: I'D like 1t. OF course.
And Judge Trent has nothing more
for me to sign until the last min.
ute. But-a woman always has .
thousand things to do before going
on Journey
"Your maid can do all that. And
pack your trunks. She goes with
you, doesn't she? And you'll only
need warm sweaters and skirts up
there. We never dress. You'll not
need a maid"
"Well-but-do you mean to tell
me that the whole thing IN aat.
t;eeSS":
ITO the last detail Theren be
twelve Of us. including Din"
Really. Lee. you are high.h
ed. You might have consulted me
first" rc1
mo time to waste on argument.
Well only have a little over .
week there as 1t is. It takes a
day TO go and another to return.
and you'll need one' day here in
New York before you sail. made
up my mind you should go II l haa
to take you by forca. will have
those last days In tho. Adiron.
dacks."
Her faint resentment vanished
and she felt q languid sense OF
In this enveloping at.
OF the tactless imperi.
GUS male. so foreign to her.experi.
ence: Of freedom from the, neces.
sity for Independent action: and
the prospect was certainly en-.
chanting. Moreover. she would be
able to. AVOID seeing Hohenhauer
in surroundings where this strange
oveaffair Of her. had obliterated
the past (for the most partly. and
she had found, for q time at least.
happiness and peace. She would
see him in Vienna. Of course, and
she had no wish to avoid him
here; no doubt they would work
together and as impersonally az
hey had sometimes done In the
,ast: but to see him here. even in
he drawing.room. which held no
acred memories. would be but an.
other and uglier blot on her al.
'eady dimming idyl: and q subtle
nfidelity to this man whose every
,hought seemed to be OF hr In
spite Of all he had to knflame and
excite his ego.
And If she remained and Hohen.
lauer wished to see her she could
'ardly keep on making excuses for
nearly a fortnight. So she merely
smiled up at Clavering. who was
yazing down at her intently. and
laid softly. "Of course I'll go. 1
always have sport things in my
and think 1t a. wonder.
ul idea. Now tell me who is 90.
ng. Miss Dwight. suppose-and
rope. And the De Witt Turners?"
.Zattiany had no respect
whatever for the Lucy Stone
league, and invariably forgot ths
names OF the emancipat.
I'd young wives Of the men she
'ound interesting.
They can't get away. Cora, yes:
md Rolly Todd. the Bottoms, the
Minors. Eva Darling. Babette Gold,
Gerald Scores"
miss Darling is rather .nui.
'ance. She flung her arms around
ne the other night at the Minors
md left a pink kiss on my neck.
She was very tight. Still, she is
and favorite OF Din's."
Il would have submitted the list
o you in the first place. darling,
'ut | know ! should have to take,
what | could get on such short
notice. The only two really care