The Bismarck tribune., 1924-04-08

wi (contlnued)
"ls no still in love with her?
Are you sure he didn't come here
to ask her to marry him?'
III he did he had his journey for
his pains-although l can see that
1t would be q highly desirable COM
bination from his point Of view.
But he's not in love with her. I'll
stake all know OF men on that"
"You are sure?"
"As sure as that I'm alive"
We'll. Ill take the morning train
Tor New York"
Lee" said Mr.. Dinwiddie i'm.
pressively. take the advice of an
old man, who has seen a good deal
OF men and women in his day. and
stay where you are until you hear
from Mary. Some sort Of crisis
has arisen. no use blinking the
fact. but II you burst in on her
now. while she Is Madame Eat
tiany. encased in q new set of
triple-plated armor. you may ruin
all your chances OF happiness.
Whatever 1t is let her work it out
--ahd off-by herself. l made her
promise she would not leave the
country without seeing you again
for didn't know what might be
In the wind-and when she had
given her word she added that she
had not the least intention of not
seeing you again, and that It was
quite possible she would return to
the camp. IT you go down you'll
spoil everything"
Il suppose l can trust you, Din,
but I've seen plainly that you don't
want me to marry her"
THAT is true enough. want
nothing less-for your sake: and
Hohenhauer would be q far more
suitable match for her. But don't
believe you even question my
faith"
mo. I don't You're q brick,
Din. But I'm unspeakably worried
almost terrified. have never
felt that really knew her. She
may have only imagined-but that
is impossible! How in Gods name
am to sit around here for three
days and twiddle my thumbs?"
Don't. Take one of the men
and 90 of on a three days tramp.
Climb Mount Moose. That will
give you no chance to think. All
your thinking will be in your mus.
cles." f.@ ".<
'"And suppose she should return
@or telegraph me to 60 to her?"
:. If she returns and finds you
gone it'll serve her right. And she
won't telegraph before Thursday
II she's going to- Washington. Now
take my advice and don't be a
fool" - --,..,.,,,z- .a4s
: Clavering shrugged his shoul.
ders. but he. set his lips. "Very
Well. won't follow her. Nor will
I forgive her in hurry, either"
That's healthy. Give her a
piece OF your mind. have a good
row, and then make 1t up. But let
me tell you, my dear boy. that she
was. horrifled at the thought of that
man coming up here. and she only
refrained from telling you OF, the
summons. SO to speak. because she
wanted to spare you any anxiety.
There's no doubt in my mind that
she's as much in love with you as
you are with her. You
have none. I suppose?"
"None. Particularly lately. I
hadn't told you, but I had intended.
in day or two. to ask you IL you
would let me have the camp for a
few weeks. We intended to marry
in Huntersville the day the rest
Of you went out"
Mr.. Dinwiddie whistled. mo
wonder she was furious at having
her preliminary honeymoon dis.
turbed. But II that Is the case Of
course she'll return. You're more
than welcome to the camp. and I'll
send you whatever you need from
time to time. You've only to COM
mand mo. 49,. 1t makes 1t all
the more comprehensive. What.
ever It was that man said to her.
she wanted to get over It by her.
self before coming back to the
place where she had forgotten that
Hohenhauers and politics existed.
I could see how It was with her
here. She looked exactly as she
used to in the old days. and I don't
doubt she felt like. It. too. No
wonder she resented being forced
back into the role Of Madame Eat
tiany; or Grafln--countess-as he
calls her. You must let her thresh
It out by herself" @
"You believe she will come
back?" h.t :.
If that was your plan. I assured
~ do. There isn't a spark Of hu.
man affection between those two.
and Mary never placed herself in
any mans power. am more and
more inelined to believe that he
appealed to her Tor help in his
here, whatever It is-and
It's not so dihienlt, to auess-and
that against her incHnation and
out Of her love for Austria. she con.
sented." ~
well, It's no use to speculate.
There's the supper bell. I'll de.
eide in the morning whether l 60
of for tramp, or not"