The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-09
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NAN MAkkAB1 the Siri TO
whom he became engaged before
he went away. Nan, heart broken,
has returned to her, home and is
caring for her three motherlcss
stcpbrothcrS. She has been in con-
Stant com municution with
JOAN ENDICOTT. in London, but
fails to follow Joan's advice to for
get Peter and make up to his fell
low officer and friend.
JOHN ARNOTT, with whom he
has been resting ut the home Of
Arnott's widowed sister, near the
Marrahy estate. Instead Nan has
become desperate, and has agreed
10 marry the man sac hates most
in the world Il
HARLEY SEXTON, money lend
or, who holds her fathers notes for
great sums Of money and also says
tina. Peter owes him considerable in
loans made before he was injured.
PETER, still unaware Of the true
state Of affairs, leaves for London
rs soon as he hears Of Mans en-
Eagcmcnt. There his taxi has II col
lisiun with another hack. Peter
offers to escort the lone passenger
Of the damaged taxi to her dcstina-
ton in his own conveyance.
En- route his companion speaks Of
going to Nan. and hy careful
prompting hr c'icits the intorma!
ton that he is the man VINO is
brcakin. Mans heart. As tho taxi
arrives ut the station Peter turns
10 the youn; woman beside him.
SOW GO on WITH TIE STORY
81 don't know in tho least who
YOU arc,"~ Peter said rapidly. "and
dare say you will think am mad
when ! nsh you when | beg OF
you-to let ne speak to YOU for 4
moment. lNrasc don't be afraid.'
ne broke out Hgitatcdly as Joan
shrank back from him in evident
alarm. "'m not going to hurt YOU
or brighten you; | just want YOU
20 help ne l just beg Of you to be
kind and help me"
1t was iupossiblc not to believe
in his agitation; Joan stared at him
with fascinated eyes.
"Eu; but ! don't even know who
YOU are" she said IN Il frightened
voice. "-Ivc never seen YOU unit!
today---oh on. don: know who
YOU arc" she SAID again.
Then he told her: he blurtcd out
the truth with The desperation Of
necessity.
"I'm Peter Lystcr."
Peter Lystcr," she echoed his
name with little cry--thc color
rushed to her face. "Pctcr! then
:, then oh. don't believe it,"
she said Indignantly.
ITS the truth swear it's the
truth. look I can show You half
u dozen letters to prove it," Tic
searched through his :unic pocket
agitatcdly. 81 an Peter 'I.yster---
you--you'vc done ne the greatest
kindness one human being could
have done to another by telling me
what-what you did just now. But
want to know morc--I must know
all The truth. I've been dawn at
| hcavcndcn ! only came up to town
This morning-it was Fate that
threw Us together. | cant leave
you like this I've got to know
more. .. Surely YOU cap have q lit
| tie pity---a little sympathy, 49,"
"But--hut i'm--lm full OF it,"
Joan told him:. her pretty eyes. were
round and amazed; she stared at
him rs If he were some cxtraordi-
nary specimen Of manhood whom
| she. had never seen before. "1-~
I've always longcd to sec you- Nan
will tell you that. But it's all SO
styansc-I just can't believe ;t.....'
Her hrows puckcred. '1f you've
forgotten things" she said in per
! pleNity. chow is it you can talk
about Nan now: Oh, ! don't un.
derstand."
"a man named Arnott introduced
her to me in town few weeks
But" said JOAN" but. $500. Oh. if
| you've forgotten all about Nan
what IS the good Of going back tc
her nov? You oh, surely you
can't really--carc for hcr--if you've
forgotten her."
explain his own feelings; he did
think Of Nan, but his thoughts were
| stopping Of the cab put an end tt
the conversation for the momcnt;
he followed Joan eagerly into The
station.
"lll come back with you to Leav.
crdcn-T can explain. there; and
must talk to you: there are so many
things you've got to tell me-"
"But--hut don't know If loush
to-" Joan was almost in tears
"Nan made ma swear never TO spcal
Of you again--ncvcr to- tell, anyone
what had happened and I sworc
never woodland now--look wha
I've done now :"
"Eycrythine is different--,it..s..
life or xlcath to me...1 beg o
you.
She looScJ a. aim sympathctical
j..
"Vcrr, we'll" she said at last
; "Eut il Nan knows she will kill me
that's ALL
,, "Shc never will Enow--at lcast
/, no: got. don't wan: her to kno,
yet" lie broke off.
For Il moment his heart seemed (,
. stand still as he thought Of Nan
engagement.
, Had she done this because of him
Of him?
The train started slowly out Q
the station.
"Tcll me who YOU arc" Pete
said.
She smiled.
J 'I'm Joan. Endicott: Nan and
have lived together for ever so Ion
ever since you and, Tim went I
the war; she must have told 70
abouS mc--shc wrote to you Hu
e months from my flat
did she?,' said Peters" his vol.
z sounded humiliatcd. ~ cant n
II member having any letters.
|. can't remember your name. or CIV.
: writing to woman ut all. ...' h
Il brought his clenehed fist down 0
e hts knee heavily. s"My: God, it
J. ITS. not fair--I ought to nave bee
= told ought to have been stoppt
5 from. hurting anyone as-as l mu
J. have hurt her."
Il 1T nearly broke her heart" Jou
n said. She was enjoying hcrsc
\. now: this was better than all Il