The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-29
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| front. Upon ms return 10 LOnOOF
he fails to recognize
NAN MARRABY, to whom he be
came engaged prior to his depar
ture for France. Nan has sine.
returned to her home to care 70,
her three mothcrless stepbrothers
Nan is still in touch with
has just returned to London OF
stop grieving over Peter and en-
courage the budding love of
JOHN ARNOTT, with whom Pete,
mcr's widowed sister, near the Mar.
raby estate. Nan is jealous Of Ar
motifs sister while very much dis
gusted with the attentions of
HARLEY SEXTON, money lender
whom she first met through Peter
before he Joined his command. Since
his return Peter has failed to recog
! nize him. Seton has told Nan tina,
both Peter and her father owe hin
! large sums Of money and that it is
up to her to say whether payment
shall be demanded.
Arnott and his sister have stopped
| in for tea, they are discussing the
| love of children Che had left the
auto to walk in with Mans step
brothers) when Arnott announces
their arrival
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
Nan turned her head to the win
dow. The boys and Peter were COM
ing up the garden--Claudie and Bus
ter were hanging on to either arm
Jim was walking backwards, a little
| in front, and all three were talking
at the top of their voices.
~ must make some more tea" she
said hurriedly. "lf you will excuse
me Tor a moment. :"
She went quickly away; she want
ed to compose herself little before
meeting Peter. AS soon as she had
gone Doris looked at her brother.
"Wellw he said rather awkwardly,
| meeting her eyes, what do you
think Of her."
Mrs. Mears shrugged her shout
ders.
IL think she is quite-nice," she
said reluctantly. "How long have
you known her, John?"
"Oh-years!" Arnott said hurried
ly. AT least, il it isn't, it seems like
years"
you've never told me about her
before"
He ran an agitated hand over his
cropped head. .
mo; you see, never thought
you'd meet: and one gets to know
so many people when one knocks
about the world like do" He seized
! upon the cake plate. "Have some
! more cake?"
"No, thank YOU" She leaned back
in her chair and looked at her small
reflection in long, old-fashioned
glass opposite.
"And how long has Miss Marraby
known Peter?" she asked suddenly.
Arnott was spared the embarrass-
ment of reply by the entry of Peter
himself with the three boys. The
boys stopped ON the threshold in con-
fusion when they saw that Nan was
not there. They were not allowed
in the drawing room, as rule.
"But if you are very good, you
| may have tea here today" Nan said
appearing behind them. "But no jam
mind, and no sticky fingers on the
| cushions"
She turned to Peter with a friendly
little smile. She put down the fresh
teapot she carried and shook hands
with him.
II don't know how you are off TO,
servants" she said to Mrs. Mears
"but we only have one small maid
so l have to help her"
"It's getting a most serious quAs.
ticn-this shortage of maids" Mrs
Mears answered. "Fortunately
have three excellent ones, but I'm
always dreading that they will give
notice and 60 and make munition:
or something"
"You don't want three maids" hel
brother struck in bluntly. TITS alb
surd."
Doris colored, in faint annoyance.
my dear boy!" she protested.
Arnott laughed.
well, if the war goes on mucf
longer you'll all be doing your owl
work." he said "How would 70,
like that, Miss Marraby?"
There are a great many things
should hate more" Nan told hin
calmly. II am rather fond Of house
work. When I was with Miss Lys
ter" She pulled herself up sharp
ly. She shot frightened look a
Peter, hoping he had not heard. bu
it was too late. He was looking
across. at her inquiringly.
"Miss Lyster?" he echoed. "Wha
Miss Lyster were you with, Mis-
Marraby?"
/ Mans hand jerked suddenly, knock
1@g over her teacup; its content
tricAled over the cloth and fell drip
PING to the rather shabby .carpe
1.-The boys screamed with delight
Arnott produced handkerchief an,
went down on his knees.
| Nan gave a li<tle cry Of protest.
ooh. please, dopt-it won't hur
the Garnet at all; ~ fetch cloth.
She fled from the room; the bloc
was singing in her ears; when sh
reached the kitchen she forgot wha
she had come for-she stSed Their
staring helplessly before her Till tn
littles maid asked, timidly what sh
wanted. y,
t Nan reused herself then with
!. start.