The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-28
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mOtlcf, 10 TAKE care vi heF wa
young stcpbrothers. She is still in
touch with
JOAN ENDICOTT. in London, who
and who told her that Peter and Il
fellow officer.
JOHN AENOTT. were spending
their leave at the home OF Arnott's
sister not far from the Marraby cs-
tate Nan is jealous nf Arnott's sis
ter, and very much displcascd with
the attentions Of ,. ..
HARLEY SETON. Il money lend
or. who claims to have been a friend
Of Peters before he went away.
Peter also failed to recognize him
when they met. Seton has told Nan
that both her father and Peter owe
him great sums of money.
Nan is walking through the woods
near her home, crying over her fate,
when she meets Peter. She tries to
explain her tears and soon becomes
quite flippant with "Thc Man Who
Forgot" They have walked back to
| the fence surrounding the Marraby
estate when Nan expresses doubt
| Of her ability to vault the stilc.
ITS such Il long time since |
| lived in the country, that I've forgot
ten the way to climb a stilc,' Nan
said. her heart was hammcring in
| her throat.
"Thc best way is to give me your
| hands-Stand on the top bar and
iumn." he declared. "Civc me your
hands
Nan was sure that he must feel
| that she was trembling. but he took
! dc q IN
Now--onc, two, thrcc-Jump!" he
/ said.
His face was raiscd to her as she
stood above him-shc could see his
eyes plainly in the fain: moonlight,
! with their half-laughing, half cmbar-
raised expression.
His cap had got pushed Il little ia
one side, and an obstinate lock OF
hair which she remembered never
would lie down and behave had
struggled out and lay across his
forehead. giving him Il singularly
bovish appearance.
Nan looked at him, and suddenly
the moonlight seemed blottcd out and
the whole world to be swimming
around her. She swaycd giddily. and
would have fallen but for his up
holding hands.
"Oh!" she said, weakly. "Oh, I'm
falling"
But in Il moment his arm was
around her. and she was safely be-
side him on the soft grass.
lie kept his arm about her for ;
moment; he made her stand with he,
back to the stilc. There was &
puzzled sort Of look on his face.
"Tm afraid you really have for
gotten about being 4 country girl
he said. presently.
Nan opened her eyes.
"That's what it must bc--l'vt
never turned giddy bcforc-how silly
! Of me-
She pushed her hair back from hcl
forehead.
and now. having made an cxhibi
lion Of myself for the second time,
she said, II think | had better &c
home. or there will be a third time
and YOU know what people say abou
the third timc?'
Peter Lyster looked at her steadily
, "Miss Marraby-will you tell M
something's he asked.
Nan was brushing a dried lea
! from her sleeve.
Twill II" she echoed flippantly
"Why. of course She raised he
eyes to his face. What is it," sh'
I asked smiling.
But Peter was grave.
. Tell me WHY you were crying
when l met YOU" he said.
A little bat whirled by overhead
cutting the air with its gauzy wings
it flashed away like shadow in tn
moonlight. Nan watched it mechan
ically-thc fever II, her veins SCENE,
to have quoted: her face looked YER
young in the pale light.
Lystcr came II step nearer.
Tell me-" he said again.
81 can't said Nan. "Oh, | can
:" Their eyes met.
: Nan laughed thcn-a little rcck
less laugh.
"Pcrbaps -somc day" she sal,
"Perhaps- some day"
Lyster took off his cap an
}. brushed tho hair back from his fore
head. go
c 81 shall hold you to that promise,
he said. -
The morning brought Nan a lctte
J. from Joan Endicott. The wonderf,
Tim had arrived, and apparently a
was sunshine.
81 haven't really time to write /;
ALL" SO she began her letter. "Til
is fidgeting round. begging me
go out with him. but thought
= ought just to write you Il note an
say how happy am. | am wearin
the pink blouse you made. and Til
says he has never seen me look
pretty. The time is flying Who'll
that he thinks tn" war will lie owe
this year. but I can't help feelin
that he only says il to comfort me.
think Of you Il great deal, and wor
der how you are getting OIL. and
/ you have seen anything Of Pete
/ Lystcr or MIR. Arnott: You know
/ Nan. l think Mr.. Arnott was jus
little taken with you! lie locke
s at you such lot, and the day h
4 came here after you had gone t
Lcavendcn. he was most, absurd
4 disappointed. | should love to sc
q you settled down and happy. Nan
q after all. Peter isn't tho only ma
Il in the world. I told Tim about VIII;
had happened, and he w:,s very syn
pathetic, but he says that life
4 too short to spend it in gricvin
4 and that il anything happened to hi
n he would rather know that ! h:
Il found some man 10 Ipoh after u
and be kind TO me, than to t'l'
Of me being unhappy all MY Jifc ;.
e Isn't it sweet and unsclfish Of him
Nan tossed tho. letter aside.
81 was so like JonnIy-fpil- Of little al,
4 less trivialities. Size wondered a
prchensivcly il tBcssAny swoutt cv
come when, she world, have to
back and live witlfhsr again.
She resented Jpasge 5vcry obyio
III hint about John ArnOtt.
n "As If could ever care for -
n other man." she told herself passio
"A ately. l.
Nan was, changing. her frock /,
stairs in the afternoon when S
81 hoard q err drive mn tho rnnI n