The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-14
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- pOI HtS iCtNtu W A<OhoVN lie luSl
+, to recognize "s .
NAN MARRABY. the girl to whom
he became engaged before he wen
away. Nan, broken-hcarted, has re
turned home to care for her three
motherless stepbrothers. Nan ha
seen Peter often since he came t,
stay with a.
JOHN ARNOTT, at the home o
Arnott's widowed sister. NEAR tn
Marraby estate. But Peter ha
shown no signs Of recognition
Driven to desperation by Peters ap
parent Indifference and her father
financial difficulties, Nan has agree,
to marry
HARLEY SETON, money lend
er, who has told her that Peter il
also in his debt. BY chance Pete
learns the true state of affairs an,
he arranges with
JOAN ENDICOTT. who is stayin,
with Nan, to find out why Nan il
going to marry Seton. Their plan
are only partially successful blu
in fight with Sefton Peters mem
DRY is restored. He comes i'm tn,
early evening to make amends I,
his sweetheart. They walk into tn,
garden where Nan breaks down an,
cries.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
And then at last she raised he
head and tried to laugh.
Have ! quite drowned your" sh,
asked TREMENDOUSLY. Pm so sorry
her eyes hard and tried to straight
EN- her ruffled hair.
Its a good thing you didn't com,
in after ALL she said, brokenly. Nv,
should have had all the house about
our ears by now if you had
"And you can forgive me. de
serve it so little, Nan"
ut hasn't been your fault-bu
even now l don't Understandable.
morning in the wood" Her blue
eyes sought his face jealousy. "Yo,
hadn't remembered me then, Peter 2
II habitat was why couldn'
trust myself. Nan, there is so mucl
! must tell you-first Of all l saw
Seton tonight went to the Rec
House to see him, and got tn,
truth out of him." His voice grew
grim. "A bully is nearly always ,
coward, suppose" he said. AT an,
rate. l made him tell me the wholl
story. :" He drew hare
breath. 81 don't think you will evel
be troubled with him again"
What do you mean? You haven'
hurt him. Oh, Peter
you don't know-you don't under
stand what harm he can do to 70,
to all of W"
"He can do nothing-he's a lial
and coward, and Nan-that little
friend of yours-Mrs. Endicott, ISM
her name? :"
"Why, yes" said Nan in amaze
ment. "But you don't know her"
He laughed. II do" and then hi
told her Of his chance meeting will
Joan.
She drew away from him, tn.
blood Rushing to her face.
Then it was JOan-and if 70,
hadn't seen her you wouldn't eve1
He caught her hand.
II should-what she told me wa!
only what Id always really known
az the back Of my mind. At first
couldn't understand why it was tina
YOU worried me sol kept thinking
about you and wanting to see you
couldn't settle to anything when
! was not with you-I came over herr
scores Of times when you knew moth
ing about it. Nan, and walked vi
and down past the house. ] hate.
Arnott because ] knew he wanted
you, too
And yet you wanted me to MARI!
"That was all pretense-I didn'
understand and when I heart
about Seton :" his voic,
changed. Man. you never cared TO
that brute-swear that you neve
cared for him."
IF you knew how l hate him
you knew how sometimes fe): as j
! could have killed him Blu
father owed him money-and-an'
he told me that that {.
"That l owed him money, too
Yes. know that-but it's all lie,
he laughed ruefully. Man, I've go
one tiny score up against you ther
because you believed it,"
II know, I'm ashamed that l did
but he was so sure-and ! was ST
desperately unhappy"
my poor girl"
She bit her lip hcrd.
III you say things like that
shall cry again" .,
you shall never shed anothe
tear as long as you live"
She smiled and shook her head.
isn't that rather big promise
But love you for it-and Pete
~ She pulled at the little chair
round her neck and showed him hi
ring. 'That is where it has been al
the time." she said, shyly. Sane
you asked Mr.. Arnott :"
Peter scowled.
"Arnott is to blame for all this
he ought to have told me the tcutl
from the beginning. ~
HE tried to--he is not to blame a
all; he has been most kind"
"Are you trying to make me
jealous ?"