The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-12
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PETER LISTER has lost his mem
DRY from shell shock in France. Up
! on his return he fails to recognize
NAN MARRABY, to whom he be
came engaged before he went ava!
Nan, heart-broken. has gone home t
care for her three mothcrless step
brothers. She has seen Peter oftc
since he came to stay with
JOHN AREOTT, ut the home o
! Arnott's widowed sister, near tn
) Marraby estate; but Peter has faile
to show amy signs Of remembering
Nan, who has become desperate b.
her fathers financial .difficultie
and Peters apparent indifference
has agreed to marry
| HARLEY SETON, money lender
who has told her that Peter is ais
in his debt. In London Peter meet
JOAN ENDlCOTT on her way t
visit Nan. She tells him that he i
the man who is breaking Nan
heart. They agree to find out VII.
Nan is going to marry Seton. Tn
next morning the boys are on thei
! way to the woods to meet Pete
when Joan calls back the SNAKES
Of the TITO and presses 4 letter int,
his hand. ... .sf-r.
NOW GO on WITH TIE STORY
"That's for Mr.. Lyst"r,". she said
urgently. But nobody must know
promise, me quic|!' .
Claudio flushed with pleasure a
the honor conferred or him.
| "Only you and me-" he said in
stage whisper. .,
"You mustn't even tell Jim o
| Buster or Man,
! "No." He pecred round behind he
towards the house.
"Not tell nobody" he said i'm
/, portantly.
! "And mind YOU don't lose it," Joa1
cntreated. ITS frightfully impor
! tant--"
He nodded vigorously. 1888.
"Not to tell nobody--only Mr.
Lystcr," he said again. Joan smile
and nodded. ...
! "Yes-good boy-now run along"
She watched him patter Of
through the sunshine, his little fee
sending small clouds Of gray dus
behind him at each step; then sh
/ went back to the house.
Claudio reached the end Of tn
! road hot and brcathless; he locke
up and down eagerly, but could no
| see his brothers.
Once he opened his mouth to cal
| to them. but, remembering his pre-
/. cious mission. closed it again deter
minedly.
If they waited for him, they Nigh
see the letter and ask questions, an
; he had promised Mans pretty fricn
! not to tell "nobody." ......
! He clutchcd the letter tightly a
he went he felt more proud thai
| ever in his life before: he wondere
if Mr.. Lyster would give him pen
ny for being so faithful to hi
| charge; if he did~therc were som
new sort OF lollypops in the villag
stores -. his thought broke off u
he heard heavy step coming to
[ wards him down the narrow path
! way. .,.,.
Peter. of course! His. little fac
! frightened he started to run: the
suddenly he stopped, dead, as Harle,
Seton broke through the updcr
growth and came towards him.
Claudio hated Harley Seton. Iii
eager footsteps came t9 q frightene,
/; halt as he looked up at the man
!! hard face; it vas, quite unconscious
4 ~ that he put tho. hand ,whici
/ clutchcd Joan's note behind his bacl
in an attitude OF defiance.
But for that little gesture .Seftol
would probably have passed on with
out speaking, but. rs it was. h
! stopped aud smiled down, at tn
child unpleasantly.
! And where are you running to?
. ne askt d.
/ Claudio s:liyercd; his little min,
flow to the story OF Red Riding Hoo
and the wolf whom She had met il
the wood, and he .wondered in terro
! if this mans smooth tones were pur
! posely chosen to hide some siniste
motive. as the VOLTS had been.
! Nowhere he said, stoutly. II
! looked anxiously past Seton dow
the narrow path beyond which let
away to Peter Lystcr and safety
but. alas! it, was too marrow for ever
II small boy to pass. along while thl
man barred the way. ~
, But Claudio was p!ucky. and. sud
dcEly duckine his head. he made ;
dive forward, hoping to scrape pas
i against the bushes.
But it was hopeless; Seton caugh
him by the loose back of his sailo
jacket and hauled him back; :,
$50 you'd run away, would YOU ::
he said. He had never liked Claudio
Mans affection for the boy.
"Lct me See" he began, with SLOW
enjoyment. you're the young mar
who said you hated me ant
the young man TO whom l once
promised thrashing-ch? Well, i
seems to me that this is u most OPP
perfume moment"
Claudio screamed; he struggled vi
olently. beating one small fat fis
against his tormentor's body.
| "Lct me Go-let nc go!" he said
oyer and over. again Nan !'.1
In his fright he let the precious
note drop to the messy pathway a
his feet and Harley Seton Saw it.
He kept hold of Claudio with on,
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