The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-11
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The Bohsmians' annual r0vsl
was turned over to q committee Ut
I'VE Boys" To tho zentlemen OF
thiS ;9r6xp. rebullod q Try we've
b. the nuAneS committtS, "a, an
suegssAons mvolying ~ forAyA on
'thO9phfe1y, hSoreticAl- budget SUI.
plus. the Invitation extended BY
Mias Barbara Brown, to Z house.
warming " s0ue To1 10 Ua1t Long.
lalAnd estates acaAns ~, mama
from heaven 4, .vf- 60
Gus Retris's DrotosN ot,the IN.
vtt1tl0n found much favor II their
eyes,. None the less they temper.
i1ed, to nave Il out With useir Vosy
tnb0het1ian GonScieh ces whether
or not they could accept 90 great
q favor from = lady a6 much die.
Ahein. .That fortune, now, ola
Hartman, didn't exactly eive Il to
her for nothing. Now. did he?
The j conscientious :. committee.
msh who thtfs votc46 what they
W4re all thinking WAS listened to.
bHt dislike4. Yh6, 8tatsfnl tmi4Ss
lot the gentlemen Who met to vote
on Petrieb au6gesklon were n.
served for another, who brilliantly
phrassd the more o66xeAtent point
III we're gentlemen ana Bohe.
miaas," no Baid. we c9nt let q
refusal OFFEND the lady" He paus.
ed and added Afixlously:. "D0, you
think, Petrte, she'll properly x1aGo
Our. thifSte7v 49,, -
I'm ordering the champagne
myself" Petrie SPOKE the magic
words into ears already cordial.
It was. further moved sind sec.
onded that NO wives should b In.
vtted.. SO few wives, YOU know, b.
ing real Bohemians. not eren the
ones who wear silk hair.bandS in
steGd Of hats.
Besides. It, was nice to b Able
to, get away from the frau once in
while and to take In q stag party.
Not exactly stag. at that. but-5ou
know.
Acceptance was vnahinsous.
Somebody suggested a'lawn mas.
|'querade.
The chat thereupon became less
childish, more parrish. :.
HarbAra'4 ears would have tin.
gled were. their owner within hear.
ing distance. Mr.. Petrie's com
ments were particularly iiluminatr
ing. ia
event. 3. balletin appeared ON the
club blackboard behind the taxj
phone.
Petrte plunged into conspirato.
rial conferences with bootlsggers,
decorators and caterers. 1neUtings
which llllvd III. hts waking hours
with ecstasy. Barbara hsd given
him to understand that she'd foot
all the bills, and Pstrie managed
to get his commission on Ill the
deals he made.
The club bulletin gave rise; 10
various knots Of GosSiping mem.
bers, to great deal OF genteel
joking, The tUkgueS OF the rot
sipers were particularly loosefie1
by the footn0te to the bullst1n,
which pointed out that NO married
member w1s to escort his oW1
wife.' - s*.' e,
Members who kept up to date
their little note books full of .tele
phone numbers were much in do
mand. One Of these-the admira
BILE Mr.. Petrie himsslf-it was. sais
he had provided ten members
whose collection 0fsphone numbers
antedated matrimony and were
therefore quits useless. With lady
paftners who we're anything but
wives. Petrie was chafRed.
"Or Gloomy Gus won't have to
worry" was the consensus. while
we're rustling his Secohd.handed
wenches, he's got the winner M
tagged for himself. Lucky dog!
They say this Barbara Browns as.
long on looks as she IL on the ma.
zunta.',, $.
TO their great Surprise Petris
took the. jests linking his name
with tlist OF their 16stess uneasily
and with III grace. n
Lay on" he begged. 'Dou't spill
that Ilne." Dx>
It was noted and commented up.
on that he showed particular alarm
once at the bar when Miss Browns
name WAS mentioned while Bravo
Kohler was having q lonesome
drink. It was knoNn that Kohier
Was on an uEly bat, and that I'll
the alcohol with which he was
drenching q fretful stomach was
turning there into = great banker.
Ing for trouble.
I Paul Layton. the club mal.a- prop.
w&A the l0ckless wight who spoke
Barbara's, name on this occasion.
He meant no harm BY It. He was
the mildeat m9n IN the club. and
only by the most elastic interpre.
tation OF the bylaws Z Bohemian
At Gil. So. -s
But he had taken two; drinks,
and hs brought down on hts foolish
head all the wrath which had gath.
cred In atlfe heart Sf Bravo since
tho day on wkich, ,returniug from,
his abOrtive excurai0n. to the home
Of Barbara In Ryeneck, to start in.
stantly Cor thu AAtja6NdA he had
stumbled promVtly to the club hAr
I-in1tAed. 4.
At the sound Of Barbara's name
Brxso stood MP Eayton, twirltng
hfs cane. backed, m 6efore The
menace which. biased In Braves
bloodsliot eyer. y
put down your eanl ana ~. Up
Your Aets,' = nd AAo. Y
ny dsaf CRAP. Began the %.
founded Layton.
Bravo yanked the cane from his
hands and sent It whirling to .
corner Of the room. al
whats It I'll 1Soats- eulevsrsd
Layton.
-Yon MUntioned the same iof
5eIoafs Brown. diqn't your" Noarsd