The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-06

always baby him. I suppose you
thought--yod imasined-oh. J. B..
you'll drive me ,frantic!"
The phone bell rang again. There
was anger and impotence In the
voice in which she answered the
cali: 'i ''
Wrong number! Wrong mum.
Der! ! told you before! Don't call
again." ~
She returned to Hardiman. MS
cigar had gone out. !
Barbara tossed feverishly as the
wheedNng voice, plaintive, Querul.
GUS. angry. seductive. sang on. 1t
rose to shrillness:
She spoke on and on. Barbara
dozed. When she woke again with
4 start. there was the feel OF mid.
night in the air. She heard Mans
voice still. II was ragged with ex.
ASPIRATION. hoarse and furious.
Don't speak! Don't speak! Let
me speak! III tell you. II You want
to know. Keep up your fool 81.
lence strike-forever! 1t wasn't
young Grayson. II was somebody
else. Some body young and
healthy. And I'm going to him
now. You can think what you like.
Or don't. Think this-that I will
soon be In his arms.
sOnce you threw me out Of the
house because another girl met
your. eye and fancy. Well? Will
you answer now! No! Well. then.
rye done the same thing. I've
found somebody else.
"He awaits me now. Look at
me. I'm young and beautiful and
alive. And you're old-and ugly
AZ DEATH" -
Barbara heard . door slam.
Noise ended. @
She waited . long time, tor
mented by an instinct which babe
her 30 into the next room.
She struggled slowly out Of the
bedclothes. Night. chill smote her
limbs through the thin linen Of her
nightrobe. She chung to the wall
and made he. way, cropping, to the
library door. She pushed II. ]. b.
sat before her in the wheel chair.
He did not look mp a. she entered
and caEne up to him.
~. BIZ. she called. and touched
him. She took in hers 4 swollen
cold hand. 1t hung rigid from q
shoulder. ,e7'
-. b. MS me. Barbara"
The room rolled like . ship In .
storm. She shouldn't have left her
bed. she went u the library table
and drav tO the light the vAe- :
I hook. She picked up the receive,
and, family. spoke a number into
it. When she spoke again
''fs this Mr.. Petrie! Mrs.
Adams :. Oh. yes she is. and
It's imperative - -. Mrs. Adams
This Is Barbara brown. So
want to tell youit wasn't q 81
lence strike. you know You'd
better come home at once. You
were talking. all night. to q dead
man."
| Re: Minor infant
TT WAS THE THIRD day after
the funeral and Barbara, literally.
was marooned in the upper part Of
the> big house.
| Now she was recOnciled to a Pc
Rod Of imprisonment In her apart.
ments.- taking all her meals In her
drawing room. They were served
by a maid who did 4 similar services
for Nan Adams. clustered likewise
In another wing Of the house.
Her unnamed son was asleep
and sBarbata. toying with an after
dinner coffee cup and the leaves
Of q singularly Misunderstanding copy
Of humorous magazine. awaited
the advent OF the maid with tin
of powdered milk prescribed by
DR.. Meikeltohn for the baby. who
slept In q crib IN the adjoining
room. His girl:mother thought
long and ~,ep Of what might even
tually come of the situation which
on HIS dsath found two Of the wom-
en- Of Hardiman's life living in q
Estate of armed neutrality In the
shadow Of hisfempty sthrone.
When her room WAS entered she
did not LOOK &rod6d.. ! The maid.
she supposed. Advanced, across the
carpet and stood behind her.
She looked up. Tie intruder was
Nan. '-ssst&4a
Barbara vas instantly alert. She
rose and waved her visitor to q
chair. Then. silent. she waited.
N'"The lawyer for the estate, Mr..
Ernest Walden" began Nan. many
bitter things iatent in her manner.
"is downstairs to see-us-you and
l. We might have q talk before
one Of US goes down"
Barbara nodded. na
~Of course, / understand your
position, centihusd Nan. II. don't
want to be precfpitate." She be.
came uneasily carefully of speech.
~. B.. for some reason. character
istic Of his f1flfnG state WANTED
-FOUR baby to be born in this house.
It was. Thstsg1hst. Now.
"Yes," interrupted Barbara. with
a steady voice. n can understand
that you'll want me out Of hers as
soon d posai6isss ~ Mas
s.That's wprdinr the thing harshl
~" Nan protested. but With relief
"If yours without funASssl'll be
elad to assist you. to save seanda1.
I'm thinking q your wslfars -
we'll assmine." s.as
"undoubtedly," said Barbar6.
crisply. But ! shan't accept such
an--endowmsnt of motherhood. 4
that,Y s whit you f6x{sto cali Il.
Or. fNteike ltottn. 81 he 14dsd WITH 1
confidence sA6 0td n0{s feel, "of.
tered me = positicn once. can
accept itusw.* .rs '.-s j
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