The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-30
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Unjust cali Nj. akrdiman rikkt u
and tell him you're here! "t'll &C
him on the phone right awoySms n
H1tbsfa came "a luddkhly.rsi NJ
mo. please. l dSht wait yoa
what :, Now. aeafisi d re-,
sonahlS. Whateter you done, itil
be fSffavs. He NJ hack tha} sothAr
dame; I supp6S6 you know.f. Dut
he'll kick her right out agA1R the
minute he knows you're hack. Hes
been real anxious 16out you. r1s .it
4 tact you ran x3sy With his ct1alf,
feur. like I heard!"
MRS. Henig. I'm tired n6N. I
can't talk about things. It doesn't
matter. I'm back and I'D lie 1
room. I'm. going. sto--bA~Aont
know Just what I'm g6ing Ia do
But don't call Mr.. Hardiman."i
Mama's exceSS Of warmth svatt
Grated and there remained the cold
gleam of suspicion In her eye > i,
II toll you my rooms va al
took" she Gid. ...Of tour6e. I'd
like to squeess you in. dsarit.
but" III ,a O.
rs there any Ia chsace thsrsa, y
q vacancy Soon?"
"Well, I cant very we'll ear. An
even II there was, deArie, you know
couldn't very we'll let yoti IL
without Jon showed evidenc11 at
financial responsibility. AM you
look like somebody two hops ,6AeAd
Of 1 cop. Nov. Mr.. HardlmSn-",
Forget Mr.. Hardiman." bstSsA
BArb4f4, oe. H. 49,.
I'm full up" said Mama IN Z
steSly voice.
Perhaps could share some
body's ROOM" Barbara's eyes
pleaded like those OF hunted aai.
NAL. ~
II eouldn't hardly aSk &tf enc
LOT my clients anything like THAT
said Mama. ESPECIALLY the, WAY
you come in-dresaed up in rants,
lookin' like . bum the way you, do
You know as we'll % do l. .ceu-
iduc' 4 strictly respectable place.
Nov Mr.. Hartman" ~
'Nsver MIND" sighed BatbarG
It'll hud some other place."
"i'n sorry said Mama. ~But
yon know / gotta ~ strict gotta
keep UP the respectable tone. I've
never let anybody In my house thst
Amt looked NJ personally. I Gott&
protec's my other rooner1. j
lgottt- II
An Intrusion cut her short The
intruder .enlivened. the room with
a dash Of csrise silk.
'Spoonin' In the paYior. MAJ"
Barbara started out OF her chair
lat the sound Of the voice, which
suddenly went up m octave to
lsound shrlll recognition.
It was Maisie. yclept Beaches
and Cream.
Mama Henig, blinking. looked
on and listened a. Second Floor
Front cried establishment and vel.
come.
"You know hsr7" Mama DE-
lmanded..
"Know her? Know the kid!
Were old pals. Didn't We room
together In Newburgh?" Maizie
forgot Mama and turned on Bar
bara. where you been ksspin'
yourself? Did my cards give ~
the right dope?"
Barbara nodded.
Ibid va meet the dark manr
Maizie cried eagerly.
"Yes". ----
Ibid "a fall for him? Did -
take . Journey. like the cards said!
And was you in danger?'
Eyes. Everything happened inst
as the cards foretold.s
AN remember the las thing
they told you? They said some
day you'd bs glad to come And
share my room"
II remember that. too" said bar.
bara. And I'd like to 80 that
come true. I'd like to share Jour
room now"
! IAN "a certainly can," cried
Maizie. ''Ya' can share my room,
an my dough, an my clothes, an
l-an' IL you're broke, I'll stake -.
It'll be oil right with Name
she turned to the landlady-
won't itr'
III you can vouch for her"
i ".Vouch for her! Where DO u
lgst that stuRf The on'y voucher
you're interested in 70 the one Uncle
Sam prints IN the mint. An I rot
Iplenty Of that Kim q vouchers. b
yourself. Mama"
| She grabbed barbara BY tho arm
land shephsrded her upstairs. In
the room alone she changed tone:
Zion, you cant fool me. u
cot eomsthia'' on your mind. Whit
II it1 I'm gonna oct here watchtn'
~ til ~ tell"
The cliirvSy1Acs OF Nalsie con.
founded Barbara. Her pathefic st.
tempt q bri9knees had paseed the
inspection of Mama's Il ..ikorent
eyes. but these large and friendly
blue ones looked right through her
veneer OF g6yety to the ugly dlsp4ir
beneath
Bathars found herself laukhius.
The sound annoyed her g II It hAd
issued. ingpf6p6s. from othsr lips.
She checke6t 81 with IN effort Of
win and aiawGrsd Maisie through
Iclenched teeth:
Don't cit here and watch. Naixje.
dear" she begged. "You were 80.
Ing out, weren't you4 Leave me
here awhile alone. won't you? L.
want to-
i Mai1ie came 70 her and uptilted
Her chin With . fofsnnksr.
you got crazy look 81 the
eyes, Kid" she scolded. She dr1w