The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-03

During the last few days before
Thanksgiving-the date set for the
wedding OF eighteen-year-old Cherry
Lane to Ralph Cluny, who. in spite Of
his distinguished appearance. looked
every day OF his sixty-eigh, years,
the entire Lane family, with the ex-
ception Of Cherrys father. came to
know and to be very fond Of the eld-
erly bridegroom.
Cherry amazed them. Faith most
Of all, with her sudden change Of
manner toward him. Where she had
been impudent, provocative, high
minded, she now, unaccountably. be-
came demure and sweet, even tender
toward the old man into whose keep
ing she was determined to give her
lovely youth.
1T Is almost possible to believe
that she has fallen in love with
him." Faith told Bob on one of their
stolen drives. at is pathetic to
watch him. He's been coming to the
house every night, you know. We've
had him for dinner twice this last
week, and ne behaved with the most
exquisite courtesy. He's quite mad
about Joy, who climbs all over him
like little monkey. lie brings her
a gift every time he comes. He says
when Dad isn't listening. for Dad
as awfully rude to him sometimes
that he is going to give Joy every
advantage that 4 clever girl can pos
sibly want. It's wonderful for JOY to
have someone noticing her, thinking
she's clever and cute. Poor kid!
We've all been too busy to make her
very happy, I'm afraid"
Joy will be all right always" Bob
comforted her. "She's got good stuff
in her. Do you really think Cherry's
fond of the old chap? I'm awfully
keen on him. and I'd rather see him
dead than unhappily married ut his
Mge. He's such rare old sort--one
Of the last Of his species, gentle
man of the old school,"
II think Cherry is beginning to be
impressed by his beautiful manners
and by his unfailing good taste in
everything. even in wedding decora-
tions. It's really awfully funny to
see them together, planning every
detail Of the wedding. He never tells
Cherry that her taste is vulgar and
uniformed, but he gently leads her
into the right paths. The truth is
that Cherry is beginning to look up
to him, " thing she never did before
in her life. And it's good for him.
He worships her, Of course, because
she is SO deliciously young and love-
ly. This new gentleness and sweet
ness of hers is vastly becoming"
"Long" confided to Faith few
days before the wedding that "old
Monkey Gland" had offered to set
him up in business, with an automo-
bile accessories store of his own, the
investment to be paid back out Of
the profits Of the store.
II told him I'd rather paddle my
own canoe" Long" concluded, "but
1t was darned white of him, and /
hope Cherry treats him square,"
Mrs. Lane was always tearfully
voluble and grateful and awcd in the
old mans distinguished presence. The
idea OF having the rich old man for
. son-in-law was overwhelming, but
she surprisingly had tact enough
never to refer to the future relation
ship in Mr.. Cluny's hearing. Cherry,
through her fiance's generosity, had
provided her mother with q very
handSome and extremely expensive
black satin dress and . sealskin coat,
- besWorn 1t the church service and
The reception 1t the hotel Afterwards.
Only Jim Lane held out stubbornly
and sedly against either Ralph |
Cluny's generosity or his friendship. |
WilA Ms own money he bought him |
Bel1 decent new business suit and
49, Sgpffly rspudiatins cherry's inrl