The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-06
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
An1,eAustin


Cherry Lane, Is, beautiful.
and cOnscicncclcss flirt, is play
ing the love game with a dozen
admirers, including Bob Maths.
way, Chris Wiley. a man Of bad
reputation. and Albert EttlesOn,
4 married travelling salesman.
Faith Lane, 20. Is in love with
Hathaway. i
George Pruitt. rich amateur
artist, proposes to Faith and ID
rejected. When Faith returns
homo that evening. she finds that.
Cherry and most Of her cl0thce
have disappeared, and that Mrs:'
Albert EttlesOn has come to warn.
the Lane family that Cherry and
her husband are clipping to. New
York.
Mr. Lane is seized with
heart attack. and Bob and Faith
break all speed laws in getting
TO barrow, in an effort to save
Cherry from her own folly. They
find that Cherry and Ettleson
have boarded the limited for New
York. A porter leads them to
EttlesOn'x staterOOm, which they
find Hooked. Al ChePry's SCREEN
for help, Bob Hathaway forced
Ettles0n to open the door. and
il confronted with a drawn auto.
matte.
Faith takes the gum from Ettie-
son, who turns upon Cherry with
q torrent Of abuse. On the drive
hack to the town where the Lanes
live. Bob shows clearly that he
despises Cherry, but when Faith
later asks him what il to be done
with Cherry, NO that she will not
Disgrace the family and kill her
mother. Hathaway offers the
sacrifice Of himself In marriage.
Although she loves him. Faith
realizes that he can save Cherry
FROM herself.
Joy. ., interrupts with the news
that Mr.. Lane II whipping Cherry
in the wood shed, and Bob and
Faith again 70 to her rescue. Bob
tells Mr.. Lane he IL willing to
marry the girl. hut Cherry rude
" and violently rejects his offer,
saying she has other plans.
NOW GO ON WITH the STOK
CHATTER XXI
In the pause that followed Che
rvs shocking, unbclievably rude n
fusal Of Bob Hathaway's offer .
Faith rcsolutely kept h;
eyes from his, tried. with all u
force of her will, to suppress tn
rising tide Of cxultation and reli,
that threatened to flood her body.
; Cherry didn't want him! Cher
,ad hurled him back on himself wit
venom and sarcasm, had made h
seem silly and tawdr
Oh. Bob! Poor Bob! Were his eye
hot with anger now, or were the
blue with that incredib
relief that had glorificd Jim Lar
Tor brief minute only to pass Of
leaving him gray-cheeked and o.
and tired? Every nerve in Faith
BODY clamorcd for her to look int
Bob Hathaway's face and read IL
answer there, but she did not dare.
Joys nervous, high gigglc brol
he spell of silence.
"Whnt are you doing up this tin
> night. Joy 2" Jim Lane dcmande
moving toward the door slowly, as
his thin. stopped body were n,
strong enough for the burden Of h
troubles and of his shame. Il que.
we'd better get to bed, all Of Us.
hope you'll not take what my daugl
ter said seriously. Mr.. Ha.hawa
she-l don't think she's quite he
self tonight. Good night. sir, and
wish none Of this bad business ha
harpcned. III don't know how /
apologize for Cherry--and myself
sThat's all right, Mr. Lane" Be
offered bis hand with bo,
sii Mwkwardncss. II don't blsn
rop--all Of US lose our heads som,
lines. Good night, everybody"
Faith watched him swing off I'M
he darkness, her pulses poundin
At the very last she had not bee
shle to resist looking It him. Al
his good night had been aimed ,
ser--at her alone!
When they had returned to Il
rouse. Fsith begeed her father to I
= bed. but he shook his head stui
,ornly. 5
sNo, III set up With her. Il
,early one o'clock and you've rot /
get up early in the morning 10 n
~ of - school. and Cherry 81
Junior of to work. I'll takc Z ha
~ off tomorrow, and get enoua
Ileep 70 do me. Think she's lookIi
bstterS het wokso aA1ieotly, 81