The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-23

/ 81 hear you have quite q nice, large
family, Mr.. Cluny," Mrs. Lane remark.
! ed tactlcssly. in an endeavor to bridge
the painful gap left by Mr.. Lanes IN
! csremonious withdrawal from the in
! tcrvicw.
! The delicate, waxen cheeks Of the
z! aristoc ratio old man flushed family.
/ but his voice was as urbane as ever
as he answered. "My-ah-first mar
| riagc was blessed with three children,
| two of whom survive. Ny son, Alex.
l .ander, is a corporation lawyer Of
; considerable note. and his son, my
{! namesake, young Ralph, is an assist
J ant district attorney. My SON has a
daughter. Eileen, sophomore in
| Byrn Mawr."
Now. amt that nice?" Mrs. Lane
smiled and nodded and patted the
fichu on her bosom. "And your
daughter, Mrs. Seymour Albright, is
! one of the society leaders of MARI
boro, amt shc!"
| Cherry sprang from her seat be-
side Faith on the piano bench. and
! darted across the room, to nestle
| close against her mothers shoulder.
| She knew she made a lovely picture
SO tiny and young, in her demurc
! white taffeta drcss--but the words
, whispered were not the charming,
filial expressions her curved, ripe
young mouth seemed to be saying.
"Muggy, darling, please, for heavens
sake, don't say 'ain't' again. He'll
think we're as common as pig
tracks"
ut ain't--isn't--nice to whisper in
public, Cherry" her mother buried
the hurt to her pride in an amused
smile at Mr.. Cluny. ashes nothing
but Il baby, Mr.. Cluny. | hope I'm
not partial to any Of my children
all good, obcdient children il I do
say SO as shouldn't-but Cherry---so
little and sweet and popularity.
Mr.. Cluny, she's that popular you
wouldn't believe il! You--you'll be
good to her. to my little baby girl,
won't you, Mr.. cluny:'
"Oh, Muggy, you're embarrassing
the poor darling TO DEATH" Cherry
laughed and pattcd her mothers
cheek fondly. "Of course he has to
say he'll be good to me. II he isn't.
III pull Maggie stunt on him!"
And she made them all laugh by seix-
and brandishing it before Mr.. Cluny's
.
rolling pin.
Il sympathize fully with your con.
| Germ for your daughters happiness"
Mr.. Cluny intoned nompously, when
his nose was no longer threatened,
and Cherry had again perchcd herself
on the arm of his chair, Mr.. Lane
being no longer present to reprovc
her.
"That being that" Cherry laughed
, and crinklcd her nose deliciously, like
an impudent. naughty child. my boy
| friend" she tuesed at forelock Of
the carefully arranged, thick white
hair with irreverent fingers, "and- /
want to go out and celebrate. Sup
ner at the Marie Antoinettc, MugkW
, Imagined"
The sublime impudencc of htr-4
treating the most distinguished Grim
inal lawyer in the state as il he WEIR
lovesick young calf Of lover! AMI
how he Tapped it up, Faith though
disdainfully, as his old legs began 3
move about the room with jerky, A4
accustomed alaerity, as if they wAns-
! cd to prove that there was life in. the
f, old boy yet! No wonder he wanted
| her, Faith told herself: she made him
! forget his years, flattered him more
/, than any person had ever done, be-
! cause she treated him as II he were
an equal.
l II certainly trust you will use your
| influence with your husband to bring
! about more graceful acceptance on
/! his part of situation which, am