The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-04

THE STORY

CHAPTER With q strange
whom he introduces as his nephew.
Ned Carter, Claude Meln0tte Dabbs
returns from New York to his gen.
eral grocery ut Peace Valley, Pa.
TO "Aunt l.lddy," his housekeeper.
he explains that Carter is u chance
acquaintance, veteran Of the World
war, whom he had met and taken Q
liking to.
CHAPTER II.-Carter tells Aunt
Lyddy he has broken with his
family and his sweetheart because
Of his resentment of their ultra
pacific tendencies. With Dabbs Ned
visits Cloper Hollow, abiding place
Of collection Of Rood.natured
cranksy' according to the grocer.
They almost run over dog be-
longing to n girl whom Carter mp
parently recognizes. Ned delivers
grocery order and in his absence
the girl, Dorothy Seiden, reveals
that she knows him to be Ned
Carter Rangeley, son of Loren
Rangeley, New York banker.
CHAPTER III. = Next day Ned
commences work as q "grocer's
boy. At a residence. the "White
House," he delivers an order marked
Johnston" There he meets q girl
who tells him she and her mother
are alone in the house, the servants
having left them because Of the
loneliness" He promises to try to
procure household help. Arrange
ment is made for cook to 60 to the
Johnstons'.
CHAPTER IV-The cook being un-
able to begin work at once, Ned Wis
its the White House to inform Miss
Johnston Of the fact. Explaining
the situation to her mother, the
girl. "Mary," Is astonished by that
lady's emotion at the mention of
Dabbs' name. The cook arrives, and
Mary, with Ned, goes to the village
for groceries. They are seen by
Dorothy Seldcn.
CHAPTER Where is something
about Mary vaguely familiar to
Dabbs. and he is highly interested in
village gossip concerning the mother
and daughter. Mrs. Johnston ac-
companies NJ. nv to an inn for lunch
his wife, "Polly." and is disturbed.
his mind that he would like to tell
him.
CHAPTER VI.-Claude reveals to
Ned romance of his early life. He
had married. while at college, and
under peculiar circumstances, and
his wife left him the day after the
ceremony. He is convinced "Mrs.
| Johnston" is his wife. polly" and
naturally wants to know, who is
Mary?
CHAPTER VII.---Mrs. o h n o n
tells Mary they are practically pen
niless, through a trustees defalca-
| tions. She plans an appeal to Loren
Rangelcy, her banker, and Mary en-
deavors to dissuade her. While with
Ned, Mary falls into pool. Ned
gets her out, unhurt, but the incident
reveals to him the real nature of
his feelings toward the girl.
CHAPTER V1II.--In an attempt to
clear up the situation, Dabbs sends
Mrs. Johnston $500, which he had
from her when they were married.
She keeps the money, satisfying
Dabbs she is his wife, but, who is
Mary? Mrs. Johnston and her daugh-
| ter 60 to New York, on Dabbs'
money. Dabbs tells Ned he knows
he is Rangcley's son, and the two
men arrange to follow the women.
Polly" informs Loren Rangeley she
and Mary are going TO Europe at
once.
| CHAPTER IX.-Mrs. Johnston tells
her daughter something of her early
| life and poverty, and acknowledges
that Dabbs is Mary's father. The
girl is pleased, declaring she likes
Dabbs.
Mary frowned. 81 think Fathers
acting awfully WE'LL" she remarked
How much further have you got
to rum" she asked casually.
II don't know" Mrs. Johnston
rose abruptly. I'VE sail Saturday,
anyway"
| Mother, don't 90 like. that.
love you more than ever. and from
the first minute l saw him, l liked
Claude Melnotte Dabbs."
Mary" Her mother held her
tightly. You're a perfect darling
but you don't need to lie to make
Gross my heart. Mother" de.
clared Mary. "Hope l may die II
!. I'm not ready to love your Claude
Wouldn't 1t be glorious II Father
only had money enough to come
flying after us I"
i With this ringing In her ears
Polly Johnston put. out the light
J and left the room.
Il Left to her own thoughts. Mary
found them thrOnglng thick and
fast. and she felt % excited she
could not sleep. She tried to con
slider calmly what her mother hat
, told her. hut 1t was not thing Ona
, could consider calmly.
Z Mary seldom spoke Of her owl
: experiences, but she had tOiIet
among the refugees Of the lats