The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-14

working for you. when they re-
fused 10 marry for anything but
what they called love, and fought
for the right to earn their own liv-
Ing and live as they pleased.
They've certainly taken the curse
from the words, old Maid and,
the handouts on the marriedN
women"
He paused. "Now. take the girls
Of your own time. Remember, lots
Of men of their age have been killed
In the war. and there's n deadly
fear in the back Of their minds
that they'll have no choice In the
matter at all. They rush round
throwing themselves at the head OF
the first thing in pants that comes
their way. In your mothers time.
Mary, they held back for the good
Of the race, and in yours the great
trouble IL that they let themselves
60 completely. Either way, the
race suffers.
$50 you choose for yourself. my
girl. Remember you are my girl,
whether you marry Or stay single.
M0ItyS ~ JVU Wuut W. uuO NVn
be ashamed OF the feelings that
drive you into 1t. Good Lord, they're
natural. We all have them. more
or less. You judge your man by
the strength Of those feelings for
him. Nothing else. Don't let his
father prejudice you against him.
No mans responsible for his father.
That's entirely his mothers affair,
and that's where her duty to the
race comes in"
lie stopped abruptly. Haven't
had you to talk with about what
I've read and thought. daughter, SO
I'm apt to keep on like Chautau-
qua lecturer"
mo. no. Father" Mary protest.
cd. 4 like It,"
Here's Ned now. Pretty prompt,
you are. I said half an hour"
III. seemed half a century," Ned
told him, coming straight toward
Mary. "Well, have you talked me
over thoroughly and come IL the
right conclusion?"
Funny. isn't IT," drawled
Claude. az he saw Mary color, but
we had other things to talk about.
When Mary mentions II. Wen take
up your case. The question to con-
slider just now Is, are you pleased
to face your father:'
Claude looked ut his watch.
Hell he here at Ave. You see,
wired him long before my-before
Polly did. No matter how he puts
things to Polly. 1t wasn't devotion
10 her that brought him to Paris.
1t was devotion to business. and
I'm in on that business. He wired
me last night that he would be-
here.
"Father! Coming here?'
Claude nodded. surveying Ned
coolly, but avoiding Marys eyes.
You see our advantage. We can
decide what we're going to do
and pull the strings"
Ned. still astonished. looked ut
him in silence. He wondered, con-
fusedly. whether this could be the .
explanation. Was Claude Dahhs2
the agent for Loren lange@y?
There was no time to follow that
line Of thought ut present, butthe
would return to 1t. Il see. Take
the wind out of Mrs. JOllns0n's
sails, eh?"
Mary rose with decision. I'm
going back 10 Mother. Father, you
can see that can't"
Cant Join In with q lot of men
TO let a woman down, you mean!"
Mary looked at him obviously.
Il well. something ike that.
only"
"Only you wouldn't have put 1t
that way. That's called sex-antag-
onism. daughter. Don't you trust
me any more than that: I'm
man, but do you think Id hurt fDu,
or let Polly down for any mant
Father, it's all perfectly hOrfid.
I'M SO mixed up. l love you, and
l do trust you, but Mother--well,
she's mother"
"Sure," agreed Claude. 1T would
all be quite plain and simple II
Polly hadn't muddled things up.
It's the children who suffer from
mixed motives and marriages. Well.
my girl, we'll make It plain and
simple again. All l ask of you Is
to stay here and give Mr.. Rangeley,
the elder. some tea, and keep him
waiting while I 60 and talk to your
mother"
Mary gasped. "Mother will never
see you =
Il think better Of Polly than
tha& aid Claude. and was gone.