The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-18
THE STORY


whom he introduces as his nephew,
Ned Carter. Claude Mclnotte Dabbs
returns from New York to his gen.
cral grocery mt Peace Valley, Pa.
To Aunt Llddy," his housekeepcr,
he explains that Carter is chance
acquaintance, veteran Of the World
war. whom he had met and taken a
liking to.
CHAPTER 1I.--Cartcr 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 good natured
cranks!" according to the grocer.
They almost run over dog be-
longing to a girl whom Carter ap-
parently recognizes. Ned delivers
Il grocery order and in his absence
the girl. Dorothy Selden, reveals
that she knows him to be Ned
Rangeley. New York banker.
CHAPTER III. ~ Next day Ned
commences work as a 'grocer's
boy At residence. the white
House" he delivers an order marked
Johnston. There he meets 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 10 20 to the
Johnstons'.
CHAPTER 1V-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 aston;shed by that
lady's emotion ut the mention Of
Mary. with Ned. goes to the village
for groceries. They are seen by
Dorothy Selden.
Ned. oheyinc nothing philosophi-
cal or studied. drined along.
caught. as he put it to himself. in
the mael>trom OF Peace Valley. He
WAS Indifferent to the danger Of
discovery which Dorothy Seiien
represented lie was sure that
b"rothy was too good a scout" to
give him away. and he WAS equally
sure that she wanted Ia forget hims
as much as he wanted 10 forget
her.
It never occurred 70 Ned that
Dorothy was simply biding her own
time. determined that when she
struck al him the lovely Mary
Johnston should feel the blow. As
Il matter OF fact Ned was doing
very little thinking. He was Gre
atins fo.Is paradise which one
sentence from Dorothy would lie
stroy: dreaming of a place in this
peaceful little world. whose chief
inllabitant was Mary. To be re-
ceived or rejected on his own mer-
its az Claude Dabbs' nephew, and
not Loren Rangeley's pampered
and eligible son; surely that would
- Z triumph worth while. He
sought diligently u make himself
popular In the store and the vil-
laye aud indispensable at the
White house.
Ned had the field practically TO
himself. Save for the Saturday ~
Monday week-ends. when men APP
peared at the hospitable Mann
helms, there were no available
Swains.
IL was a time when cautious
or ambitious mother might we'll
have taken alarm. for Mary was
indisputably intrigued. She had
never before seen SO much Of
youth in Ned's position. The young
man had thoughts. ideas and hab-
Its that too closely approached her
own 10 admit Of only u country
store as background.
However. being human. Mary
did not tell her mother everything.
For instance. she simply could not
tell her mother that this grocers
clerk gave her the feeling that she,
Mary. was utterly right and charln-
Ing. no matter what she said Or
did 1t was something to treasure
up, and remember when she was
alone.
Mrs. Johnston. like q cornered
animal, was wholly taken up with
one great and pressing problem
how To get out Ut her corner. 9th
er and lesser problems simply did
moi exist for her. She disliked in
action and hated the policy Of
waiting to see how the cat
jumped" yet there was nothing for
her 10 do but wait Always before
1 this. when things became in any
/ way impossible. Mrs. Johnston had
simply turned her back and run
away from them. Now, without
money 10 run with. she must stay
here in this quiet country place
which. like 4 false prophet, kept
breathing peace, peace" when
there WAS no peace-fOr her.
This morning. in the hope of dis
! tracing her mother, Mary WAS
urging ride to HillsborOugh. not
only as q chance TO see the coun-
try, but because Mr.. Carter said
| there was All inn there where the
| food was good.