The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-28
THE STORY

CHAPTER With strange
whom he introduces as his nephew,
Ned Carter, Claude Melnotte Dabbs
returns from New York to his gen.
eral grocery at Peace Valley, Pa.
To Aunt Llddy," his housekeeper,
he explains that Carter is q chance
acquaintance, veteran Of the World
war. whom he had met and taken .
liking to.
CHAPTER 1I.-Cartcr tells Aunt
Lyddy he has broken with his
family and his sweetheart because
pacific tendencies. With Dabbs Ned
of collection Of eood-natured
They almost run over q dog be-
longing to = girl whom Carter APP
parently recognizes. Ned delivers
grocery order and in his absence
the girl, Dorothy Se!den, 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 ''grocer's
boy. At a residence, the white
House." he delivers an order marked
Johnston" There he meets a 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 2 cook to 20 to the
JohnstOns'.
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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 Seldom
CHAPTER Where is som cthing
about Mary vaguely familiar to
Dabbs. and he is highly interested in
village gossip concerning the mother
and daughter. Mrs. Johnston ac-
companies Mary to an inn for lunch
con. Dabbs sees Mrs. Johnston" is
his wife, "Polly.". and is disturbed.
He informs Ned he has something on
b his mind that he would like ato tell
CHAPTER vI.-Claude reveals to
Ned romance of his carly life. He
had married, while at college, and
under peculiar circum stances, 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?
Mary stopped and kissed her
little hostess and thanked her
warmly. promising to be back to
visit her soon.
"Oh. II you'd do that. that would
be wonderful! Jest to have some
one come in and see me. I don't
ever want for anything" she said
proudly. for the Savers were an
old family and Phoebe never for
got it. "Uncle Mates got plenty,
and he's so kind to me. But l do
love company"
Uncle Nate looked up at the sky
and said: You better hurry
home: there's q shower coming
Ned realized that Uncle Nate did
not wish Phoebe to know Of q GER
tain financial transaction. IN which
wear and tear to his barn and
kitchen and the loan Of dry cloth
ing had been duly and minutely
calculated.
They said very little. They had
both been shaken out Of the groove
In which they had 6 been comfort.
ably existing at the beginning OF
this drive. Ned was no longer Z
merely amusing grocer's clerk. He
was man who had held her in
his arms, who had called her
dear" and had saved her life. Al
for Ned there was no longer any
need for question. Mary might BE-
still vague about her feelings to-
ward him. bat he knew now what
she meant to him. He had known
It from the moment he came up
ont Of the water with her In hin
arms. She was the one girl. the
only girl for him. Dorothy Selden
and her predecessors were pale
shadows In the long ago. Mary
was what he had been searching
for. longing for. \ y
He knew It now. It was wonder
ful. It was romance; romance
come upon suddenly In the midst
Of common, everyday life.
There's mother, waiting" e.
claimed Mary, who had been long
ing to smooth down her hair which
had dried thoroughly, but rampant
~ In the breeze. "Oh, I do hope
she's not anxious"
CHAPTER viii