The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-23
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BY Margaret Turnbuu
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THE STORY

THE STORY
CHAPTER With strange
whom he introduces as his nephew
Ned Carter, Claude Melnottc Dabb,
returns from New York to his zen.
eral grocery at Peace Valley, Pa
To Aunt Llddy," his housekeeper
he explains that Carter is a chance
acquaintance, veteran Of the World
war. whom he had met and taken n
liking to.
CHAPTER II.-Carter tells Aun,
Lyddy he has broken with his
Of his resentment Of their ultra
pacific tendencies. With Dabbs Ned
I visits Cloper Hollow, abiding place
of collection of good naturcd
ranks according to the grocer.
They almost run over dog be-
longing to girl whom Carter ap.
parently recognizes. Ned delivers
a grocery order and in his absence
the girl, Dorothy Selden. 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 cook to go 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
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 Selden.
CHAPTER Where is something
about Mary vaguely familiar to
Dabbs. and he is highly interested in
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
his mind that he would like to tell
him.
Tie remembered how the other,
young Claude, after listening to
her silently for awhile, had blurted
out
when are you coming backi"
Never.
"How about me?" the young
Claude had asked, and realized as
he said it that it was u fool Ques-
ton.
And the girl had laughed.
"Oh, after tonight YOU won't
count" el II !
She had dared to say 1t, actu-
ally dared to look him IN the eyes
and say it.
lis that so:" the boy had
snapped, and he had never been
angrier in his life. Rebellion
seethed within him, and yet he re
membered. he had not hated her.
After tonight, ELI? Well, the
nights still young"
Something in the way he said
that, struck through her laughing
guard. Her expression changed
She began to look ever So little
what was it-frightened!"
Its getting late. l think you'd
better go"
Its my last night" he had an
swered, without moving. "Why cut
1t ShOrt:''
Then she had moved to the door,
swiftly, and held 1t open. He rose
To his feet somehow and moved
with her. He could not have told
exactly why, hut there was a dan
gerOus feeling growing up inside
him. Yet, now that lie understood
his younger self. Claude Dabbs felt
II the girl had not looked so scared,
the feeling would not have grown
SO fast, nor been SO dangerous. Ii
she had laughed at him he would
have been ashamed. IL she had
trusted him he would have been
compelled to be worthy Of her
trust. But she saw, and feared. the
flood tide OF feeling she had DELHI
erately evoked and something In
her must have answered his pas
sion. She WAS deadly afraid Of
lhat-as well rs OF him.
Il want you to go now" she
had said. hard. cold and staring. If
you don't, Ill call down to the Of
flee"
He had faced her and shut the
door. and now he was sure he
hated her. ''Go on" he had said
grimly. Call 'em up at Tie office.
What you going to tell 'em! That
I'm not your husband:"
She shook her head. He could
see her face, puzzled, bewildered,
frightened.
''rhat l am your husband and
YOU don't care about having me
'rOund!"
She still stared at him. her
mouth open In All odd. babyish way
that. angry as he was, he remem.
bered he thought pretty.
| It'll make you stay in this
house short, II you start a row like
that"
She sprang to the door, but
Claude was there before her. Their
hands met OH the handle, and some
how. at his touch, she had given
up, and swayed against him. Claude
felt little shiver run through hts
strong body now at the remem-
brance Of how it had FINISHED"
him. too, but not in the way either
| Of them dreamed.
He was beyond reasoning or
thought then. He had entirely
| given up to feeling. He put his
arm about her waist and held her
! closely to him as he turned the key
| In the door.