The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-30
THE STORY

whom ue Introduces - MS UcpueW
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 Z
liking to.
CHAPTER ll.-carter tells Aun,
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
crankss" 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 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 a cook to 60 to the
Johnstons'.
CHAPTER Iv-The cook being nm.
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
nabbs' name. The cook arrives, and
Mary, with Ned, goes to the village
for groceries. They are seen BY
Dorothy Selden.
CHAPTER Where Is sorethine
about Mary vaguely familiar tt
Dabbs. and he Is highly interested in
village gossip concerning the mother
and daughter. Mrs. Johnston &C
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 or
his mind that he would like to tel
him.
CHAPTER vI.-Claude reveals t.
Ned a romance of his early life. He
had married, while ut college, and
under peculiar circum stances, anG
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 YII.-Mrs. J.ohnsto on
tells Mary they are. practically pen
niless. through trustees defalca-
tions. She plans an appeal to Loren
Rangeley, 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.-ln an attempt ia
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 10 New York, on Dabbs'
money. Dabbs tells Ned he knows
he is Rangeley's son, and the two
men arrange to follow the women
Polly" informs Loren Rangeley she
and Mary are going to Europe 81
once.
The morning came and went
without news from the White
house. ny this time Ned was anx-
ious. He had promised Claude to
wait for him until he returned from
a trip to the express Office.
Immediately on his return Ned
followed Claude into the private
Office.
MET Elite Pulslfer on the wood
road this morning going to the
White house. She's got orders ia
pack the trunks, set the hhuse In
order, and lock up. The key and
the trunks are to be sent to New
York. Says 1t was Mrs. Johnston
who telephoned. Says the girl scid
they were only going mp for the
day. but the mother never opened
her mouth. What do you think Of
itv
Looks to me, G. NJ. as II Mrs
Johnston wanted to keep Miss
Johnston from yOu," and added
mentally, but did not say 1t. ''oI
me-"
that's what I doped OUT
ibid you find out from Mrs. Pull
sifer where the trunks were ID
gO:-
Sure lie took out a small
leather notebook and opened It;
"HOtel Plaza. New York"
by Cd, l believe you're right
and 1t Is Polly, up to her old tricks
Never faces anything, hut always
runs away. Well, this time two
can play that game. This time TN
going after her. ,.----'a
Ned. who already had made up
his mind to follow Mary, cost what
1t might. and prepared To- break
from Peace Valley and Claude
Dabbs II need be, took him w ut
once with that's the way to talk. "
"Yeh. ! know" Claude ADMITTED.
shrewdly. ITS the way you think
| ought to have talked and done,
twenty years ago. But l didn't
have the money"
"EUe got the money" Ned be
gan. but Claude stopped him per.
enlptOrily with:
80 have /. Enough for both.
Don't bother about money"
lin that case" began Ned, but
never finished the sentence. for
young John came In to. say that
Ned WAS Wanted on The long dis
lance telephone. ',
switch II In hepA. then, can't
your" Dabhs demanded.
Ned reached Tor the receiver. AZ
he did 90. Claude. with his usual
| dellcacy. left the room.
+ Mary Johnston Was on the wire.
Ned. thrilled. heard her voice
telling him that Mrs. Pulsifer had
the key of the house and was to
close II. but would he see that
little Phoebe. Sayer' receivesl thu