The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-31

THE STORY

WnOm nc IHtTOUUCcS as MS 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 a chance
acquaintance, veteran Of the World
war, whom he had met and taken o
liking to.
CHAPTER Ir.-Carter tells Aunt
Lyddy he has broken with his
family and his sweetheart because
pacific tendencies. With Dabbs Ned
visits Clopcr Hollow, abiding place
Of a collection of good-natured
cranksJ' according to the grocer.
They almost run over q dog be-
longing to a girl whom Carter APP
parently recognizes. Ned delivers
a grocery order and In his absence
the girl, Dorothy Selden, reveals
that she knows him to be Ned
Carter Rangcley, 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 n 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 60 to the
Johnstons'.
CHAPTER 1V-The cook being un.
able to begin work at once, Ned Wis.
it's the White House to inform Miss
Johnston Of the fact. Explaininp
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 Selden.
CHAPTER Where Is something
about Mary vaguely familiar to
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 on
his mind that he would like to tell
him.
CHAPTER VI.--Claude reveals to
Ned a romance of his early 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?
CHAPTER Vl1.-Mrs. Johnsto
tells Mary they are practically pen
~ al fp,, Anf
tions. She plans an appeal to Loren
Rangeley, her banker, and Mary en-.
deavors to dissuaGie hoe while with
Ned. Mary fans int0ysx POOL. Ned
gets her out, unhurt, but the incident
reveals to him the real nature Of
his feelings toward the girl.
CHAPTER V1II.-In. On attempt to
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 to 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 at
once.
"You know my father!"
"Only just in a business way"
This helped Ned very little. What
could the great Loren Rangeley have
to do with country grocer? Suspl-
cion began to cross his mind. Be-
fore he could stop himself. he said
II say. Uncle Claude. what are you
holding out on me?"
To his surprtEe, Claude Dabbs
looked positively confused. "You're
dead right. Ned. l haven't been en-.
tirely open with you, either, but
that can wait. All you have to
tell me is whether you'll be Car
ter or 'Rangeley' on: this trip"
Ned hesitated.. I'D rather be
Carter but we're apt to meet peo-
pie who know me al Rangeiey, %
Carter is off,
BEST both of us sail under our
true colOrs from now on and just
be our natural, brutal selves. Well.
get under way. Ned, and Ill start
things here. Jimmy! Polly won't
leave me gasping this time. though
1t never would have occurred to me
to follow her but for you."
Mary Johnston had departed
from Glover Hollow with the ex-
Pectation Of returning on the aft.
ernOOn train. or the next morning,
at the latest. They went directly
10 the Plaza. where her mother left
Mary and took her own way to the
lawyers office. At least that was
the version Mary was allowed to
believe.
As a matter Of fact, Mrs. John
stOn went directly to Loren Range
ley's bank, was ushcred ut once
into the presidents private Office
and held long consultation. At
the end she had negotiated loan
on the land; SO that much of her
version was true. She had also
told Mr.. Rangeley that she wished
to get away on the first steamer
to Europe. where she could live
better and cheaper than she could
here. 1t would be better to stay
there until her financial position
became secure, or at least Inn
proved, and 1t would serve to take
Mary away from an undesirable
sutton.
Loren Rangeley listened. gravely
sympathetic. His quick. cold eyes
noted that Mrs. Johnston had lost
none of her charm for him; that
she wore very well. indeed. The
loan he Was making. WAS amuly ae.