The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-02

Ned Carter, Claude Melnotte Dabbs
returns from New York 10 his gem
eral grocery ut Peace Valley, Ia.
To aunt Llddy," his housekeeper.
he explains that Carter is u chance
acquaintance, veteran Of the World
war, whom he had met and taken y
liking to.
CHAPTER 1I.-Carter tells Aunt
Lyddy he has broken with his
family and his sweetheart because
pacific tendencies. With Dabbs Ned
visits Cloper Hollow, abiding place
Of . collection of good natured
crankst' according to the grocer.
They almost run over dog be-
longing to a girl whom Carter APP
parently recognizes. Ned delivers
grocery order and in his absence
the girl, Dorothy Seldom, 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 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 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 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 som ething
about Mary vaguely familiar to
Dabbs. and he is highly interested in
village gossip concerning the mother
and daughter. Mrs. Johnston ac-
companies NJ, ry to an inn for lunch
con. Dabbs sees Mrs. Johnston" is
his wife. Polly and is disturbed.
He informs Ned he has something on
him.
CHAPTER VT.--claudc reveals to
Ned romance Of his early life. He
had married, while ut college, and
under peculiar circumstances, and
his wife lett him the day after the
ceremony. He is convinced MRS.
Johnston" is his wife. "Polly." and
naturally wants to know, who is
Mary?
CHAPTER VlI.-Mrs. Johnston
tells Mary they are practically pen
niless, through trustees defalca-
tions. She plans an appeal to Loren
Rangelcy. 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 VIII-In an attempt to
clear up the situation, Dabbs sends
Mrs. Johnston $5O0, which he had
from her when they were married.
She keeps the money. satisfying
Dabbs she is his wife, hut. who is
Mary? Mrs. Johnston and her daugh-
ter go 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.
CHAPTER IX.-Mrs. Johnston tells
her daughter something Of her early
life and poverty. and acknowledges
that Dabbs is Mary's father. The
girl is pleased, declaring she likes
Dabbs.
Her mother ignored -.
to his room. There he was. sit
ting all huddled up by the window.
] asked him IL he minded my doing
up the room while he ~ae thsre.
and he said he didn't. He had u
telegram clutched n his hand. /
could see that he was troubled. Nv
and by couldn't stand It any
longer. / forgot my own troubles.
"a never been so sorry for anyone
In my life. went up to him. and
quite forgetting l was a servant.
said:
"Mr. Dabbs - Claude = what's
wrong?"
Claude" Mary exclaimed
Claude Dabbs: What a ninny
name: Why. it's the same as"
Her mother stopped her with a
quick: ut was funnier than that.
| discovered afterwarl It was
Claude MelnOtte Dabbs."
Mary's soft laugh rang out, and
then she checked 1t.
"Oh. Mother. I'm sorry Tn 40
Interested. Hurry and tell"
Her daughters mirth was not
the pleasantest sound In Mrs. John.
ston's ears just then. II discovered
that this young man. with the fun.
ny name. was In great trouble. His
father was dying and the boy had
no money to 80 home with, and his
mother was quite too poor to send
him any,"
ooh. poor thing. OF course, you
loaned him your savings"
Il didn't. l told him my trou-
bles. and offered him five hundred
dollars-if he would marry me-"
Mother! You didn't"
Sorry. dear. but can't stop to
make this romantic. I'm telling
you the plain, unvarnlshed truth.
thought his troubles aud mine
showed me way out. said IL he
would marry me and show himself
TO my uncle. would give him Ave
hundred dollars. He was to prom.
ise to 60 away and never try to see
me again. He was to leave me to
90 my way alone, while he went
his"
But Mother! What a cold.
blooded thing to do"
Wasn't it," agreed Mrs. John.
stnn. much embarrassed. but. you
see. 1t didn't seem like that to me.
Mary. Please remember that ne
was only my door OF escape and Il
was absolutely z business PROPOSE.
tiOn."
"Oh. MOther!"
II can't help It. Mary. That's
what ] offered him end. AFTER tAe