The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-14
THIS HAS HAPPENED

THIS HAS HAPPENED
JERRY RAY thinks that love
Is delukfOn and decides to mnrry
Tor money. Her plnns for q vaca-
tfon ut Atlantic City IRE spoiled
nv the loss or the money she had
denied herself to snve. Nothing
remains hut TO 20 camping with
north shore of Long Island.
Their camp IN wrecked when nm
nsrninnc owned by ALESTER
CARSTAlRs crashes into 1t. The
other: escape injury. INIT Jerry
:. r,ckcd up unconscious by DAN
drives her to the doctor, who finds
that her injury In not serious.
On the way bnck, Alester stops
mt I'm inn for dinner and seems
amused when Jerry refuses q
G facs L iEs.sdSss: r her ito to
vitcs the IN to n big pnrty. AIester
shows Jerry gay time during
her two weeks vacatIO and tells
her that he loves her madly hut
does net nsk her to marry him.
Myrtle warns her against him.
venlinE poverty and illness de.
cides her to continue her efforts
to win A!ester. Hut how will she
ne able to purchase suitable
1rock for the party he has invited
Unable TO borrow enough fro,a
Myrtle to buy the new gown,
Jerry gave way to the tenlptatlon
to take lace tunic from the store
where she worked for the evening
intending to slip 1t hack IN
stock the next morning before It
could he missed.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
TT WAS after 10 o'clock before
Alester and Jerry arrived at the
Rolling Stone Inn. Traffic had de.
layed them and Alester drove eau.
tiously. for brilliant headlights
coming from the opposite direction
fnterfered with his usually fast
driving.
The party had not really begun.
though. Leontine told her when
Jerry came up to her rooms to take
off her wrap. She had left word
downstairs that Jerry was to come
up to her boudoir instead Of being
directed to the dressing-room re.
served for her private guests.
Leontine had an object in thus
favoring Jerry. She wanted to have
private talk with her.
ssVOU'RE lovely" she said ad-
= miringly when Jerry dofled
her coat.
Jerry warmed to her praise. The
evening was starting out beauti.
fully.
but you really need few Jew.
els" Le0ntine went on critically.
"Your costume is too sophisticated
to be unadorned."
"Wait." Jerry said as she turned
to the box in which she had carried
her orchids upstairs. She brought
them out triumphantly and held
them against her dress. Leontine's
eyes narrowed the least bit.
Exquisite, she said softly. Then
she laughed. II expected to see
lilies Of the valley or pansies." she
explained.
TERRY regarded her suspiciously.
= There had been q touch Of mock.
cry in Leontine's voice.
"Why?" she asked simply.
Leontine waved her long cigaret
negligently In circle.
Because. my DEAR" she said
sweetly. that is what thought
Alester believed would suit you,
I'm glad to see It isnt-n you
value his observation-disclosures Alester
despises simplicity"
Jerry. turned to gaze &C herself
In the mirror. Leontine, was right.
She did look sophist icated. The
tunic was very low In the back and
very short at her knees. And she
had painted her lips a daring
Cupid's bow. drawing out the lines
at the corners so that their natural
rosebud outlines would give way
to an older. and. she thought, more
a1luring appearance.
But Leontine's remarks about
Alester worried her. Did he think
her simple? She knew he liked