The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-23

BERTHE Lou WARD . the eve
of her we9Alng 10 ROD Dryer.
feel: troubled at receiving . dag
ser- .ns KATE fro. Lila MARsa.
resolves not 20 BE- Jealous. but .
second blow %, her pride conses
when she accidentally overheard
one Of her brldesnaaids ask IN.
other if she thought the bride
Iiked bei.g secea1 choice.
when Rod tells her how 1ucn $
honeymoon ana Bertie Leu for-
gets about Lila until they FetuFn
ana ana her playisg dictator -
tnelr apartment 1ecs1se she
t FOO ~ Msss S:S Ia1s:; !. q.
nev home uDpets their 1naneial
BUDGET. This Worries Dertie Lou
~ does che DoSeisteut 1upoyauco
Of Lila. % she q haDDY when
H Hod ; .s.Y 70. gS 2. =, II New
sion. they 70 10 :. exDessivs Ho-
tel until they car 1nA - apart.
m+nt. The cost % thines asases
BERTHE Lou an1 she g emhav.
rassed when MOLLY rRAeER
urges her 70 Auy more clothes
s ts.. :Ae g. a1ord: sae stast: :
yvtshes. He Wins some 0eney
from Eraser II poker ana reck.
testify tnvites the crowd % =
niGht eluh. Lila arrives % visit
Molly. who tAeludes her IN the
party end seems 70 es1oy Deetoo
Louis d1scoM1tuPe.
The cheek for the e9a1s wes
more than 500. and Rec had only
40 with him. BERTHE Los saved
the day b. saying that she forget
70 give him the money she ha1
gotten from the bank ana asks
Tom 70 lead him 80. On the wsy
home she upbFat1s Ret about ex.
travsgance and they quarrel tor
the 1rst time.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVI
FORTUNATELY the money 70
= allied on tho sale Of their fur.
niture came to Rod and Berthe Lou
soon after the night OF their dis
astrous party. Ever since that Of.
fair they had maintained . slight
though visible aloofness toward
each other. Something must b
done to end this.
Each longed to get back on the
old. lost ground. yet. - II not IN.
common. neither would take the
first step to end the strained relo.
lions. What was needed 70 heal
the breach was some outside in6u.
ence.
That influence was the money
from home. For they received
more money than they'd expected.
Now Rod could repay Tom. That
was his first thought. Berthe Lou
said that Rod could get Z new
overcoat. While she hadn't told
him that she thought hs>wa sadly
In need Of one she was sorry to Gee
him wearing Z topcoat In weather
that was turning spappy. But moth.
Ing short OF . binding blissard
could have forced her to suggest
that hs get IN overcoat and charge
It.
BERTHE Lou opened the letter con.
tanning the money. Il was from
her mother. And when she saw the
check she became 90 excited the
forgot there waS any ice 70 b
broken the ic4 wae broker.
smashed. The ideal state OF bliss
before the quarrel was completely
restored. She dew right into Rods
arms. Of course. And maybe 10
wasn't glad to have her there!
"You act like . kid In pink pan.
ties and . lollypop." he lauohed.
very oldish.
It'll meet you at lunch time and
we'll buy you . new overcast" che
cried. waving the check Ike . Oar
OF victory.
This morning Rod Kissed her
when be went to work. Really
kissed her. No silly little pecks
that are I Disgrace to honest people.
.
QUT there was one shadow that
- loomed On her horizon. ROD
had remarked tho day before that
Tom had been asking him why
they were keeping % much 70
themselves. Molly wanted TO know.
It seemed. Why Berthe Lou hadn't
called her ~ Or been around to