The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-06

BERTHE LOU WARD. - the
eve Of her wedding to nod
Dryer. receives = sAarD.'eogea
paper knife ~ . Gift from LILA
MARsH--the prettie:t GIRL u
tOwn-who had turned Rod down
because he was not wealthy.
The feel Of the metal chil1ea
her. And the thought that q was
n dagger to pierce her happiness
flashed across her mind 80 that
her dreaming anticipa ton turnea
to miserable 4OrebO0inG. Nat
not 10 be jealous Of Rods pnst
love AFFAIR. His future 70 ID her
keeping.
She was beautiful In her wed.
ding dress, but the joyful singing
in her heart censed Just before
the ceremony when BERTHE Lou
accidentally Overhears one q her
bridesmaids nsk another ll she
thinks the bride likes being sec.
ond choice.
Daxcdly she stands before the
altar. but when the words oe the
minister end and Rod whispers
der npd alteration in his eyes.
BERTHE Lou knows that she would
rather be secOnd' choice than 10
give him mp.
Then Lila comes mp % O0e.
congratulations
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER II
ssCURE, go ahead" Rod replied
- good-naturedly to Lila's otter
to help prepare the housekeeping
rooms that he and Berthe Lou
would occupy upon their return.
Others were pushing forward for
q word with Rod. But Lila had
not finished with him. Stung .
tritle by Berthe Louis failure 70
show any signs Of annoyance. she
said suddenly. with q high, tink.
lin glaugh: well. I suppose
might as we'll take my last kiss now
while ! can get It,"
Rod did not realize what she was
about before she had flung both
arms around his neck and given
him . lingering kiss full upon the
lips. For the sake Of suld lans
syne." sh6 added.
People stared o. she moved
iaughingly away. Lila's behavior
frequently shocked the townspeople
but she had always stopped short
of getting herself ostracixed. But
this, they thought. was going . bill
too far. Right under Berthe Louis
nose! And the words that had
made her and Rod one stu echoinl
in the air!
QERTIE LOU took It like q thor
- oughbred. She acted Just lik.
. bride. Perhaps II nothing had
happened to mar tho occasion oh.
would not have forgotten the masl
Of the Aapper who wasn't really {
fapper at all. but Just . sweet cir
who was trying to live up to wha
she thought was expected Of mod
ern youth.
But BERTHE Lou wasn't going {,
ignore Lila or passively let mat
tiers take their course. Kissinl
might be In order at . wedding
1t was true. but Berthe Lou knew
perfectly well that Lila's oct mean
more than q mere kiss. Whethe
or not It. was to be followed b.
other overt assaults upon her hav
piness BERTHE Lou could not forl
tell, but Lila must b put RICH
about It at once.
QERTIE LOU lived through tw'
- honeymoon weeks Of nsver.ta
be-forgotten bliss with nothing 3
mar them but tho shadow OF
predatory ex-sweetheart thu
tapped ominously In the bacl
ground OF her consciousness.
Rod. as q husband. was 6awlesi
He'd always been the finest lool
Ing boy IL Wayville. But the bea
thing about him WAS his utter II
difference to his good looks.
He and Berthe Lou thought the
had everyone 1t the Lakesido n,
. tel fooled about thsir new statu'
But that Was only because the
were too self.contained O. 80 q
smiles that followed them ever!
whsrs-the rsvealilSs year1inl