The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-26
WANTED TIL RIlY

BERTHE LOU WARD marries
ROD Dryer. who had previously
been engage6 to LILA MARSH.
They epend ~ ideal houeym0on
aad the only shadow on the
brides happ1ness 70 Ljla's pcr.
sistency 10 bPoadcastlng "a their
friends that she Was RODE 0rst
love.
A splendid vosition 10 offered
Rod by TOM FRASER OF New
York and Rod accepts. Asxious 10
make good Impression. they 20
to nm expensive hotel antiD they
seems TO ansa9onise molly
FRASER. who urges BeptIe Lou
to buy more than she can afford.
ROd wins some money from Tom
Mt poker and. feeling under obll.
cation 20 them. he reelklessIy In.
vi:es the crowd to . aiGht club.
tncludes her % the party end
seems TO enjoy Berthe Lose de.
cOm0ture.
BERTHE Los spbraids Rod for the
extravaganza. and they have their
nrst quarrel. Strained relations
fren home for their cid furniture.
aad then they are hssy movine
into and furnlshing the eew
apartment.
Lila surprises them b. N.
nouncIns ner eaga9eme.t to .
ners'e Lon to forget The tsises
frieads. They 90 shoppisg Tor the
trOusseau which. Liza inlorms
her. 10 being paid for by Mr.
L0ree.
Row GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIX
RERTIE LOU awoke one winter
morning with . headache. 1t
was not unusual Cor her these days
to open her eyes when the alarm
clock sounded its dreaded call and
close them quickly on . lash OF
pain.
She was very tired. Rod had Of.
Tered to get his own breakfasts. or
to 90 out. TOR . cup Of coffee at .
restaurant. but Berthe Lou was
sticking to her bargain. She had
said. when they moved into an
apartment with higher rent than
they could afford. that she would
be very thrifty.
Time and again Rod had urged
her to have . cleaning woman come
In at least once Z week and scrub
for her. But that would be four
dollars and the woman's carfare
and lunch. And four dollars would
buy tea for Lila and Molly.
BERTHE Lou grimaced with pain
as she lifted her head from the pil.
low. Rod was still asleep. She left
the bed quietly and stole into the
bathroom for IN icy shower.
She seldom had this chance Do.
fore breakfast a. the usual order
OF their little household was for
Rod to Jump hurriedly into bis slip.
pers and dash for the bathroom
while Berthe Lou dived into .
morning dress and contented her.
self with . face bath.
OF late Rod had oversight q few
times. and Berthe Lou had got Z
moment under the shower before
she called him. It helped her head
. little. and dispelled her iassituds,
at least for . while. But the morn.
ing's housework brought Il back.
Shed have been horritled. though.
II anyone had told her that she
needed more nourishing food. Rest.
she recognized, would have bean Z
blessing. but she was satisfied 70 60
from an orange q breakfast time
until dinner on the refreshments
that we're served at the social af.
fairs she attended. And. more often
than not. her dinner was too frugal
to be properly nourishing.
EOR Rod and Berthe Lou had come
to . queer pass. Living II Z
nice apartment. chermingly turn.
tshed. . D d hob.nobbins y { b
wealthy people. nevertheless they
were starved.
Berthe Lon was cutting and cut
ting on her household expensee
Orudgins and Shaving. Preesina
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