The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-14

BERTHE LOU WARD, on the
eve Of her wedding TO ROD BRY.
Err. feels = prem0nitt6m -OR te0u.
ble when she receives q dagges.
like paper knife from LILA
MARSH. wh6 has turaed Rod
nut she courageously resolves
not to be JenlOus 01 Rode pose
love affair since his future % IN
her keeping.
Dertie Lou receives another
blow to her pride when she &c.
cid:ntaliy overhear: cns brides
the bride liked helnE sec0n6
choice. hat the pain vanishes
when Rod whispers my wife,
with . world Of adoratios In Bis
eyes.
They spend a. ideal honeymoon
IN q mountain resort. and Berthe
Lou fOrgets the shadow east b.
the ex-sweetheart until they re.
turn md and Lila acting M die
tatOP In their apartment because
she "knows what Rod likes"
The new1yweds settle down. d
their little home. hut entertaln.
ment and the demands Of hospl.
tally deplete their Anances. Der.
tie Lou II worried both ab0ut her
budget and Lila's persistent sn-
nOyance. So abe urges Rod %
accept . position In New York
which has been offered him ~ ~
old friend. TOM FRASER.
nnt II: serpent = not cast c.t
are saying farewell to ir1enes ~
the station. Lila announces her
1ntent1On Of seelng them o0on n
New York. for she 10 going @
visit MOLLY FRASER.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TX
QERTIE LOUIS newly-found sense
- OF security vanished instantly
on Lila's words. II might have
known It," she walled inwardly.
But her audible answer was quite
different. Wen tell New York
you're coming" she said with the
smiling sarcasm that had charao
terized their conversation since her
marriage. Lila hastily turrsd her
back.
Watch out for those little wild
flowers growing on the old COW
path" she warned Rod. Broad.
ways outgrown ito age Of limo
cence. they say"
They stood there. waving goodby
until . bend In the road turned
them from Z last view Of their
friends. Then they staggered and
bumped their way-through the ves.
thule to their section. Berthe Lou
sank down on the green plush seat
with q tired sigh.
There were soft violet shadows
around her eyes to testify to the
physical and emotional strain 81
giving up the fat.
Leaving 1t had not saddened her
overmuch. however. To her mind
the future stretched like . golden
ribbon before them. Its new prom.
ise helped her to forget the dull
conviction that had dimmed her
brightest hopes. The conviction
that Rods progress In Wayvilll
would be discAurasinsly slow. Il
had grown gradually upon Berthe
Lou a. she realised the impossi.
bility Of keeping up with their old
friends ana saving money ct the
same time.
IT was different. she had found.
= having . place Of their own.
They seemed. o. q married couple,
to bear q much larger share OF the
entertaining than fell to the single
members Of their set. And their
little fiat had been popular-too
popular. Lets 60 up and seo Rod
and Berthe Lou" had been . com.
mon phrase In the town. And Ber.
tie Lou liked It. So did Rod. Too
much to put Z stop 70 Il. Their
desire TO curtail their social activ.
tiles was forgotten when the fun
began.
And now-now she closed her
eyes and hid the disappointment
she feared they would reveal. Lila
had fooled her. Her eay acceptance
OF Rods departure had been .
mask. She'd meant I'll the time