The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-28
THIS HAS HAPPENED

THIS HAS HAPPENED
when che II four yenro old
SALLY FORD II left ~ the stnte
orphnnnGe by q vOmnD who says
she II the child's mother hut who
disnppears wttont again inauir-
Ing for the t061d. The summer
she r. ~. sally In alarmed nut" TO
GLEN CARSON. n farmer who hns
the reputation Of being . harsh
and unrelentinE task Mnster.
There she meeta DAVID NASH.
handsome young studcnt who II
working on the Carson fnrm for
the summer. preparing himself In
inherit his grnndfa ther's nanny
. .:.s. watch ass.So'n the C"r"s"
David ikes Sally and this
arouses the anger Of PEARL.
Carx0n's daughter. Glenn orders
Salty to hnve nothing 10 do with
David. .aying he md Peurl are
practically engaged. She disre.
gards his warning. however.
The next day the wonscn-foik
with Glenn and Dnvid. When her
work - done she goes 70 her
: room. hut Davtd's voice emilia 10
her and she lnn0centIy gOea> into
his room for moment to sce his
books on farming. The wind
blows the door shut They nre
suddenly frightened BY Clem's
face peerinE NJ them through the
little attic window. Hls s<il re-
marks 40 tnfurlate David TINT ne
strikes Glenn. sending him crnsh-
Ing to the ground David tells
sally they must run nwny. md
tells her "a meet him In the
orchard In few minutes. lie
telephones for u doctor to come
tO Clem's mid. then meets the girl
He anyas eve hcen thinking hnrd.
honey. ri have 10 take you back
o'the Home"
NOW COON WITH rBlE STORY
CHAPTER XII
ssNO. David. no. no! l can't go
: = back to the orphanage! Id
rather die!" Sally gasped.
David dropped his bundle. took
her hands and held them tightly
Il can't run away from this thing
I've done. Sally.> I'm sorry. /
thought l could. I'm going to give
myself up. after I've seen you
safely back in the Home. I'll ey
plain to your Mrs. Stone. make her
believe"
"Oh!" Sally breathed on a gust
OF despair. Then. STOPPING swiftly
she snatched up her bundle and
began to run down corn row
He caught UP with her Just as she
was at the edge OF the corn field.
recklessly about to plunge into the
lane that led to the Carson house
"Wait. Sally!" he painted. grasp.
ing her shoulder You can't run
away alone like this-Oh Lord" he
groaned suddenly. "There they
come! Don't you hear the car
turning in from the road? Come
back. Sally!"
He did not walt for her to obey
but lifted her into bis arms. for
she had gone limp with terror. and
ran. crouching low SO that the corn
stalks would hide them.
"Lie fiat on the ground" David
said sternly. as he set her gently
upon her feet.
Long minutes passed and nothing
had happened. Then the myffled
roar of another motor, turning into
the lane from the state highway
told them that the doctor to whom
David had telephoned was arriv
Ing. 1t seemed hours before q
scream 6oated from the house "a
the cornfield.
"Pearl!" Sally whispered. shiver
tng. "They hadn't found him. The
doctor told them. Oh. David"
His hand frightened so hard upon
hers that she WINGED A little later
they heard Mrs Carson's harsh
voice calling. csIling-"Sally! Sal
lee. Sally Ford!"
Sally bowed her head up0l
Dsvid's hand then. and wept : 1T
tleI shuddering She was goOt
20 mo She she liked me- David
Oh. | hope she Il know dldpi
mean her any harm. ever!"
The next hour. durins which thl
sun Get and twilight settled ike /
soft gray dust upon the corniield
passed eomehow Several cars o.
rived; mems voices shouted unin
telligible words. Twice Pear