The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-28

THIS HAS HAPPENED
BERTHE LOU WARD marrles
ROD Dryer. who had previously
been engaged to LILA MARSH.
The only shadow ON the brides
happiness II Lila's persistence In
she was ROd's nrst love.
A position In New York u Of
feFcd Rod By TOM FRASER and
he accepts. Anxious 10 make .
good Impression. they 70 TO IN
expensive hotel until they can
ans 2" Mo:l1 Th' EsH:EE T.
who arges BERTHE Los 20 buy
more tkan she can afford. Roo
wins money from Tom ~ poker
and. feeling under obligation 10
them. recklessly Invites the crowd
TO q nlght club. Lila Waits Molly
meet: 1e. r,eS Nh. EonEE M'T rue az ass
fair costs the Dryers more than
500 and Berthe Lou scOlAs Rod
for the extravagance. hut their
quarrel ID lorE0tten IN the rush
Of Eetting settled IN the new
Lila surprises them - marry.
ing Mr.. Loree. and che asks Berthe
Lou to forgive the past and be.
come friends. She showers favOPs
upon them with such sincerity
that BERTHE Lou - deceived. Dut
keeping up appearanees with
Rods Anances. he becomes dis
couraGed and Lila gsasps her
chance TO force her sympathy
upon him By Offering = posttlion
With more money ander her bus.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXI
T LILA sat before her dressing table
removing tho Jewels she had
worn that evening. She lifted the
long string of pinkish pearls from
around her neck and tossed It care
lesSly into velvet.lined jewel box.
Jewels were not In her mind.
however. Something more impor.
tant to her than jewels occupied her
thoughts. She was smiling over q
campaign the campaign she
had launched when she had ex.
tended the olive branch to Berthe
Lou.
At the moment Rod was thinking
Of her as q surprisingly good fellow
the smile slid OF her face like q
mask. Cyrus had opened her door
and come In without knocking.
Lila quickly took up q hairbrush
and began stroking her bob over
her face. Some day, she feared.
Cyrus would see the telltale change
In her features for which his ap.
proach was responsible.
CYRUS was q little fat. and more
~ than partially bald. But his
eyes were kind in spite Of the hard
lines that business competition had
set round them and his wide. nrm
mouth.
He adored Lila. TO him she was
. kitten-a greedy little kitten who
would lap the cream he gave her
and then scratch. Not . soft kit.
ten. but an amusing one.
Cyrus was not unthankful for
having the cream to give her. and
he did not inquire too deeply into
the real measure Of her affection
for him. So far he'd never heard
Of the other man.
Unexpectedly Lila turned and
thrust her arms up around his neck.
Cyrus was delighted when she
kissed him. 1T was . swell party,
wasn't IT." she said. mo casual.
ties"
you've got them all beat ct On.
tertaining. baby" he told her.
"Where'd you acquire oil your %.
cial talent?'
by keeping my eyes and ears
tuned In on those who know what's
what" Lila laughed. Game on
pretty speedy for . little girl from
the sticks. didn't /? Proud Of met"
"You bet. But that sounds 70 me
like the preliminary round to .
touch"
Maybe you could call It that"
Lila assented. Say. did you notice
ANYTHING about the Buyers touight?'
Il noticed that Bertie Lou 10 still
almost 40 pretty - you are"