The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-30
WANTED To BUY
THIS HAS HAPPENED

mas oAFFEN Ed
BERTHE Lou WARD marries
ROD Dryer. who had previously
been engaged 70 LILA MARSH.
The only shadow ON the brides
happinesa 10 Lilac persistence u
brOadcnstlng to their frlendo that
she was Rode 0rst love.
A p0sitton In New York % Of.
tered Rod By TOM FRASER ana
he accepts. An.ic.s to make
expensive hotel until they can
nnd an apartment. MOLLY
FRASER embarrnsses BERTHE Lou
BY urging her to by more than
she can AFFORD.
Rod wins some money from Tom
Mt poker and. feeling under Obll.
cation to them. reckless1y Invites
the crowd to night club. Lila
arrives 10 visit Molly and goes TO
the pnrty where she meets . rich
DIR. LOREE.
Lila surprises them BY marry.
ing Mr.. L0ree. and she asks Berthe
Lou to forgive the past ana be.
come frlends. She showere favore
upon them With such sincertty
that Berthe Lou u deceived. But
keeping mp appearance With their
crowd 10 q severe strain On ROd's
6nances. BE becomes discouraged
md Lila grnsps her chance 20
persuades him TO accept work for
LOree Mt . much higher salary
than ho Wna getting With fraser.
She also induces BERTHE Lou %
sub1et their small apartment -
live In more luxurious quarters.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXI
A MONTH. with Lila. was time
"a for anything. The constant
drip OF her cleverly phrased words
had worn away Berthe Louis mem.
DRY OF the recent struggle which
she and Rod had experienced IN
order to keep their heads above the
waters that threatened to ecgulf
them.
The future looked alluringly
bright as Lila painted 1t.
ICY will stick to Rod" Lila told
Berthe Lou. HE thinks the world
Of him. Cy's so good-hearted. He'd
like to see everyone well Oh. He'd
think Rod lacked confidence In him
II you weren't making the most Of
his friendship. Cy doesn't expect
you to save for a rainy day. BERTHE
Lou. because It doesn't rain on
people he likes"
And Molly always kept reminding
Berthe Lou Of Rods good luck In
having a man like Cyrus Loree In.
terested In him.
Il heard that Rods slated to keep
on moving upstairs In his com.
pany." she remarked. not troubling
to add that Lila had given her the
information.
BERTHE Lou could see no reason.
after q while. why they should not
have q place where they could en-.
terrain In . way that would do
credit to Cyrus generosity.
u think he expects It Of u.s." she
argued with Rod when he vetoed
the idea OF moving. "And It will
be saving IN . way" she went on.
Think what We are spending now
on theater parties and suppess. Il
we had larger place and Z maid
we could come home for q snack.
after the show. Why. We wouldn't
need to take our guests to . theatet
at all. We could throw . decent
party at home.
Anyway. It looks che:p for US
to live In 2 walkup apartment and
not keep maid. Everybody knows
you are getting q good salary now."
QOD signed the lease on the dot.
~ ted line for the new place,
though he said he wished they
were moving into their own home
instead.
Berthe Lou seemed TO have for.
gotten all their earlier plans for .
home. Her life was nlled with sat.
isfaction over tho present. Care
had taken his black shadow Of
their portal. They had money TOR
good time and good clothes:
health and : lot OF jolly friends.
BERTHE Lou was too happy In the
new apartment with the glass-en.
closed shower and sunken tub, the
many.mirrored dressing rooms. and
the wood.burnins fireplace TO dream