The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-06
THIS HAS HAPPENED

AAAS ASIlS 1lAA7A CIV En-
JERRY RAY decides that love
II delusi0n aud makes M her
mind to marry for money. She
works In n store and denies her.
self petty luxurles to save for .
vacation 1t Atlantic City. Hut
her money Is stolen the night be-
for her departure. md she II
stunned by the loss. Nothing re-
mains but tn so camping with
her rooni-matc. MYRTLE. ON the
north shore Of Long lslanC.
But their camp II wrecked the
nrst evening when an atrpJnne
cra.he. into II. Young ALES-
Joining estate. was taking n les-
SON from his pilot. DAN HAIR
vEY. They escape injurys also
Myrtle. hut Dam picks Jerry mp
unconscious from u blow On the
head. He n holding her. In his
Alester sends Dan for the doctor
nrd pays Myrtle fur the damage.
The doctor finds Jerry not Sc
rtOnsly injured. hut desires to
make = fuller cxnmlnnt iOn next
day. Alester claims the right to
insists ON taking her to mn Inn
for dinner. Jerry refuses to drink
the liquor set before her. which
seems to nmu~e ADester. He I'm
Produces her 10 LEONTINE Lee
EAUDY. hestess.1 nn4 yssenses
OF her She In Etad to see DAN
enter ana come 10 their table. al
though this gives Leontlnc .
chance to dance with Alcster.
NOW Go ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VII
6 LII right" Alester said
"a grudgingly. "I'll come to your
party since you're SO irresistible.
but only upon one condition"
I4eontine caught her breath. She
did not like the firmness in his
voice.
''You will have to ask Miss Ray
ALSO" Alester added after q sig
niflcant pause.
Leontine flashed daggers at him,
but she said nothing until she could
force herself to speak indifferently.
Whatever else Leontine Lebaudy
was capable Of she could practice
self control. But she wouldn't give
In without struggle.
Really, Alester.." she said with
a nervous smile. miss Ray is
hardly the sort Of person to ask
to ne-of our PARTIES
Aiester did not smile back at her.
!, s.Why?" he asked.
''Well herpappearance for
one thing. She looks like 3 rum.
mage sale and she's a complete
washoht as far as pep goes. Shed
be a wet blanket"
you're jealous" Alester told. her
brutally. miss Ray had q nasty
blow on the head yesterday. You d
go to bed for a week II anything
like that happened to. YOU"
Leontine bit her lip,
"Just the same y she began.
Just the same yon will have to
ask her If you Want me- Alester
Interrupted. MN
"0h. all right" Leontine Jared.
Bring her.. But sec that she has
something decent to wear"
Leave that to me-" Alester re.
piled.
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T EoNTINH was now thoroughly
aroused over Jerry. She guessed
that Alester had brought the girl to
the Rolling Stone Inn just to tor
= ment her, but he was carrying his
interest in Jerry a little too far.
she: thought. when he insisted upon
7 having her at q party in which
she could not possibly At.
How had he met q girl like that.
anyway? A 10-cent girl who didn't
drink! Shed never known Alester
to care for anything SO simple
before. :. i. ~ ~
She put the question to him but
Alester would mot tell her how he
had crashed the girls camp. Very
well, she told hersef. she would get
the information from Jerry! And
spike any growing ambition the
girl might have at the same time.
I'm sorry, didn't know you had
an accident" SHE said sweetly to
Jerry when she and Alester re.
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