The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-09
THIS HAS HAPPENED


BERTHE Lou WARD, On the
eve Of her wedding 70 ROD DRY.
Eiet from LILA MARSH. wSs had
tw.ned Rod down because he was
not wealthy.
The feel Of the a.tsl ehilie1
Dcrtie Lon. ana the thought that
1t was a dagger 70 pierre her hap.
ptAcSs flashed across her uson0 -
tsrnce to saiscrsS7e fose S"din9.
Hut ahe cOuraEeousIy resolves nat
to he jealous Of Rods past love
affair. llIs failure u In her KEEP.
ing. !
IIertsc Lou receives . seeeads
bie.v to FER pride when she ae.
cf0emtaliy 0vcskenss one brides.
maid nak another &c she tAinks
tee bride likes being second
choice. She goes through the eer.
whisper. "SIy 1viie'' with . world
OF wUndre ana adpratlon In hle
eyes, she knows that sAe WouO0
rather be seeesd eheiee thaa -
1Eey spent IN idesl Asneynses
md Nertte Lon almost fosgets
the shadow cast ~. the predatory
ind find Lila assuming the role o4
dictator Wn the ground that she
knows what Rod likes. Beth the
bride and her mother resent th1ss
hat no amount Of polite hlntisg
affects Lilac deternination 10 m.
tie Lou says sweet1y, "0upDose
yOu come Ia and cook Ter -.
You're 80 vvDlllng and Red enjoys
your e6Oets 20 much.~
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
+. CHAPTER "
THE honors were Berthe LOUIS.
= Il was infuriating to Lila to be
told that she'd been discussed BY
her former sweetheart and his
bride.
Rod looked at BERTHE Lou In 40.
constituent. lie couldn't remember
having said anything about Lila's
cooking.
Lila's poppy rouge suddenly ap.
pearcd In strange contrast to the
natural color that famed In her
checks. Berthe Lou exulted over It.
But Lila wasn't dcfenseless. She
still had stroke or two left IN her
sword arm. X dare cay he remem.
bers ny devil.food cake" she said
with laugh, "Rod always liked to
cut himself piece Of cake. didn't
you, big boy?"
Rod began to wake up. Lila's
laugh was mocking. reminiscent. He
remembered in a fash the slang Of
q year or 50 ago. and flushed DULY
red. A helpless male between two
OF the deadlier species.
Il guess I'll help your mother IN
the kitchen. BERTHE Lou" he blurted.
Excuse me. Lila. Sec you later
Lila could now leave In satisfac.
tion. Rods upset gays her Z mo-
ment Of victory. It showed that
she still had the power to disturb
him. And that du,h. l1srejy enc
Of embarrassment, 50 closely 70.
senbled the flag Of guilt that Lila
knew It must mako BERTHE Lou
wonder.
QERTIE LOU slanlr ID the door
= when Lila vas halt way down
tho stairs and stood leaning against
It. trembling WITH nervous anger.
Berthe Lou dashed away . tear
oi evaporation and started 70 the
bedroom to take OF her travelling
dress and set into something
cooler and fresher. She could hear
thu rattle Of dishes = tho kitchen
1T hardly seemed ibls that Il
was her kitchen-;,..l knew that
Rod was helping her mother.
Sne had looked forward With
dreaming delight to her honecom.
ing with Rod-a homecoming far.
far different from this. She had
hoped they wouldn't b met-that
they could come quietly 70 their
simple little nest and settle them.
selves in their own blissful way.
Bu. It was nice to hare friends.
QERTIE LOUIS smile vanished
= and . worried young face ap.
peared 10 the glass before which
she brushed out her heavy. half.
grown bob.