The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-13


| has had . serious accident. Harold
gets . doctor ana aasists In every
| way until she q ont Of danger
and tells her to remain at home
for week until her mother u
| better.
Stephen hears q the accident
and comes to see Mildred, feeling
. little regret over having meg
lected her. They plan . picnic 1t
the end Of the week, but mean
| while Pamela heaEsj0f it and tells
Stephen that Mildred n trying 70
win Harold for hls money.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVII
| Stephens renewed interest in MIL
dred had driven Pamela into furious
temper. She had tried desperately to
monopolize him, but Stephen was
stubborn and when he wanted to 60
to Mildred'S he went there.
Pamela resorted to an attempt to
make him jealous by accepting Huck's
ever-ready attentions. OF late Huck
had been up . blind alley rs far as
Mildred was concerned. With Harold
he had made all the progress he
needed, but with Pamela he had been
getting practically nowhere until she
decided to use him to inflame Ste
phen.
But It was neither Pamela nor any
Jealousy OF Huck that prevented Ste
phen from keeping his date with Mil
dred. At the last minute q "hot pros
pect had loomed up on his business
horizon and he dared not let CO." as
he explained to her.
! Mildred was as cheerful about it as
she could be under the circumstances.
Stephen himself was terribly disap-
pointed. especially - he was unable
to suggest that they make it the next
day instead. He'd promised to play
golf with Pamela Judson on Sunday.
you're coming down on Monday,
aren't you?" Stephen said just before
they hung up. "See you them"
Mildred could not pretend under
Comics sharp eyes that she was not
sorely disappointed over the spelling
Of her day.
"Why don't you call up Harold and
make . date with him?" Connie
asked. I'll bet nothing would stand
In his way"
Perhaps not" Mildred agreed:
but he and Stephen are different In
that respect. Stephen can't afford to
do Is he pleases."
well, better half q man than no
Joy ride at ALL" Connie chirped. go
on, call him up, Want me TO do 1t
for your"
mo, you've been in school Ill week.
Connie. and you've been . good kid.
III stay In and you can get some
tennis"
Connie considered. well. Il you'll
promise TO 30 out tomorrow. Now
where in. time -. do you suppose
my racquet is?"
TITS up in mothers closet. found
It there the other day when I was
cleaning"
Connie went for It. Soon she was
back wailing her bad luck. THE old
cats last tie With earth has parted"
she said dolefully. holding up the
racquet to show Mildred the snapped
strings.
that's too bad" Mildred sympa-
thized.s I'm. afraid you can't have z
new one. Connie"
I'm get one Of the boys ut school to
fix it," Connie said, but since ]
can't play today, Why don't vow 60
ahead and call Haroldf You can lave
the day yet and that will give me
time to fix myself up for tomorrow"
Mildred shook her head, but later,
when she was putting the sandwiches
In the refrigerator, 1t came to her
that abe might as we'll $50 Harold II
she could and have the talk that her
mothers accident had put Oft.
She reached him 1T the hotel Just
a. he was leaving for Westchester.
He was "tickled pink" he said to stop
for her.
Mildred put on the red beret again.
but she left the sandwiches In the
refrigerator. Harold and picnicking
didn't 6eem to harmonic In her mind.
His appearance, when he came for
her, confirmed her opinion. He Was
SalloW and unWholesome, like \ creA.
ture too long denied tho sunlight,
Mildred had not seen him Tor
several days and even In that short
space Of time he had changed. But
she said nothing to him In . per-
sonal way until they were out Of the
Manhattan traffic ana no could drive
with lels concentratiot1.
But when she. did. break through
her silence % thu -Stl&ject she wanted
to discuss abe wasted no words.
YOU'D better ten me what's on