The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-08-29
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NORMA KENT. pretty 2O-yenr-
meets MARK TRAVERS, nttrac-
tive md wealthy. when together
they rescue n frightened puppy
from the midst Of downtown
traffic. Norma refuses to tell the
young man her name or where he
cnn see her again. Later h joins
BOB FARRELL, young lawyer.
o a dinner engagement. Farrell
asks her to marry him and Nor
ma says "nO."
The scene Of tho story IL MARI
bOrO, mfddle-weHtern metropolis.
Norma takes the puppy to the
shabby apartment she shares with
fears Chris In falling in love with
her married employer. BRADLEY
HART. proprietor of an advertise
ing agency. Next day Norma in-
serts nm advertisement about the
puppy in the Ost and found COLI
umn Of the Marlboro Press. The
first person to answer this adver-
tisement Is Mark Trnvcrs, who
explains he has made every effort
TO learn NOrma's identity. lie
tries to make n date but she de-
clfnes his invitations. Trnvers
departs. Later he telephones
NATALIE PRICE. popular debu-
tnnte. and goes with her to n gay
pnrty concluding with n round Of
the night clubs.
The following evening Norma
arrives home md finds Chris alb
acnt. A note explains she has
gone to mid MINNIE BAKER,
bOOkkeeper MT the advertising
Office. whose c-year-old son has
boy to claim the stray pup
py md takes him home. RESS
HAWTHORNE. the custodinn's
daughter, asks Norma IL she re-
ceived nm important telephone call
that afternoon.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VII
pESSIE'S eyes widened. Her
- voice showed surprise. "Nhy
-" she went on, II gave the man
your telephone number at the office.
I supposed of curse he'd call you!
He said"
"Who did? Who was it,"
Il don't know" Bessie shook
her head. HE didn't give any
name. IL didn't think to ask. 1t
was about 2 o'clock the phone rang
and I was in the kitchen. 1t rang
three times before I got there and
then a man asked for you. I told
him you were at the office. He
seemed awfully anxious to talk to
you so I said I could give him the
number down there. AS soon as /
told him what 1t was he hung up.
Don't it seem funny he. didn't try
to call you? Maybe he did and you
didn't get the message"
THAT was about 2 o'clock?" Nor
ma asked.
The other girl nodded.
ooh. yes" Norma said casually.
II did get that message only I'd
forgotten about it." She started
up the stairs. well, good night,
Bessie. l suppose you'll be glad to
have your mother back?"
"Yes'm. Good night, Miss Kent"
Bessie looked disappointed not to
learn what the important telephone
call had been about but there was
no way for her to prolong the con-
v~ersation. Norma was already
half way up the flight. Bessie re-
turned to the rear apartment.
Norma continued her climb to
the third floor. She was by no
means as unconcerned as her voice
had indicated. AS a matter Of fact
both cheeks were burning. The
color was becoming and her eyes
were bright. So that was how Mark
Travers had learned where to find
her.
CHE awoke to a morning OF
~ streaming golden sunlight and
a certainty that something exciting
was about to happen.
AS usual she wore the gray suit
but she put on her prettiest blouse.
She spent all of five minutes coax
ing the taffy-colored waves into
their most becoming outline. And
there was certainly an added dash,
a debonaire tilt to the little black
hat when, 30 minutes after arising,
Norma was on her way to the car
line.