The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-08
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GAoA
LANE BARRETT. IS and beau.
tiful, lives In a crampcd New York
apartment with her mother, CASS
BARlETT, a rather faded actress.
On n hot night Lime goes 10 din.
ner with MOLLYiCRONIN, n neigh
Dor. and two of M0lly's men
friends. There Is n shooting and
the girl II held ns n witness. h
sends n note to her mother who
arrives md pcrsundes SHANE Me-
DERMiD. the young policeman in
charge. that Lame IL Innocent OF
wrOnEGOiDE. That night Mt h
theatcr where Cass II playing
Lame encounters n h a n d q o m e
stranger who speaks her name.
A few days later Cnss and Lame
go 10 Willow Stream, l.. l.. where
Casx has an engagement In a small
summcr theatcr NrOnsOred ~
wealthy MRS. CLEESPAUGH. n
widow with one son. Give. Lime
works In the bOx Office. sharing
duties with MURIcL LADD. pretty
society girl. At Muriel's home
Lame again meets the handsome
stranger who spoke to her In the
theater. He Is VAN ROBARD. but
when Lame mentions him her
mother makes Lame promise to
have nothing more 10 do with
him.
Mrs. Clecspnugh asks Cnss to
le: Lime stay with her during
the winter. Muriel Lndd 9 E
DESMOND. debOnair newspaper
man. and her mother dispatches
Van RObnrd in search of them, he.
1ievfnE they hive elOped. He takes
Lame with him. Elsie tells her
later that Van II said to he Mrs.
Ladd'. lover and the girl IL
crushed. Lame dimes with Dcs-
mond and finds him Interesting.
Lianc thinks Van does not rare
for her but during n hOld-up Mt
the thentcr n night he shows
great for her. 1t II dc.
cided that Jinne will spend the
winter with Mrs. Cleespaugh. Cas-
packs to rctdrn to the city Mt the
end Of the season and Lame. help
ing her. comes across nm old pic
ture 0f Cass's sister. Tulsa. CnsS
says LuiSn IL lend and refuses TO
say more about her,.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
THE room was long and low-ceil.
L inged and it seemed to Lame
to be packed with ugly. comfortable
mahogany furniture of the Victo.
rian age. Mrs. Cleesbaugh's big old
house proved to be a curious dwell.
ing.
Mothers dining room is pure
Borgia." Give told her that first
day. with affectionate amusement
in his voice. Lane had had to
agree. The great, black. worm.
eaten oak table with its huge poly
chromed candlesticks and the dark.
red velvet curtains looped back
from the windows. seemed out OF
place so near to the hall with its
Chinese lacquers and gold tea box
paper on the walls. Strange, strange
house! Yet Lane rather liked 1t.
It was ugly and rich and comforta.
BILE. Her own room pleased her.
The great bed had a priceless lace
%coverlet over rose satin. There was
a puffy r~ose-colored down comforter
Not at all the sort of thing the
young girl would have chosen but
luxurious in a heavy sort Of way
I'm dreaming." she said, sitting
up and blinking as she regarded the
breakfast tray which Nora. one Of
the def, well-trained maids, had sci
down on the inlaid table. Mrs
Cleespaugh had five maids. all Irist
girls.
The breakfast tray was very mod
ern. set with thin. sprigged chins
dishes. in pink and white. The GOV
cred dish held golden toast. Thu
fat little pink Jar had honey in 1t
The tall. crystal glass was file,
with orange juice. The dubious 20
poured out a thin. amber stream o
inviting coffee.
Luxury" sighed the young girl
throwing her cheap challts dressinl
gown over her shoulders and slip
ping her narrow feet into well
worn brocaded mules. She dashe,
to the bathroom where she splashe,
and showered. returning quickly t
that alluring morning repast. Nor
had drawn the shades. shutting GU
the insistent September sun.
Lame thought with . pang. 'Hoy
Mother would have loved this!" I'll