The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-23

VI course.
It was impossible for a Rossiter
to be tepid. Ellen saw with dismay
that he had misinterpreted her in.
stinctive graciousness. Worse than
that, she was harried by fear that
he might think she was coQuetting
with him. refusing a first invitation
80 that he would more thoroughly
appreciate her acceptance Of a Sec
ond. And she must accept the sec.
ond one. She had promised. AZ
she rose. feeling helpless and uncer-
tain, he spoke again.
"I've thought q lot about that
young brother. Mike. How is herr
"Just as usual" Ellen smiled.
He woke me this morning BY
dropping his kitten on my face"
I'D like to meet him sometime.
and your mother" r.
"You must-sometime."
She left his Office in a disturbed
frame Of mind. She was no calmer
when she observed that Ruth Tevis
opened the door Of the adjoining
office and stared after her as she
hurried to the elevator. II only
Steven Barclay were less kind, II
only he were different sort of man
from the generous and natural per.
son he was. how easily she could
solve that particular problem. How
could she snub q man from whom
she had accepted favors, q man
whom she was determined not to
hurt unless hurting him was the ,
only way out?
Ellen went to q movie that aft !
ernoon. 4
She sat through two presenta.
lions Of the same silly, sentimental
picture but afterward she remem.
bered nothing Of the film except
that the hero turned his head some.
times In q way reminding her Of .
Larry Harrowgate. There was. I'M.
fortunately for her peace Of mind.
an illuminated clock visible to the
audience. She watched the clock
instead Of the picture.
AS the hands came closer and
closer to 4. the hour she was to
have met Larry for tea, she found
that 1t took all her resolution to
keep from walking out Of the thea
ter and Fastening to the hotel where
she had promised to meet him.
EOUR-FIFTEEN. Larry would be
wondering where she was, why
she didn't come. Perhaps II she
went. IL she were very cold, It would
be all right. Surely just to sit chat.
ting with him for . short while
would be all right. Perhaps he
meant to tell her that the engage
ment was broken.
At 10 minutes to S she surren.
dered. At 10 minutes to s q small
section Of the matinee audience was
treated to the spectacle Of q young
girl who jumped hastily from her
seat and ran up the long shadowy
aisle toward the street.
Ellen entered the lobby OF the
Hotel vandervent at s o'clock. Her
breath was coming quickly: her
cheeks were crimson banners, She
hesitated before she plunged into
Peacock Alley. It was not too late
yet to retreat with her pride. But
her pride was gone and abe knew It.
Larry was not there. By the time
she had made one hurried passage
through the brilliant. mirrored ii.
ley she had assured herself of that
She assured herself Of somethins
else - well. She was glad. glad.
glad! Glad that kind fate had taken
him Of before her folly had come
to Its consumnnation.
After she had eaten Z solitary
dinner she felt considerably batter
A girl Of 20 finds It hard to main.
tain q mood Of black depression.
But when she reached Dreamland
TOR the beginning Of her second eve.
ming there she felt tho black mood
returning. How could she bear to
dance again IN the arms OF another
man where she had danced and
laughed with Larry?
Ito Be Continued)