The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-15
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HERE x'ODAx
CHERRY DIXON. 10 and pretty.
tells her mother she In going to n
club meeting but instead meets
DAN PHILLIPS, Newspaper re.
porter with whom she II in love.
Her wealthy parents do not know
she IL acquainted with Dan.
Cherry goes with him to inter
view n bank robbers sweetheart.
She blunders into underworld
her arm. Dan takes her to n
doctors Office and. then home. He
tx trying to explain what has hap.
pcncd when MIR. DIXON appears.
He is very angry and brandishcs
newspaper containing Cherry's
shooting. Mr.. Dixon orders Dan
from the house.
Days pass in which Cherry has
no word from Dan. Then SARAH.
Cherry's maid. discovers that he
hns telephoned md been told the
out Of the house. meets Dan and
explains. Dim tells her he loves
her. When Cherry arrives home
her father Is waiting for her. He
accuses her OF having met the re-
porter. Cherry defies her father
and he orders her to apologize or
leave. She snys. 9TH got"
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VIII
IAN PHILLIPS was whistling as
- he strobe up the three steps
that raised the Bismark Hotel
above the street level. The whistle
died as he swung open the heavy
door and entered.
Dan crossed the lobby and made
directly for the elevator. The car
was delayed and as he waited he
moved toward the desk where a
man with gray hair was sorting let.
tiers.
How're you, Cap? Any luck on
the ponies today?"
The man behind the desk looked
up, grinned. cav. I told you I was
through with the races. No sir
not for mine!"
It was a standing joke between
them that once old cap" Graham
had "lost his shirt" on a particu.
larly authentic horse race tip. The
old man rather liked to be re-
minded Of it. The incident sug.
gested that in his day cap" had
been one Of the young bloods. FREQ
with his money and a game loser.
Dan fingered and the cap" con.
tinued sorting his letters. There
would be none in the pack for Dan.
His mail was addressed to the News
Office.
Suddenly the hotel clerk looked
up.
Say" he said, 81 almost forgot!
There was a girl askin' for you.
She went into the parlor to wait.
Must have been more than an hour
ago. don't know IL she's still
there"
"A girl to see me?"
The cap" nodded. "Yep. Asked
me II Daniel Phillips Of the News
lived here and was he in. told
her"
"But who was she? What did she
look like?'
"Oh. I'm not much at describin'
women folks. Real nice lookin'
though. She didn't tell me her
name. Maybe she's still there. why
don't you have 4 look and see?"
Phillips frowned. Someone who
knew be was on the News, Of
course. Might bs q nuisance
THE door Of the elevator cage
= clicked open but Dan turned
away. He had decided he'd Just
glance into the parlor and satisfy
his curiosity.
With q carefully casual manner
Dan paused in the doorway. Sud.
denly he moved forward.
why, Cherry" he exclaimed.
What in the world are you doing
here?"
She got to her feet. Phillips was
beside her now and even In the sub.
dued light he could see that the
girls eyes were red.lined. She
smiled but her pallor was startling.
What is ST." Phillips repeated.
why. ! had no idea you were here!
When did you come? I'm sorry II
you've waited"
1T doesn't matter" Cherry told
MIN. now that you're here !