The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-15

changes so swiftly. At times she's
as you saw her this morning-at
times the quiet, aloof little Mexi-
can princess. Never really gay. Well
there are reasons for that, too.
Meanwhile, look behind you"
1t had grown dark outside and
across the room, outlined against the
lamplight. Radcliffe saw again his
girl of the morning. That coppery
wealth of hair curved now in thick
braid about her head, and the white
ivory of her skin cleaned against a
black low-cut evening dress. She was
the same but somehow subtly differ
ent.
Their eyes met as he rose, and a
little smile played about her lips.
She took the older woman's extended
hand.
cts been so long" She said.
ages" agreed Aunt Clara. "And
all your fault If you would leave
that feudal dungeon once in a while,
you'd learn what's happening in the
world of Verdi. Here. for example,
is something very important. Here
is Mr.. Ted Radcliffe, who rides out
of the East. He's been boring me
with tales Of some impossibly lovely
lady who met him at the junction"
The girl smiled and seated herself
beside Aunt Clara. Yes, she had
changed-the same frank eyes, the
same quiet, friendly smile, and yet
he found himself regretting that
their comradeship of the morning
had disappeared.
"And / suppose" the girl was say.
ing gravely over her cigarette, "that
like all lovely ladies she left him and
will never come back"
"Never," Radcliffe agreed. I'm
beginning to believe she never ex-
listed. She was just mirage of the
desert"
The girl turned to Aunt Clara.
Tell me more about your mysteri-
Gus guest"
Here's what Don Bob reports: It
appears that this Mr.. Radcliffe who
stands smoking before us was first
brought into prominence by his abil-
ity to carry an inflated pigskin
through eleven opposing young gen.
tlemen. For this naive gift he was
twice made captain of Yale's football
team. He also took great interest in
contests whereby two opposing
youths attempt to unravel each 9TH
er's limbs and dislocate various joints
for the somewhat obscure purpose of
forcing their opponents shoulders on
a dusty mat. Mr.. Radcliffe was so
successful in this pursuit that he was
later amateur heavyweight wrestler
of the East"
Ted Radcliffe nodded. " also
played on the freshman chess team"
Aunt Clara ignored the Interrupt
ton. later this burly gentleman
graduated with some such silly title
as Bachelor Of Arts and spent q year
in Europe and another in Africa,
hunting the kind Of things one hunts
there. In his spare moments he prob
ably slew lions and xebras and posed
with one foot poised on their Adams
apple"
The girl shook her head. This
amazing seiior, then. is Of the very
rich?"
"He 10, am sorry to admit, one
of the dirty rich. I gather that he
has been reared in luxury"
THAT" Radcliffe countered, Shows
how even reasonably intelligent wo-
men can be misled."
Aunt Clara turned toward him.
"Rumor says you have entirely too
much money for your own good"
"Rumor IL probably right. But Il
don't believe ruiuor ever said I was |
reared in luxury I wasn't. I've
sold papers and shined shoes. One
Of my first memories Is Of my father |
holding me in his arms while we |
waited in a long bread line, because |
the holes in my shoes let snow in. |
That was what your border country
did to father No. I certainly wasn't
reared in luxury"
He stopped. looked down At the
two listening women. then went on.
How terribly strapped we werei II
remember once in Denver . woman
gave me 4 dollar far elna de- 49,