The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-17
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CHERRY DIXON. 10 and pretty.
tells her mother she II going to q
DAN PHILLIPS. newspaper re-
porter with whom she II in love.
Her wealthy parents do not know
she II acquainted with Dan.
Cherry goes with him to interview
= bank robbers sweetheart. she
quarters and q bullet strikes her
arm. Dan takes her to n Doctors
Office and then home. He II try.
fag to explain what has happened
when MIR. DIXON appears. Dixon
10 very angry and brnndishes a
picture and an account Of the
shooting. He orders Dan from the
house.
Days pass and SARAH. Cherry's
maid. discovers Dan has tele.
pne of to "na 'e ch.r tSd sns gin,
the house, meets Dan and explains.
He tells her he loves her. when
Cherry arrives home her father n
waiting and accuses her of hav.
ing met the reporter. Cherry de-
to apologize or leave. She runs
out OF the house. Later TINT eve
ming she finds Dan, tells him what
ha. happened. and says. "Let's get
AuCy ure muffle0 ~ u JuStIC0
Of the peace. Friends of Dams
IND them and stage a celebration.
Cherry and Dan manage to steal
away from the party.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER x
CHERRY crossed the room and
~ gave the window shade a tug.
Rrichf ynor1tpo cum shin a ~uo q a fion
thing. but too much of 1t was as
bad as none. 1t blinded you.
She tossed her head back. shaking
the tangled mass of dark hair into
becoming disarray.. Then she sat
down In the big chair. leaned back
and surveyed the room.
She made an amusing picture.
Pulled about her and tied securely
at the waist was Dan Phillips old
dressing gown.
Suddenly she Jumped up and
went to the dressing table. A sheet
OF paper lay there. q few words
scrawled on it in pencil. Cherry
picked up and paper and read:
"Cherry-I love you. Be ready to
have lunch with me.
"l'll call some time after Ia
DAN"
She had read the words at least
. dozen times. At first 1t had been
a surprise to realize that never be-
fore had she seen Dams handwrit-
Ing. That was odd. and still It
wasn't There were so many things
Cherry hac yet to learn about this
young husband Of hers.
Her husband! The girls smile
became a dreamy sort Of radiance.
Each morning at home Cherry
had started the day with fruit. hot
rolls and steaming coffee. Usually
they were brought to her bedside on
q tray. Sarah would be there to
pour tho coffee and ask II every.
thing was as It should be.
Sarah. bless her! Where was she
and what was she doing now? What
were Cherry's mother and father
thinking Of the way their daughter
had run off the night before? Were
the servants whispering and won.
dering what had happened? Did
others outside the house know
about It?
For an instant the girl felt a
pang Of guilt Her mother would
10 worrying. Crying perhaps at
this very moment. Cherry loved
her mother. She loved her father,
too-whsn he was not roaring out
orders or frightening her. Perhaps
she should write q note
rHERRY'S chin raised and set in
~ firm line. No indeed! II she
wrote they would imagine she was
asking for forgiveness. She could
not do 1t!
The dainty platinum watch on the
girls wrist reminded her It was
growing late. Almost 1880. There
would be an hour and . halt al
least before bar telephoned.
What about breakfast?
Shs decided not 70 50 out TOR e:
then almost instantly changed heI