The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-28

brain. Things that Mrs. Manchester
woulo say. Mrs. Manchester
with her rescue homes, and sun
shine nurseries, and al the rest Of
it. -.
She went into the room she
shared with Maxine. Began hineine
things into her suitcase.
Sadie, the maid, stood 1t the
door, rolling her large, dark eyes.
"Were you going some place, Miss
Lily Lou? Do you want me to help
you pack?"
Stung with the realization of
what she was doing, Lily Lou sank
back on her heels, staring . little
stupidity ut the af-packed - z.
mo, I was just getting . few old
things out Of the way" she said,
and thrust the bag back under the
bed.
"Oh. al right, Miss Lily Lou"
When the girl had gone she
dragged out the case, put the things
back in her bureau. What was the
use! Where could she go? Better
to stay here wait q while. :.
She didn't know it, but two days
later she was to have it all to do
over again.
eyes, ma'am, Miss Lily Lou knew
she was going all right" Sadie told
her mistress after Lily Lou h d
said goodbye for the last time. II
saw her packing her things, far
back rs last Thursday"
There's no use planning your
lne," Lily Lou thought afterward.
Things just happen to you, or they
don't happen. Nothing used to hap
pen to me. and now everything
does"
It had been IN ordinary morning.
Nothing to set it aside from other
mornings except that Maxine had
. cold in her head, and was in bad
te m per, and Mrs. Manchester
spilled the cream and scolded Sadie
for it.
She had looked with distaste 1t
her reflection in the mirror Is she
pulled on her hat, and prepared to
leave for OWNS studio. Last nights
secret tears hadn't improved her ap.
pearance. She thought she looked III
and rather sullen.
Gwin was in . vile humor. The
throaty contralto who sang "Du
Dist die Rub" left in tears. He even
found fault with the Russian So
prano's French, though he had said
repeatedly that her accent was per-
feet.
Two book agents called, and he
almost kicked them out. When, 4
moment later, the door opened
again, Lily Lou looked up IN some
alarm. She was afraid it was the
over-brave book agent again.
It was no book agent. It Vas
Nita Mailman.
Lily Lou knew her at once, from
her pictures.
Older, but the same unforRetable
Mailman, who sang Carmen In Lily
LOUIS first visit to the opera in San
Francisco. nearly eleven years ago.
Even then she was fat, and now she
Vas enormous, but not unpleasantly
20. She had been dark in those days,
or Lily Lou had seen her pictured
oftenest in dark wigs. She was del.
icGtely-but not too delicately-
hennaed now, with her bright blue
Eyes looking bluer than they really
we're. because Of blue mascara and
blue shadows pencilled in.
She was dressed in . sable coat,
The largest orchids Lily Lou had
sver seen bodied on her shoulder.
In her ears pendant diamonds. like
clear. enormous drops Of water
hung, rejecting beams Of light.
on came her gloves, revealing
ovely, young-looking hand 8, the
hngers banked with jewels. Dia-
nond and emerald bracelets elst.
;ered sti6ly on her wrists. She gave
} little cry Of rapture, and holding
ut both arms, rushed on Gwin.
Lily Lou fou a d ont aftsrward
hat she had nsver cared very much
lbout Gwin, they had nsver been
vsry good friends. This was Just
he Mailman personality ~ she
!ither kissed You on both cheeks. or