The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-23

final; but had merely retired be-
hind It in her hurt and humilia-
tion, waiting for Jimmie to come
70 his senses and sue for pardon.
He himself said he now knew
this was al it had meant. When hs
had turned to another woman in
stead of back to Pamela, she had
decided that the matter was graver
than the mere infatuation Of ! man
in the thirties for : fresh young
face. And she had-locked tho door.
From the moment Jimmie had
told her Ill about this, Patricia had
realized the enormity Of what she
had done. She had said to herself,
But I didn't know. / didn't know
She lied to me. She has nobody to-
blame but herself"
However. Patricia h I'D not the
comfortable faculty Of being able
to appease her conscience with self
deception. !. Oh, I can lie to my
self till I'm black, but ! know I've
been IN absolute little rotter. I've
broken up Aunt PANS home. She
may have locked him out over Mrs.
BROMLEY: but it was I who pre-
pared the way for Mrs. BROMLEY.
And now ! think I'm = heroine BE-
cause I'm ready to step out like .
gallant lady and let Mrs. Btownley
have him. What I've actually
done is take Aunt PANS husband
away from her, then turned him
over to another woman.
In reality, I'm trying to railroad
him into marrying Mrs. BROMLEY
that ID, I'm helping her TO do
IL ! wonder If that woman doesn't
SEQ how she's bound Jimmie up?
And il she didn't see I'd 80 it
when she told me Ill that? Maybe
she knew I am just the sort Of
little fool who. would make just the
sort Of heroic gesture I have made.
Oh. poor Aunt Pam! She was
crying over the phone. I could
tell BY the way Dadums talked to
her. And for Aunt Pam to break
She jumped up suddenly, went to
the mirror and stared furiously
into It. Patricia Braithwait," she
said, you are . darned little rot
ter. But il there's . single truthful
bone In your vile little body I want
you to answer one question. Are
You 20 big and broad and kind and
sympathetic that you'd quietly stem
ont Of another woman's way il Won
actually wanted = man yourself?
You know darn well you Wouldn't
Ton know the reason you liked the
woman In the first place WAS Be-.
eause you didn't want him snv
more. and You didn't have the sail
70 ssy to him. sorry, old dear. that
I've upset your affairs, but count,
me- out Of the mess. I've chanred
my mind. Il hurt your vanity abomi.,
nably that hs hadn't spent the
iast year incoming ever You: but
outside Of that you were relisvs6.
ana grabbed at the woman 81 :
lie saver. :.
Now you know the truth Ana q,
serves you damn right that you'vs
LOST tho man you did want"
She walked over to the easel and
stazsd ct the deserted scene.
That's what I've done "a mv..;f
A:ybe done 70 Aunt Pam and lin.
ME. -. Well. the least I can do
= ny TO get them out Of the ma.
I'm gotng to see Aunt Pan th;.
yely night and tell her lust v I'D
Jimmie told me. And I'm roins. ;"
nave . talk with Myra Brovnlev
night now. S
She went to the phone. n.
Irownley was just getting IN. w.. =.
Almost dressed. Would 81 del;~ht
e to have lunch with Patricis' =
would b her breakfast. Shs,s =
over IN twenty minutes. =
ratrfcia charged about the roo,r
ealing herself every vile nams ~ -.
could think Of. And Ala dc;.s .a ~
real thinking. s0"e
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