The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-01

Hastings Will'um has on his mind.
not me"
some other female he's sold to
though. Came up here to see her,
and they missed connections. That's
really why he went back"
He came up here to see her!"
"Sure. Anything funny about
that? Didn't come up to see you?"
"Oh, Rollo, you dumbbell! Don't
You see it was Joan! They used to
be sweethearts, got that much out
Of her. They-oh well-why ex-
hume the skeletons so he came
up to see her, eh? And found her
with Barstow. -" She whistled
$50 that's it."
He whistled too, a long drawn
out understanding whistle. "Poor
old Bill!"
Old Man Reyes waited in the
library. It was very quiet in his big
house, the servants had long since
gone to bed. Sometimes he drowsed
. little. and once the cigar he had
been smoking fell out Of his mouth
and burned his hand.
He got up heavily, and stirred the
fire. Three o'clock, and Rollo not
home yet.
He thought Of himself 1t Rollo's
age. The long days in the factory,
the nights he had sat at the dining
room table, after Kate had cleared
away the dishes, studying algebra
and grammar, things he hadn't had
the chance to learn 1t school.
Poor Kate -. ii wasn't much fun
for her. @I1l make it up to her
some day." he had thought. "A silk
dress, sea!skin coat, Z stylish 90.
cart for the baby"
And then when the time came.
when no could have given her every
thing it was too late she was
dead. "I'll give il all to the boy.".hc
mad thought then, land II there's
any way Of her knowing in that
place where she's gene. she'll be
glad, she'll smile to herself and
shell! think, sIsn's t. wonderful. all
EmTett could do for the lod'"-
All the dreams, and the hopes !.
Tor nothing: This great berrack of
. house, and he all alone in it. .Edu-
caelon, travel. everytking-and all
holo wanted was gin ard girl. "A
girl who had had two husbands, a
Rirl With frizzed hair. and q paint-
ed novth. Hates son. who should
have been everything fine Just
wanting that.
IT'S no use," he thought bit.
ter!y. I'VE :nAde = failure of it all,
ont III maze one mere try-I1l have
: talk with him-if I have to sit up
TIL neon"
They stumbled M the stairs at
ias:, his son and Bl; Martin, the
ooy VINO was ec:ng to do 50 much in
inc oil FIELDS, who was going to dc
50 much for Koilo.
Come IN" he said g-uf1y. "i've
got something 70 say"
inere was scufsle, mu:njlec
words. "Rollo's prstty r,e;l shot, sir.
hadn't you better Lot him sleep IL of,
and talk to him ia the u,crriug?"
,,d y was Martin talking. Role
plod 3ds solemnly on up the Stair.
III talk to you, then. n you're
n any state to Be talked TO-"
-, Din followed him stit!y into the
library. His tie had come loose. his
osrk hair was standing on end.
~ = A nice looking pair you are -.
II! Bin eat down. Sat looking At his
wsll msnicured hands, waiting for
Mn;t Old Man Reyes had to ssy.
ne Knew what It would be. A tirads
l. rinst the sort Of company he AZ
Moilo were keeping. They had been
hitting it up" g Rollo called i.
since he came home.
= won't have any moro Of this in
my house. Comine IN III hours oi
me morning. Drunk. Drunk. Drunk
S9asang around with heaven know.
10y company, you and my boy. l
ytleo % give you Z chance. William,
sent you down to the oil fields, put
you @ work 1t twice what you were
Bill flushed darkly. III you con
slider you're PAYNE mo too much"
80 The old man held up his hand.
Let me talk, boy. I've waited all
n1.gnt 70 say what's on my mind.
In going to say It. I put you to
M0 1 q twice what you wers worth
nnen You began 70 earn it : VIZ
proud: ] thought I'd found = man
!; ,o,, !, thought you had GOOD stuff in
i notice you're using the past
sense," Bill said bitterly. He was
bitter because he knew Il vas true
ne lad been given . chance, and
Nothing!
= .lIn d Continued Tomorrow