The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-22
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pretty telephone operator, gives up
her opportunity for an operate ca
reer to marry wealthy Ken Sargent.
Ken's parents had hoped their con
would marry the socially prominent
Peggy Sage and threaten to have
the marriage annllled. The young
couple 60 Housekeeping and are
ideally happy. Then Ken loses bis
position and, one night, Lily Loa
hears him sobbing. Next day, Ken's
father calls on Lily Lou. He stuns
her with the news that her marriage
has been annulled, and gives her
$500 and . railroad ticket - New
York. Feeling that Ken No longer
cares, Lily Lou leaves. She arrives
in New York and takes . furnished
room. Lily Lou is just about desper.
ate searching for work when Maxine
Rochon. another ledger, offers her .
position playing the piano fer .
dancing teacher. She and Maxine 10
to live with the wealthy Mrs. Paula
Manchester. whose 1obby 10 b.
friending young artists and beard.
ing them reasonably in her sumptu.
ous home. Lily Lou receives ! paper
from home with the society section
marked in black pencil.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Lily Lou read the announcement
Of Miss Peggy Alexandria Sase's
engagement to Kentfeld Carey Sar-
gent, Third.
Ken engaged to the Sage
girl, just as If he wasn't - il
they hadn't been married. -.
She sat down on the arm Of q
chair, suddenly conscious that her
heart was thudding painfully. She
thought, HE might have written
me it would have been !.
the gracious thing. ="
Not that it mattered, Of course.
Their marriage was annulled. She
was nothing to Ken. He was moth
ing to her. Naturally Peggy got
him on the rebound well, maybe
they'd all be satisfied now. Ken's
mother. His red-faced father. All Of
them.
The room was very warm. She
got up and opened the window.
standing close to it, glad Of the
cool, autumn air.
1t occurred to her that the hills
would be green again in California.
The new grass would be forcing it,
way up through the golden stubble
of summer. Like spring, out there.
A new stirring Of life. Thirsty
things freshening in the first rains.
And here, autumn. Death ;. frost
touching flowers and blasting them
:. chill settling. -.
dinners ready, Miss Lily Lou"
Sadie called in her soft, southern
voice.
"Thank you, Sadie, I'll be right
out" she answered automatically.
~ hope they'll be happy" she
thought, closing the window, pow
dering her nose q automatically
- she had answered. there's no
reason Why they shouldn't. ! don't
wish them any hard luck"
II seemed to her that she WAS
aking II vsry bravsly-liks the sort
Of girl she always pretended to b
70 Ken -. and really wasn't. She
felt almost happy for . moment,
and then she realised that It didn't
matter how she took II. She hadn't
anything to say. She was cast out,
forgotten. They hadn't asked her
opinion or approval. It was just q
Il was the first time. No choice.
She'd never really given him up.
!. He just gave her up.
Lilly Lou! Dinners waiting,
DEAR"
Nrs. Manchsster's voice.
"Comingl"
She looked at herself In the mir
ror. She 10 oksd quite - usual.
Quite . 4 nothing had happened.
During dinner she was prsoecu-
pied, planning the sort q letter she
would write to May. She would
have 70 say something. May would
expect her to say something.
She was startled to see that her
plate Mes empty.