The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-27


Will'um. ). I can't explain it, but
it was different from any time be-
fore -. We were sort Of made for
each other different. ="
IAN right-but don't talk about
it. Please!"
But he vas 50 cold when he
kissed me goodbye" Ruth sobbed.
"Not . bit like himself. l hardly
slept : wink al night. So !
thought"
Joan closed her eyes. please
please don't talk about it"
"All right, I won't. But Joan, If
you could have seen how cold he
was when he kissed me. l nearly
cried. I thought I'd ask you. I'm
not like some girls. I always play
straight with another girl. You
you aren't double crossing me, Joan
Hastings! You wouldn't tell me-
"No-no!"
"Because You know how men are,
you can't trust them. Much Is |
love Bill, ! wouldn't believe . word
he said on . stack Of Bibles, you
can't, you know. And any friend
Of Rouo's steps high, wide and
handsome, you can bet on that. So
! thought"
She saw jeans face, sreenish in
the half light. "Joan-there's nc
use in you and falling out over
him. You saw him 6rst and nov
it's l, but there were others, and
there will Be others-l'm not foo]
enough to forget that, and don't
you Be. So"
Ruth" Joan almost screamed
I'm telling you the truth. l va,
never 30 sick and diaeusted with
anyone in my whole life as I In
With Bill Martin. I'm sick Of look.
lng at him, and sick Of hearina
assut him. Now, for heavens sake
|-stop!"
"oh-if that's the Wy you f.,
about It." Ruth took out her vanit,
box, be9sn 70 rspair her ravaee5
complexion. "Geod night! VIII
you lock how my eyelashes hav.
fun!"
Lyia Bafstow read her sons let.
ter again. Il wss like Curtis +
write, instead Of talk. II ne hsS
spoken Of Il before he left IT,
could have found some rood exeuse
Some reason Why it would not 4.
convenient . have Joan 70 dime,
Or tea. But when h wrote fro.r
seattle, and especially asked her
= "a = favor -: what could she do!
signing, she vsnt 70 the tele.
phone. Called tho Mason Far.
enc. Asked for Jean.
Joan didn't want to come, but .h.
Mn. Barstow ~, in = r..;o,,
mood. She studied The Kiri's cies,
gut, lovely features while she nilei
aer with toasted munlns and small
tax. Ncted the absence 81 mal..
up. The slender well-care6.f o,
hands. Perhaps /. iust nerS -.
-. Curtis wasn't far wrong.
50 many Of the girls were ne,,
ana ordinary these days, even fro,r
the incest families. -s1
= had the pleasantest dav "a.
eefday," she said, malinr ennv, -
oon. with Old, Old friends. n r. -
sweetest, most old-fashioned hons"
rou would have enjoyed SCENE ; Is
In sure, you like old-fash;o,,...1;
a'ns. g. And such ! garden!
r.., Where Vas it," Joan asked 10.
.6h. tie Old H.r.e. cr.y pl.e.
Ihs GE4ys. Why that. -,
belcv our houss!" joan er;eS n ~
eoe!d have bitten q her tos.u xn0
1891" Mn. Bexytov ss;a
lnaeed!" Her mind Vent 49,. .;.a
-. -, g SaAssltee !. nov What -
e ptaee v1s above t. C~}'
Me1e there a1y sAae3n :. g;
- .sssas@eef fiG1tiy lust - -
- u1ss BIC. Old pisces out ~
Dspsrstaly ID. iun,., !.
3esef s.sand. Nm. B:rstavo ~. Y
! hayo nsore ia? RI A. 81; 49,
osaa1alevs appetite! We vo,S.
S!ully hard to-day. Fra,ein. =
eeo:s,,e11ng four stare eostnn,s. 3! J.
* ~ :. s. e II star 3 tast - e.
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