The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-21
CHAPTER FORTY-THREB

FSSt1e1e SAT up 0041pV penang
toward the woman, trying to pfy
under those lowered lids. DO yen
mean your husband divorced you
about Jimmie?"
mo. I don't know what charge
he made. I'm sure he didn't know
anything about Jimmie. I Was too
careful. He got the divorces in
Florida. But the thing that tore me
AL up was that he got it. OF course
he never sent me any more money
after he remarked. I could have
had the whole thing, marriage and
everything, Get aside;-he'd claimed
= years residence in Florida and
he'd been there only three months"
why didn't you? Then sus
him."
81 was afraid II started . fight
he might rake up something about
Jimmie and make trouble for him"
"Oh." Patricia sank back on the
couch and stared 1t the ceiling.
Presently she said, well. II to
protect Jimmie you lost your in-
come, he should have made it up
to you"
HE offered to. Insisted on it; but
somehow couldn't take money
from . man-like that you see /
love Jimmie. And it just didn't seem
right-sort Of degrading" She
spoke quite simply, - if unaware
Of anything strange in her conf
dence to another who loved him.
OF course / had . little money Of
my own and gave that to Jimmie
to invest for me. I've lived the last
year on that"
'-Of course she went On, Il
didn't know anything about you till
tho question Of divorce came up.
wouldn't have-started with him
il bad. I knew he and his wife
were estranged, and % l-thought
he was mine. ! don't know just what
IN do about my life-now." Shl
blinked to keep back the tears, ther
smiled spologetically. "You mus'
think I'm IN awful baby. But It.,
rather shock-and I care % mucl
for him"
A wave Of anger, and also d
sympathy, swept Patricia.
There was something helpless
about Mrs. BROMLEY and rather
naive and self-absorbed. She scenes
not to think Of their strange rela
ton to each other; having the ii
Of ! deeply troubled woman reach
ing out to another woman, AM
talking out Of the excess Of be-
troublings.
It was evident 70 Patricia TIA
Myra BROMLEY bad always clun,
to whomever came to hand whel
confusion and distress assailed hel
That Patricia was in this case th
source Of her trouble clearly mat
tered less to her than that her
was ! strong young willow tree !
the midst Of Q too swift curren'
IF I could only do something t
make some money!" she said. "Bu
there's nothing in the world ] CO
do. Sinoe-this came mp I've trte
and tried 70 think of something
anything; but ! nsver learned I
do . thing; I have no talent e
anything; 20 thsrs's nothing for n
10 do, but marry again. And ] don
want 70 marry ! man don't love
You'll probably marry Jtmmis'
said Patricia dTyly.
.No. i've thought that al on
You are the one he cares for
ssHe told me he cares for yo'
too. That It WAS impossible for
man 70 know you and not care 4
You. l e. go that's true, too
eyes, hs cares for mo In . va
He knows I care % much Tor hin
Tor one thing. Than he's sorry &
~. and feels 10 owes No somethir
On account 81 the way my diyor'
turnhd out. Aside from tie mone
Nolan rent me, Il WAS - humilia
inx. But i've told Jimmie ] didn
want him to think Of that"
"But, Of course, he would
Eyes, I suppose 50. Still-ys
are the one he really cares for
" think his wife Is the one
really loves" Observed Patriot
Asomehow its the thing I new
thought Of before. Maybe she car
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