The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-24
T6lBeRS 6loQE'
By lIAZEk LIVINGSTON

She knew Dwight Cwin's name @
well - her own, but she Just could.
MT think Of Il. The tears Of weak.
ness filed her eyes. The light Il -
bright she mumbled, trying q
turn her head away from them.
"You'rs al right" Gwiu said
soothingly. 'sYou didn't even fan, I
caught you. Just . little dixxiness."
She tried to answer and choksd.
What . fuss she had made. Stopped
the d . ncing class, and OWNS
coaching. :. "Pull yourself 70.
gether," she told herself angrily,
"Stop sni6lingl" But WI ! . the
struggled to . sitting position the
short man pushed her hack on the
pillows. "Taks Il easy for another
half hour" he advised. crisply.
Then you may 90 home. But keep
away from that fre escape. There
would have been Q nasty accident
IL Mr.. Gwin had not been there 70
catch you. A woman in your condi.
ton can't take chances like that"
A woman In your condition. !.
The short man had said that 20
her >. . woman in your. =.
She sat bolt upright. He said !.
but he couldn't mean. Oh. b
couldn't mean. No, no, hs
couldn't.
thanks very much, doetoE." i
was OWNS voice. He was eecortinx
the short man 70 the door.
Doctorl Then Gwin had called .
doctor. And hs-hs thought
She got to her test, Q little dissy,
but icily calm. She must get out Of
this mans studio. Whatsver b ad
happened 70 her. or vas eeine 70
happen to her, she'd have % face e.
Keep mp Appearances. Plan. Do
something. But ct out Of here Arst,
get away
"Oh. but pleased Doctor Poole
said you were 70 Sostl"
OWNS distress only heightened
her desire 70 get away. Hs knsw
too no heard what the doctor
said, and 10 thought. !. What DID
he think? She saw pity in his eyes,
and she couldn't bear e.
"I'm quite al right" she heard
herself saying coldly, '.Please don't
bother any more. I'm % sorry 70
have made trouble"
She knew that she was being stiff
and ungratsful. after he had saved
her from falling. and called . doc.
ter. -.
"And will you tell me how much
the doctors fee win b.? I'd like to
pay it."
"Please, Miss-Miss Lansing-"
When he stumbled over her name
she wished the floor would open and
swallow her up. Wished he'd lot her
fall OF the Are escsps. And 70 con.
ceal her suffering she held her heod
still higher, and her voiee was hard
and brittle % glass:
"But ! must pay the bill. I can't
let you pay anything for metz
A dark dnsh dyed Gwin's thin
face. Il suppose Il viii b three
dollars. But ] wish yea1 let M. I
just called him because ] wos woe.
hsd. you wsrs - long coming 70.
I thought-s
~I1l bring Il 70 you IN tie morn.
ing. win that b III rieht1"
"Yes, Of courso-
Thank you. Hr. GWin. Goodbye"
She sailsd 70 ths door. Sailed, .
little less bravsly, down The hall -
Wanda Pillsbury's studio. e WAS
empty. The ehildren had eeue. So
had Wanda.
LILY Lou looked q her watch. e
WAS only four o'clock. Wanda must
have dismissed tie class Tor laek q
music.
Resentment Asfsd in her troubled
heart. Wanda eould have used The
photograph. Il wouldn't have hsrt
her, for once.
She stood locking around, rather
blanll3. There would b no more
CLASSES today. She might . ven
80. Carefully H. red6ened her iips
md powdered her nose. Carefully
she adjusted her hat over her mi.
- hair. You've ut 70 look .
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