The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-16
CHAPTER FORTY.NINE

The wives Of John and Ernest
kissed everybody, thanked Bess for
the lovely supper.
well. let's get along" Bess' hus-
band said. II got four cows to
milk, besides the regular chores"
They were all q little reluctant to
leave the old house. It seemed 50
funny, to lock it up. It had never
been locked, while mother lived.
II hope the cat stays with Mrs.
Burpee all right, and don't come
running back here" Bess worried.
"I1l have to get somebody to keep
the garden watered till the rains
start. You can't depend on dad
any more"
"Now if there's anything I can
do for any of you, just call on met"
said the minister's wife, with . last,
lingering look 1T Lily Lou.
"Well, get in, girls" Raymond
said.
Lily Lou waited two days more.
II must say you've gotten ner-
vous. You never used to be fid-
getty" May said. "And I don't I'M
derstand your not wanting to sing
for US. That was one thing none Of
US would stand for when you were
kid. We couldn't stand these
don't wanner' kids. must say,
you were always ready to sing or
play then!"
cts just because I'm 50 tired,
and . coloratura voice is so deli
cate. To sing when you're tired"
Raymond and May exchanged
glances:
"What did I tell you? High hat,
Already" they seemed to say.
They took her to call on Irene,
who was visiting her husbands
mother, in San Francisco.
Lily Lou would hardly have
known her, she was 50 changed.
So much more attractive. Plump,
laughing and happy.
Lily Lou could have bit of her
tongue, it was 50 hard to keep from
telling about the bubchen, as she
held Irene's tiny girl on her lap,
ran her fingers through the faxen
curls.
That night she asked Raymond
to make her reservations for the
next day. II must get back" she
told them. II know that it seems
such = shert visit, for such . long
trip, but I've got to get back. I've
= feeling that I've been away too
long already"
May and Ray exchanged glances
again.
Because there was nothing more
to say, and she was afraid Of say
ing too much, she picked up the
evening paper, turned its pages
idly.
Staring out Of the society section
was the face that had haunted her,
that had never been really out Of
her thoughts for months.
peggy Sage has her picture IN
the paper again"
~ wouldn't be surprised" May
said, without looking up. cts .
poor week that she doesn't get it in
once"
miss Peggy Sage, daughter Of
Captain and Mrs. Vincent Sage,
whose wedding to Mr.. Claude orr
ington Newman will be IN event Of
early autumn. :"
Peggy, going to marry Claude
Orfngton Newman.
Then, she couldn't be going to
marry Ken not that it matter.
ed, of course.
"May, wasn't she engaged to my
ex-husband?"
"Who, the Sage girl? Oh, yes.
Heavens, it was all over all the
papers. Didn't I send you them? ]
meant to. I thought that ut least
he might have waited . decent in-
terval! Well, you can be darn glad
you got out Of THAT, Lily Lou.
He did the same thing to Peggy he
did to you. He"
Lily Lou turned her face from
tho light. "He-what? What did
he dot"
didn't send you the papers? ]
meant to. It was the time you were
abroad. Are you sure you didn't
get them? l told Raymond at the
time. I said. You can't tell me that