The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-31
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But years had taught her to
smile while the heart broke, to talk
OF gay. inconsequential thinrs,
every nerve in her body pulling to
the strain Of it.
Angry blood darkened Arthur's
pale face. my God! Mrs. Warren.
how can you talk like that. Even If
you don't care for him, you're 4
woman. Don't you care 1T all? Why
don't you stop it? Everybody's
talking"
Oddly, she was not angry 1T him.
Rather. it relieved the strain she'd
been putting on herself. "What can
/ do?" she said in . low voice.
"Pack Pat of to her father and set
the whole colony laughing at me
for getting jealous Of . happer?
Besides couldn't do it. Her father
left her amply provided with
money. She has rs much right here
a. l have"
mo. don't send her home" he
said hastily. "Just tell them both
where they get of. They know that
in the end the whole thing is up to
you. He can't divorce you just be-
cause he's lost his head over an
other woman. All you've got to do
is to give him hell and tell both Of
'em where they get off,"
She laug b ed without mirth.
pats not used to being told where
she gets of. - you put it. Shed
simply tell mo to 60 to the devil.
And Jimmie can't be handled in
that fashion"
II wish to God We lived in the
days when men kidnapped women
and married them out Of hand" he
stormed.
That night Pamela wrote Mr..
Braithwait that she thought ur.
gently he should come and get Pat.
She didn't explain, but made it
clear that be was needed ut once.
On their way back to the hotel
Jack suggested . picnic breakfast
on the beach where they had first
met. He bought . whole chicken,
having the man unjoint it, fruit,
rolls, q big thermos Of coffee and
hardboiled eggs. Hungry "as bears"
by the time they reached their rem.
devious, they proceeded At once to
set the table on newspapers also
bought en- route. After breakfast
they took of their shoes and waded
into the ocean to wash their hands.
II had wire from Dadums last
night" Patricia said when they sat
on the sand to rest. "He's coming
back - any day now He has de-
cided to come here for me instead
Of having me meet him in New
York" That change Of plan
troubled her.
"Will you live in New York 2"
II don't know. Dadums wants to
take me to Paris to study art"
you'll like that. won't you?"
II don't know. ! did want to 20
terribly"
She looked into Jacks eyes, 4
hard steady light coming into her
own. and said calmly, 'eThis is the
first time in my whole life that I
ever dreaded to see my Dsdums.
Hes the 6ndest, sweetest, dearest
-" she broke OF. her eyes hold
ing him in unblinking regard.
'Then why" he began.
She flung her arm over her face
and dropped into the sand, weep
ing bitterly. He sat staring down
At her = moment, then reached out
and drew her up into his arms. She
did not resist him, but rested her
head on his breast, sobbing and
sobbing.
He was not surprised by her
break. He had seen how near she
was to it for days. And his heart
throbbed in painful joy that she
had turned to him in her agony of
confusion and despair.
He held her close, making no eff
fort to soothe her, nor questioning.
When she was ready she would
have it all out. Now, tears were
best. just tears. Heavy, bitter
little-girl tears.
! He steeled himself to meet what