The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-03

Peggy Sage was . small, viva.
cious person, even prettier than she
had seemed In the car. Her eyes
were almost black, her hair palest
gold, and her small vivacious fea-
lures were oddly like the acquiline.
rugged countenance Of her biz, dis.
tinguished father. Captain Vincent
Sage.
She addressed . dozen, quick,
laughing words to Lily Lou, let her
gaze rest for . second on the tulle
filed in skirt, and forgot her.
Captain Sage, on the contrary,
was most attentive until Mrs. Sar.
gent pulled him away into an argu.
ment over Screen Pastures"
II tell you, ! don't like that kind
Of thing"
"But Captain, you WOULD.
Everybody"
II tell you al I want is some-
thing cheerful. A good girl show"
On the other side Of the table
Mrs. Sage, slender and gray and
quiet, smiled tolerantly, and lis.
tened to Ken's Uncle Stan who was
complaining that golf was no long.
O . gentleman's game. ). "Every
Tom, Dick and Harry - Every
counter tumper-Every-"
But bridge IL worsel Ny dear
you CAN'T get . game in the East
any more. Nothing but backgam-
mon. To think that the grand old
game"
uly Lou cared nothing for the
future Of either golf or bridge but
Of least she could understand what
they were talking about. Peggy
Sage and the two collegiate youths
might - well be talking Greek, for
oil It meant to her. Bits Of slans-
catch phrases-"Oh la!" uttered in
. certain. high, nasal tone seemed
to mean something - Everybody
laughed. !. Trick phrases, catch
expressions. Ken understood
tasm. He had become :
stranger, too.
Il was fun. in . way. Lily Lou
WAS young and unspoilt enough TO
enjoy the dinner. to be thrilled to
think that she was part Of this
bright. beautifully gowned and
tailored party. :. L was the sorA
q thing she'd expected to make her
own some time. /. when she was
= singer only Ken had given it to
her sooner, instead. :.
She looked 1t his mother. not
young any more, but still beautiful.
-. She thought Of her own mother
how far away she was from
this sort Of thing.
After dinner they danced. and aha
was happier. Ken danced diyinelv
The other boys In the party seemed
to enjoy dancing with her. too. The
stars came out in Lily Louis eyes.
her lips were parted in . ioyous
happy smile. -.
~Hsving . good time :" Ken vhis.
pered.
"0h-wonderfulls
But when It WAS time to leav.
WHEN The women ascended H.
stairs to the snauvs and maire
oressing rooms. and Mrs. sarrsnt
drcw Peggys arm through hsrs.
and Wi Arwell joinsd anoths.
iaaenane group around one Of 80
IMPROVED dressing tables, LILY Lou
1sas . shock Of awaksning. .
She hadn't really been 4 nart -
Il. She was lust . stranse, S
Kan brought. ~
sGood night, my dear. K.r,.
mothsr said when Ken vss rssa.
% drive her home in the sreer
roadstsz. 80 ssn
s0ood night, Miss Lansinr. ca
70 have met you'll" Peggy Sase NM.
INJURED politely, and then -.
shouted IN her natural. carele.. ne
tle volcs-Ksn! What time r.
ANY time you say" he answer.
"a. just - naturally.
Make It tsn-no, eleven. I.h.v.
70 get soma Sleep"
Eleven Il Isl"
The Sage girl waved. and +h..
wrapping her little taReta v.s sn
around her, slid into the wait;rs
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