The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-08
SYNOPSIS

Lily Lea Lansing. pretty, yssng
telephone operator. lives with her
married sister In moderate eircum.
stances. She 10 torn between desire
fer IN operate career and love for
wealthy Ken Sargent. Relieving .
party 1T Ken's heme, Lily Len real.
lies they are uns1itsd socially and
decides t. give him up. Ken ever.
rules her objections and she accepts
his proposal Of marriage. A few
days later they are married 1t
Weodlake. They break the news,
personally, to Lily Lo1's parents and
send . wire to Ken's folks. That
night both are uneasy q t. the Sar.
gents reception Of the news.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
They had breakfast sent up. It
was Ken's idea. He said you always
had breakfast in your room when
you stayed ct hotels, and he laugh
ed ct her because she hoped out
Of bed and hid in the bathroom
while the elderly bellhop was ar
ranging the tray on the card table
he had brought.
Lily Lou didn't mind his laughing.
She laughed too. She felt Is
though she had been married for
ages-not just one day. "I'm Mrs.
Kentfeld Carey Sargent, Third"
she thought, combing her hair Be.
fore the small bathroom mirror,
and was = little surprised to zee
that she looked just the same-just
Lily Lou Lansing, not married look
ing ct ill.
Ken had . San Francisco morn.
ing paper. There's not . thing
about our wedding . must be m
awfully early edition." hs said.
Lily Lou put down her coffee cup.
"Why-did you think" i,
II naturally expected Dad would
give out the news"
He had another morning paper
sent up, but there was nothing in
that, either. After that he seemed
anxious to be on the way, % Lily
Lou packed. feeling respectable and
domestic % she folded Ken's bath
robe, and laid it in his suitcase.
He drove very fast. Much faster
than there was any necessity for,
she thought. "I'm kind Of anxious
to get home, and get it over with"
he admitted.
When they reached oakland. and
drove down the tree-shaded street
that led to his home she began to
tremble. She had felt his uneasi-
ness Ill the long drive. She looked
up ct him, . little pathetically. He
shouldn't let the thought Of his par
ents make him uneasy when they
were, you might say. on their we'd
ding trip just married yester-
day. SO
"Cee, you look glum. Mother
won't bite you," he said, . they
stopped In front Of the Sargent
place, and Lily Lou stepped out ct
the ear.
"I'm not glum, I'm just scaredl''
So after Ill. they went IN laugh
Ing.
Ken said, Lets do this thing
risht," and rang tho bell, slippins
his keys hack into bio pocket.
Annie, the maid, opened The door.
At sight Of her Aorid. square 4aea
and ashbloud hair = Annie!-ths
same Old Annie he'd known 1oG
years, Xen's happiness returned.
10 grabbed her, both arms around
her square. unyisldins waist-'sKi
the Bridegroom. Annisl" b shouted.
@Don't faint, you squarehead! DidnS
you know ! vas married.
The maid closed her mouth.
stared. round eyed and frightened
at LILY Lou-AWhat3 NJ. Ksn -
YOV .NaxIied1"
eyes. and this II Nh. Sargent,
LAZY Lon, this = Annie Nelson -
used . = my bsst girl before ]
net yeu-good Old Anniei"
Mn. Sargent must have heard
them. She Was eemins down tn
. stairs, her hard On tie 6ns old
ialsstrads, grave suaile On her
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