The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-25
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to Warren and signed your cousins
name to it,"
ri did. I told you I'm terrible
person. But she took = pretty high |
handed part in my affairs at Palm
Beach trying to marry me of to IN
old thing with . horses face. So I
decided to take q high handed part
in her affairs and marry her back
to her own husband that she'd let
get away from her and didn't have
gumption enough to get back. II
sent him another telegram too in
my own n q m and told him I'd
fou nd Mrs. BROMLEY out rs =
cheap gold digger hugging every
rich man she could get her arms
around"
my dear, weren't You going
rather far in making SO sweeping
. statement"
mo, wasn't. It's true. Hadn't
/ just caught her with her arms
around Jack Laurence's neck right
in this room? I told Jimmie about
that too, in the telegram"
"Ah s. my child, pull up that
footstool and sit down here at my
knee and tell me all about this
pounding business"
You'll sit on the couch"
I'D prefer to have you ut my
knee"
She drew up = footstool, and
told him the whole story.
Mr.. Braithwait miled. "But
maynt her story be true in every
particular, and not . cleverly con-
cocted scheme to get . rich husband,
rs you 80 evidently Think"
II thought that at FIRST" said
Patricia, Gin spite Of the fact that
I had caught her in several little
lies. But when / broke my brain
open trying to find . way to help
her and offered her that job An
tome offered me-nothing to do but
dress beautifully and live luxuri.
ously with big money in it. and
when she turned that down, knew
she was . liar and cheat who did.
mt want to do anything but live OF
dividends from gullible rich men
I saw the whole fabric Of lies. And
! knew she'd made . friend Of nj
either to spy on me and lie to Jim
ME, or to work me up ~ she did
to giving him back his promise {.
me. Is it any wonder pounded he
making fools Of Jimmie and me
both?"
"But what was this about b .
arms around Jack Laurence7"
"Well, you see, after she'd turn
ed down . swanky job and givel
the lie to her whole pitiful stor.
and knew exactly what she va
and what Jimmie was In for, / wen
out to get some tea. I'd asked he
to lunch. So / left her in the studi
while I went to get the tea"
"You were still going to give he
lunch after you knew exactly wha
she was and what she had let Jim
mic in for?'" he asked, repeating
her own words.
She flushed. well, I'd asked bel
/ wouldn't have done it again. Blu
% she was already here ut my u
vitation-"
Eyes; and it wouldn't have bee
hospitable to have given her
pounding befors lunch. You di
give her lunch first, I take it,"
mo, didn't. When I got bacl
the door was . little open. ! wake
ia and there they were in each oil
er's arms-Jack Laurence and he
I ordered him out. He didt want
60 but ! pushed him. Then Sian
med the door md locked Il, o.
pounded her.
II wasn't even interested IN hi1
/ didn't care how he Rugged her
anybody else. I pounded her becau'
Of what she'd done to Jimmie"
"Quite 90. But il you hadr
caught her and Jack embracing *
would have given her lunch. a
sent her home without the hosp
tally Of : pounding. That's cul
Gus. Ny dear. I'm afraid you =
all woman.
She looked up at him. II y
meen"
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