The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-25
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Chapter -
THE KISS

Chapter -
THE KISS
CURT knew something was troubl-
Ing AK deeply. He had been
noticing It ever since the old ohcer
arrived six hours ago.
"What Is Il, A.K7" he asked.
Marlin turned to him With . reso-
lutte air. II might % we'll get Il over
with. I suppose. She. I mean Rosalie.
told me to break you the news. /
should have, before now, but It's =
dismal duty"
In q fash Curt guessed the trouble.
Rosalie had landed 4 more suitable
candidate than himself He won
dered sardonically whether the gen.
tleman was the Edmonton banker or
the Seattle ship owner.
Il believe I know what you're
going to tell me. AK" For Martins
sake he hid his sheer delight over
the unexpected good news. Resale
came to the conclusion that she and
Just weren't suited for each other.
and 50 She"
you're being generous" Marlin
interrupted. more sharply than he
had ever spoken Of Rosalie. 1.-THE
conclusion she came to was that she
wanted to marry money: and she
went after It, and-well. she got It.
got q whole steamship line!" He
made weary gesture and stood up.
"Well, you know now. I don't think
It's altogether = surprise to you.
Nor" he added pointedly. VERY
much Of disappointment"
mo. It isn't" Curt admitted hon
estly. Il was intending to have !
frank talk with her when was In
the city month ago. but she wasn't
there. Rosalie and can be q lot bet
ter friends as things stand than II
we'd have married"
Eyes. you're right. She's got one
idea Of what life's all about and
you've got different idea, and the
two would've been oil and water"
When they went out to old Johns
camp. the company had already
gathered. On the packing box Sonya
sat talking with Mrs. Hodkins and
Paul and girl. The Indians and
prospectors were there. and the
young trapper had brought his two
wolf cubs. still fuzzy and playful but
now grown too big for his pocket.
One person Of that former eve.
ming was missing. though: and Curt
felt the loss keenly. Az his glance
occasionally met Sonya's across the
dre. he knew that she too was think.
ing Of Ralph Nichols and = lonely
1obstick up the Lilluar.
Like some wild creature brought
IN from the mountains. Tenn-Oe
hung back at the edge Of the IRE.
glow. trying to understand all those
strange tongues and strange people
Of the outerworld. After IN exile Of
ono hundred and twenty years. I
Klosohee had returned at last TO the
ancestral homo o. his tribe.
Curt felt proprietary interest IN
that proud little band which had
fought him 50 fiercely. They were
his clan. and he wanted to give them
helping hand and some desperate
" needed counsel. Even in that iso
lated country they could no longer
hold out against : changing world
Now that the primitive Siam.Klale
was dead and Tenn-og's half brothes
was leading them. hs believed be
could wean them from their unso
cial ways.
Curt noticed how tired sonya was
too tired to talk or even listen to the
otners. tho long trip out o. tho LII
luars, ended only yesterday, had
been hard on her: hs himself still
1elt logy from Il
"A LITTLE before midnight she
! looked across &C him with a
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