The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-26
CHAPTER XXX

,tonishment that brought . smile to
her pale lips-shs had forgotten to
rouge them.
you are thinking that I might
not b On Edge Street, this winter.
arenV you!" she asked him.
will you?" he returned, cover
ing his eagerness for her answer
with . steely composure.
I'm afraid 20" she admitted.
You zee, Malcolm-that is what I
want to tell you. l haven't found
my happiness completely, % you
thought. There's IN obstacle 70 It,
! must wait until It has been re-
moved. You may be shocked-I am
sure Jon viii be. That 10 why I
vv;ntsd to tell you myself. The man
Malcolm found nothing to say TO
her. His thoughts were suddenly
chaotic. He could not speak, he
felt, without laundering.
u 0ee-you ore shocked" she
said resretfully. "But don't Judge
me hastily, Malcolm. There are
things about It wen, extenuat-
ing circumstances, that make It less
shocking than it seems. His wife
has no right to him. really. She
married him knowing that he did
not love her-that he loved me.
II she had refused him he'd have
come back to me-surely she knew
that!-but she took him because he
had something her fathers money
could not buy for her-a place in
society" She paused Malcolm
"You see what she isl" she cried
dehantly. "A silly little fooll She
sold ~ out-Howard and me and
herself too-in . cheap bargain.
She hasn't got what she wanted,
and we've had to suffer. It isn't
fair!"
Malcolm caught at the name.
Howard" he repeated. Caroline,
you don't mean Howard Duns-
eyes. vas engaged TO him,
Malcolm, when father lost his
money. We quarreled over our fu-
ture and he went away. When he
came back he was 30 blue and lonely
he didn't care what he did"
Malcolm's mind flashed back 20
that sultry summer day ct the fac
tory, when he had told her Of How
ards marriage. He was certain
now that he had dealt her Z terribly
unexpected blow. Anger toward
any man who could make her suf-
fer rose sharply within him.
"And you've forgiven hint" be
said accusingly.
"You don't understand" Caro-
line answered gently. HE did not
marry 70 make me unhappy-there
70 nothing for me to forgive, on his
part. And shan't forgive Gwen
dolyn Hoffman,. I'm taking him
back
Didn't she keep to the bargain.
Whatever it vast"
1T was broken when they made
& because II was . lie and she knew
it-she made him think she would
all his life 80 completely that he
would forget me" Caroline. was
quite unconscious Of any egoism in
the remark, thinking only Of Gwen
dolynS self interest.
aBut you said she didn't ret what
she wanted. either" Malcolm re-
minded her.
aShs wanted % b ! society lead
Of, and people wouldn't have her"
Caroline explained. "And now that
they both know it was . great mis-
take they he Is giving it up.
Don't you think I've . right to him,
MalnnIva ~
Malcolm answered slowly, DELHI
sratsly: "There ara . lot Of things
Ne al have Z right TO-" he said.
''that would give 10 the filters il we
rot 'em. ! hope you'll b happy,
Caroline, but II you are-with How
ard Dunsworth-IIl know I've been
. darn fool about you"
Caroline was startled, puzzled,
and : little angered BY what NAL
colin had said. "You hope III Be
she exclaimed. "Well. that looks as
Il Jon have =. sort Of fallen for
mo against your better judgment"
II thought you were the finest
Rirl In the world" Malcolm answer.
"a unhesitatingly. "But II you can
care for that guy you Just aren't
g dns . thought, that's ALL"
AREN'T you being too severe on
HoWard?~ Caroline asked. "You
know you're hurting me. but I can't
blanae ysu 4 Jon have : wrong i'm:
about him."
= Just don't like him I've seen