The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-23
SYNOPSIS


1t Hawthorn" the comfortable. |
hospitable home Of the Philip Rut-
lodges. Caroline, their lovely
daughter, entertained lavishly and
the younger set swarmed there.
Mrs. Rutledge spends most Of her
time abroad and her husband prae.
tically lives 1t the club. Following
her mothers return from one Of her
trips, Caroline gives 4 party. The
pampered Alva notes how capably
her daughter has arranged every.
thing and wishes she could feel hap
pier about it. During the evening,
one Of the girls sulks because she
feels Caroline has no right to be en-
gagged to Howard Dunsworth.
Howard seems uneasy and Alva
thought she saw real feeling behind
the confessed pique.
CHAPTER II
Alva Rutledge disliked Howard
Dunsworth, agreed with her hus-
band that it was awkward for their
daughter to be engaged to the son Of
Henry Dunsworth. The Dunsworths
and the Rutledges had been enemies
for 50 long it was almost q classic
feud. Caroline and Howard had
broken it up. The Rutledges were
too modern to interfere, but the
Dunsworths would have none Of it.
It had happened while Alva was
abroad and was the reason Why she
shortened her trip and returned
home. Caroline must have Z brill
liant announcement party. Alethea
Dunsworth would hate It! Howard
was the apple Of her eye. Watch
ing him now Alva told herself she
wouldn't be surprised il there were
. worm 1T the core. She had told
Caroline she didn't like him.
thought he was unsound. Caroline
had listened with the Rutledge ex-
preston until Alva decided Il was
useless to disapprove further. Her
fathers opposition the girl passed
Of q based upon his own bitter
feeling toward Howard's father.
"All because Mr.. Dunsworth
brought that other soap factory 70
town!"
"He bought the site from your
father, who controlled it for his own
protection, when he learned the
other people wanted Il. And he told
your father it was to b . leather
factory"
"Father got his price, the factory
would have been started somewhere
and / don't think it's being . good
loser to get sore when the other
person outsmarts you"
cts given your father . great
deal Of competition locally and in
the nearby countless" Alva said
stialy.
sMother, you don't know . thing
about it, Caroline had laughed
then. "And after Ill It has nothing
to do with Howard and me"
That had been the end Of her
parents outspoken disapproval.
Alva was certain that Caroline
would be happy with Howard for Z
while. AfterWsrd-if Caroline be-
came managerial he would resent
IL. There'd b fireworks. Howard
should marry . girl who would weep
In silence, or not care, or trick and
charm him to faithfulness. Caro-
line, II she developed along the do
cisive lines she was showing in her
character would cut too clean for
Howard when the trouble came. And
trouble must, with Howard. Alva
WAS certain Of that, weighing thia
girl who obviously shared some %
cret with him.
Caroline, Alva observed, Was tax.
ine It in the modern American girls
way proud way, the way that
requires : gallantry that Alva, hav.
Ing lived % much abroad. WAS mol
quite certain was genuine. Az heart
women were primitive. coquetry VA
their natural weapon. She hated r.
80 her daughter disdain e for Thu
masculine attituds; ~ almost pain.
full goodfsllowship, shs considered
t. That was the trouble. OH
thought, with A1va-flne, but IN
different 70 her natural heritage d
charm. LGe . man 50 e be like(
was her way. and Ava believed 4
Wa not the way Of wiser women
women should protaet thar man
Il that varo net - Why then wert
thy To moral mentors of III