The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-15

dragging his old steamer trunk
with him, whistling by the Waters
Of Minnetonka" very softly.
"John," Susan said, helping him
dust it OF, "I'm going to tell you
something that I hadn't planned to
tell anyone for . while. I'm not
going to marry Wallace"
by the Waters Of Minnetonka"
broke OF ia the middle Of one rip
ping measure. John dropped the
old sweater, with which he had
been busting the trunk, on the bed
and took . package Of cigarettes
from his pocket.
"Yeah?" be asked, waiting for
her to 90 on.
"That's where i've been for the
last two or three hours-with Wal.
lace. Trying to explain things 70
him." said Susan. "John, do you re-
member telling me that you didn't
think ! was 20 very crazy about
him?-You were right. I thought I
liked Wallace Q lot, but now that I
know Allen SholesL" She threw
out both her hands in . little help
less movement % II she were trying
to show him just how hopeless her
case was. "I'm just wild about him.
John"
docs he know it!'
"Of course he knows IL. We're
going to marry each other Is soon
~ I've got away from Wallace and
Allen has finished his course 1t law
school and Z few other minor de-
tails are out Of the way"
"Allen Sholes," said John slow.
=: Have you told Wallie about
"No. But I've told him I'm in
love with someone" said Susan.
"The only thing that worries me
about him is that / can't seem to
convince him Of it, and I'm afraid
that he'll 60 to the folks about II
next time he comes here to zee me. .
ITO see you?" Blank astonish.
ment came into Johns face. "Good
lord, what's he coming out here TO
eco you for II you've broken your
engagement to him"
He stopped, cooked IN eyebrow q
her. "l1l bet you haven't broken it
ct ALL" he said. IF you had he
wouldn't b making dates with
"Oh. he didn't make . date with
mel He simply said that he's COM
ing out some night soon to talk al
this over with me-" Susan said in .
vail. tive given him back his ring
and his watch bracelet-l've told
him how I feel about him-I've
made him terribly unhappy. and it
Just kills me"
eyes, l know You. You've done
everything but come right out and
tell him that you're OF him for
good" said John in his downright
way. "Listen. Susan, II you're
really through with that guy. Why
don't you 60 down to the telephone
now and call him up-and tell him
you never want to see him again !
Tell him you're fed up! Be hard.
boiled. but get it over to him!"
Susan wrung the neckties be-
tween her hands in IN agony Of in
decision. "Oh. / couldn't do that.
john" she decided after . long
pause. sI've got to let him down
easily. l could see that today. He
was just about crazy u. You see,
Eleanor Kendall was engaged "a
him once and she dropped him :
"Well, you'd better do Il. too, Il
you feel like this about him" John
interrupted her. "And you'd better
do it today and tell the family about
it while I'm here to back you up. Il
you don't you'll weaken % soon %
they find out about it and start
working on you and first thinl
wedding veil up the aisle to Wallie
Steffen ;. I'll call him and toll the
family what you're doing. too. Il you
want me to. I'd enjoy it."
Susan's gray eyes widened with
alarm. "Oh, no. joint Please DOM
do anything!" she begged. III thu
family got II into their heads that
was turning Wallace down they'd
think il was because Of Allen. And
they'd probably put him out"
"What Of it," John wanted e
know. He could 90 over to Cullens
and take the room that Connie.
leaving empty, couldn't he? Ant
he'd Do treated like . human being
there instead Of Is = thug"