The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-10
C1IR,4, IN THE FAMILY

stopped for Z moment @ rub the
spot with her napkin. "She threw
him down when she went out to
Akron on . visit and fell In love
with the man that she married.
Jessie Bunts told me the whole story
this morning. They were engaged
only week or two
"Jessie Bunts!" Aunt Edna's
tone scorned Jessie Bunts and al
her works. IF it were true, Jessie
Buuts would have told ~ an about
it On Christmas day. She never
misses . chance 70 make people feel
uncomfortable and take them down
10 peg or two"
Susan said nothing at Ill. Her
mind had flown to the little Jewell
ers' box upstairs in the drawer Of
her dressing table-the little box
marked Ludlow and Ludlow
That was how Wallace had han.
pened to have that little box still n
hts possession years after Ludlow
and Ludlow had gone out Of busi.
ness. He had bought the rine Tor
Eleanor Kendall and when she had
given il back TO him he had caro-
fully put it away for his second
choice.
"For mel" thought Susan With
anger and bitterness. "For mel"
She wondered what Mrs. Kendall
had thought On Christmas day when
she had seen it Offering on her en-
gagement finger. She must have re-.
ognixed Il @ the one that Eieannp
had once worn.
The DAYS jogged along.
The house, dark with The foxs AZ
January, was % large that Sussn
could not begin 70 take care Of q
properly: After the first few days
Lutte fell By the wayside and did
nothing but the work she had q.
ways done-changing the water IN
the fish globe. walking to uaarket
sometimes and cleaning her ON
bedroom with it, framed picture
Of Gibson girls, it, curly maple fur.
niture, its eternal odor Of mothballs
and Wlntergreen candy and helio.
tEope perfume.
The rest Of the day sho suent I'll.
ephoning her few friends, readine
before the parlor lire or sittine Sc
the old piano 70 play the pieces Of
youth: = -.
T don't want to play IN your
yard,
I don't like Jon any mor..
You'll Be sorry when You e.
me,
Sliding ding down our cellar
Sometimes she drifted inAo the
kitchen and offered 70 peel ia nofs.
toes, which were usually peeled sd
ready, or sat down Is keen Sn.e.
company ssaR. while she vent about her
Aunt Edna ordered the ..u.
stodgy meals that she had afvnvs
ordered and did the mendinr ~
tween chapters Of her mur61r ~.
les and her long hard fought Sam.a
o. Russian Bank or backeamrcnn
with Uncle Worthy.
IN the afternoon al three Of them
took maps. the two women n thsir
chairs and Uncle Worthy on 81
couch u his study. It seemed 81
Susan that their life vasn;t rs.liv
life ct Ill. but Just IN imit.t; 1
nke the wax fruits in the bowl On
sne oinlng room table where thev
had stood for years.
~ the morning John made mn
the furnace DIRE in the basement an6
banked Il down the last thinr 81
nlgnL But during the dav Sn.sn
went down into the furnace roc,e
every two or three hours "a n,1t
more coal on the fire or to enntv
the ashes into the bushel hastet.
that stood on the stone fioor
Two or three times d,,r;r- -.
niss week she forgot to ct The
m 1il bottles out Tor Herbst ST.
dld not ind time TO clean the silver
ana every night when she went mn
sta,rs 70 bed she had IN unpleassnt
tteelne that something importanf
ma oeen lett undoue-the m1rror.
NOT busted, the flowers not vatereS
me cerea! not parboiled IN IT,
aoubis-cooker for tomorrov ro- -.
lngs brea6ast. There s;mniv
wasn't time to do everything s
But she managed Is ~ .v.,,,
q. :tts ears Of Aliens room. dust!nr
the bun-colored Law books ~
nanos that loved them because thsv
were ms tones. sharpening the ~.
~ tnss ~ on his table, tiehten.
,ng 2 loose button on the sleeve ~
MS fray coat. Once she smnce,eS
ne ties down into the Iaundr1 &
Ine easement and steamed ana
pressed them. sao
go. !!! Io Be Continued)