The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-17
HAPpER FANNY SAYS:

Aunt Edna was q the had o1 The
seatrs. She bad N empty oiled.
IWinteeGreen bottle IN her hand
and her eofsets oqueaked o shs
sq1oeood past Susan. II wss lust
go&18 % tako this doWnstairs % you
WoaJ1at forget % Rst Il filled at
NY kn0eis Ill pu6sd up like Q TOP
balloon. This cold Old iceberg Of !
sIu taks IL hotels dovnseairs
Tor you,s Susan e6ered holding out
he9 hand for &, But her aunt Shook
bsr head. sNo, thanks, I'm xoine
down anyway-~ She lmped past
Suoan, her eo10ots Squeaking - she
moved.
9usan stood at The top q The
seots! tor moment listening % the
eoan0 q her slow uneven footballs.
Ihoy went down the hall b the
ktecAca. Then presently they eams
back % the hall. The door Of Uncle
Wo1thys study opened and closed
Aunt Edna had Gone g cit in Ct the
family co0feteuco on Susen,s three
eesasssd love a6:ir.
a street ear stopped ct the cor.
NJ. The reflection Of IT, liGhted
Wtn6eWo lay for . moment On the
s1eW n front Of the house and then
wae gooe. There came the sound u
Allo1 Whist1ing his favoEite IVA.
toFB Of 0innetonko" time @ ho
came up tho front walk and around
- thA G4AA - <hA k~se~>
Susan gave her hair Q last pat
With the brush and ran . powder
put quickly aeroee her nooo and
chin and forehead. whitening . SlEin
that Was lovelier without powder.
Then she went out into the hall 70
wait for Allen. The family were
s&iu shut away IN the study. and she
would have . second 20 tell him
Whist Ln4ie had done. She wondered
& Unele Worthy would ask him %
loave the house and where be would
10 e be did leave. She won
dsrsd, With . thrill Of excitement,
& ~ would want her 70 20 with
Him ana g she would have t6e eour-
- o Do Il.
Altar . minute Or two had gone
b and Allan had not appeared she
wa1t softly down - the landing
on0 poorod ovor tho railing. There
was not . sound in tho loWor hall
and & Was empty IN the white glare
|o6 the electrolier. Allen's hat and
oVegeoat were not on the hall tree.
What could have happened b him
einoo Sho had heard The thud c9 thu
door Elosing three Or four minutes
6e6ore, she asked herself. running
down into The hall.
The door q her unele'e study
stood Open. and the study !was
empty. too.
a. sho stood loolEine into tie
small room With 70 books ana e
cd furniture and ID bottles sho
caught the mulmnr o1 Voices fEom
tAo rear q The house. From The
entry Wy q tho end q the rear
|hall.
Susan pulled open the door and
hurried 9oWD tAe cold little passage.
AZ The 1oot q The three geopo that
want down % the side door stood
Allea. facing the three people Who
bad evide0tly goo there . NEST
hin = - came b. The Two women
steod On either sido q Uncle
Worthy Who was talking 70 Allan.
and + struck Susan that they were
libo . Wall, thick and solid and In
mevabla . tAsy stood thsrs n .
F0W.
.Aal Just vho and what srs you,
IT. 9heles, = ! meZ ok 81 thai,
t9rost0 o3 NY nioco9s Unclo Worthy
was saying b his booming voieo 8
Susan eanno into Tho littlo hallway.
Allen shoe . look q Susan befofe
- answered. Thero Was . tiny
twinkle Of amusement 81 thst look.
and b did not 0eem % b at al
disturbed b what was happening.
sWo0. ] inton0 % b Q laWyeR
SIR - sai1 n . pleasant goo6A&
|turod tone.
= Unels Worthy gruntsd. r -
Yoo'ro not anytAtnG now, but you
tnte4d - = somsthing b. and by.s
sYes sif.s ALA was still courAa
Qua S&30 pleasant, Tim etudyine
Law at night q Tho daytime I VoFf
down q Tho Court House. Deputy
clerk
Unc3e Worthy made that erunt
iAg eonbomptuoue sound 81 lii
threat oeee moro. And what maiIee
yeu think you can come into Z honae
nko thte And 1oreo your attentions
leo 2 Girl Ike ny n3oee, you-gou
jaeklaels b roeFed.
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