The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-09
CHAPTER XIII

had worked his way through his
friedman and sophomore years at
college, waiting on the table in his
fraternity house and working in .
book store afternoons and evenings,
and providing for his mother who
had spent the last three years Of
her life in . sanitarium on the
desert.
"I've always been able 70 make
money" he said, not boastfully but
IN the level voice in which people
usually make flat truthful state
ments. sAnd I know III be able to
take good care Of you, Susan, -
soon g I've passed the doggone bar
examinations"
sWell, then. everything's settled
and there's nothing for rs to argue
about any more" Susan answered
eagerly. "You look after your ca
reer for few months and I'll man
age Wallace and the family-and
let's not have any more misunder-
standings"
They stopped, moved By = COM
mon impulse, in the shadow Of .
tree that stood between the side
walk and the road and kissed each
other. L seemed to Susan, as their
lips met, that everything was clear
- crystal between them once more.
and she walked into the house . half
hour later humming "Ths Waters
Of Minnetonka" under her breath
and feeling that, when the time
came to make the break with Wal
lace and tell the family about it, she
would b ready for i.
EARLY Sunday afternoon Herbst,
IN . derby hat and . long black
oyercoat that made him look like =
stranger. came driving into the
Brodericks' yard and stopped his
milk truck at the foot Of the back
steps. :,
yellow trunks that Anna had
brought with her to the Broderick
house years before. On the top OF
one Of them was . round hard cloth
covered ball q large Is = young
watermelon. Il was covered with
dangling wooden bobbins, and fast
ened % It with steel pins was .
short length Of shell-patterned lace.
Anna called it her ''lace pillow" and
she had told Susan that she had
made 10 out Of scraps Of cloth when
she Was Q little girl in the "old
country" Her cheap cotton nm;
brella stood against the trunk. and
two large framed photographs were
propped against It, . large colored
portrait Of Herbst and . photo
eraph Of his sisters wedding party,
faken 8 year before. Anna was in
- picture. smiling broadly and
happily. one large hand on Herbst's
shoulder and the other one holding
8 perfectly round bouquet Of dow.
An Of these things Herbst and
John. who came out 70 help him.
carried down the steps and put into
The back Of the milk truck while
Susan stood on the porch. holding
Anna's two pots Of Boston ferns,
carefully wrapped IN newspaper,
that Anna was taking with her to
Herbst's house where she intended
to stay until she found another
place g housemaid.
"Maybe We get marry" she had
said 20 Susan that morning - she
washed the last breakfast dishes
che would ever wash in the Broder.
ick's kitchen. aHerbst say We sure
"a Il I cannot find . job"
She had seemed to be very cheer.
mi IN day and had made pan Of
eshhaee Leaf rolls, for which she
vould never give anyone the recipe
ma : devils food cake for John
Who Vas extremely fond Of i, and
Susan had heard her whistling e
herself in the kitchen - she peeled
the potatoes for Sunday dinner.
But Anna Was very pink and
thera we're traces Of tears on bel
~ when she came down 10 thu
kitchen II her best clothes, . suit q
hrisht blue cloth. trimmed with
AZ Of dyed brown fur. However
her srnile Was q wide - usual y
"a Essed Susan and John goodby
II vas going 70 say Roodby. Il
Mr. Hroderick and Miss Lutte, but
they aro asleep like always on Sun
an Afternoon" she said 70 Susan
climhine into the truck beside
Herhst, sGoodby, ! come soon ant
brinr you some coffee kuchen."
Then. Just o the truck was start
inc away making . noise like |
thfeshine machine. she leaned on
from the seat and called loudly b
John above the noise:
"Johnl Mister joint ! leav'
your goose grease BY your room to
youl" Every year she filed . ja
Nth 4 mixture Of turpentine IN