The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-29

How late Il Wa whom The tels.
lphone rang again shs did not know,
fbut she was still downstairs and
few to answer It In the hope that
Howard was calling. When she
heard his voice Il was @ &houGh
she had been rescued from Q great
danger.
n must ses you" he told her IN
. wildly agitated voice. may ]
come out tonight I mean.s
"Please," she said. scwendolyn
telephoned. ! know something has
happenedl It's been terrible. watt
ing,
il seemed to her ages before She
opened tho door 70 him. They did
not speak until they were 81 the
living room and she had pulled tie
sliding doors to, shutting out thar
voices from tho hall.
''What did Gwen say?" Howard
demanded even before he had said
. word in greeting.
II think she tTicled nj" Caroline
told him. "She said she understood
your being with me at !. ct moth.
er's funeral, and ! did not deny that
you were. Then she said you would
have good news for mo when ] saw
you again. She wished me happi-
ness. Oh, tell me, what did she
mean? She hung up. slammed the
receiver up. when ! said she WAS
generous"
Howard laughed, : harsh, graf
ing sound. "She tricked you, al
right" he said furiously. someone
told her that my hunting trip was
. blind-that's where I said I was
and she taxed me with It. I wouldn't
answer and she said she'd ret the
truth. I didn't guess what she WAS
up to until Il was too late and she
had telephoned you. I'd have come
sooner, But We had Il out then and
there. She's leaving for Reno. right
away"
Caroline's eyes searched his facs
for some explanation Of his anger.
"But isn't that what you've been
wanting her to dot" she asked.
will b wild"
But she's giving 10 our happi-
ness, Howard. Doesn't that matter
above al else I" Caroline expostu-
lated.
"Not IL Dad shuts down on me"
he retorted. "Oh, for heavens sake,
Caroline, don't be provincial about
Il. We must have money. You've
seen thatl I'd do anything rather
than hSvs you end your life In pov.
srty."
Caroline drew back from him.
sYou could support as, II You made
up your mind TO-" she said firmly.
"1'd help. In better times can get
/ good position somewhere"
"Rot Darling, nothing but rot
You've taken me % I an. You know
what my LIES been. You told me
once I'd be surprised II attempted
to earn my living. Can help Il Il
I Was born with . silver spoon IN
my mouth? haven't learned how
to work. How can I compete with
men who have? You might Be fair
to me-"
"Well," Caroline sighed swh.t
can we do? ! think It was decent Of
Gwen to give you up. 0nly-why
should she mind oil ct onee?"
ut was the lie about the hunting
trip. Said It let her IN for . good
laugh from some Of her bum
"But Why did you Lie 70 her7"
"You know that Gwen has .
way Of throwing nasty remarks
about the past ! didn't want to give
her anything 20 specific . that 70
talk about"
He felt that his explanation was
unsatisfactory. but he said no more
about II.
Caroline looked ct him with sud-
den deep shadow in her eyes. II
won't hold you, Howard" she said
tensely, ri it'S going 70 cost you
more than you care 20 pay"
He took her hercely BY the shout
ders. "That kind Of talk il cruel. I"
he said. Before I'd lose you, Caro-
line. I'd let the whole world 60 70
blazes!:
His arms swept round her thin,
dark-clad body and no held her with
. hunger that was su6ocating.
When she could, she pulled away
from him. "Then do stop your wor-
ryiig," she said. Fathers aren't
all o2res. And think! We can really
plan things now-for the future.
Oh, Howard, can't help beinR lust
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