The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-22
Gll&S44' II IN 1T TH E1E FE?A "a MI
bURTON

away" She left the sentence hang.
Ing IL the air. and her eyes aues-
toned Wallace.
THAT sounds like . fine idea to
me-" he replied. Tomorrow when
the appraiser comes to look over
tho house for tho bank. Why don't
you. ask him to tell you what you
ought to get from the sale Of the
things In the house? He might b
able to tell you where 70 sell them,
too"
Wallees stayed for supper, eat
Ing cold roast beet and celery and
toast with great appetite, and after.
ward he came out into the kitchen
to help Susan with the dishes. He
tried to catch hold Of her hands @
she piled the plates and cups in the
wire basket on the drainboard and
told her that she was his girl, and
that he wasn't going to let her get
away from him. Not BY . long
chalk.
She hated everything about him.
The gloss on his hair, the slieht
fullness Of his cheeks when he
smiled at her, the odor Of spearmint
gum on his breath. the purple and
white checks in his satin tie. She
found out then what every normal
woman finds out some time during
her life-that when she loves one
man, any other man who Woos her
becomes at once the most objection.
able and loathsome creature under
the sun, 20 far - she II concerned.
"Wallaes, ! wish you'd 70 in and
talk to the aunts," she said % him,
pulling her hands away from him
and putting them under the hot
water - she rinsed Q plate. "They
love you to talk 70 them"
"And you don't?"
mot right now. Not-at any
He went away and then, after Z
moment, he came back. He stood
beside her and put his face down
close to hers.
"Let me ret this straight.
neck lately. straightening out your
family's Affairs, bees use you
thought I wanted 70 do it-enjoyed
doing . lot Of extra work?-You
knew ! was doing it for you! Doing
It because ] thought you'd forgotten
~ that hocey that you told me ct
lunch that day!"
In the crack-up Of his romance
wallaee's polish was rubbed Oh en-
tirely.
"Dogsons you, Susan, Jon can't
40 this to mel Turn 20 me when
you want me, and when you don't,
kick mo out Of the way like ! yellow
dog" That was what he said:
Like . yellow dog" He paced up
and down. an elegant and impress
sivo 6gure Of . man, saying inelo.
CANT and unimpressive things, dine.
Ing out his arms like IN orator 6
be went from one end Of the biz
kitchen to the other.
II thought you were just LOOKING
after your bank in this" said
Susan, "and ] still think 90. After
III. what arc you or the hank doing
but selling ~ out, paying your.
selves what We owe you and hand.
ing the rest 70 Aunt Edna and
Lutie?-You'rs doing just what You
did to that nice young couple vhAn
you bought their house IN cheaply
because they couldn't pay 90 ths
mortgage or keep up the interest"
TITS business" said Wallace, and
b said It with . roar. s'lt's lust g
straight and honest as business can
b! Every bank under heaven does
t."
"well, Just don't try TO tell me-
that you're doing the Brodericks .
favor them" said Susan mildly and
went on washing her dishes.
Presently Wallace went avay
and soon aftsrward she heard her
aunts saying goodnight e him s.
the front hall.
They were talking him over when
susan rolled down her sloeves and
Joined them IN the parlor. "He'e =
lovely person." Lutte declared.
.You could 60 farther than VS.
lace and fare worse, SUSAN
u spite Of everything. they tool
e for granted that Susan Was eoin1
70 marry him. She wore no eneaee.
ment ring, she had told them that
she WAS in love with Allen. but
that did not change their attitude
- the least apparently. They
believed what they wanted % Sc.
lievs: Wallace and Susan were
friends again and everything was
- It should b. therefore,
-