The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-14

/ we are not yet sure, monsieur"
Lanyard replied, shat it is truly
calamity. We merely do not know.
Il IL since eleven o'clock this morn
ing that Madame's daughter. Mile.
Fenno, left her home to do some
shopping. She was to have returned
in time for . luncheon that Madame
was giving some friends. She did
not. So far q we can ascertain, she
visited none Of the shops she was to
have gone to. and did not call at the
home Of any Of her friends. Nine.
Croker feels certain that, il moth
/ ing untoward had happened to her.
| il she had simply been detained. say
BY sod.e Unforeseen accident, she
would have telephoned her mother
All madame!" The Frenchman
produced . most iamentable groan.
Ones heart aches for you--"
Nor is that ALL" Lanyard pur.
sued. my son, too, has disappeared.
He left the shop here half an hour
before noon, saying he had some af-
fair to see to before luncheon. Moth
ing has been heard Of him since. Il
is our fear that both young people
have been made the victims Of some
scheme OF vengeance plotted BY such
! members Of the Bellamy mob a
have thus far avoided arrest"
But that puts another light on
i'll" Plon protested. al At once the
sympathetic, grieving friend no
more. IF Monsieur Maurice dis
appeared 1t the same time. and the
two kept you In the dark as to their
intentions-it is simply that they
were thoughtless, Is young people
preoccupied with the romance Of
lie are apt to be. When you know
the truth he sure you will forgive
The truth'?" Lanyard demand
ed. What is this that you are Is
unfeelingly declining to tell us?"
shall l be q spoil-sport?" Plon
expostulated. "But no. There Il no
need. ] have indeed called in On
suspicious hour, my friendsl"
But nobody was listening to aim
now-for the door had unceremo.
niously been thrown open, and Fen.
no herself was on the threshold
Fenno TRANSPORTED by drinking
deep Of the JOY Of life and its beauty
with Maurice showing . face 4.
happy over her shoulder.
"Motherl What luck to find you
here!" The girl fairly threw her
self into her parents arms, eve
were on our way home to tell you,
ana only stopped in for . minute TO
teu-she looked round impishly TO
Lanyard and flung out . hand 70
him-'to tell Fatherl We've been
out OF town all day-such . divine
o o.si ~ up to Connecticut to
"Married!'" Fay Crozier easped.
And we're sailing TONIGHT Tor :
honeymoon TO France. Say you for
give 10 and-bless us"
-, ~ was that, you compreheno,
tlon put in. "that brought me IN
nere to tendermy Fluctuations, Mme.
Croxier. and you. monsieur. mn
friend! When ] saw that the brida.
suite on the NGvayre had been
booked for Monsieur and MADAME
Maurice Lanyard, it was , natnra.
conclusion surely, to one Who he
seen what ] had seen on the VOYAGE
over. that the bride would 81 Made.
moiselle Fenno. And I had . hannv
inspiration" he brightly prattleo
on while Lanyard and Fay Crozier
were recollecting their Wits. ut
seemed % mo that . certain special
wedding. present to the bride wa
indicated, and ! had the hone that
she might b gracious enough @
permit mo"
ae conjured out Of some recess
n bis garments Z little box wrapped
n fair white paper and bound with
10 white satin ribbon. and with :
profound bow placed it IN Fenno's
hand.
But. monsieur" she breathlesslv
protested. this i too good Of you'll
mot 90 good Of me q Il viii b.
81 you. madame. to accept
But how wouderfulls
The ruby ring Of the Raiah AZ
Ladore biased on the white velvet
bed Of the box that Fenno had
|opened.
"But bsfors you do ma 40 much
nonor. madame. let me tell you d e.
cret." Plon impishly chuckled.
Ihae ring you zee there Wa not
come ~ honestly. That II the truth.
madame. Il 10 . souvenir Of nv fIrst
and last step aside from the wavs
|of legal honesty. Yet I an sure
your father-in-law will ten you. too.
that you need not hesitate "a takc
y from me-there could b no more
no!ing WEDDING present for the
pride o. the Lone VOLTS son.
"Pardon, monsieur" Maurice n.
tsrpossd: "There ID . small mistake
there. Forgive mo II venture 70
corIecC you. AZ crossed to his g.
ther and took his arm, "The i.ons
Volts con no moro. naonsianr- M
y. Hiehasl Lanyard's.s
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