The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-27

They went down the hall together.
Susan knew John would take him
TO the Cullens'. Would introduce
him TO Mary Cullen. And to Sarah.
~lll co." she said aloud.
Just then Lutte opened the parlor
door and came into the hall. She
looked relieved when she saw SUI
san. "Oh, 50 you didn't 20 after
oil! lin glad, Susan. OF course,
you remembered that Wallace IL
coming tonight"
su'an had forgotten all about it
That night when Wallace arrived
he Was carrying . very handsome
pigsdn bag which he set down IN
the vestibule.
I'm going down to Hot Springs
tonight with my dad and mother"
he told Susan, getting out Of his
overcoet and patting his ears which
were always pale and became dead
white when they were cold. "He's
had . cold for . couple Of days and
the doctor wants him to ret eway
from the Office for . while. The
train leaves 1t nine, so won't have
more than 2 few minutes with you,
sweetheart"
In the little reception room, swept
and garnished for his entertain.
ment, he put his arms around her
and kissed her.
I'm going to miss you . lot" no
said. "I'm going to missile
kissed her again-''this."
He seated himself on IN arm Of
the old green sofa and pulled her
down on his knees, where Susan re.
manned feeling extremely awkward
and silly.
kiss me. Susan" he whispered
urgently, and with an effort she
leaned down and kissed him on his
mouth.
"That isn't . kiss" He laughed
8 she got up from his knees and
sat down beside him. 'Cold little
woman, you don't know anything
about love making, do you :"
= haven't done very much Of IT,
she defended herself.
II brought your Christmas pres.
ent along, but You mustn't open It
until Christmas morning." He
brought fiat oblong package from
ms coat pocket and handed it to her.
Il was wrapped in stiff gold paper
and the sprig Of artificial holly
thrust through the bow pricked her
finger. I'll call you up Christmas
night and find out how you liked it
Next year we'll be together, WON'T
we. in our own house
ANY house but the Country Club
house." said Susan.
On Sunday they had driven out to
60 through It, but the young counle
who were still living in il were not
at home and they had had to satisfy
themselves with looking 1T it from
the street. Susan. declaring she
would never live In it, had had to adj
NIT that 1t was everything that was
attractive.
"You think about the house while
I'm gone" Wallace said now. his
eye on the clock. well never find
such : bargain again, and al I'm
afraid Of is that it may BE snanned
up before we take it. One of the.
other fellows at the bank has his
eve on it."
He rose, Z handsome and impres.
sive figure in his we'll pressed
clothes "Soft-hearted little roof.D
he murmured, his hand under her
chin: I'm going now, or I'll miss
when he was gone Susan stood
Tor . moment in the vestibule won
dering # she really were emotion.
ally colder than most women. She
loved Wallace. but she certainly did
not thrill to his love making It iii.
The longer and harder his kisses
were-and they were getting longer
and harder al the time-the les.
she liked them.
And she undoubtedly showed that
she did. That was what he meant
when he said she was cold, We'll
sne must show her affection to him
from now on by becoming Z Bit
more demonstrative. He was riv-
ing her everything that any rirl
could want, wasn't he? All his con.
versstion, when they were together.
was about their future, their life
-. Their married life in the Coun.
try Club house. Susan stood shak.
Ing her head in the darkness Of The
vestibule as she thought about ths
mouse. She simply would not ;ty-
70 That house. When Wallace c.n.~
back from Hot Springs she would
tell him that she did not want ia he
bothered with the care Of 8 houss
Tor the first year or two Of the;r
married life, and suggest that thew
set up housekeeping in . conven.
tent little apartment somewhere
she would point out the economy -
ilving where there would Be no cosl
pill - the winter, no yard man to
pay in the summer. 80" %
That was the way to MANAGE
thinRs. she decidad eu@4e