The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-23
CHAPTER XXxIv.

"Will you please explain this
nonsense?" said Diane, wrathfully.
They shrieked with malicious de-
light.
"You tell her, Sally"
Mrs. Mcbride explained with
mock gravity:
"Why, you see, dearie, we-uns
have discovered q modern version
Of the old story wherein the gra-
cious king knights the poor beggar,
so that poor beggar may with pro-
priety wed the beautiful princess.
In this new down-to-date edition
the rich princess finances the poor
backwoods moonshinin' mother SO
that said princess may with more
or less propriety have the beggar
son."
Diane faced them calmly now.
"All of which means, / suppose,
that you have discovered Ann Has
KEEL and her son living in my old
home"
"Have we discovered them!"
shouted the chorus. "You don't
know the half Of it, dearie." !. /.
"Ann Haskell is throwing . party
for us" "All the Lodge crowd
are invited" "And are we-uns
a-goin'!" I'm say we're goin'.
and howl"
Diane asked, scornfully: "And
would you actually be so crude as
to accept an invitation for the sole
purpose Of making game Of your
hostess? Really, Il doesn't appeal
to me as funny"
"It'll be scads more fun than
any Summing expedition we ever
pulled" "Ozark Ann will be q
bigger card than that Apache In.
dian Bess Converse had on her
string last season." ~Yss. Or +
Besides, If we 60 to AIMS
party she'll be bound to come to our
Wilderness Club ball." "Oh.
boyl Oh boy! won't that be = riot!"
"A regular knockout" Una
Cinderella in person!"
"But It isn't decent Of you'll"
Diane protested Really, for we'll
bred people. l don't see how YOU can
do such . thing"
They received this with . chorus
Of jeers you've . good one TO
preach t. u.s." "You're quail
lied to ten us what well-bred peo-
pie should dol" yeah. after
last summer" "Look what
you're doing yourself-you're &C.
tually keeping your John Herbert
and his ma" TITS really more
you, party than tits AIMS. You
know. dearie. your home. your
money!
Desperately the girl told them
about the fortune Ann had inner
tied. She even tried to explain her
motive in establishing the mountain
woman and her son IN the Carol
home. She insisted that neither
Ann nor John Herbert knew Of her
interest in them or that they were
living in her home or that she was
in the city.
Her tormentors received her ex-
PLANTATION with jeers and wise
cracks, and continued Raging her
without mercy. It was Mrs. Jones
Williams who fred the parting
shot-aWsT see you ct the party
dearie." -
"Indeed you will notl" Diane r.
torted. warmly. II have . few
shreds Of self-respect left even At:
ter living with you and your crowd
all summer. Besides, o. ! told you,
Mrs. Haskell doesn't even know
am in town"
When her departing callers were
safely in the elevator Diane hur-
ried to the telephone. Upon receiv.
ing an answer 70 her call, she said
wilson,"
ayes, Miss Diane"
"Be careful, don't speak my
name. They may hear you"
Every good, miss, I'm sorry. But
it's quite al right"
"Listen. Wilson, must see you
at once. Can you manage to slip
away! Something terrible has hap.
pened."
every good. miss. Yes. ear
manage. It's about the party.
.ft is, but we mustn't talk about
il over the phone. Please come ~
soon as you cam
"Very good, miss. ! shall b witd
you immediately"
When Ann Hasksl told her sou