The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-07

nor to resist temptation was easy
1T comes too high" he laughed
1--WE got to stick to McAdoo"
Bring him along by all means. He
would be welcome addition to our
goodly company. I've mentioned the
matter to him myself. but he refused.
owing to an unfortunate misapprehen-
sion of my motives. Perhaps he
might be persuaded to reconsider his
refusal"
Paul shook his head. You don't
know McAdoo."
! The preacher proved to be as dull
as Eleanor had predicted. For few
minutes Paul dutifully tried to tx his
gave over the effort and fell to watch
ing her He noticed her looking queer
| ly toward retired corner In one of
the galleries He followed the line of
her gaze aud gasped in astonishment
Eye gods. Kathleen has brought Bob
to church,
"Is Miss Finn with himY she whis
pered. Which one?"
"To the right. III let you into a
secret Kathleen is in love with Bob"
Indeed" she said indifferently.
But several times during the service
J she caught her gaze straying from the
pulpit to the man in the gallery and
, the sweet faced woman beside him.
! AS he was leaving her Eleanor said
Twill you take me to call on Miss
Flinn?' ..
"Gladly: i',n sure you and she viii!
become good friends
| For the next few days Paul saw
| Eleanor daily She was very kind to
him. and he was therefore lifted into
the seventh heaven He took Eleanor
to call on Kathleen early in the week
His prophecy that they would become
! good friends was not fulfilled. at least
| Immediately Kathleen. with a self
Consciousness foreign to her. saw in
| Eleanor'S honest efforts to please her
only patronage. and Eleanor. chilled
was convinced th&t the older woman
! disliked her Kathleen returned the
call few days later but at that time
Eleanor had left the city to spend the
week end with her cousin. Mrs. Dun
! meade
] Twenty four hours in the Overnor>
mansion made E}Pan regret her visit
The beautiful sympathy and simplicity
| of the Duump"de household. by their
very conrr,,<l recalling her own unhap
py marriage made her life seem unut
! terra bly, empty. The afternoon Of her set
I, Ond day at the capitol she had gone to
, Mrs Dunr.Hafe'S sitting room and had
! surprised the governor there rompin@
| with the children while his wife looked
smilingly on
| Eleanor unnoticed and feeling her
presence in the pretty little group a
proclamation riptoed back to her room.
where she brooded diScOnSolately on
her loneliness Not until the Cover
norS footsteps sounded along the hall
way did she venture to return to Mrs
Dunmeade The youngest child. lit
tie boy just learning to walk. was rub
bling his eyes sleepily. and Eleanor
taking him into her arms. crooned
slumber song to him while Mrs. Dun
meade sewed
II always make the little ones
clothes myself" Mrs Dunmeade ex-
planned.
Eleanor nodded Understandings. Il
know would myself If l had babies
of my own. and | wouldn't leave them
to nurse" She held the little sleep,
or closer Il understand now how
you could leave your beautiful home
and all your old friends to come here &c"
ut was little hard at f1rst." Mrs
Dunmeade said softly. so as not to
disturb the baby's slumber. but I
soon got over that We've been herr.
SIX years now. and IN hate to leave
It. I've Dad John and the children
and our old friends. the best of them
at least visit US often. Occasionally
too. we meet very Interesting people.
By the way. we are 10 have one such
for dinner this evening. one OF your
citys politicians. Robert McAdoo."
Eleanor almost dropped the cIid in
her astonlShlntnl Robert McAuou
You know MIN. them? Mrs. Dun
meadeS question convicted her of du
plicity. since Pau Remington had
written her. Untiding to her little
of his trouble.
The child stirred uneasily, and Flea
nor hummed few bars Of the SUM
Der song before she answered.
"Yes. I've met him three times in
my life. And TIE hates me
Later in the afternoon the governor
came in. accompanied by Murchel.
who had let the municipal campaign
In Adelphia to be at a conference with
Robert McAdno.
Dusk had fallen when the little.
group broke up to dress for dinner
Mrs. Dunme;lde went with Eleanor 10
the latter = room.
How pretty may we look tonight!''
Eleanor asked smiingly.
Our very prettiest.' Mrs Dun
meade smiled back
But won't Mr.. McAdoO'-
Mrs. Dunmeade interrupted laugh
1ngly My dear. you don't know the
American man. If you've never seen
Robert McAdoo in the evening prom
Use you a surprise You'll forget the
mill hand and tough politician"
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