Charlevoix county herald., 1913-07-05
Bravo!" shouted Simon JeEeI son


down the rebellious dress. IF don't
put leads on me-" she said with con-
triton. 'I'll be floating away, When
| feel good. always want to do some
thing wrong--it's awfully dangerous
for person to feel good, guess. Mrs.
Gregory, you say can belong TO you
when ! think about that, l wait to
dance. | guess you hardly
know what il means for Fran 10 be-
long to a person. You're going to lind
out. Come on" she shouted to Mrs.
Jefferson, without using the trumpet
always a subtle compliment to those
nearly stone-deaf. IL mustn't wheel
myself about. so I'm going TO wheel
you"
AS she passed with her charge into
the garden. her mind was busy with
thoughts OF Grace Noir. Belonging to
Mrs Gregory naturally suggested get
ting rid Of the secretary. 1t would
be exceedingly difficult. But two
months ought to settle her." Fran
unused.
In the meantime, Grace Noir and
Gregory sat in the library, silently
turning out an immense amount OF
work, feeding the hungry and ccnsol-
ing the weak with stroke Of pen and
click of typewriter.
About this case, number one hun
dred forty-three." Grace said, looking
up from her work as copyist. the
girl whose father wouldn't aclnowl-
edge her :"
Write TO the matron TO give her
good clothing and good schooling" He
spoke softly. There prevailed an at
mosphere of subtle tenderness; on
this island-the library-blossoned
love Of mankind and devotion to lofty
ideals. These two mariners found
themselves ever surrounded by Il sea
Of Indifference; there was not sail
in sight. 1T is a sad case" he muir
INJURED
You think number one hundred
forty-three a sad case?" she repeated,
always, when possible, building her
next step out of the material furnished
by her companion. But suppose she
is an impostor. He says she's not his
daughter, this number one hundred
forty-three. Maybe she isn't. Would
you call her conduct sad?"
Gregory took exquisite pleasure In
arguing with Grace, because her Sc
rene assumption OF being in the right
gave to her beautiful face a touch of
the angelic. II should call it iInpos.
sible."
Impossible? Do you think it's i'm
possible that Fran's deceiving you?
How can you know that she is the
daughter of your friend?"
He grew pale. oh, if he could have
denied Fran-if he could have Joined
Grace in declaring her an impostor!
But she possessed proofs so irrefutable
that safety lay in admitting her claim.
lest she prove more than he had al.
ready admitted II know it, absolute
ly She is the daughter OF one who
was my most-my most intimate
friend"
Grace repeated with delicate re-
proof-"Your intimate friend"
Il know it was wrong for him to de-
sert his wife,
"Wrong!' How inadequate seemed
that word from her pure lips!
But he faltered, I'VE must make
allowances. My friend married Frans
mother in secret because she was ut.
terly worldly-frivolous- butterfly
Her own uncle was unable to control
her-to make her go to church. Soon
after the marriage he found on. his
mistake-it broke his heart, the trag.
edy of it. | don't excuse him for GO
ing away to Europe"
II am glad you don't He was no
true man, but weakling. | am glad
have never been thrown with such
IA degenerate"
But, Miss Grace" he urged rlead
ingly. do, you think my friend, when
he went back to find her and she was
gone-do you think he should have
kept on hunting? Do you think, Grace
that he should have remained yoked
to an unbeliever. after he realized his
folly?"
There was heavenly compassion in
her eyes. for suddenly she had d.
Vined his purpose in defending Fran's
father. He was thinking Of his own
wife. and of his wife's mother and
brother-how they had ceased to show
sympathy in what he regarded rs the
essentials OF life. Her silence suggest.
ed that as she could not speak without
casting reflection upon Mrs. Gregory,
she would say nothing, and this tact
was grateful to his grieved heart.
81 have been thinking of something
very strange" Grace said, with a
marked effort to avoid the issue lest
she commit the indiscretion of bIam.
ing her employers wife. IL remem.
Der having heard you Say that when
you were a young man. you left your
fathers home TO live with a cousin In
q distant town who happened TO be a