The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-19

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the fact I'm not Paul Fry; but acc
dentally I came across this" takin
the doeument from his pocket an
handing Il to her. Read It What
the answerf"
Nora's hands trembled.
Takes you > long time to read &
Is Il true?"
Eyes"
And I went up "a the tennis cour
with the intention of knocking hi
head OF; and now I'm wondering VIII,
he didn't knock OF mine. Nora. he
q man: and when you get through witt
, this, I'm going down to the hotel an,
apologize"
you will do nothing Of the sort
not with that eye"
"All right. l was always worried
for fear you'd hook up with some duke
you'd have to support. Now, | wan
to know how this chap happens t
be my son-in-law. Make it brief, fol
don't want to get tangled up NOR
thar 10 necessary"
Nora cracked the certificate in bel
fingers and stared unseeirgly at II
for some time. Il met him first II
Rangoon," she began slowly. withou,
raising her eyes.
when you went around the world
on your own:"
Yes. Oh, don't worry. was u.
ways able to take care OF myself"
An Irish idea." answered Harrigan
complacently.
Il loved him. father. with all my
heart and soul. He was not only big
and strong and handsome. but he was
kindly and tender aud thoughtful.
Why, I eve knew that he was rich
until after l had promised to be his
wife. When ] learned that he was the
Edward Courtlandt who was always
getting into the newspapers, | laughed.
There were stories about his esca.
pades. There were i~nnuendoes re-
garding certain women. but | put
them out OF my mind az twaddle. All.
never had I been SO happy! In Bcr-
lin WI went about like two children.
1t was play. He brought me to the
Opera and took me away; and We had
the most charming little euppers. l
never wrote you or mother because I
wished>to surprise YOU"
You have. Go on"
Il had never paid much attention
to Flora Desimone. though l knew that
she was jealous OF my success. Sew
eral times ! caught her looking At Ed
ward in a way I did not like"
She looked at him, huh?
1t was the last performance OF the
season. We were married that after
moo We did not want nyone to
know about It. l was not to leave
the stage until the end Of the follow
ing season. We we're staying at the
same hotel with rooms across the cor
rtdor. This was much against his
wishes, but l prevailed"
Il see."
Our rooms wer opposite. ~ / said.
After the performance that night I
went to mine to complete the final
packing. We we're to leave at n
for the Tyrol. Father. ! saw Flora
Desimone come out OF HE room"
Harrigan shut and opened his hands.
DO you understand? saw her.
She was laughing. did not see him.
My wedding night! She came from
his room My heart stopped. tn,
world stopped. everything vent black.
All the stories that I had read and
heard came back. When he knocked
at my door / refused to see him. !
never Ia him again unit, that night
in Paris when he forced his way INTO
apartment"
Hang It, Nora. this doesn't sound
like hint"
Il saw her.
He wrote your"
i returned the letters. unopened"
THAT wasn't square. You might
have been wrong"
He wrote Ave letters. After that
he went to India. to Africa and back
to India, where he seemed to and con.
ISOLATION enough"
Harrigan laid 1t to HIS lack a nor
NAL vision. but to his single optic
there was anything but misery in her
beautiful blue eyes. True, they
sparkled with tears: but that signifed
nothing: he hadn't been married these
years without learning that
. woman weeps for any of . thousand
and one reasons.
do you rare for him still"
Not . day passed during these
many months that I did not vow l
hated him"
Anyone else knowf"
The padre / had to tell some one
Dr 80 mad. But ] didn't hate him. l
could no moro put him out OF my
lie than I could stop breathing. All.
have been 20 miserable and un.
happy" She laid her head upon his
knees and clumsily he stroked It. His
Iirl!
That's the trouble with u Irish.
Nora. We Jump without looking. with
mt finding whether we're right or
wrong. Well. your daddy's opinion 10
hat YOU should have read his first
stter. II Il didn't ring right. why. |
vou could have jumped the traces. L