Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-05-06
her breath came in quick, sharp gasps.

her breath came in quick, sharp gasps.
II love spirit" cried Brent.
Then he looked at her charming
dress, at her stylish couture. at the
simple spray of flowers at her breast.
He gave an ejaculation of pleasure.
"What a wonderful change in a
month! You most certainly would not
be sent to the kitchen now. Do you
know you have grown into q most at
tractive young lady? You are really
delightful angry. And you are angry,
aren't YOU? And with me, eli? I'm
so sorry if I've offended you. Let us
kiss and be friends" He tried to take
her in his arms. Peg gave him Il re-
sounding box Oh the ear. The door
opened, and E0lel came into the room.
Peg hurried out through the WIN
dows.
Brent turned to Ethel.
My dear".
Ethel looked coldly at him.
"Why did she I'll away?"
Brent smiled easily and confidently:
I'D surprised one of her secrets,
and she flew into q temper.
Secrets" was all Ethel said.
Eyes. See" He walked across to
the corner and turned back the carpet
and, kneeling down, searched for the
book, found it and held it up trium-
phantly. Here" He stood up and open
ed the book and read the title page:
Glove Stories Of the World To
Pes from jerry Oho!' cried Mr..
Brent. Jerry! Eth? No wonder she
didn't want me to see it! Jerry! So
that's how the land lies! Romantic
little child"
Ethel looked steadily at him.
"Why don't you go after her?' and
she nodded in the direction Peg had
gone.
ETHEL" he cried, aghast.
She is new and has all the virtues"
II assure you he began. Really
Ethel
Were you carried away again?"
she sneered.
Surely you're not jealous-of IA
child?"
"No. l don't think it's jealousy"
said Ethel slowly.
Then what is it,"
Disgust" She shrugged her Shout
ders contemptuously. "Now l under
stand why the scullery is sometimes
the rival Of the drawing room. The
love of changed!
He turned away from her.
Ethel watched him quietly.
Chris, come here!''
He turned to her.
There! It's all over! 1 suppose I
have been n little hard on you" She
held out her hand.
"My nerves have been rather severe
ly tried this past month";" Ethel went
on. PUT a mongrel into a kennel of
thoroughbreds and they will either de-
stroy the intruder OF be in a continual
condition Of unsettled, irritated intol-
GRANGE. That is exactly my condition.
Brent sat beside her and said softly:
"Then I've come in time?'
Ethel smiled.
$50 did I, didn't I?' and she indi-
otS thC lllN t1lOuSu WHICH ley
ran after assaulting Brent.
Don't! Please don't!' he pleaded.
Every WELL" replied Ethel compla-
Gently, "I WON'T
Pm sorry, Chris" remarked Ethel
finally, after some moments had pass
ed. "a month ago it wouldn't have
mattered so much. Just now-it does.
It's been horrible here"
"a month Of misery for me, too," re-
piled Brent ~passionately.
I'm going away-out Of it. Tomor-
row" he added. "To Petersburg
Moscow-Siberia"-
ooh, the cold Places" She paused,
then asked, "Going %alone?" He whis.
pered almost into her ear:
"Unless some one-goes with me!
Will-you-go:" And he waited breath.
lessly.
She thought a moment, looked at
him again and said quietly. "Chris, ]
wish I'd been here when you called
instead Of that-brat."