Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-23
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ing up tho kind voice.

ing up the kind voice.
Il could not let you fall into the
very pit out of which you helped me.
without word OF protest and warm
ing" Herbert went on. And this
marriage wouldn't do. Walsh is very
wouldn't do"
you for your interference" said.
but I've never dreampt Of marrying
Miss Devine; and Tn quite sure she's
never dreamt Of marrying me-"
"Oh' hasn't sl1e?" said Herbert. cts
no use telling that kind OF thing to q
man Of the world like me. OF course.
she's had your thirty thousand year
in mind all the time"
I stood up rather suddenly.
You'd better go. Herbert" said
quickly. II should hate to kick .
cousin out Of my house."
Herbert rose suddenly, too. and he
went. protesting that that was not the
way to receive a well-meant remon.
STRANGE. But he went quickly.
l was really angry. Alice was the
last girl in the world to think about
my thirty thousand a year-the very
last He had no right. moreover. to
talk talk ABOUT abe my my n marrying . her; ". We
ing: We were Just good friends. and
nothing more.
was glad that Herbert went quick.
ly: on second thoughts should have
certainly kicked him out Of the house.
At any rate. I had checked this intsr-
him. had two or three Of my usual
talks with Alice. in tho central garden
or at her uncles parties. Thon for
two days she did not come into the
garden once-at any rate. while was
In 1t. I began, to wonder what kept
| h0~
to find how much missed her. When
first caught sight OF her ut her
uncle's next party. my heart save
quite q funny little Jump.
But something had gone wrong. She
did not smile when shook hands
with her. she looked at me in quite .
ness in her eyes. She only said '.yes''
and mo" to everything said to her
| Presently I left her, thinking I
would talk to her when she was not
so busy with her uncle's guests. and
went to the card table. I wondered
q little what had upset her. Then
ent with him. She smiled and talked
to him quite cheerfully. They seemed
all Of a sudden to have become quite
friends. was a good deal annoyed.
An hour later, when Walsh was play
Ing baccarat. and no ono else was With
to her again. It was no use. She
looked at me with no expression at all
In her face. and had nothing whatever
! to say to me.
All that week she did not come into
the central garden-at any rate while
party left her alone and she seemed
more friendly than ever with Walsh.
1t was very annoying. I wondered
whether 1t was that he had made 1t
plain that his intentions were on the
square, and she was consequently
please him. did not think 1t was
81. for she seemed really offended
with me. not merely cold
At the party after that, made my
'enort. I tried to get her to tell mo
what had done to offend her. She
said she did not know what meant,
and pretended I had no reason at all
to fancy that I had offended her.
Then she let Walsh talk to her for
| more than an hour and seemed to
enjoy 1t thoroughly. She was bright
and cheerful with him all the time.
1t was very annoying.
noticed her new friendliness with
Walsh, and I saw that they did not
like it. for they were friends Of hers.
Then I was helping myself to drink
at the side table-when the piebald
QuKe came 10 IL ana began TO mix q
brandy and soda.
He looked at mo in a rather hesi-
tating way. then he said: II say, Gar
thoyle, that little girl-scruton's niece
|-she's a friend Of yours. isn't she?"
Yes" said. wondering what was
coming.
He paused and looked at tho cheer.
ful pair on the sofa, then he said:
That hound Walsh seems to be get
ting very friendly with her. Doesn't
1t want checking? You know what
Walsh is with women. And she seems
a nice child-simple. She has no
business to be at these parties at all,
a little less and keep her amused
keep Walsh away?"
IT might try" said. mot that
she. will take any harm from Walsh
she's not the kind"
Eyes. yes: Of course. But she's very
young. No use taking any risks. You
know what women are-silly."
well. I'll do what I can," said.
But don't think I can do much ae
present. Either I've offended Miss
Devine. or Walsh has been telling her
| lies about me''
he liked or admired him.
II should think It's that Walsh has
been lying" he said.
well, anyhow. I'm afraid I shalt
have to play a waiting game" said.
1T would be an awfully good thing
II you could find q reasonable excuse
for backing both his eyes ana keep
ing him at homo for a WHILE" said
the duke almost viciously
He wouldn't give me tho chance.
He knows too much about NO."
said. IF a middle-weight amateur
champion wants a scrap, he has to
find perfect stranger to oblige him.
AS q matter Of fact, gave Walsh q
fair chance a few nights ago. I told
him several unpleasant things about
himself. But he didn't take it."
We finished our drinks ana Went
back to the table. was q good deal
surprised by the dukes speaking to
me. I had not thought that he could
keep his attention of the gamS long
enough to notice such a thing as the
friendliness between Alice and Walsh
His warning made the matter much
more serious. A duke is naturally an
expert in women: they run after him
so. He must be thinking that things
were getting pretty dangerous. I
knew that Walsh was in dead earnest:
and now there was no relying on
Alice's dislikeapf him. He seemed to
have worn itXdown. It was very
annoying.
If only I could find out how had
offended her, and set that right. it
would be different matter: for, II
she and were friends again I
thought could queer Walsh's game.
But I could not think what on earth
had done, or what she had been