Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-20
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CHAPTER xH-continued
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CHAPTER xn-Continued
Jane was about to reply when sec
thought checked her tongue. Before
her fashed2that strange meeting with
Captain Woodhouse the night before
his denial of their former meeting,
followed by his curious insistence OF
her keeping faith with him by not re-
vealtng the fact of their acquaintance.
She had pronaised-why h had
promised she could no more divine
a promise 1t was hat she would not
betray his confidence. More than once
since that minute in the reception
room OF the Hotel Splendide Jane Ger
son had reviewed the whole baffltng
circumstance in her mind and a grow
ing resentment at this strangers de-
mand, Is well as at her W compi-
ance with 1t, was rising in her heart.
Still, this Captain Woodhouse was
different" and-this Jane sensed
without effort to analyze-the mystery
which he threw about himself but
served to set him apart from the COM
mon run Of men. She evaded Lady
CrandalIs probing with a shrug of
the shoulders.
"It's a secret which I myself do not
know, Lady Crandall-and never
WILL
Back to the o'erweening lure of the
gown the fitting fancy Of the generals
lady betook itself.
"You-don't think this is a shade
too young for me, Miss Gerson?'
Anxiety pleaded to be quashed.
"Nonsense!" Jane laughed.
But Pm no chicken, my dear. If
you would look me up in our family
Bible back in Davenport you'd find
People don't believe everything
they read in the Bible any more
Jane assured Ter. your record and
Jonah's would both be open to doubt
you've very comforting" Lady
Crandall beamed. Her maid knocked
and entered on the lady's crisp:
"Come!"
"The general wishes to see you,
Lady Crandall, in the library"
TELL the general I'm in the midst
Of trying on" Lady Crandall be-
gan, then thought better of her ex-
clse. She dropped the shimmering
gown from her shoulders and slipped
into a kimono.
Some stuffy plan for entertaining
somebody or other, my dear"-this to
Jane. THE real burden Of being gov
ernor-general of the Rock falls on the
generals wife. Just slip into your
bonnet, and when I'm back We'll take
that little stroll through the Alameda
I've promised you for this morning
She clutched her kimono about her
and whfsked out Of the room.
General Crandall, just rid Of the
dubious pleasure of Billy Capper's
company. was pacing the floor Of the
library oflc thoughtfully. He looked
up with q emile at his wife's entrance.
Helen. I van o to do something
for me-" he said.
Certainly, dear" Lady Crandall
was not an unpleasing picture of ripe
beauty to look on in the soft drape Of
her Japanese robe. Even in his wor-
ry, General Crandall found himself
intrigued for the minute.
There's a new chap in the signal
sorvice-just in from Egypt-Eame's
Wcodhouse. I wish you would invite
him to tea, my dear"
o course; any day"
This afternoon, If you please, Hell
en-" the general followed.
His wife looked slightly puzzled.
This afternoon? But, George,
dear, isn't that ia you-ah-
rushing this young man to have him
up to Government House so soon after
his %arrival?" She suddenly remem-
bered something that caused.her to re-
him to dinner-the dinner I'm to give
the Americans tomorrow night before
they SAIL
General crandall looked his sur
prise.
You didn't tell me that. I don't
know you lac met him"
"Just happened to-" Lady Crandal
cut in hastily. Met him at the Hotei
%Srlendide last night when I brought
Miss Gerson home with me-"
VIVA was Woodhouse doing al the
| ~9p tho annroI,- a oLoH C,1o
piciously.
why spending the night, you fool
ish boy. Just off the Princess Mary
he was. I believe he did Miss Gerso1
some sort Of a service-and I met hin
in that way-quite informally"
did Miss Gerson-a service
hunt"
"oh. a trihing thing. It seemed
she had only French money, and tina
cautious Almer fellow wouldn't &C
cept it. Captain Woo1house gave he
English gold for ito pay her bill
But why
"Has Miss Gerson seen him since?
General, Crandall asked sharply.
why. George, dear, how coul,
she? We haven't been up from tn
breakfast table an hour"
"Woodhouse was here less than Al
hour ago to pay his duty call and re
port" he explained. f"I thought per
haps he might have met our CUES
somewhere in the garden as he wa
coming or going"
HE did send her some lovely roses.
Lady Crandall frightened at this, t
her, patent inception of a romance
sbe dotted on romances. They WEI
In Miss GerEon's room before she wa
4 down to breakfast"
Roses, eh? And they met inform
ally at the Splendid only last night.
Suspicion was weighing the genera