Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-04

voice, eWe,re not out Of this plaa
EUROPE yet, and we've had abonf a eS
the excitement we can stand; dos.
want ANYBODY to arrest us again H.
the minute we're saiiin'. But. ~ Va
was sayin,, there we all stood, FOOLS
as goats, until in comes Genera,
Crandall, followed by this Woodhouss.
chap. Excuse me. people. for causing
you this little tnconyenience., the gen.
eral says. Major Bishop has taken
his orders too literal. if you'll ~
back to your rooms and finish dressin.,
ri have the army bus down here ~
take you to the quay. The Hotel
S%plendide's accommodations have been
slightly disarraiged by the arrest Of
its worthy proprietor. So back We
50, andy ertcky. mother. here
comes the general ana MIS-. Crandall
now!"
Henry j. broke through the rino.
Of passengers, and with q waving Of
his hat, rushed to the curb. A limou.
sine, bearing the governor, his lady
and Jane Gerson, with two bulky ham.
pers strapped to the baggage rack be.
hind, was just drawing up.
"Why, of course we're down here to
see YOU off-and bid you Godspeed to
little old Kewanee!' Lady CrandalI
was quick. to anticipate the sherman:s
IRE otlQRS. IGIlGtG al III dtlud1As U6arnl0P
%indulgently on the group Of homego,
ers, had q hand for each.
"Yes-yes," he exclaimed. After
arresting you at three o'clock were
here to give you a clean ticket at five
Couldn't do more than that-what?
Regrettable occurrence n all that,
but give you something to tell the
stay-at-homes about when you set
back to-ah-'
"Kewanee, 1llynoy, General" sher-
man was quick to reply. No town
like 1t this side the pearly gates"
"No doubt of It., Sherman" Gram
dali heartily agreed. "A quiet place.
I'll G Think I'd relish a touch
Of your Kewanee after-ah-life on
Gibraltar"
ing in he CAR, anxiously scanning the
milling crowd about the landing stage,
caught sight Of a white helmet and
khaki-clad shoulders pushing through
the nearer fringes OF travellers. She
slipped ont of the Limousine unseen,
and waited for the white helmet to
be DOTTED before her
becan. her cheeks suddenly flaming.
"Afraid that, after all, 1t wasn't
true?" the man she had found in wars
vortex finished, his gray eyes COM
u; ling hers to tell him their Whole
message. Afraid that Captain Cav
endish riight be as vile a deceiver as
W%oodhouse? Does Cavendish have to
prove himself all over again, little
g'rl?'
his, and her lips were parted in a
smile. TITS Captain Woodhouse I
want to know-always; the man
whose l.ledged word I held to-"
1T must have bernhard" he muir
INJURED. But you were Splendid
splendid"
dim her eyes, and the hands he held
trembled. "Once-in one terrible mo-
ment this morning-when Jamihir told
US you were going to the signal tower
when we waited--waited to hear
that awful noise. by faith failed me.
I thought you
Forget that moment. Jane, dear
est. A saint would have denied faith
then" Z,
They were silent for a minute, their
hearts quailing before the Imminent
separation. He spoke:
Go back to the states now; go
back and show that Hildebrand per-
son you're a wonder-a prize. Show
him what I've known more and more
every moment since that meeting in
Calais. But give him fa4r- warning;
he's going to lose you"
Lose me?" she echoed.
Inevitably. Listen, girl! In a year
my term OF service is UP, and II the
wars over I shall leave the army,
come to the States to you, and-and
do you think IScould become q good
American 2"
Tiff you have the proper teach
err" the girl answered. with a flash
Of mischief.
All aboard for the saxonial" It was
Consul Reynolds, fused, saperspiring,
overwhelmed with the sense or his
duty, who hustled UP to where the
Shermans were chatting with Lady
Crandall and the general. Reynolds'
sharp y caught an intimate tableau
on the other side of the auto. 1And
that means you, Miss Steplively New
York." he shouted, much as I hate
to-ah-interrupt."
Jane Gerson saw her two precious
hampers stemming a way through the
crowd on the backs OF the porters,
bound for the tenders deck. She
cold not let them out of her sight.
Wait, janet" His hands were on
her arms. and he would not let her
go. Twill you be my teacher? I
want no other"
My terms are high" She tried to
smile, though trembling lips belied
"Id pay with my life" he whispered
II, nv a auiek gust Of passion. Here's
He took her in his arms, and be-
tween them passed the world-old