Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-23

i nazi,d Haa .n swhish io5med between.
Was abe waking Or slssping? he won
dered. II she, was awake. did sne
think Of him, lying there amidst the
dark halo Of her heavy hair? surely,
surely! lAnd what did she think !!
Was she 10 impatient as he o q
day, and did she dream. as he; OF me
.days-the years. to follow, when tneFe
should be no separating walls, no DARK
houses looming between u fornio-
between the dream and its r~ealization
no distance denying the touch OF lips
Il was Woolcraft's voice that broke
in uponShis ecstasy. It was a voice SO
hoarse and broken with unaccustomeo
emotion, that Adam could scarcely
have recognized 1t save for looking AZ
his neighbor. :,
she amt coming, I guess" was all
he said. But In those words was q
world Of terror and pain. In &C.
knowledsing the situation he nae
opened up the noodgate OF his trouble
and could not stop, for he turned to
Adam then and spoke rapidly and at
Look here. said he "You know
and you gotter tell me: somethin'
has happened. and I got a right to
know. Yes, I have! L got the ktnd
of right what zones from some place
outside us, see? The right that comes
iof lovin'. You can't deny that. !
know young fell>rs like you got a f9t
Of ideas about honor and holding your
tongue. an they're all right most q
desperate case, an you gotter taix,
see? 1'm pretty near goin' crazy
wondering where she Is and what
she's up to, because Of nae mo- know
ing why she acts so. First time. ]
thought what I had a right to guess
though it hurt, God knows! But this
second time I can't get the idea, un-
less it is somethin' to do with you.
Yes, it is! I'm sure now!, It's You
and her in some way For God's ,
Adam, put me wise to what 1t Is. Cut
the dumb honor part. l got to Know
or it will kill me-"
He leaned forward eagerly at the
end of this long speech, and Adam,
amazed, and curiously guilty In feel
ing, let the cigarette between his
fingers burn down to the quick as ne
! listened, his senses and his under
standing coming but slowly to realiza-
ton of the others trouble. Indeed, to
the belief or comprehension that such
a thing as pain could exist at all In
this most wonderful OF worlds. Then,
as he began to understand; every
fibre in him grew quick with sym
pathy. :
trife awkwardly. hyou are right in a
way. Pearl and I did have a little
misunderstanding. But surely. ma
YOU don't imagine that-ehe would dc
, anything rash in consequence. Oh
Lord! Why it's rank nonsense!!"
"You say that" replied Woolcraft
when you know how quick she is to
act. BY God! She's likely, as not
to do anything. specially # she's beer
through what I think. Tell ms
straight now. She's stuck on you, and
you threw her down. Amt that it?
For Gods sake, speak. A kid like
her is liable to do anything If she's uI
against that? Den'tcha see it ma.
mean the river?
reused at last. That's impossible!'
"Then I guessed wrong2"
NO said Adam in a low voice.
Then it amt impossible" cried
woolcraft. cts more'n likely! An
me sitting here doing nothing while
that poor kid. lit may be too late
| even now"
He had risen to his feet and stood
trembling with excitement and emo.
ton. And Adam. s%pringing up
trembled a little too with pity and
; alarm.
II swear it was nothing I could
help, W~oolcraft," he said miserably.
"Oh, I know,'I amt blaming your
cried the giant IT know it's beer
Miss Endicott with you from the
! start. Anyone could see it, and
know this amt your fault. But thu
poor little kid 49,"
He broke off and stood staring to
ward the city.
What can be done?" said Adam