Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01

Slde Inem. that he now felt ready to
ao battle with, to conquer. For. Ewes
SAKE 81 course, but for his own. as
ifttis T rns nsntlns blood was up; The
garden dear; but they were not
enougn. n2W ~. m was speaking
pleasantly.
.fFor OF course, you were a great
oleappolntmen to me-" he was say
ing. Il don't deny that. But while
Brock always filled the letter Of the
law, the soft spot in me has always
Ior n pest. And still believe 1t was
right thing to do. And when / re-
ceiVed your telephone message saying
you needed urgently to see me, it was
OF mine. You see, we. have not known
II YOU were alive or dead, for months!"'
II dldn't want to come to life unless
1 was fit to live"
see. ! understand that, now"
lepiied Monroe. But ! could not re-
slst your message. I came as quickly
IS my car could bring me. And when
q where 1t was that you had To-
ca .e: ! QUIZ scarcely believe my
Rather a rum place. admitted
Adam, but like it."
Dut Aoam!. exclaimed his guar
uian: oon't you Know what place
II y /,
II only know I EXCHANGED a first
class piano-ofgan for it." said Adam.
y U as have already de-
scrioed TO you"
a when you o me around the
garden this evening, pointing out ev-
eIy.nlng 10 me and asking If I didn't
tnlnk u Dig Improvement over a
! JunK-shop, YOU didn't know what you
were asking
! tnlnk = dld!' retorted Adam. II
asked you just That al I thought
" was an roveme Suffering cats!
mrat IS me ldea! Is there n mys-
terry back OF these remarl1s?"
Do you mean to tell me that you
Uc.ually CONT Know what property
Inns ls..nad you settled on It purely
oy
Aociaent OF the purest, most chaste
uesGriPtlon, replied Adam, amused.
Atuso oy an aimost new h~and-organ,
as aITeaoy Speclned."
We'll, ~ be damned!" roared his
Euaralan, lying back In his chair, and
with laughter. ~
thlnk you might let me in on the
9oKe'' complained Adam. What is
TN
Monroe's face became serious. and
ne GREW up a little nearer to the table.
Look here. ADAM" he began, do
you mem my reading o your
ather's Will, that last day at my Of
llce!" III.
"Iishould say I did!" grinned Adam.
= nave good to-"
70 you recall the part about i'm
provlng q portion of the inheritance
III 81 1rosr 10 receive the remaining half.
snould think se!" cried Adam.
ana now The devil could / improve
sornetnlng didn't have? I'd got rid
od the hrst half n couldn't get hold
oI the second: SO how could I i'm
prove, n OF 1t? In two months Breck
VIII get u an. But l don't a You're
gong 70 get me a job and I'm going
the old property. I guess!"
You don't have to-"
"HoW's that, l don't have to-" ask
ed Adam.
Because" replied Mr., Monroe. SOL
EMMY. This very piece of property
when you have decidedly improved
J. ;. oaIihg the pass rour months, is a part
have been speaking!"
, Ihere was a moment Of a%stounded
Silence. Adam could scarcely believe
MS ears.
You don't mean it," he cried.
byI1s
Nh1s place!"
suffering cats!" calculated Adam.
Then they both laughed till the
tears stood in their eyes. %clapping each
otner on the and shaking
hands. ri
1t rests with. me to say what an
improvement shall consist IT," said
Monroe, at length, "and I say you've
done 1t. You'll have plenty of money
now, my boy. You won't have to work
Tor me unless you want to!s {
But do want to!"S Dried Adam,
quickly. I'll never be able to do with
out work again-never! But I'm glad
Brock WON'T be in the o~ffice!"
He Will probably leave the country
after this" said Monroe. He's been
using the FIRMS money for some time.
Ihis last AFFAIR will make him clear
out. AnQ OF clearing ont r
must send you off or you will be late
for Inner. I have an appointment
He nm III. -
cap and o a long iooL q h hont tha
little place. quaint IL ito d;sorSar 70
which the shadeiess iamn,ieht wa ~ y
kind.
adam and Eve" jmurmured Mon.
roe. We'll, Fms going to play angel
and turn you out of this Rardan Of
Eden! Wen have to build an apart
ment house bn II, I guess. But don't be
disconsolate over it! Remember that
the first Adam didn't really begin to
amount to much until they turned
nun OUT OF Inc garden and put him to
Work. he dldn't md p world such a
Dau pace. aIter all. For the world Is