Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-12
CHAPTER & (ooean.ed)..

And then she whistltd 20 the dog
and went on, and he could not ana q
word to detAins her, but went back into
the garden from which the sun seemed
to have gone. BY the cosmos frame
he stopped. but before gssttine 10 work
anew, hsjtook out the yellow coin that
she had given him, and looked 1t Il
for . long tinas. Thsn he unoarthed
the leather Ne whlch hs carried a
his inside pocket, and laying the coin
carefully between the faded photo
graph Of his mother and the pawn
Cttcket for his trinkets. replaced the
p~ocketbook. and went back TO the
An hour later oolcraft and Pearl
bundle-ladened they made 1 9eat
to-de coming up the path, ana Pearl
called out q ray remark, interrupted
byAA cough, to Adam, who watched
their entrance long enough to wave
an earthly hand at them, and to no.
tice that Pearl. as she entered tho
shack, stopped to pick up a small,
Then he returned to his task and the
puzzle Of how to keep in touch with
Eve. 1t was perhaps ten minutes
later that Woolcraft came rushing out
Of the house in evident distress.
"Say, Adam, you come in and speak
to her!" he cried. 81 can't make her
move. She's crying like anything
with her head on the table, and sho
| won't get dinner nor let me do it. You
speak to herr"
Suffering cats! What now!" said
Adam. dropping his trowel, and fol-
lowing the ex-fighter into the house.
There, sure enough, was Pearl
sprawled over the table, on which she
had flung the mornings purchases.
She was sobbing wildly, and her curly
mop of hair, which had become UNI
fastened, lay about her in a tumul-
tuous, dark cloud. Her utter abandon
rather terrifying. She had appar-
emily flung her basket and her bundles
left and right on entering, and cast
herself down, refusing to move. Adam,
a trifle awed by such utter LACK Of
~self-control, approached and laid a
hand upon her shoulder very gently.
Instantly h stiffened under his touch.
and her sobbtng abated perceptibly..
Pearl" said he. What is the
matter? ?" ~ Il
| She whirled upon himhlike a young
cyclone, pouring forth a stream Of
vindictiveness which fairly stunned
him.
"You know what's the matter all
right. You two-faced beauty, YOU
you great, big, blond beast, you hypo-
| crite!" she yelled. Don't stand there
looking at me as II I was crazy-you
know we'll enough what it is. Oh, you
thought I wouldn't be on to you, you
saint, that was . good to kiss me!
You bloody Baptist. NYou fool! But
you didn't fool me. I found you out!
You know what 1t is all right, all
right!
"Be quiet. You are insane! Be quiet!
1 have no idea what you are talking
about" y
ooh! The hell you haven't,@and me
working my fingers of for you!" she
screamed. well. maybe this will tell
matter!!"
She stood up, and, with all her force.
flung a small white object in his face.
| Then she rushed from the room, seek
! ing refuge in her chamber, and slam
ming the door with a force which
shook the little building to its foun-
dation. II
Dazed, Adam picked up the white
| object, which had fallen to the floor.
| and examined It carefully. It was q
fine cambria handkerchief-a woman's
handkerchief 4 family aromatic OF law
ender seeds, and in one corner was the
initial "E."
Woolcraft had watched his unfold.
ing and Adams face, as well. Ano
then he looked at the locked door OF
Pearls room and /sighed.
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