Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29
ADAMS GARDEN
= NOVEL.
CHATTER 10 {oonanued).
BY NINA wilcox PUTNAM

CHAPTER 10, (Gondnued).
1t was apparent that neither Of the
other men had returned. and as he
waited for the coffee to boil he won.
dered vaguely what was keeping
them. And Pearl-Pearl, the cause Of
all this trouble! She had gone for
they would not see her again, poor
kid! Little did she dream what a
catastrophe she had been theicause Of.
How queerly things worked out, any
how! Here he. all unwittingly, had
made her 70 terribly unhappy that
even her old life. or some refuge In It,
seemed better.than the sight Of his
happiness with Eve. And now as I'M
Willingly she had her revenge ......
queer-damn queer.
He took the coffee from the stove
and carried 1t out into the open air.
Somehow this little room was too
deeply perpeated with memories of
Pearl. He could almost see her sitting
there by the window sewing-mand-
Ing his garments! Poor child, poor
child!
Out on the porch it was better. The
cat came running to him. She was
evidently in one of her rare fits Of
loneliness. He drank Of the steaming
| oSNCAd6Cs SASIAkl6 Ill Tie Sudu6 on the
steps. and fed his bread to his enemies,
ythe stable pigeons, who twinkled awk-
wardly about the path. He read and
posted his letter to Eve. Then he
came back and sat very still for more
than an hour, looking at the sky and
doing nothing. not ever smoking The
garden, lacking its usual. morning
sprinkhng, dropped in the heat, and
the earth Of the beds grew white and
cracked. and the order from the, for
list which had been arranged 4or on
his afternoon return, remained un-
touched. "A little later than noon there
came a rapping at the gate. and with
difficulty. he aroused himself to the
RELATIONSHIP he ought to answer.
The knock became persistent, and fin
ally. as the person outside showed no
inclination to- leave unsatisfied, he
arose and opened. There stood 4,
youth with a dangling cigarette and.
an extended envelope in his hand.
Guy by the name of Adam Van
Week here?" he asked, cycling Adam
closely. 80 ID,
II am he." said Adam. What do
you want?"
Lady up the street told me to bring
this and wait for an answer" said the
youth.
And Adam, who had been puzzling
to refall where he had seen the mes
senger before, instantly forgot that
PERSONS existence, seized the small
white envelope, and hurriedly broke
the seal. Inside, were a few lines in
a feminine hand. A mist gathered
scarcely read it. and his hand, shook.
viii you meet me at the old barn
on the cliff path at Fort Lee, this
afternoon. at half-past three? You
CAN'T mistake the place, if you 20
straight along the cliff for a half a
mile north from the upper ferry.
Something very important has hap
pened and I must see you there with
out fail.
please tell the messenger if you
can be there or not.
Evelyn Endicott."
For, a moment he could not speak.
Every ounce of strength seemed to
have left his body. He seemed to
have been suddenly born again into a
new world Of wonder, weak and help
less with the sudden glory Of it.
"Answer?"rasked the messenger, a
slight flicker Of amusement lighting
his sallow face. = ~ $50 i 4'9,
Just a Yes, without fair" re-
Piled Adam. Then, strength flooding
him, and a burst Of generous happi-
SCI ~ ILL.,
now. Yes, without fall That's all you
nes9 to \ say. Have a cigar? No?
Sorry 1 haven't a drink. Cut along
boyi"
He gave the fellow a resounding
slap on the shoulder. laughed as the
other shrank under it, and closed the
gate behind him in jubilant mood. He
read the precious missive once more,
and tucked It loosely into his shirt
pocket. Then he1raced into the house,
almost overseeing Gomorrah In his
progress. and. unknowing, splitting the
letter out of his pocket in the hall.
The breakfast things he crammed
carelessly into the sink. and emerging
into the garden again by the back way,
set to work furiously at the wedding
of an almost NEEDLESS bed, throwing
weeds n chunks Of earth into the
air, n singing Justify:
Careless Love. careless, Love,
Do come home!"
"And to think doubted her good
sense!" he shouted, aloud. ITO think
l believed her love to be so slight.
She must have read my letter. and
now everything is going to be all right
in spite Of my clever cousint She sent
for mel. ~@
"T'll ween like a ui1Iow-1