Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-11
ADAMS GARDEN
- a NOVEL;
BY NINA WILCOX
"A NOVEL
By NINA WILCOX PUTNAM.

Angry "{he repeated. Not with
you. Why should. I be? But Breck
had no right to talk. I had especial
~ requested him not to-"
Il think he~meant well," said Eve.
"He-he seemed to think 1 ought to
know. He has a great interest in
you. and feels much discouraged over
your-your. 80"
MY downfall!' Adam supplied.
That's rather neat! And so you are
sorry for me too, but will not con
denim the sinner? For 1 suppose I
am a sinner"
We'll. Mr. Allen did say....."
L don't want to know what my
cousin said," Adam stopped her.
I'VE all say things that are inaccur-
ate, sometimes, and it's hard to rep
resent things fairly. Besides, what he
want either to explain or defend my
self to you. I want something more
basic than that. You have a mind of
your own, and I want you to do your
W judging. Look at me, please.
There! Do you think ! am a bad
For a long moment their eyes met
square and fair. Then she dropped
hers, flushing a trife.
MOI" she said very softly, II do
not"
THANK you," said Adam, quietly.
Il hope you will never have cause to
change that opinion. What Adam
Van Week may have done in the past
seems to me to matter, little. Here
I am, a common laborer, and your
reason must tell you that there is
some not, too creditable situation be-
hind the facts~ I want to assure you
there was nothing that was intention
ally wrong: nothing that didn't hurt
only me. At least, so I thought, I'M
do does affect the other people in the
world. There's a~highbrow word for
it-oh. yes. social consciousness
That's something new to me. Lots OF
things are e to me. I'm really on
'lly at the beginning Of life, and I'm
learning all over again, and trying to
do it right this time. You believe
that. don't you. And you'll be friends
with what,I am, not"
"Of course!' she said. "And 1 am
so glad I spoke!" f.
$50 ana II" Adam declared. "And
now come and take a look at the del
phiniums."
She laughed as She followed him,
admiring the plants as she was bid.
The bond between them had been inn
measurably strengthened by the little
incident. 1t had removed from
Adams mind the vague uneasiness
which had obsessed him ! since his
cousins visit to the garden. And
Evelyn's quiet acceptance of his,
Adams, word and the tactful man
ner in which she had let the subject
drop. completely. showing hat she
really felt him a friend. filled him
with a new and splendid courage.
The whole matter had given a note OF
real friendship, almost of intimacy, to
their relationship, and she felt it as
much as he.
From the delphiniums they went to
the sweet-pea trench, and then over
the row of hollyhocks, where the
deer-mouse came out, butt as Eve
said, refused to be introduced, and
hurried away on important affairs of
its own Eve admired the cosmos,
though they were weak-looking, mis-
cradle, little things, as are all young
cosmos and angora kittens, and she
exclaimed over the "old-fashioned
gardens" that were Woolcraft's spe-
cialty. Then she Started to go home.
At the very gate she paused. suddenly,
remembering what she had come for.
THE dog!" she said. II nearly for
got. Where is he ?"
ASLEEP inside. most likely" Said
Adam. "The beggar's so used to the
place now. l believe he thinks he lives
here. I'll go rout him OUT"
please do" said Eve. "How ut