Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-27

l - A@oS A0V0k CApOCk0u " $50
as good q one comm in!""
he shook his head aadly, all the
pitiful lines. which made his face look
SO old, springing into prominence. .
"An' low it's come, / can't manage
ter buy it," he added with q sigh.
"Confound it. you make me want
to give II to you!" exclaimed, Adam.
but unfortunately I can't AFFORD to-
II know, I know" said the Junk
man. well, I'll go out and lock the
gate SOS we won't be bothered with
no more customers tonight, and then
III come back and get supper"
Saying which he shambled out, fol-
lowed by Adam as far las the porch,
from which h latter watched the
older man swinging the heavy gate to
and shooting the wooden bolts. It was
an tndescribably lovely sunset; one
OF those which CLOVIS in a gentle rose
color over all the sky until the very
air itself appears to be pink and one
seems to breathe altar Of roses. Lean
ing indolently against one of the
piazza roof, Adam gazed northwest,
whore h sky was streaked by fam
ing clouds. The scene was immensely
peaceful, and all at once he felt q
thousand miles removed from. that
insidious Manhattan Of his yesterdays,
which lay .glowering amid newly
twinkling lights, to the southwark.
as well have been t%ransposed into an
other planet, through the medium of
some wild dream. Surely the mad day
and the. mad night just passed had
been afdream: a fantastic vision that
would pas leaving him amid familiar
surroundings once more. Yet, in this
new world. things were not half bad
after all. They had, at any rate, the
spice of the unexpected. He was by
no mea uncomfortable, he had eat
en-. Would eat again shortly, and had
the promise of a clean bed. Mean
while h evening was glorious, though
fast chilling with the betraying
change Of early spring, and the fire in
the western sky mad him hope for a
glowing stove within the hut. And as
he looked and wondered, there came
a familiar sound, high UP in the air
above the noise of steamers on the
river. horns Of motors, and rumble
and Jangle Of distant traffic. At recog-
milton Of 1t Adams heart beat a trife
faster with excitement or what not.
A trif1e faster, at any rate. Standing
still, he strained his eyes into the sun
set whence it came, until a bit of
cloud seemed to detach itself from a
lowering bank, and speed toward him.
Yet 1t was the aeroplane, pink now,
IN the evening glow, coming straight
at him, and growing larger every sec
ond: There was something magical
about that approach, so swiftly was
1t made, out of the burning heart Of
the heavens. Another moment and
she was above them, flying low so
that he saw her plainly. Then she had
passed out OF sight beyond the ware
house, but he heard her come to rest,
and his mind pictured her running
00rfvy al0Un ~ kh~ <s,.R st.
mounting, to oversee the putting away
OF her wings; a slim young figure,
boy-clad In corduroy. 49,.
Jerry, for such was the junk-deal-
er's name. had stood watching also.
and when she was gone he Joined
Adam on the porch. !,
She made a long flight today" he
commented. Went to the aviation
grounds up at Peekskill, I reckon. =
"A long way" said Adam. !. 'She
seems very skillful. Professor Endi-
Yes" replied Jerry. you know
oh. no." replied Adam. IT simply
heard the name at the l~unch-room."
Fine, snart grill" declared the
host, leading the way inside. We'll,
guess III fix up a little bacon and
potatoes now, and just you make your
self to home"
The interior Of the house, If such
II could properly be called. was even
stranger and nor dilapidated than
its exterior. But it was clean enough,
howbeit3 somewhat disorderlv. as is
the way of most dwelling which are
!elt too exclusively to masculine care.
moreover 1t was hung and furnished
with whatsoever Of the, hosts stock
in-trade had appealed to his taste or
tnYorA6f 49,
presented h incongruity of an ILL.,
assorted museum. In n corner Of the
hving-room an old Dutch. clock, a
beauty once, but now badly battered
as to case, though not beyond posi-
plhties OF repair, and ticking the hours
away more or less correctly in a COM
fortably muffled tone. A decayed
on the verandE Stood against another
side. bearing a supply Of groceries in
paper bags and tins; while over it, on
the wall, there hung a piece Of wood
carving. semicircular in shape and
about a foot wide. It was Jagged at
: both ends, apparently having been
torn from h arch Of a doorway, and
fragments of what had been an ex-
quisite veneer of color and gilt. The
cook-stove was moi originally intend
ed for culinary purposes, and where
the blue and white tiles still chung.
they were things Of beauty, if not Of
value. as were the. few, remaining or
nate brass trimmings. 1t was led into
the chimney by an abnormally long
n thick piping, hardly any tive
joints of which were of the same ma
terial, and before 1t were set two chm
Portable though no~ndescript chairs. A
box sofa with bursting mattress. ran
beneath the two sagging and crooked
: windows Which lighted the apartment,
and the dO~or-covering was black with