Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-08

are installed in their summer home.
erything. but is a little skeptical about
getting such a place at so reasonabie q
price. In spite Of her invalid Condition
she is not ready to be. a subject of
CHAPTER XIV (Continued)
Then the door slid back and h
became aware of something unusual
IN the t%enseness of the moment. Look
ing up quickly she saw a beautiful
girl of about Elizabeth's age, with a
wealth of dark wavy hair, and vivid
coloring, and by her side one Of the
loveliest gclden-haired. blue-eyed
babies h had ever seen in the life.
In the Wonder of the moment she for
got that the outside of the building
had been a barn, for the curtain had
risen on a new setting, and here on,
the very threshold there opened be-
fore her amazed eyes a charming,
homelike room.
At first she did not take in any Of
the details of furnishings. Everything
was tastefully arranged, and the dull
tones Of wall and fioor and ceiling
IN h late afternoon light mellowed
the old furniture into it's background
SC. perfectly that the imperfections
and make-shifts did not appear. It
was just a place of comfort and beau
ty, even though the details might
show shabby poverty.
But her son was speaking.
Mother, this is Miss Carol Hollisl
ter, and this little girl is her sister
Doris"
Doris PUT out a fat hand and grave
~ laid it in the lady's kid glove, say,
Ing carefully, with shy lashes dropped,
sideways. and blue eyes furtively
searching the strangers face.
How 90 do?" =
Then as if she had performed her
duty. she turned on her smiles and
dimples with a flash, and grasping
Graha1n's hand said: >
Now, Mastah Dwa'm, 90 tum out
an see my wabbits!!" 8
1t was evident to the mother that.
her son had been here before. She
looked at him for an. explanation, but
us your mother Able to see TtalIers
for a. few minutes?"
ooh, yes" said Carol with a glad
little ring in her voice. Mother is up
in a chair this afternoon. See! The
doctor ays she may get up now, she
is go much better!!" and she, turned
and flung out her arm toward the big
easy chair where her mother sat.
She was dressed in a plain little
gown Of cheap gray challis. much
washed and mended, but looking
somehow very nice; and Carol had
just finished fastening one of Sllirley's
sheer white fluffy. collars around her
neck, with a bit of pink ribbon looped
in a pretty knot. Her hair was taste
fully. arranged. and she looked every
inch q lady al she stood to receive
never seen her in any but invalid's
garb before, and he stood amazed for
a moment at the likeness between her
and Shirley. He introduced his moth
err with a few words, and then yielded
to Doris's eager, pulling hand and
went out to see the bunnies.
The situation was a tribe trying for
world perhaps the more embarrass-
ing. She hadn't a clew as to who this
was she had been brought to see. She
was entirely used to dominating any
situation, but for a moment she was
almost confused.
Mrs. HOLSTER, however, tactfully
relieved the situation. with a gentle
Wont you sit her by the fire? 1t is
getting a little cool this evening, don't
you Think" and put her at once at
her ease. Only her family would have
guessed. from the soft pink spots in
her cheeks hat she was at all excited
over her grand guest. She took the in
itiative' at once, leading the talk into
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pointed out the view over the valley
crimson from the wea+her.vane M
tha little white SHIRE Of the chnrch.
She said how much thew had enioyed
the sunsets since coninp o,1t hare -
i've 4aIinv - Sor nteI thst her
visitor knew all about their circum-
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