Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-21

lne bridegroom at q wedding about to
commence. Before realizes what is hap
he is married to a beautiful girl
before,
The newly married couple drive to a
have been the bridegroom. and who had
been accidentally locked in a closet, and
ped The latter also boards the train.
Gordon's wife becomes faint and q doc
tor is called.
The watcher attempts to keep an y
put eventually he. as well as his in
awakens at daybreak.
The train has stopped, and Gordon is
Gordon and his wife leave the train.
ana walk to the nearest town where
tneN obtain q conveyance.
Their shadower discovers their alb
the train at the next stop.
CHAPTER X.-(Continued.)
The morning u poured down up
on the thick-set man on his pilgrim
age, and waxed hotter until noon.
Trains whizzed mercilessfy by and
gave him no succor. Weary, faint,
and fercely thirsty he came at. last
to the spot where he was satisfied his
quarry had escaped. He could see
h marks Of their rough descent in
the steep cinder bank, and ~assaying
the same himself came upon a shred
of purple silk caught on a bramble at
the foot.
Putting and painting, bruised and
foot-sore. he sat down at the very
place where Celia had stopped to have
her shoes fastened. and mopped his
purple brow. but there was triumph
in his ugly eye. and after a few mo-
ment's rest he trudged onward. That
town over there ought to yield both
conveyance and food as well as infor-
nation concerning those he sought.
He would catch them. They could
neve get away from him. He was on
their track again. though hours be-
hind. He would get them yet and no
mar should take his, reward from
Almost spent he came at last to the
village, and ate a surprisingly large
dish of beef and vegetable stew at the
quaint little house where Celia and
Gordon had brakfased, but the old
lady Who served it to them was shy
about talking, and though admitting
that a couple of people had been there
that morning she vas non-committal
about their appearance. They might
have been Dung and . good-looking
and worn feathers, In their hats, and
they might not. (she wasn't one for
noticing peoples, appearance if they
treated her civilly and paid their bills.
Would he have another cup Of coffee?
He would, and also W more pieces
of pie, but he got very little further.
information.
1t was over at the corner store
where he finally went in search Of
something stronger than coffee that
he further pursued his Investigations.
The loungers were still there. It
was their only business in life and
they were most diligent in it. They
eyed the newcomer with a relish and
settled back on their various barrels
talnment the gods were about to pro-
vide to relieve their monotonous ex-
istence.
A house divided against itself can
not stand. This mans elegant gar
ments assumed for the nonce did not
fit the rest of his general appearance
which had been accentuated by his
long, hot. dusty tramp. The high eve
ming hat was damned on the back Of
his head and bore q. decided dent
where it had rolled down the cinder
and lifeless, his white laundered tie
at half mast, his Goa awry, and his
fine patent leather shoes which pinch
ed were covered with dust and had
caused a limp like the hardest tramp
upon the road. Moreover, again the
speech of the man betrayed him, and
the \ keen-minded old gossips who
were watching him suspiciously sized
him UP at nce the minute he opened
his mouth. T
"saw anything Of a couple Of young
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CURED casually, pausing to light a
cigar with which he was reinforcing
himself for further travel.
One man allowed That there might
have passed such people that day.
He hardly seemed willing to commit
himself, but another vouchsafed the
information that ""Joe here drive two
parties of thet description to Milton
this mornin'-jes' got back. Mebbe
he could answer fer EN-"
Joe frowned. He did not like the
looks Of the thick-set man. He still
remembered the forget-me-not eyes.
But the stranger made instant re-
quest to be driven to Milton, offering
ten dollars for the same when he
~found-that his driver was reluctant,
and hat Milton raj a railroad center.
A few keen questions had made him
sure that his man had gone to Milton.
Joe haggled, allowed his horse was
tired, and he didn't care about the
trip twice In n day, but finally
agreed to take the man for fifteen
dpuars, and sauntered of to get a
fresh horse. He had no mind to be
in q hurry. He had his own opinion
about letting those two parties" get
out of the way before the third put In
an appearance, but he had no mind to
lose the fifteen dollars. 1t would help
to buy the ring he coveted for his girl.
In due time Joe rode letsurely up
and the impatient traveller climbed
into the high spring wagon and was
driven away from the apathetic gaze
of the country loungers, who unblink-
ingly took in. the fact that Joe wa
headed toward Ashville, and evidently
intended taking his fare to Milton BY
way Ct that village, a thirty mile
drive at least. The maj would get
the worth Of his money in ride. A
grim twinkle sat in their several eyes
as the spring wagon turned the curve
in the road and was lost to sight, and
after due silence an old staser spoke:
their sho-fur?" he requested languid-
"Naw." replied, farmers son viz.
orously. "He wouldn't try to showf
all dolled up like that. He's the rich
dad comm after the runaways. jos
don't intend he she'll ret em yet
awhile. I reckon the .ceremOny.N be
over fore he steps in to interfere"
This lad went twice a month 10 Mil
ton to the movies, and was regard
ed as anAauthority on matters OF
romance. A pause showed that hi1
theory 2 taken root In ths minds OF