Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-24
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wealthy bachelor manufacturer of mu-
n n J IN a mid-western city, are sur
At his house. MacAIlister's butler.
who is apparently engaged in a pro-
German plot against the MacAllister
plant fears the girl is q Belgian refu-
MacAllister makes arrangements for
the girl to live with an artist, Carl
Mendall. and his wife. He tells them
a relstive Of his. She is is" in as: a State sae
preaching collapse. but interests Men
dali, who Is of an cratic artistic temp
erament, and who has already been the
feeling increases when he finds her "
ing asleepton the hillside, exhausted
from weeping, and carries her to: the
While driving to. the city with Town
ley, MacAllister's butler, Mrs. Mendall
and Marie meet = mysterious cyclist
who appears much interested in Marie.
shopping expedition, and the girl pro-
ceeds to put a Mrs. Bagsby, who has
been having rather a violent Irritation
with Mendall, lin her place"
plosion at MacAllister's munition plant.
A large part Of the plant is complete
|ly wrecked. Marie tells MacAllister she
suspects Mssdsn rq Ssgiey Mi his z,s ehaq nsint;nr ,e.-
sons, and finds that the girl has consid-
cradle talent.
Marie dances a fantastic dance which
midst Of it Mrs. Bagsby enters unan-
nounced. She is sitting for a portrait. A
great rivalry springs up between Marie
and Mrs. Bagsby.
down town one day. and is Informed
that Mendall has been removed as art
instructor of the public schools, which
to look elsewhere for means Of support.
He X Mrs. Mendall for luncheon to
the house Of Freda o'Rourke, a woman
with whom his name has been coupled
MacAllister breaks the news to Mrs.
Mendali that her husband Is apt to lose
his position. Passing neal the tract
built they see Kraup, who MacAllister
suspects of having been responsible for
the destruction, spying on the work.
Mrs: Kendall has an interyieW With
She tells Mendall that he must choose
between her and the other women who
are constantly coming into his life.
Chapter XXXuI-Continued.
Mrs. Mendall had smiled over that
all-wise society item. She smiled fire.
quently these days. for things were
we'll with her husband and herself.
She was happier than she had been
since her early married days. The
school, board had reappointed Men
dali; the last instalment had been paid
property owners, and had a sum in
bank. And now the schools had
closed, :, Carl was absorbed in his
studio, while she made progress at the
business college. And she was no
longer working in secrecy. She had
confessed to Mendall what she was do
ing. To her surprise, he had not OBJ
|jected. Mrs. Mendal was very con-
tent.
Sitting Ave mornings Of the week
over her typewriter, she heard much
Of the town gossip. The girls about
her talked. One Of the first things
she had heard was hat Alexander
MacAllister had announced that he
Intended to adopt his cousins daugh-
ter. That he had told both Frederick
Bagsby and Mrs. Kotany that such
was his intention: There was no man
in the city closer to MacAllister than
Frederick Bagsby, and Mrs. Kotany
was Laclasse'skmos popular social
leader; Mrs. Bagsby with all her
maneuvering would be able to
eclipse her; Mrs. Kotany was loved.
Mrs. Bagsby was not. Mrs. Kotany
was Of Laclasse, Of Nebraska, q genial,
frank-spoken middle-western product
no importation. MacAllister had
xI1dOo IIl6 announcement " people
whose word carried weight.
There was also talk Of MacAllister
and Freda sO'Rourke.f MacAllister
had motored through Laclasse with
her frequently. He had also taken
Marie, to see her. It was known that
he had invited. Freda to the dinner
and dance he had given for his ward,
and that Freda had declined on the
ground that 1t was 9 young peoples
party, which was quite true. MacAl-
lister had gathered together the young
society people Of Laclasse.
MacAllister's having opened his
house to society created a stir. He
constantly entertained men. both
eastern and western capitalists, but
only very occasionally did he give a
dinner party that included their wives.
and then only for business reasons
He was rarelyainyeigled into accepting
an.Anvftation 70 anything. Social La
classe raw very little OF hinis and be-
cause Of his own ruling. Like most