Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-27
CHAPTER VII.

Carol and Elizabeth got on very
we'll together. Shirley vas amazed to
see the ease with which her sister en-
tered into this new relation. unawed
by the garments Of her hostess. Carol
had more of the. modern young Amer
lea in her than Shirley, perhaps,
whose early life had been more con-
v%entionally guarded. Carol was demo-
cratic, and, strange to say. felt slight
going to a public school. The high
school girls were in the habit of re-
ferring to a neighboring school as
"Dummy's Retreat; and therefore
Carol was not at all awed by the other
girl, who declared in a friendly man
ner that she had always been crazy
to go to the public school. and asked
rapid intelligent questions about the
doings there. Before they we're out Of
the city limits the two girls were
talking a steady stream. and one
could see from their eyes hat they
liked each other. Shirley. relieved.
settled back or the comfortable cush-
ions. and let herself rest and relax.
She tried to think how it would feel
to own a car like this and be able to
ride around when she wanted to.
| On the front seat George and Gra-
ham were already excellent friends,
and George was gaining valuable in
formation about running a car. which
he had ample opportunity to put into
practice as soon as they got outside
the crowded thoroughfares.
They were perhaps halfway to the
old barn and running smoothly on an
open road. with no one in sight a long
way ahead, when Graham turned
back to Shirley. leaving George to run
the car for a. moment himself. The
h4~yso A41~t .vrxn1lnl ~pitH orNntftvSAA
and utmost devotion to be thus trust
ed. OF, course there wasn't anything
to do but keep things just as he had
been told, but this man realized that
he would do it and not perform any
crazy. daring action to show off.
George set himself to be worthy Of
this trust. To be sure, young Graham
had a watchful eye upon things. and
was taking no chances; but he let the
aware of his espionage. which is a
course of action that will win any boy
to give the best hat is in him to any
responsibility, il he has any best at
all. ..
It was not the kind Of conversation
that one would expect between land
lord and tenant that the young girl
and the man carried on in these brief
sentences now and then. He called
UcI dLkcHLlOH 10 IuO SOIL- SE0cII ,Ilnt
that was spreading over the tree-tops
lnore distinctly than the day before:
TO the lazy little clouds floating owe
the blue: to the tinting Of the fields,
10 taking or every hour. new colors:
to the perfume in the air. So with
pleasantness Of passage they arrived
at last at the old barn. ,.u
Like a pack Of eager children they
tumbled out of the a and hurried
up to the barn, all talking at once.
forgetting all difference in station.
They were just young and out on a
picnic.
Graham had brought q. key for the
big paddock; and clumsily the man
and the boy, unused to such maneuv-
ers, unlocked and showed back the
two great doors. ~.
These doors are too heavy They
should have ball bearings, "~%remarked
young Graham. "I'l1 attend to that at
once. They should be made to- move
with a light touch.lI declare it doesn't
pay to let property lie idle without a
that get neglected. -. Y \
He walked around with wise air
as if he had been an active landowner
for years, though indeed, he was look
ing at everything with strange, igno-
rant Y His standard was a home
where every detail was perfect, and
where necessities came and vanished
with the need. This was his first view
into the possibilities Of "being up
against it," as he phrased it in his
mind.
Elizabeth in her blue velvet and
blue cloudy veil stood like a sweet
fairy in the wide doorway. and looked
around with delight. q, :
"Oh Sid, wouldn't this be Just a
dandy place for a party" she .ex-
claimed eagerly. you could put the
a. screen of palms, and decorate with
gray Florida moss I'M asparagus vine
with daffodils wired on in showers
from the beams, and palms all around
the walls, and colored c!ectrics hidden
everywhere. You could run a wire in
from the street, couldn't you? the
way they did at Uncle Andy's. and
little individual rustic tables. Brewer
has them, and brings them out with
rustic chairs to match. You could
have the tree wired, co.. and have
colored electrics all over the place.
Oh wouldn't 1t be just heavenly !
Say, Sid, Carol says they are. coming
out here to live, maybe: why couldn't
we give them a party like that:for a
! house warming? 3"
Il HAAbbSJ AoonVu az kA0 LIE
impractical young sister and then al
the faces Of the three HOLSTERS. and
tried not to laugh as the tremendous
contrast, Of circumstances was pre-.
sented to him. But hts rare tact served
him in good stead.
why. Elizabeth, that would doubt
less be very delightful; but Miss Hol-
lister tells me her mother has been
quite III. and I'm sure. while that
might be the happiest thing imagin.
able for you young folks. y. would be
you'll have to have your parties
somewhere else for the present"
"Oh!" said Elizabeth with quick
recollection, ".ofs course! They told ME
about their mother. How, thodghtlesi
OF me! But It would be lovely
wouldn't It, Miss Holiister? CanstSyot
see TT"
she, turned in vistful appeal "a
Shirley. and that young woman, beina
dreamer herself. ct once RESPONDED
with q radiant smile:
Indeed I can, and It would be love.
ly indeed. but I've been thinking whai
q lovely home It could be made, too.g
Yes" said Elisabeth questioning.
". and looking around with q dubious
fr0Wn. TT would need q lot Of chang
ing, Ieshotld think.PYo would want
hardwood 9hoors, and lotS Of rugs.5ant
some partitions and windoNs-
.oh. sid Shirley. laughing
ssWe1re not hardwood people, deaf
we're 1ust plain sharA-Y0rking people
tand alive hsedgas Ssquiet. sweet piar.
toSf4Sk n. HI go3n1 10 10 3ust hsaven,
" here, With that tree outside u
I. shAAeT the doorway, and al this Wid,
tspacas g walk around -. VIZ itvs 4