Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-26

someone viii pick them ii nnd ~
ns.nS her rescue. A party. picks
she i. Up tu = calls ca,i. up 1p ssss..rlsy.s sister aad
diately comes to MHsshinIton "a 4 ny
cues tSs Shirley from her kidnepvers. while
& SIDNEY Is having The barn r..
CHAPTER IxvIm .N
..twhat?" Georges tee: e.tne. noyn
from the veranda railing wifi afhId.
q he, sat upright in the darkness
aad stared wildly at his prospective
pFother-in-law. Then he slowly re-
and stern. -.
mo chance!" he said !laconically. !
Why not?" q ~,
I've got my mother IND
the children to support. Tsean't vista
tlne going to school. I've got to-. BE
a man," /. =
Something sudden ike choke
came in he young mans throat. and
q great love for the brave boy who
va SO courageous In his Seif.d4nial.
"George, you're not a man yet ana
you'll shoulder the burden twice %
we'll when you're equipped With q
college education. I mean you shall
nave it. Do you suppose I'm going To
let my new-b brother slave away. befote
ms t1ne? No, sir: you're going, to tet
ready to make the best man that's in
You. And as for your mother and
me family, isn't she going to be my
mother, and aren't they to be my
family? Well just shoulder the lob
and then we'll see" -
anybody" ~. -
Not even from 4 bfothsr?',
Not even from, . brothef...S
Well suppose We put ttstn,sAnotlikf
way. Suppose you beft0W thA:id6nAy
me TO keep tthireB, gotnk, ana
nen you are ready to pAySsttff..haGk
we'll talk about it then sO~f;skhStfsr
still. suppose you agree to paAs Il On
g. !,
They talked a long time In tns
dark. and Graham had QUITS d; hard
time breaking down tho b~ot'etfeSctvA
ana inaependenee, and gettifis. i ,feAl
brethefly. confidence. But 1t last
George yielded, saw TIM. common
sense And right Of the zthfftt, md laid
an awkward hand in the .fiAn'b erpwl.
ing out: n "a IL. Il
Nj; ss.h.@. pi ! cam. se.l. 'sses 81
enough! u never shoukhfs anythink
like this would happen g MET "a,
Don't try thanks. George. .W.e.fe:
brothers now, o know. .Jpf$Jy6u do
your best at'sch0ol, and .itl&fHsf4ask.
shirley and I are going TO- bsS Wonder
FULLY proud Of you. But, please don't
call me Mr.. Graham. any more sid,
or sidney: Or anything YOU iiks; but
ne hung . brotherly .Affa across THE
boys shoulders and together they
went into the house. -
Meantime the. beautiful daye vest
BY in one long, golden dfe1hs6x5W6n.
der. h children were haviHG .tha
time OF their lives. and Hli3AbGt6s W4s
never 80 happy. shirley ,h4tS On the
VIDE vefandas and read the wealth a{
books and magazines which thu hix19S
the children ana STAT Is .,pl4ysA ~
the waves With Doris, and WSn6efed$if
IL were really Shirley ffofiiStSf Who
was having all this good titff6.. e
The morning they ali. started blek
to the city was q inef4orAb14s one
Graham had inAisted TINT ShiriS1 .nsk
tor 2 holiday until Tuesday iaofhidg
ne car, \ have the whole ~ IS se
settled, she had consented, s1d
found to her surprise that Mr.. Bar6.
ard was most Kind about ii. Tho md
even added that, he intended. Is ret1t
hfe salary, and she fatki1ts euifsid@H
thatIhereafter she waas ~ tn
dollars more. per monttEss4of MI. Ssfxs
jce4,ss which they valued5tSfy hi6aty. rs
George had sent his x14iShAftoA III
all. Graham had arr1n1sdTt fat, f0f
school began the day l16ot 5htG6ssfeEiifh
ana he would need to ~ zt1AsA& onD1.