Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-25
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matAllist e wealthy munitions manu-,
city. He makes arrangements for the
girl to live with Carl Mendall, an art
list, instructor in the LaClasse schools
is a relation of his.
The Girl is in a state Of exhaustion.
but rapidly cover and exercises a
strong sn fascination f=aseinltten over smo1 Mendal, ,e who is
in an affair With Mrs. Bag5by, the wife
Of the leading banker Of the city. :.
involved n a plot against Ills munitio N
plant which is turning out supplies for
the allies. Marie warns MacAlltster
against Townley. but shortly afterwards
MacAllister at once begins rebuilding.
Fe suspects Kraub. q wealthy German
Of the city of having a hand in the de-
Mendall is threatened with discharge
from the LaClasse schools. Mrs. Men
dali goes to Mr.. Bagsby n frankly
discusses with him her h%usband's rela-
her husband that he must choose be-
tween her aud the other women who are
constantly coming into his NE;
1t is rumored that MncAllister in
tends to adopt Marie.
h. CHAPTER XXXIV.-Continued. y
She appeared to be. She sat by the
half-hour on his couch with knee en-
braced and slipper dangling, talking
apparently of any subject. that entered
her head, though in reality, as Men
dali discovered, skilfu]ly avoiding
every point upon which Mendall wish
ed to be enlightened. If so minded
she stretched herself full length on
the couch, or. sitting on the floor with
his sketches in her lap, criticized them
numerically. Or with hands claspcd
behind her head and her body stretch
ed to a full display of its beautiful
lines, she would wander about the
studio looking at his paintings. talking
of color with a keen appreciation that
thrilled him. :
He discovered that she smoked with
zest When released from some pose
which she had maintained for an as
tonishipgly long time, she would
stretch herself on the couch and be-
come somnolent. Once. when she lay
with eyes half closed and Mendall sat
studying her somewhat heavy immo-
bility of feature, it had occurred to
him to pass her his lighted cigarette.
Her fingers received it with perfect
natura4ness, her heavy eyellds mere
~ dropping a little more In languid
enjoyment Of a. pleasure long denied.
Va ~" cSSuiAS IAAo S'sS
had been in and out Of studios with
all the careless freedom she now dis
played. She understood the art Of
posing: she posed with the ease Of q
professional, moro t%irelcssly. and
with more ,adaptabflity and intclli-
gence than any professional Mendall
had ever known.
And despite her r%eticeness she dis
closed a fund Of experience. She ap.
/ mn rad ia hun ron mad nvAr y,1nkf NJ
Europe; her descriptions were too COLI
orful not to have been experiences.
But the how or why Of such roaming
remained unexplained. Mcndall soon
stopped asking such pertinent ques-
tions; she slid too smilingly from be-
meath them.
When Marie became SO intimately a
part of Menda1l's life that he uncon-
sciously look a possessive view of her,
devotion to-MacAllister was constant
Irritation. Menda1l had, in his ovn
mind, placed the worst construction
ION MacAllister's growing intimacy
with Marie-uhtil MacAllister had In
trodueed Marie to Laclasse. He had
not known then what to think. Some
of his surlnises were scattered to the
wind. He tried to get Marie to talk
about MacAllister and was met BY
once IN drawing an opinion from
her; when he had ventured to test
her regarding Freda OsRodrke. His
remark was "A mere suggestion, but
Marie lifted her head a instantly as
would q disturbed snake.
you intimate a liafsofi, Senior ?
Such is no my belief! 3. And
were it true-the little family 10 usual
jrwhat concern is IL Of ours? r,
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