Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-02
THE BEST MAN
a Charming A.d Wholesonpe Romance By Grace L. -. ~ y

vears She begged me 10 waat ~, u a
; . Nd been back in the countr LII . a.
ne .aa - two. u he would not heai
- such a thing and threatens"
carry out his worst at once ~,c+ed
l.ordon's heart suddenly contlaor ~
r.;th righteous wrath over the co"a
,;nass of the man who sought 10 ga..
his avn ends by i~ntimidating a "on,an
~.nd This woman, so dear, so pe"u :.
+;fnj 40 lovely in her -
seemed the mans heart must lhuI ga
he black to have done what nc IN,
Ne mentally resolved to search IN nv
o,1t and bring him to justice as sEoi
a. he reached New York. II pu@A So
him to understand how easily ~
seemed to have abandoned MS pur.
nnses, perhaps after all he was 1llois
Of a coward than they NV
had not dared to remaln IN tne 49, ~
try when he found that Cella h 10.
brayed his wrath and married anoi LIN,
man. He would find out ABOUT 4 90
and set the girls heart at resi- !use d
O as possible. that any 10
ment at some future time misl. .oS
avoided. Gordon stopped M h'ss
his wife again, a caress ina SEEMS anst
to promise all reparation TOR ue PCS 90
But it suddenly occurred 10 'i,e 49,
that trains did not walt LOT lose er5
long lettering, and with one ao,'rse
they went to work. Celia OF couies
had very little preparation to make
Her trunk was probably in Chicago
and would need to be wired for. COR
don attended to that the first thing
LOOKING NJ the number of the check
and ordering it back to New York pS
telegraph, Turning from the tele.
phone he rang for the man n askee
Celia to give the order for lunch VIM
he rot together. some things that ne
must take with him. A stay OF se'efal
weeks would necessitate a little more
baggage than he had taken to ne"
York.
He went into the bedroom and be.
gan pulling out things to pack ou'
when Celia turned from giving her
directions she found him standing IL
the bedroom doorway with an old
fashioned velvet jewel case in his hanc
which he had just taken from the llt'
tie safe in his room. His face wore a
wonderful tender light as if nc mac
just discovered something precious.
Dear" he said, II wonder if you
will care for these. They were
mothers. Perhaps this ring will dc
until l can buy you a new one. SCI
If it will fit you. 1t was my moth
er's."
He held out a ring containing a dia'
mond of singular purity and brilllance
in quaint old fashioned setting.
Celia put out her hand with Its we'd
ding ring, the ring that he had put
upon her finger at the altar, and ne
slipped the other jewelled one above
it. 1t fitted perfectly.
ut is a beauty breathed Celia, hold.
ing out her hand to admire 1t, "ano
I would far rather have it than a new
one. Your dear little mother"
There's not much else here but
little string of pearls and a pin or two
] have always kept them near me
Somehow they seemed like a link be
tween me and mother. was keep,
ing them for he hesitated and then
giving her a rare smile he finished:
Il was keeping them for you"
Her answering look was eloquent
and needed no words which was we'll
for Henry appeared at that moment t
ter that his train left in a little owe,
two hours. There was no furthe
time for sentiment.
! And vet, these two, it seemed, coul
not be practical that day. They idle
| over their luncheon and dawdled owe
their packing, stopping to look at thi
and that picture or bit of bric-a-bra
that Gordon had picked up in some o
his travels; and Henry finally had t
take things in his own hands. pacl
them off and send their baggage afte
them. Henry was a capable ma an,
rejoiced to see the devotion OF hi
master and his new mistress, but h
had a practical head and knew wher
his part came in.
Continued in Mondays
Evening Herald.