Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-09
CHAPTER IL
Els Nedghbor's Wife.

During the next few days. Tony
Adriance several times saw thu girl
in black. But he did not vent1e to
approach or speak to her. 1t wal too
soon: moreover, he was not altogther
! certain that he wished to,be
/ She was too disturbing, too confete
an evidence of other possibilities u life
than those he had been taught. He
remembered the story Of the Grsian
lake that was only muddy When
stirred. Probably those who lHed
within view of its waters seldom Ills
turbed Comarina." -
Nevertheless, he always regar ed
the girl with a keen interest he cold
not have explained even to himslt.
He would glimpse her from his au o.
mobile in passing, or observe her firm
the opposite sidewalk as he wenttn
or out of his father's house. Se
| always had the child with her, aid
always wore the same frock. Usually,
she was to be found in. the white sto1e
pavilion, established on the curvd
stone bench with a bit of sewing orh
quietly monotonous a. life Is he's
seemed to be. y
1t was at the END Of the first weel
after their meeting that Adriancei
riding slowly along the bridle-path
through. the park, saw an i%tinerant
vendor of toy balloons and pinwheelab
wander into the pavilion where girl
and baby were ~ensconced.
The sunlight, glittered' bravely on
the gaudy colors of futed paper
wheels, the plump striped sides of
face of the Syrain pedler who mutely
presented his wares. The girl lifted
her smiling eyes to meet the mans
questioning glance, and shook her
head with a pretty gesture that some
how implied admiration and a gay
friendliness which made her refusal
more gracious than another's our
chase. The pedler smiled, also, and
fingered to hoist the straps supporting
his tray into a new position upon his
bent, velveteen-clad shoulders, before
moving on his way. s.
The, baby had not been consulted.
But his attention had been none the
less enchanted. Those pink and yellow
things set spinning by the fresh morn
ing breeze. those red balloons Juggling
at their cords like unwilling captivea
hungry for the clear upper spaces of
blue-tO see all this radiance depart
ing was too much! He spread with
both chubby arms and plunged In
pursuit.
"Holly!" the girl cried. arresting
his aa,,1 flight y. ron The coach coach Why Why
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Holly hurled himself into magnts
cent age. Halted by the oYtburst. the
Syrian turned back with an air of ex-
perienced victory.
"Now<you buy?" he Intercepted.
The girl shook her head, struggling
to appease the young insurrectionist.
No no, Please go away, and he will
forget
The man took a step away. The
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with small, fat feet and brandished
small, fat fists.
You buy?" the pedler blandly in
sisted.
MOI" the girl painted. "Please do
go. / cannot; I have no money with
me. Holly, dear"
Adriance had found a boy to hold
his horse and came up in time to
halted the Syrian with a fiesture.
i have" he made his presence
known to the combatants. won't
you let me crafty a fellowman? Here,
brings hose things nearer. Which
shall it be. young chap-or both?"'
The young girl turned to him with
candid relief warming her surprise.
rOh!" she exclaimed her recog-
milton. "You are very good. I am
afraid 1t will have to be both. Obj
Holly had deliberately lunged for
ward and clutched a double handful
of the alluring wares.
BY the time calm was re-established
and the amused Adriance had paid,
1t seemed altogether natural that he
should a. his place on the seat be-
side the girl; as natural as the pedler's
placid departure. Holly lay back
on his cushions in vast content. two
balloons floating from their tethers at
the foot of his coach and a pinwheel
clasped in his hand.
Il should like to say that he is mo
often like this" remarked the girl,
gathering together her scattered sew
ing. But he likes having his owneway
as much as Matt Raoul Galvez: and
everyone knows what he raised" +.
- don't" Adraine confessed. He
lice for the first time a soften
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