Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-30
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suYs Ss1itg m rt1 MN; Mis ,,5 5e'i Sat me- he
re-. aiternstiss to carrying it
A!S!saes makes ! determined esert to
psAiiafai iaterSiesx Win her lie enters the
FMtstSs1Sn nursery ~ mistake. He finds
s sh the Girl who has so attracted him.
s Msste a. ansse Murray. the nurse OF the
Tony decides that the only way Of
kett!nk out OF the intolerable. situation
w which &c has placed himself-is TO fet
Hs meets sDf Nl. il as ssdneS i IA le 1aiasi that
s s hunderstsnds n truth Concerning
MY ro 0reak With Mrs. Mastersoa. ...,,..
that It Us his best chance Of happiness.
Ai!er some thought she consents. and
ssdess ana move In. anthony suddenly
that hi loves his wife.
dri rns NEXT morning Andy gets = 5op
They continue to live happily for '
Then on day when driving his motor
meets Mrs. Masterscn.
Elsie is soon to become a mother.
Tony. realizing that he should be
e4spa ssor rer Il, thf 81, su TURK, s ssd S e te4 mske
arily placed in charge Of sending out
Masterson. seeking assistance for a
house: He recognizes Elsie. and asks
her to have Tony meet him in New York.
Tony Ioee. taking HIS wife with him.
ating a female dancer at the restaurant.
He explains that his wife has divorced
him, and that he IL. ruined financially.
Anthony begins to plan further ma
possibility that his father nay take
steps to make things unpleasant for
himself n Elsie.
CHAPTER XVI CONTINUED.
nodded entire agreement, before
Adrtance Gould speak. THE guitar
was used on the stage, where loud
ness--!". He shrugged. Never
would. You guess, madame who
brought thatAinstrurcent in to me last
week" =.
NO." Elsie wondered politely in
twas that enormous Russian who
the motor wagon, madame. He has
not a head, that Mit;iael, but, he has a
heart. About the cines he is mad
the moving pictures, I would say.
Well then, into the poor boarding
house where he lives came an actress.
She vas out of work. or she. would
not have been there, Bie1 sur! The
guitar Was Hers. Michael brought it
here to sell it for her. I believe she
he is a slave to her,
He is In love-" !.
He, madame? It. has never even
occurred to him. He weuld not pre-
sumo"
poor idealtst." said Adriance. We
will take the theatrical guitar, but
wrap it up 80 I can get home without
someone tossing me a penny"
He laughed as he spoke, and had
they reached Alarfc Cottage. But
Elsie neither laughed nor forgot. That
evening as h sat acros the hearth
from Anthony, evoking music gay or
weird for his enchantment, she
thought much Of the girl who had
last played her decorative instrument.
rs it my guitar, truly, Anthony"
she Questioned, at last.
s'Et certainly iss.t te!,se.' h~e.reto-tee
tsasingly. go
She made a grtucace It him. But
she also made q resolve. .
CHAPTER XVI.
Russian Nike and Maitre Raocl
GAlvez
Russian Mike lived in a settlement
'parhaps 4 fnile back from the river
road. He usua!ty passed the Ad-
.rtance's house each morning. a few
Anthony set forth, whose swinging
stride carried him two steps to the big
mans one. Elsie had long since made
acquaintance with her husbands as
sistant. During the bitter weather
she frequently had called him from
the mow-piled road to warm his slow
blood with a cup Of her yivifying
Creole coffee. The Monday morning
following. the purchase Of the guitar.
she knew Just when to run down the
path and and the bulky. lounging
figure passing her gate.
At the sight of the. girl In her lilac
hued frock, a drift Of white-wool
scarf wound about her shoulders, her
dark little head shining almost
bronze IN the bright morning light,
Mike came to halt and ~awkwardly
.jerked at his coarse cap. It had flaps
that fastened down under his chin, so
that he was embarrassed equally by
the difficulty of removing his head
gear and the inconvenience Of remain
Ing covered. But Elste's smile was q
sunshine Of the heart THAT melted
such chil!s Of doubt, ~ she came up
t him.
"Good-mornins, Michael. Thank
you for bringing back my kitty-puss,
Saturday night. She will run away.
somehow
It amt nothins.ma'am." he depre-
'1: TT S eeais very k Sss sra Michael" sh.
considerately lowered her eyes to her
breeze-blown scarf, yesterday Mr..
Adriance bought q guitar for me, from
the antique shop. We heard whore it
came from-how you brought 1t. Will
you tell the lady who owned it that
I should be sorry to keep 4 thing she
might miss? Tell her,please. that I
hope she will soon xrow well, and
when she IS ready ! shal! be happy to
play that she lent It TO me for a
while"
His rough face and massive neck
slowly Redeemed to match his nery
hair.
You, you he stammered. mar
ticulate. His mittened' fist wrung the
nearest fence ,palins. II amt!
Mischief curled Elste's lips like
petals, as she contemplated the
discounted giant. :.
rs she very pretty, Nichasl?"
"No. nAa'ssn," war the unexpected
avowal. Mot 'less shes dollsd up for
actin'. SHE'S nice, Just. I guess many
amt like the swell one Andy used to
work for: dolled up any time"
"Andyf Mr.. Adr4anOs7 He never
WORKED
For an actress; yes. ma'am,'
hnistsd Make calmly asDsrttve. Tie
treated her to ter. the day after
Christmas. when we was sent over to
New York. Amt you seen her? swell
0Dnde, with awful big sort Of light