Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-25
that ought to be attended to before
you go In. How soon did you want
to take possession? I'll try to have it

all ready for you"
"Oh. why, that Is very kind" said
Shirley. II don't think it needs any
thing; that is, I didn't notice any
thing, but perhaps you know best.
Why, we have to. leave our house the
We could have the rent begin a few
days before that. 81 we could get
things moved gradually? 1 haven't
much time, only at night, you know"
We'll date the lease the first OF
next month";" said the young mar
quickly; land then you can put your
things in any time you like from now
on. I'll see that the locks are made
safe, and there ought to be a partition
put in-just a simple partition, you
know-at one end OF the upstairs
room, where you could lock up things.
Then you could take them up there
when you like. Til attend to that
partition is always needed in a barn,
1t In. You wouldn't object to a par
titIon? That wouldn't upset any Of
your plans?"
He spoke as IL it would be a great
detriment to the barn not to have a
Partition. but Of course he wouldn't
insist If she disliked 1t.
oh. why, no, of course not" said
Shirley, bewildered. "It would be
lovely. Mother could use hat for her
room, but I wouldn't want you to do
anything on our account that you do
not have to do anyway"
oh, no, certainly not, but it might
as we'll be done now as any time, and
you get the benefit Of it, you know. !
shouldn't want to rent the place with
out putting it in good order, and q
partition is always needed in a barn,
you know. if it's to be a really good
barn."
1t was we'll that no wise ones were
listening to that conversations; else
they might have laughed aloud at this
point and betrayed the young mans
strategy, but Shirley was all untutor-
ed In farm lore, and knew less about
barns and their needs than she did of
Sanskrit; so the remark passed with
out exciting her suspicion.
"oh. it's going to be lovely!" said
''and I can't thank you enough for
being so kind about it,,
Not at ALL" said the young man
gracefully. And now you will want
to go out and look around again to
make your plans. Were you planning
to so soon? should like to have
you look the place v again and see
il there is anything else that should
be DONE"
"oh, why" said Shirley, IT don't
think there could be anything else;
big front door, for we couldn't carry
things up the ladder very well. l was
thinking I'd go out this afternoon,
perhaps, If ] could get>George a leave
Of absence for a little while. There's
been a death in our firm, and the Of
flee is working only half-time today,
and I'm of again. I thought I'd like
to have George see it if possible; he's
very wise in his judgments. and
mother trusts him a lot next to me:
but l don't know whether they'll let
him off on such short notice."
Where does he work?"
: "F'arwell and Story's department
store. They are pretty particular,
but George is allowed a day of every
three months If he takes it out of his
vacation; SO I thought I'd try"
Here, let me fix that. Harry Far.
wells a friend of mine" He caught
up the telephone.
"Oh, you are very kind" murmur-
ed Shirley, quite overcome at the
blessings that were falling at her
feet.
Graham already had the number.
and was calling for Mr.. Farwell.
Junior.
THAT you, Hal? Oh, good morn
ing! Have a good time last night?
Sorry I couldn't have been there, but
I had three other engagements and
couldn't, get around. Say, 1 want to
ask a favor Of you. You have a boy
there in the store / want to borrow
for the afternoon IL you don't mind.
His name is George HOLSTER. Could
you look him up and send him over to
my Office pretty soon? 1t will be a
personal favor to me if you Will let
him off and not dock his pay. Thank
you! I was sure you would. Return
the favor sometime myself II oppor-
the phone till you hunt him up.
Thank you"
Graham looked up from the phone
into the astonished. grateful girls
eyes, and caught her look Of deep
admiration, which quite confused
Shirley for a moment, and put her in
a terrible way trying to thank him
ooh, that's all right. Farwell and
I went to prep school together. It's
nothing for him to arrange matters.
what are your plans? I wonder il 1
can help in n way. How were you
planning to 60 out
ooh, by the trolley, of course" said
Shirley. How strange it must be to
have other ways Of travelling at ones
command! i
II did think" she added, half
thinking aloud, "that perhaps / would
stop at the schoolhouse and get my
sister. I don't know but it would be
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