Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-17

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Shirley Hollister. a s~tenographer, ana
her brother George. q cash boy, are the
wage earters where there are three
FyoInser,sh,lafsn: The widowed mother
hal, been sold and must be vacatsd.
HAVING an unexpected half-holidny.
Shirley takes a street car ride in the
within their means to 9 h paSses
a fine stone barn and overhears q mai
say that It IL the property Of q rich ms
stops to 0 at the barn. then goes to
the Graham Office to see whether she
could rent the barn q a home for the
s %osser e onHs9ri . se as she t. s, s.e. hf sia sis1
Graham. the junior partner Of the Arm.
who agrees to give her an answer the
next day. In the meantime Sidney
part, Of his. Inheritance and rents 1t to
Shirley at $40 per month. He, a,akes rs
many repairs and alterations as he dares
she wa s IN OBJECT sc 81 eSar it 'a Aftsr tn The
home Sidney and his sister Elizabeth
are frequent callers. While at her work
ing how they are about to swindlet the
Grahams by selling them a worthless
mining property. She warns Sidney and
in Mr.. Graham ST.. sidney's father s 80
taken to- Shirley that he asks Sidney
why he does not marry her, and his son
says he is going to II she will have
the use Of their summer cottage. Shir-
ley takes her vacation at that time. and
they all go out to the cottage together.
Sidney spends a lot of his time out
CHAPTER XXI.-(Continued.)
Thank you'll! I was sure you
would" said Mr.. Barnard, with re-
lief in his voice. You see we have
got that government contract. The
rews just came in the afternoon mail.
It's rather particular business because
it has to do with matters that the
government wishes to keep secret. 1
Washington to receive Instructions.
and have permission to bring q
trusted private secretary with me.
Now you know, of course, that /
couldn't take Miss Ashton. She
wouldn't be able to do what l want
done even if she were one l could
F, trust not to say A word about the
matter. I would take Jim Thorpe.
but his father has just died and I
can't very we'll ask him to leave.
Neither can 1 delay longer than, to-
YOU be willing to go to Washington
in the morning? have looked up
the trains and l find you can leave
the shore at $40 and meet me in
Baltimore at 10 o'clock. l will be
waiting for you at the train gate, but
in case we miss each other wait in the
station. close to the telephone booths.
till I find you. We will take the next
train for Washington and be there a
little before moo If all goes well
we ought to be through III business
in plenty of time to make a four
o'clock train home. OF course there
may be delays. and it is quite possible
YOU might have to remain in Wash
ington over night, though I hardly
think so. But in case you do I will
see that you are safe and comfortable
in a quiet hotel neal the station
where my wife's sister is staying this
summer.
OF course your expenses will all be
mileage book put at your disposal that
you can call for right there in your
station in the morning. Are you will
ing to undertake this for us? l as.
sure you we shall not forget the
service ".
When Shirley finally hung up the
receiver and looked about the little
country drug store in wonder at her
self the very bottles on the shelves
seemed to be whirling and dancing
about before her eyes. What strange
;; all in such breathless haste! Only
one day at the shore and a piece ol
another. and here she was with n triI
to Washington on her hands! It Ger
tainly was bewildering to have thing
come in such rapid succession. Sh'
wished it had come at another time
and not just now when she had no
yet got used to the great sea and tn
wonder of the beautiful place wher'
they were staying. She did not wan
to be interrupted just yet. 1t woult
back to it she was afraid. But o
course she could not refuse. 1t nevel
entered her head to refuse. Sht
knew enough about the office to real
ize that Mr.. Barnard must have her
Jimmie Thorpe would have been tn
one to go if he were available, be
cause he was a man and a beer
with Barnard and Clegg for ten year
and knew all their most confidentia
DuoAIlSoS, Uul u COuISc J11IlIIl10 CVulN
not go with his father lying dead an
his mother and invalid sister needin
! him; and there was no one else blu
, herself. ~ +
She thought it all out on the wa,
: back to the cottage, with a little pan
at the thought of losing the next da
and of having perhaps to stay over !
Washington a day and maybe mis-
! the arrival of Sidney Graham. IL h
: SHOULD come in a day or two, as h
had promised. He might YER com
able to return, and perhaps he woul
think her ~ungrateful to leave when h
had been so kind to plan ali this love
ly vacation for her pleasure. The
she brought herself up smartly an
told herself decidedly that IT. We
Y nothing to him whether she was ther
8 or not, and it certainly had no risf
to be anything to her. 1t was a goo
I thing she was going. and would prot
q ably be a good thing for all concern
ed II she stayed until ne went bac
to the city again.
With this firm determination 81
hurried up to the veranda where he
r mother sat with Doris, and told BIZ
story. ssa
Mrs. HOLSTER looked troubled.
I'm sorry you gave him an answe
!, Shirley, without waiting to talk 1t ovl
y with me. l don't believe L like tt
idea Of your going to 2 strange cit
all alone that way. OF course M
Barnard will look after you in a va,
e but still he's a good deal Of a str4nl
er. l do wish he had let o alof
for your vacation. It seems as Il
might. have found somebody, else {,
go, I wish Mr.. Graham was here.
shouldn't wonder II he would .sugGe
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