Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-28
BEST MAN
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How ions before he will BE-
Il don't know really. for I have but
just come myself"
who Is this to whom I am tAlk'
"why-just a friend" she answer.
ed, wondering II that We're the pes'
OH there was 4 long and con
templative pause ut the other end.
We'll, could you rive Mr,,Gordon .
why. certainly. | think 90. Whe
He'll know" replied the ,mperiou.
one eagerly now. "And toll him please
that he 10 expected here to dinner to-
night. We need him to complete the
number, and he simply mustn't fall
me. I'l-excuse him for going off IN
. rush II he comes early and tells ms
all about 1t. Now you won't forget
will YOU? You got the name Eent !;
you know. And you'l tell him the
minute he comes in?"
"Yes."
Thank you! What did you SAY
your name was?"
But Celia had hung UP. Somehow
the message annoyed her she could
not tell Why. She wished she had not
answered the phone. Whoever Mr.
Cyril Gordon was what should she dc
if he should suddenly appear? And
as for this imperious lady and her
message she hoped she would never
have to deliver 1t. On second thought
why not write it and leave 1t On his
desk with the pile Of letters? She
Ne, 80 : To ,-~.vS .4~l,A - Ao0e
away Z few Of these dreadful min
utes that Jagged so %dstressfully.
She sat down and wrote? miss
with her this evening, She will par.
If he will come early She laid it be,
side the high angular writing on the
square perfumed letters and went
back to the leather chair too restless
to rest Yet too weary to stand up
She went presently to the back win
dows to look out, and then to the side
ones. Across the housetops she could
catch a glimpse of domes and build
ings. There vas the Congressional
Library, which usually delighted her
with its exquisite tones of gold and
brown and white. But she had nc
eyes for it now. Beyond were more
eN>*o%AA6CS ~ ooS an l1lE ioSCly 4oAAo6e
which was much farther developed
than 1t had been in New York state
From another window she could get &
glimpse Of the Potomac shining in
the morning SUI
She wandered to the front windows
and looked out. There were people
passing and repaseing. 1t was a busy
street, but she could not make out
whether 1t was M she knew or not
There were two me walking back
and forth on the opposite side. They
did not 70 further than the corner OF
the street either way. They looked
across at the windows sometimes and
pointed up, when they met, and once
one of them took something out OF
his pocket and flashed 1t under his
coat At his side, as II to have it ready
for use. 1t reminded her Of the thine
her husband had held in his hand if
the bedroom and she shuddered. She
watched them. fascinated, not able tt
draw herself away from sthe window
Now and then she would 50 to thu
rear window, to see if there was am
sign Of the automobile returning, anc
then hurry back to the front, to sci
il the men ware still there. Once sha
returned to the chair, and, lying back
shut her eyes, and let the memory O.
yesterday sweep owe her in ali it,
sweet details, up to the time yher
they had cot into the way train ant
she had seemed to feel her diloyalt,