Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-22
CHAPTER n.-(Contiuued.>

Shirley would not have been a
normal girl II she had not felt the
least f1utter in her heart at the at
tentton Sidney Graham showed her
and the pleasant tones Of his voice.
It was for all the world as if she had
been a lady dressed in broadcloth and
iur. n looked down at her shah
by little serge suit-that had done
duty all winter with an old gray
sweater under it--half in shame and
half in pride n the man who had not
let 1t hinder him from giving her hon.
or. He was a man He must be. She
had barred her poverty-stricken life
to his gaze, and he had not taken ad.
vantage of it. He had averted his eyes.
n acted as il it were just like other
lives and others necessities; and he
had made her feel that she was just
as good as any with whom he had
to deal. =
Well, it was probably only a'man-
ner. a kind Of refined. courteous habit
he had: but it was lovely. and she was
fallen at her feet.
On the whole Shirley walked the
ten blocks to her narrow little home
feeling that she had had 4 good day.
She was weary. but it was q healthy
WEAKNESS. The problem which had
been pressing on her brain for days,
and nights too, did not seem 80 i'm
possible now, n hope was in her
heart hat somehow she would find q
way out. 1t had been good to get
away from the office and the busy
m0ootony and go out into tho wide,
open out-of-doors. It was good also
to meet a real noblemAn. even IL It
were only in passing, and on business.
She decided not to tell her mother
and the children Of her outing yet,
be results. Besidesr it might only
worry her mother the more and give
her q sleepless night II she let out the
secret about the barn.
One more little touch Of pleasant
ness there came to make this day
stand out from others as beautiful. 1t
val when she turned into Chapel
street, and was swinging along rapid
ly in order to get home at her usual
time and o alarm her mother, that q
car rolled quickly past to the middle
Of the block. and stopped Just under
a street-light. In a moment more a
lady came out of the door Of a house,
entered the car, and was driven away.
As she closed the car-door; Shirley
fancied she saw something drop from
A~NS A0@N' "ASh
reached the place she found it was
two great luscious pink rosebuds that
must have slipped from the lady's
corsage, and fallen on the pavement.
Shirley picked them up almost rever-
emily, inhaling their exotic breath,
and taking in their delicate curves
and texture. Then she looked after
the limousine. 1t was three blocks
away I'M just turning into another
street. 1t would be impossible for her
to overtake it. and there was little
likelihood of the lady's returning for
two roses. Probably she would never
miss them. Shirley turned toward the
house, thinking she ought to take
them in, but discovered that it bore
the name Of q fashionable modiste,
who would. Of course. not have any
right to the roses, and Shirley's con-
science decided they were mean by
Providence for her. So. happily. she
hurried on to the little brick house,
bearing the wonderful flowers to her
mother,
She hurried so fast that she reach
ed home ten> minutes earlier than
usual, and they all gathered around
her eagerly al II it were some great
event, the mother calling half fear