Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-19
1.-THE BEST NAM
A Charming And Wholesome Ro..a~oe B, Grace Z. H. LUIS
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Cyril Gordon Of the United State.
secret service IN Washington is ordered
by the chief of his department to go tc
he is to dine with . Mr.. Holman who
VIII know him only as an expert in read,
ING ciphers. and Is to abstract q cipher
message which Mr.. Holman will givt
secret service department.
Gordon> reaches Holman's home aftei
q Serlez Of delays; He is given Il:
me oaGk by Holman with a large rex
crGss, he gets it into his possession
s Sansem.nss a dummy.l BY previous ar
I'M at the same moment Holmat
h heee beer tricked. Gordon takes to hill
message. which he realizes is Of KreN,
, nna1 to the government. in hi,
n gzsrdon leaps into a carriage standin.
>1e enters a church and is mistaken 70,
the bridegroom at,a wedding about Il
commence. Before realizes what is hap
penlng he is married to a beautiful cir
before. 49,
The newly married couple drive to
aali"ay station and board a train. The!
are pursued by the man who was t
been accidentally locked in a closet. ant
an agent Of the gang Gordon has trap
pea The latter also boarus the train
tor is called.
on the stateroom door during the night
u eventually he. rs well as his in
aWssans victims st t fall asleep. The brid'
me train has stopped, and Gordon Il
Gordon and his wife leave the train
ano Walk TO the nearest town where
CHAPTER Extraordinarily
The youth departed for his team
ana after some Inquiries Corridor
found that he might be able to per
suadc the owner of the tiny whit,
colonial cot across the street to per
suade the owner of the tiny whit,
colonial cot across the street to pre-
pare a smack" for himself and hi
companion, SO they went across til,
street and waited fifteen minutes in
dank little hair-cloth parlor adorned
IN funeral wreaths and knit tides, TO
a delicious breakfast of poached eggs
coffee, homemade bread. butter lik,
roses. and a comb of amber honey
To each the experience was a new
one, and they enjoyed it together lik,
two children. lifting their eyes speal
volumes of comments In the midst o.
the old lady's volubility. Uncon'
sciously by their experiences the!
were being brought into sympath!
with each other.
The rig when it arrived at tn,
door driven by the blushing you'll
proved to be a high spring-wago,
with two seats. In the front one tn,
youth lounged without a thought o.
assisting his passengers. Gordo,
swung the baggage up, and then lift
ed the girl into the back seat. him
self, taking the place beside her, ant
planting a firm hand and arm behine
h backless seat, that she might fee
That ride, with his arm behind her
was just one more link: in the prett,
chain of sympathy that was beint
welded about these two. Uncon
sciously more and more she began Il
droop, until when she gre very tiret
he seemed to know at once.
Just lean against my arm" h,
said. You must be very tired and i
will help you bear the jolting." H,
spoke as il his arm we're made o.
wood or iron, and was merely one OF
his belongings. like an umbrella o.
suitcase. He made it seem quite thu
him. If he had claimed it as hel
right and privilege as wife, she woult
have recoiled from him for recalling
to her the hated relation, and would
have sat straight as a bean-pole thu
rest of the way, but. as it was, ,sh.
sank back a tri1e depractingly Anc
realized that it was a great help. IL
her heart she thanked him for max.
ing it possible for her to rest withou'
entirely compromising her attitude
toward him. There was nothing
about it hat suggested anything Low
er-like: it seemed just a common
courtesy.
Yet the strong arm almost tremblet
as he felt the precious weight asains
1t, and he wished that the way were
ten miles instead Of five. Once, a.
Celia leaned forward to point to
particularly lovely bit of view tina
opened up as they wound around
curve in the road, they ran over 6
stone. and the wagon. gave an unex
pected jolt. Gordon reached his hant
out to steady her. and she settled bacl
to his arm with a sense of safety ant
being cared for that was very pleas,
ant. Looking up shyly, she saw hi
eyes upon her. with that deep look O,
admiration and something more, ant
again hat strange thrill of joy tina
had come when he gave her the for
get-me-nots swept through her. Shl
felt almost as if she were %harboring
sinful thought when she rernemberee
the letters he had written: but thu
JOY OF the day, and the sweetness O.
happiness for even a moment, wher
h had beer for so long a time sad
was so pleasant that she let herself
enjoy it and drift. refusing to. thinl
evil of him now. here, in this brigh
day. Thus like children on picnic
they passed through Sugar Grove ant
came to the town of Milton, and ther,
they babe their driver good-by. 70
warding him with a crisp hve-dollal
bill. He drove home with a vision o
smiles in forget-me-nots eyes, and 1
marked inability to tell anything
about his wonderful passengers whit
had filled the little village with aw,
and amazement, and had given n.
clue to anyone as to who or what the,
were.
CHAPTER <.
But to go back t o the pursuer, IL
his berth. banned and frantic and rag
Ing. With hands that fumbled be
cause Of their very eagerness h
sought to get into his garments. an.
find his shoes from the melee o
blankets and other articles In tn,
berth. all the time keeping one ey'
out of the window. for he must no
let his prey get away from him now
He must watch and see what the,