Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-15

ure ,of success---he wal winning rec
ognition;. to Clare Bagsby the husband
OF her choice ana already the first
hope of motherhood; to Freda
O'Rourke-devoted friend and de-
terminedly cheerful prcdtctof of his
future-days sc full of work and in
terest that in her presence depression
covered its face in shame; n to
Marie, h woman whom he loved, the
promise. certainly, of a successful
career.
In, "a money way, MacAlfister had
p%rospered during those nine months.
Though he had o made the many
additional thousands a munition plant
would have brought him, the returns
from his Iron Works had satisfied
him. He had kept his PROMISE to
Marie and Marie meant more to him
than anything else. AS he said to
deal more than I want money, Fred,
and that's the girl out there in Cali
fornia who's bent On going her own
way. -, II. ever this . country
needs ammunition, which l hope it'll
not. my buildings are there.I can
make a munition plant Of them at
short notice. I rebuilt with that in
mind. I'm for this preparedness
movement-if I'm needed, I'll be
ready"
His attitude toward the co~nspirators
who had wrecked hisl plant was
patiently im%placable. He held in his
hands the proof of Mortola's guilt and
of Townley's completely, and he had
also ferreted out the group of AUS
trian laborers who had given them
assistance. Mortola was held on a
charge that MacAllister intended
should imprison him for a long term
of years. The federal authorities had
hunted Townley down. and, as it
seemed likely that he would turn evil
dence and furnish the government
with valuable information, he was
carefully guarded. In fact, the whole
matter had come under federal juris-
diction, and MacAllister was awaiting
the outcome, together with others
who. had suffered as he had. MacAl-
lister had the satisfaction Of knowing
that, whatever the findings of. the fed
eral authorities might be, Mortola
could not escape him. And between
Andrew KraGp and himself it was
said; ,Kraup's name had. not been
brought into the matter, and Marie's
history had not been aired. In fact,
their battle had served to establish 4
more friendly feeling. In spite Of
their business rivalry they met with
out rancor, with even a dryly humor-
Gus appreciation Of each other.
The truth was that MacAllister took
little interest in any one but Marie.
ana q little thought Of anything but
the winning of Marie. And the nine
months Of endeavor had brought him
only q steadily declining hope. He was
living with the conviction that Marie
was moving farther and farther away
from him. The Indian play>in which
she had only a small part had
visited lAaclaSse and passed on into
the smaller towns. Another play A
which Z a secondary port had
also been shown. Throughout the
autumn she had been regularly en-.
Q her letters to Clare had told
him that. And tonight MacAlligter
had come from an hour and a haIf's
view Of Maria de Ia Guarda, not a
motion-picture star as yet-she still
played q secondary part--but no cer-
tatnly destined to be one that the hon.
to which he had chung died. He mad
como back to his house depressed to
the point of desperation.
MacAllIster had held to his pur.
pose until Christmas time-he 'had
lett Marie alonsS to discover herself
Then endurance broke, ana Ne haI
written out his heart to her. ali it,
longing. its ufAlterable desire. ito
worship. page upon pa9s Of it. And
|a1Sr answer had come ID time. alnnsva
Of the love his burning psn had. tried
to fasten upon her, quick WITH infefsst
Tor All that concerned him,gx perfAst.
" frank expression OF friendly infss-
dependence. -. -
But ne had not been daunted. -.
had continued to write, q diary OF his
thoughts filled put and quicksned hv
love. Being no self-anaiyst, NaoAilis.
ter had not realized the extent az Ma
INTERPRETATION. Of, what his letter. haI
carried 20 Marie. He did NOT nov
tiat hA had stolen from Freda.s i,or.
ton ana given 70 Marie Z friendshin
gloft6sd BY the passion that peonias
the universe. lgSr
But FfsdA knew. sIths a. II shou,a
y with him. she told Mrs. MendaW,
10 whom she conheded most ~ MAJ
thoughts. ALEX and I will aivnvs ~
friends, but my day IL really past. 4
suppose Ask . right when he sAys
that the 11AteraAI 81 the ,bikeest bart
q. me. aunpose, realiy, that when
1Shive been doing these last n .years