Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-05

somehow. suddenly, Mrs. Hollisser .
,.srs ana conclusions concein.re
these two young people began 70 ;nst
ish' and in spite Of her she ie!s I've g
a. shirley had done, that tney "and
Senuine in their kindness mas
friendship. Carol, watcning as mnh
satisfied, and a glow o. Mrs.
shone in her eyes. Neveltn1 about
Hollister gathered her cau.o d,eniaed
her as a garment, n ~ tba two
IN snch a way that they mast see tnas
neither she nor her children " uoau
ever presume upon what mao pors
done for them, nor take IL. ior
than a passing kindness.
But to her surprise the young man
did not seem to be more than nan Us
teninF to her words. He seemed "
be studying her face with deep ~,
tention that was almost embarrassins.
The soft color stole into ner tl.,
cheeks, and she stopped speaking anu
looked It him in disnay.
II beg your pardon" he said, seeing
her bewilderment, but you can uI
derstAnd perhaps how interested ! an,
IN you. 1 am afraid I have peer
guilty Of staring. You see 1t is Simply
amazing to me to- find q woman o.
your refinement and evident culturg
and education who is content-l
might even say joyful-to V IN q
barn! I don't know another won.
an who would be satisfied. n you
seem to have brought up all your cnii-
dren with just such happy, adaptaole
natures. that 1t is a great puzzle to
me, I-I-why, I feel sort Of re-
buked! I feel that you and your
! children are among the great OF the
earth. Don't thank elizabeth ana
me for the little we have been abe
to do toward making this arr
habitable. 1t was a sort of might
say homage, due to you, that we were
rendering. And now please don't
think anything more about 1t. Let's
just talk as If we were friends-that
is, If you are willing to accept a couple
Of humble strangers among your llst
Of friends"
why, surely, If you put it that
way!" smiled the little woman. A
though I'm sure I don't know what
py over it that we had q barn like
this to come to under a sweet blue
sky, with a bird and a tree thrown in,
when w literally didn't know where
We could afford to lay u heads.
You know beggars shouldn't be
choosers, but I'm sure n would
choose a spacious place like this any
day in preference to most of n or
binary city houses, with their tiny
dark rooms, and small breathless win
dows."
Even If twas called a barn
even If twas called a barn." said
the woman with a fitting dance in her
eyes that reminded him of the girl
Shirley.
well. I'm learning a lot. I tell
nor I see Of you all. the more
learn. It's opened my eyes to a num-
Der Of things in my life that I'm go
ingto set right. BY the way, is Miss
Hollister here? I brought over a
book I wasstelling her about the 9th
err day. l thought she might like to
see it."
"she went over to the vesper serv-
ice at the little church across the
fields. They'll be coming home soon,
l think. 1t must be nearly over"
He looked at his watch.
Suppose I,.take the car and bring
them back. You stay here, Eliza
beth. I'll soon be back. I think
can catch them around by the road il
I put on speed."/
He was off, and the mother lay on
the couch watching the two girls and
wishing with all her heart that II
were so that her children might have
these two fine young people fol
friends. But Of course such things
could not very we'll be in this world
of stern, Qualities aid multitudinous
conventionalities.> What, for in
stance, would be said in the social sci
to which the Grahams belonged if II
were known that some of their init.
mate friends lived in a barn? mo
such things did not happen even in
books. and the mother lay still and
sighed. She heard the chatter of the
two girls.
you're coming home with me to
stay over Sunday pretty soon. Sid
ney said he would fix it all up with
your mother pretty o Well sleep
together and have the grandest times.
Mother likes me to have friends stay
with me but most of the girls, l know
are off at boarding school now, and
I'm dreadfully lonesome. We have
tennis courts and golf links and a
bowling alley. Do you play teniis ?
And we car go out in the car when
ever we like. It's going to be grand
I'll show you my dog and my pony
used to ride. He's getting old now
and I'm too big for him, but I love
him just the same. I have a saddle
horse. but I don't ride much. I'd
rather go motoring with Sid"