Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-14
CHAPTER W.-fConttnued.l


He had walked close enough to the
bridegroom in the station to be almost
that mustache and those heavy
eyebrows were false; and yet he could
not make 1t out. How could it be
possible that a man who was going to
be married in a great church full Of
fashionable people would SO dare to
hirt with chance q to accept an In
vitation to a dinner where he might
What would have. happened II he had
not got there in time 20 Was 1t. in tho
least possible that these two men
could be identical?t Everything but
h likeness and the fact that he had
followed the man so closely pointed
ont the, impossibility.
The ~thick-set mar was accustomed
to trust his inner impressions thor
oughly, and in this a his inner inn
preston vas that he must watch this
peculiar bridegroom and tbe sure he
was not the right man before he for
ever got away from htm-and yet
and yet, he might be missing the
right man by doing 1t. However. ne
had come 50 far, had risked a good,
deal already in following and. An
throwing himself On that fast moving
train. He would~Atay a little longer
and find out for sure. He would try
and get a seat where he could watch
him and in an hour he Ought to be
who had stolen the icode-writins. II
he could avoid the conductor for a
time he would simply profess to have
taken the wrong train by mistake
and maybe could Eet put of some
where near home, IN cas- he discoy-
cred that he was barking up tho
wrong tree. He would stick to the
train for a little yet, inasmuch as
there seemed no safe way Of getting
of at present.
Having decided 80 much, he gave
n last glance toward the twinkling
lights of the city hurrytpg past, and
getting up sauntered into the train.
keeping a weather eye out for the
conductor. He meant to burn no
bridges behind him. He was well
provided with money for any kind OF
a trip and mileage books and passes.
He knew where to send a telegram
that would bring him instant assist
ance in s Of need. and even now he
knew the officer on the motorcycle
had reported to his employer that he
had boarded this train. There was
really no immediate need for him to
worry. It was big game he was after
and n must take some risks In a
case Of hat sort. Thus he entered
the sleeper to make good the impress
sion of his inner SENSES
Gordon had never held anything so
precious, SO sweet and beautiful and
frail-leoking. in his arms. He had q
feeling that he ought to lay her
down, yet there was a longing to draw
her closer to himself and shield her
from everything that could trouble
her.
But she was not his-only q
precious trust to be guarded and
cared for as ~vigilantly as the mes.
sage he carried hidden about his
neck; she belonged to another, some
circumstances made It possible. for
him to return her to her right hus-
band. Just what all this might mean
to himself, to the woman in his arms,
and to the man whom she was TO have
married, Gordon had not as yet had
time to think. It was AZ IL he had
been watching q moving picture and
suddenly a lot of circumstances had
fallen in q heap and become all
his own rash but unsuspecttng stops,
the way whole families have 70 NOV
ing pictures Of falling through q sky
scfaper from hoor to floor, carrying
furniture n Inhabitants with them
as they descend.
He had not as yet been able to dis
entangle himself from the debris and
find out what had been his fault and
what he ought to do about IT.
the drawtng-room and opened the lit
tie door Of the private dresstng-room.
There would be cold water In there. \
He KNEW very little about caring for
sick people-he had always been well
and strong himself-but cold water