Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-29

one seemed 10 lee a Ce1LAln SAUSAGE
ton in her repertoire OF languages;
narrowed eyes agleana. The thing was
enacted while. still sitting on the door,
collecting strength to rise.
But the interlude over. she returned
to her previous swift energy. She
rose and took the pins from her hair.
1t fell, a tangled length, reaching to
her knees. crisp, rather coarse hAir,
which. when the light struck it, look
ed tawny. She combed it with quick
strokes and braided 1t deftly into two
braids. tying each with red ribbon.
harinE bows such as would be worn
by a miss Of fifteen. From the huddle
blouse with a childishly wide collar,
aud ended by placing on her head q
cheap sailor hat decorated with a red
quill. She was costumed.
She studied the effect closely, twist
ing about to do so, displaying a feline
grace that/suggested maturity, as did
the sleepy intelligence Of her long
heavlly-lashed eyes. Yet in figure she
looked a very young girl; she was not
really tall, her appearance Of height
being the result OF long lines; and
she was SO extremely thin Most OBJ
servers would decide that she had the
"A4SSA 4AACS6 VAl0
times stamps on the face Of a child:
the decent poverty OF her attire gave
her an air of pathos.
Bon she whispered. with . look
of satisfaction. .
Then. suddenly. her face changed.
Her eyes narrowed to mere Sits, her
head dropped. her features became
imnobile. every atom Of her given to
listening. She turned and, without
apparent purpose, moved well beyond
the range of vision commanded by the
keyhole. Then with infinite caution
she sank to the floor and lay with
head bent to 1t. listening. Then, as
noiselessly, she began to creep toward
the door. pausing at intervals. until
she brought up with Bar to the crack
beneath it. The first truck on it's way
to the wharves rumbled along through
the street with a clatter Of heavy
hoofs sufficient to deaden any light
sound. but she relaxed not q muscle.
Suddenly she lifted, and
dropping back on her launches.
threw back her head ana laughed, 81.
lent laughter that shook her.
She rose then. grown immobile
again. and careful Of every sound. rs
removed the chair that, braced be-
neath the door-knob, had served In
stead Of lock. and softly opened to
the breathing thing whose preAenco
she had sensed. It was q cat tawnys
and thin almost Is a shadow, arching
its back against the door-jamb.
Yellow eyes looked into yellow eye
and the cat lifted a pale lip IN .
soundleas new. Then at q regal mo-
ton OF the girls tho yellow shadow
slipped In. and with the same noise:
less caution the girl rebarricaded the
door.
!. She came back to the looseued
bundle on the floor and. quite oblivf.
D Of her companion, went on swiftly
with her preparations. She folded In
to small compass her few articles of
clothing. her attention given chiefly to
g packAge Of letters. and roll Of
'drawingA The latter she handled
thoushtfully. Evidently It occurred
to her 70 destroy them. for she looked
.abodt the room, at the cold stove ana
the cracked slop-boyEand decided
against destruction. She put the roll
OF drawings together with the letters.
under the folded clothing, but hrst
she singled out from the letters one;
which she placed In the bosom Of her
Wrapping her littls pile Of belong
lngs In the blanket, she tied It up with
the rope that evidently had prsyaous-
y served h purpose. Hattsd.
then II immigrant fashion On her
bundle, 4 ofouchlng figure. apparent
~ half woman, hall, child, hoiloW.
cheeked and 5aundlcsA ~ prtva4toa Or
4eyer. possibly . neck % the wars
eeumaoS 1915 tha4 had h0en bofn1
acros1 the Atlantic and folsed uron 4
neutral shore. With syes nAffowsd