Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-01
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meets 90 q bench in a park a young girl,
evldently IN poor circumstances. who
sii re ATTRACTS him. He hap@Ans to be
son. 2 married woman. who is planning
70 obtain a divorce from her husband
tnre orcer T. marry him. His better ma.
kthroueh. :"
Adriance : q. determined EFFORT to
painfhl interview with her he enters the
snere the girl who has SO attracted him.
Mast Is Elsie Murray, the nurse of the
t9ny decides that the only way of
setting out of the intolerabie situation
n u "nich he has placed himself is to get
time he hopes to recover his, balance.
He meets Elsie again. and learns that
Els b ueasrs stan the truth concerning
IhHs 1t Is his best. chance of happiness:
Aater som thought she consents. and
the " ara married..
dne couple a a house in the Pail
dSda. snu move in. Anthony suddenly
olsSovers h 4 he loves his wife.
driviin. ne1t morning Andy gets a JOB
tory. "Ae T"
ere Lhny continue to live happily for sey-
tr1 Then ao one Day when driving his motor
meets Mrs. Masterson.
Eisie is soon to become a mother.
[n,annonny, realizing that he should be
e1Ea efforts in his work, and is temper
art1y placed in charge Of sending out
the trucks. -
damaged machine. calls at the little
house. He recognizes Elsie, n asks
her to have Tony meet him in New York.
T TSey a soesi ib taki Ing his wife ,s With mnsr hin
atinE . female dancer at the restaurant.
He explains that his wife has divorced
MN: and that he is ruined financially.
terial prosperity, but Is worried over the
steps to make things unpleasant for
CHAPTER XVIu.-Oonttnued.
Anthony carefully put down the pa
pers he held and stood still, trouble
darkening across his face. He saw
what was coming. and he saw no way
to stop it. He did not want his father
to learn of his presence here from an
wanted to tell Mr.. Adriance his own
story, with their kinship to help him.
He wanted to explain Elsie to the man
who was championing Mrs. Master
son; he wanted to tell him of the new
Adriance to come. He hardly. thought
1t possible that his father would deny
him the simple opportunity he asked,
or try to force the monstrous wrong
OF q separation between man and
wife. if he understood. But If the
bare fact that Tony was secretly in
his employ were flung before him,
Mr.. Adriance was quite capable of re-
garding this as an added defiance and
even mockery of himself. Mr.. Good
wins speech flowed placidly on:
Your abilities are really exception
al, exceptional: l am sur that they
will be suitably appreciated. You are
doing much better work than Ran
some. I shall advise that I b. allowed
to create a new position for you at a
new salary. I should like you to SUI
pervise the entire shipping depart-
ment on this floor, not merely the
trucking"
You are very good" Adriance muir
haps for that. By the time the next
meeting is held
Il have said that you were COM
fpetent," Mr.. Goodwin reminded him
with some stiffness. II am accus-
toned to Judge such matters. pray re-
collect. I am quite sure MI. Adriance
will feel pleasure that a connection
should thus distinguish himself from
the ordinary employee"
MOT: That isl should wish"
Adriance caught himself stumbling,
and colored before the astonished eyes
Of the other. II mean to say, FAM
lily influence cannot help me gin that
way. Can YOU place the matter be-
fors Mr.. Adriance without using my
name?"
The older man chilled in severe
amazement. Very slowly he took off
his pince-nez with fingers a trifle un-
certain.
Certainly not" he said. .rigidly.
Why should I do so remarkable a
thing?"
That challenge was not easily an
swered. The silence persisted un-
pleasantly. Through the breach it
made trickled a thin stream of doubt.
which rapidly grew to a full current
Of suspicion. Still Adriance could
find nothing to reply. and the situa-
ton became more than embarrassing.
Mr.. Goodwin at last arose.
II regret that I made this PROPOSE
ton he said. "Of course it was not
in my calculations that you had any
thing to conceal, especially from Mr..
Adriance. We will Of course drop the
matter for the present"
you mean that I may continue
here as I am 2"
IT hope SO. You will comprehend
that it becomes my duty to set this
matter before MI. Adriance. It is not
right that J. should employ in his
name a man who fears to have his
presence here known to his employer
I will bid you good-morning."