Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09

If they had to follow in his steps. Hang
1t, l don't know but we'd be better
off If we were pegging away for q
foothold somewhere, like old Jake"
"If we had to do that" she argued.
Il suppose we would, and manage to
get along. But since we don't have to.
why wish for it? Money makes things
pleasanter."
IF money meant that we would be
compelled to lead the sort of exist
ence most of these people do" he re-
torted, "Id take measures to be broke
as soon as possible"
"You're awful! !" Hazel commented.
Bill snorted again.
Tomorrow, you advise our hostess
that we're travelling" he instructed,
"When we come back We'll make head
quarters at a hotel until we locate a
place of our own-if you are sure you
want to winter here"
Her mind was quite made up to
spend the winter there, and she frank
ly said so-provided he had no other
choice. They had to winter some
where.
ooh, yes, I suppose so. All right;
we'll winter here" Bill acquiesced.
s'That's settled"
And, as was his habit when ne a
come to a similar conclusion, he re-
fused to talk further on that subject,
but fell to Specializing idly on New
York. In which he was presently
aided and 'abetted by Hazel, who had
never invaded Manhattan, nor, for that
matter, any of the big Atlantic cities.
New York, she was constrained to
admit, rather overwhelmed her. She
traversed Broadway and other world
known arteries, and felt a trife dubi-
JUS amid the u%nceasing crush. Bill
piloted her to famous cafes, and to
equally famous theaters. She made
sundry purchases in magnificent shops.
The huge conglomeration Of sights
and sounds made an unforgettable i'm
preston upon her. She sensed keenly
the colossal magnitude Of it all. But
she felt a distinct wave Of relief when
they We're Granville bound once more.
In a week they were settled COM
fortably in a domicile of their own
five rooms in al up-to-date apartment
house. And since the social demands
on Mrs. William WagstafT's time grew
apace, a capable maid and a cook were
added to the Wagstaff establishment.
Thus she was relieved Of the onls of
homework. Her time was wholly her
own, at her W disposal or Bills, as
she elected.
But by imperceptible degrees they
came to take diverse roads in the swirl
OF life which had caught them up.
There Ware so many little woman af-
fairs where Il man was s%upert1uous.
There were others which Bill fatty re-
fused to attend. Hen parties" he
dubbed thcm. More and more he re-
manned at home With his books.
Sometimes Hazel caught herself
wondering if they were getting as
much out of the holiday as they should
have gotten, as they had planned to
get when they We're struggling through
that intclminahle winter. She was.
But not Bill. If she ventured to give
4 tea. he fled the house as If from the
plague. He made acquaintances Of his
own, men from God only knew where,
individuals who occasionally filled the
dainty apartment With malodOrOus to-
bacco fumes. and who would cheer
fully sit up all night discoursing ear
nestly on any subject under the sun.
But so long as Bill found Granville
habftable she did not mind.
She wished fcrvently that Bill would
take up some business that would keep
him in touch with civilization. He had
the capital, she considered, and there
was no question Of his ability. Her
faith in his power to encompass what
ever he set about was strong. Other
men, less gifted, had acquired wealth,
power, even Il measure Of fame, from
a less suspicious beginning. Why not
he?
But she could never quite bring her
self to put it In so many words to Bill.
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