Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-24
~unsocial bachelors with fortunes, he
was known to take his pleasures as

pIcdScu I1lIl.
So his departure from habit inn
ton upon his attitude to Marie, which
was probably exactly what MacAllister
intended. 1t was the custom in La
classe, as elsewhere, for, parents to
give coming-out parties for their
daughters. There were. those who
doubted, of course, but they kept their
doubts to themselves, for MacAllister
had been too decided in his expression
of paternal interest to admit of ugly
comments.
Mrs. Mendall heard much Of Marie,s
charms. She had impressed, Laclasse
as excessively foreign, yet gracious
dancer. The boys and the group Of
society bachelors to whom Marie was
introduced declared that she danced
marvelously. 1t was reported that
she had made several conquests. Har-
mon Kent, a much-divorced
whom MacAllister heartily detested,
was said to be taken with Marie. Ellis
Kraup al also said to be. fascinated
by her, and in spite of the fact that he
was supposed to be Glare Bagsby's
possession. 1t vas noticed that Glare
ignored his; detection by showing par
ticular cordially to Marie. Mrs.
Mendall thought possibly she would
hear gossip about the Bagsby family,
but she did not-only that Mrs Bags
by was gaily social; that she was en-
tertaining a great deal. She received
no intimation that her checkmating
of Mrs. Bagsby was known.
The. truth was that life was moving
on in the .Bagsby household apparent
was rarely with her stepmother now,
and often with her father. and Mrs.
Bagsby was not troubled by her nus
bands attentions. Though alternately
chilled by fear and warmed by anger,
Mrs. Bagsby adapted herself.
In her CONSERVATION over Mrs. Mem
dalfs spirited move, Mrs. Bagsby had
fallen back upon the fiirtatious wife's
usual defense: 'It is not true!" she
had declared, in answer to her hus-
bands accusations. There has never
been anything between Carl Mendall
and myself but friendly interest. I
thought the time had passed when a
woman could not speak to a man, or
write him a friendly note without the
worst motives being ascribed to her.
Mrs. Mendall is simply an insanely
jealous woman. And you have hurt
me terribly by your doubts; you have
insulted me; things will never be the
same between us again"
Bagsby had been helpless against
the torrent that poured over him. He
had taken his hurt and his certainty
to Glare. Their talk had been long
and confidential. Glare had not tried
to make matters worse than they
were, but she had been forced to give
her estimate of Blanche Baxsby's
character, and Bagsby had hunx his
head in realization. He was an hon
est little man: he hated intrigue and
deceit But h was not the man to
court open rupture. Outwardly all
was as usual with the ,Bagsbys.
Bagsby did not tell Glare all he
knew about Marie Ogilvie until the
morning after MacAllister's dinner
dance. Then he told her Of Marie's
curious advent on the rainy night
when he had been dining with Mac
Alister.! He told her what MacAl-
lister had said about adopting a
daughter, and the close questioning to
! which he had been subjected. ST.
Clare listened to his account with
the deepest interest, II don't know
ts puzzling, and / can't make Mr..
MacAllister out at all. Why doesn't
he marry and have children of his
own?"f
i don't know. Bagsby said
thoughtfully. II understand Mac
pretty Well, but I've never puz1led out
his kink against marriage. Bachelors
do talk az he does about marriage,
and in their hearts think Just the lop.
posite. but / believe Macs honest In
his reluctance. And I don't know,
either. what to make Of his devotion
Ito this French girl. Macs
been no saint, Glare: he's not the type
to whom saintliness comes easy. Men,
as Q rule, belong to one Of three
classes: the average vulnerable male
who draws afstraight line between the
woman he respects and the woman he
doesn't; second, the one woman man
and, third. the man to whom all WON.
en- are much the same-he has nc
reverence for anything feminine-he
never thinks Of IN onessOr anybody
but himself. Now Mac be.
Ilongs to the large hrst class. Hes az
hard as nails in business, and. shraWd,
but know Whist most people don't,
that he's not 81 vulnerable Ia Just TIE
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