Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-31
SYNOPSIS.

rives suddenly at the home of Alexander
MacAllister wealthy munitions manu-.
factufer of LaClasse. a middle western
girl to live with Carl Mendall, an art
list. instructor in the LaClasse schools
and his wife. explaining that the girl
The girl is in a state Of exhaustion,
but rapidly RECEIVERS n exercises q
strong fascination over Mendall who is
of an Inconsistent. emotional tempera:
in an araiF With Mrs: Bassby. the wife
OF the leading banker Of the city:
plant which is pt turning out H Supplies fo1
the allies. Marie warns MacAllister
against Townley. but shortly afterwards
the plant is destroyed by an explosion,
He suspects Kraup. a wealthy German
Of the city Of having a hand in the de-
from the Laciasse schools. mrs. Men.
dali goes to Mr.. fBassby and frankly
discusses, with him her husbands rela.
tons with Mrs; Baesby. She then warns
tween her and the other women who are
constantly coming into his life:
It is rumored that MacAllister in,
tends to adopt Marie:
Marie.
Claire B.gsby: daughter r.. Of the bank,
err comes TO see Marie r The latter err ma q
the tnen nan MasAiiister suspects Of de
stroying his mill. to whom Claire II
secretly engaged
At a costume dance that night younf
he has something private and importan'
Marie refuses young Kraup's propos.
In a Spanish dance they perform to
While the party is still going on Ma:
RE receives a mysterious message, whict
safety. with the Mendalls she goes t
his house to spend the night, but he il
not there, has been called away they ar
told; Mrs. Mendali proceeds to t9ll ne
garding Marie's past.
CHAPTER XM.-Oontinued.
IT was tremendously. impressed b!
It all. For some reason h chose tt
write to me, all about her life IN
Mexico, and how happy h a Bu
in a little over a year the break came
There was a fearful estrangement
hated him for her sake Either sht
went Of her own accord back to hei
connections in Paris, or he sent hel
there, and her baby with her. For
long time / didn't hear from her!
then she sent occasional letters, and
I used to write long letters in return
I really loved her. She didn't tell M
much about herself, just that she was
with friends, but she always mention.
ed her little girl Then came
the final letter. She said she vas very
i'll. { think she was dying, for I never
heard from hersagain. / think before
she died she wanted. to tell me tbs
truth: she wanted to confess herself
It WAS q shock to me.
She told me, Carl, that her mothe,
had been an octoroon. She had mar
ried MacAllister and not told him
When he found It out he, would no
live with her. She asked me to keeI
her secret-that In Paris there va
not the bitter prejudice there y here
lthat her French friends would carr
MendaIl said nothing for a time
HE looked down on his wife Will
brows lifted and lips slightly apart
more - looksaof complies amazemen
than CONSERVATION.
.And Marie hi stopped.
81 hasathe same blood In her q
Lucy" Mrs. Mendall said clearly. II
shows In her far more than y did y
her mother. 81. Lucy eel J.
lsents ii, ana though / have tried m.
hest, Marie IL utterly repellent to me
She shows that she 10 q savage. Carl
lEugenie showed It too, In q NOR
II light-hearted ana careless sway---ther
wasn't the Scotch blood in her I.
make her gIuri Ike Marie, but sh'
Il had the; sanae passion for color: 10
reds and. yelloWa. And she used to d
around IN the sun just n this gir
does I have never liked D,
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