Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-04
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AZ a small town In France, Delight
marry M~ontenearan army officer
meets Jack Rupert, chauffeur, we'll re
embsre by readers of From the Cal
M senlaa; rupcrf ha Is also re on his way e i.
gram~that her lover. Michael Balsic, has
broken his ankle, n cannot come t.
Pr aa for the wedding: Fearing further
to go to Montenegro.
Helped by Rupert she reaches Monte
negro and on landing she meets a mys'
terious woman who seems to know
something of Balsic. She proceeds on hel
way. and on leaving the port, her car
riage! is stopped by a troop of mounted
The leader is Count Stefan Balsic
brother of the man she is to marry but
ihis enemy: He informs her that to pre-
Tyent her from marrying Michae he in.
tends to detain her, and that to prevent
scandal she must marry him..
Helpless to resist Delight goes thr,
the marriage ceremony with Count Stef'
takes her to his castle.
Stefan Baltic tells Delight that Mich
ael Is a traitor to Montenegro. Although
eee noes n of s sesa / ff Honesty xRs e Of paT:
pose.l
Rupert comes to the castle in his auto
p ready to te eid h him es nsr stS cry s hnd na he IS
pledged her word tosthe count is unwill.
ing to 80.
In the. meantime Delight begins te
In the meantime Rupert carries De:
lights message of Michael Balsic, and
doesn't particularly like what he sees OF
A Bosnian brings Delight a message
She guesscs that the plan is to kill
Count Stefan.
CHAPTER X.--(C Continued
ip1y o. hooo1 n On W hn told mo
Countess Delice."
"Told you?" az,
But yes"
why? How did he come to meet
your
"He came to meet you, Countess
Delice," corrected Irenya naively.
but he met me, too He said. this
was Jack Rupert of New York where
gold was in spots; 1a.said, this was
Ilrenya Ivanovna Lesendra. We had
met"
would Captain Lesendra like
Why should he not, Countess
Delight paused for consideration.
She felt m~aternal; by contrast with
this ingenue she al experienced and
xorldly-wise. And she thought she
knew Jack Rupert. For the present,
she decided to ignore Danilo Lessen
dra.
"Mr. Rupert is a peculiar man."
she began cautiously. Il mean, he is
will yer marry, certainly not for
years. I have heard him say that no
man who leads his life has the right
to marry; he has watched the wives
of some Of his companions, l think
What is then the life Of Mr..
Rupert?"
HE was for years mechanician for
three famous. automobile racers in
succession. When young Corrie Rose
rave up racing to please his father,
he company put MI. Rupert in his
,lace. And recently. he has gone in
tor. aviation, also. You have seen
aer0planes2"
in pictures, Countess Delice.' L
We'll, he files those machines. And
because he lives all his life on the
edge of death, and will not live 9TH
erwise, + think he viii never marry,
HttAN men live, close to death,r2 re :
FLIED. The fM~ontenegrin placidly. tsIf
on men had not married sbecause5of
that. Countess Delice. there would be
no pe0plestn Crnagora. But am
glad Mr. Rupert will not take 4
WHY Irenya sssss
.Because3Lord Stefan has Arranged
that IfafnstQ marry Danilo Lesendra.,s
The American gaspeh.
"Ire9ya yop DO not love Captain
q love I'd man, Countess peliee.
4 shallsmarry him. tS
sTasa; M, g. veteh 81 ~
The gill smiled giancing sideways
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