Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-03
Where are you going to take. Mr.
Gerard, Corric? % she inquired. cara
By ELEANOR M. INGRAM,

" SAGlS ! yOu 6VAs1B W tank, AhA'
Gerard. Corrie?'' she inquired. Are
not the possibilities storm-limited?'
-"He isn't going to take him any
where" Isabel calmly i~nterpolated.
They are going to stay in n amuse
us. At least, that is what I say, IL
he is going to stand for it. He said
he would. but it's SOM large order"
Corrie threw back his head, all Sc
robustness vanishing before his laugh
ter. "05.
Just you let father catch you
singing Boweryese like that, Miss
Rose" he begged. moving aside to,
stuh:-a handful Of candy into either
icoatpocket. .'He loves to hear girls
talk slang. But IT is some classy or
der, all right, if you come to think Of
it; I guess / won't commence today.
Ito Jack Rupert, Flavia: he thinks he
can tell M why her engine misses"
I'm the rain, DEAR" his sister
wondered.
"'snips and srails and gasoline
tales, are what little boys are made
Of" Isabel quoted derisive Mother
Goose: HE won't melt; let him so.
Mr.. Gerard, you do TOT want to go
out in a sloppy. motor boat, do you:"
believe T shall go with Corrte,"
Gerard deprecated, rising. He looked
again at F7avia, hut she offered no
suggestion that he stay.
That's tho idea approved the
gentleman in question. "Ih ring for
our raincoats."
There was a period Of silence in
rary. after the two young girls were
left alone. Flavia continuedAt to play
with the drowsy kitten. Isabel, chin
in hand. gazed across the rain.
: drenched window-panes, her full lipl
5 bent d~iscontentedly. The first diver.
sion was effected by the smart slap Of
= n.aple-leaf iattened against TIKI
slass by a gust Of wind. directl,
Up. p. c." interpreted ffavia, sur
I veying the large p~ale-solden leaf. q
+ it adhered to the we pane opposit,
her cousin.
: Now. what may that mean?'
9 Isabel demanded.
Pour prendre congo, Of course
parting summer. See her coat-of
n1afms on It.: q sold-and. crimson sun
Il set?"
e. Isabel eyed her companion Wit
scornful superiority.
h You had better talk sense sh
% }counselled. That is a good stiff mort
slj wind blowing, and Corrie is just 4
III lIIOLVIs UUdI 6S M
" with his q ! He and Mr.. GeFax
are likely to be half-drowned-and
Jam glad Of tt.".sf.
W lisa"
as ST am glad. It serves them riEl
Tor having me at home and goir
Mt OFT with hat mechanic. I know VI
as Corrie did 1t, too; he didn't want
Cd OF Mr.. Gerard because he likes mo
C. "Coffie does?r 80,
h JsAbel launched 4 glance
i'd malicious comprehension over h
shoulder. smilingly fneaninely.
RAJ "Oh. Corriei OF course! But
its meant Mr.. Gerard. Anyone can =
IT. how Corfie hates to have him VI
he F1avia ad3ussed the blue.satin "
te. upon Ffrdousd's neck. saying notlaI,
by for q moment. She did not intend
~. put "a question towering ct her Iii
W YET suddenly the lndfscrset words /
to csrsd her:
..Thsn, : think II; cer.4d j.
Ter "Didsyou ever knew 4 Snan to COZ
~ here without being Interested IN q
he Flavia Rosa,
IA The superb arrogance va tn
too much 10 escape fstort, even frt
~ the c~onsiderAte FLAWS.
yas well, there was Nj. Stone, /
mt recalled, with intention.
ut Isabsl .colcrsd richly, her has
he some ltSht-grAy eyss hardened. 4
via recent episode of Nj. Ethan etc
Ia had not been one Of her tftufnphs
he 4lr4Astof. q
ne was almost a. old % uuci
its she exclaimed sharply. dis W,
lp- have died Of fr1ght 81 the thingy ]
1er 0etard and 2COrTtes md / iika to-,
anyway. Il no Shad seaysd hers.
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