Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-03

thank you from my heart l must
take this cab,' and he hailed a pass
ing cab and sprang inside. calling out
above the city's din, Eight O'Clock
the meeting is. Don't worry. You'n
come u all right. It'll be good prac-
tice for your business"
Michael stood still in the. middle Of
the crowded pavement and looked
after the departing cab in dismay.
Never in all his life had he come to
a spot where he felt so utterly made
quate to fill a situation. Frantically
he tried as he started down the street
again, to think of some one else to
ask. There seemed to be no one at
all who was used to speaking that
knew the subject. The few who
knew were either out of town or at q
great distance. He did not know how
to reach them in time. Besides, there
was s%on,ething about Michael that
Just would not let him, shirk q situa-
ton no matter how trying it was to
him. 1t was one of the first principles
he had been taught with football, and
before he reached his boarding place,
his chin was up. n his lips firmly
set, Anyone who knew him we'll
would have felt sure Michael was 60
ing int a scrimmage and expected the
fighting to be hard.
1t was Will French who dug it out
of him after dinner, and laughed and
slapped him gleefully on the shoulder.
Will vas engaged to Hester now and
he was outrageously happy.
Good work, old fellow! You've
L don't know anybody can do it bet
ter. r I'd like to bring a millionaire or
two to hear you. You've been there,
now tell EN- Don't frown like that,
old fellow, I tell you you've got the
chance of your life. Why don't you
tell 'em about the tenement in the
alley?"N "a
MichaeTs face cleared.
II hadn't thought of it. Will. Dc
you think / could? II isn't exactly or
the subject. I understood him l was
to speak of the tenement in relation
to the Playground"
1.-THE very thing" said Will. "Didn:
he tell you to say what you knew:
you'll see those rich liz fellows oper
their eyes. Some Of EN- own some o.
those old rickety shacks, and prob,
! ably don't: know what they own. Tel
'em. Perhaps the old a. who own
| our tenement will be there! VIII.
knows?"
| "By the way said Michael, hi
face all alight. did I tell you tina
! Milborn told me the other day tina
: they think they're on track OF the rea
owner of u tenement? The agen
let out something the last time the,
l talked with him and they think the
may discover who he Is. though he
t hidden himself we'll behind agents TO
we may be able to help him under
stand what great need there is 70
d him to make a few changes!
y Yes, a few changes!" sneered VIII
Tea down the whole rotten death
t trap and build a new one with ligf
and air and a chance for human be
n ings to live! Give it to 'em, old mar
3 He may be there tonight"
It II believe ~ will" said Mfcha,
n thoughtfuIly, the look of winning bs
It ginning to dawn on; his speaking fact
p and he went up to hts room and loci
Il ed his door. ssM
81 was waiting to shtns TO til
r meeting saw in his eyes the look
o the dreamer, the man who sees I'M
the future and prophesiess He kne
Vt that Michael would not fail in b
2 speech that night. He gave a know
II ing look to Hester as she came nut
v. 90 withs them and. Hester underssoo
It They walked behind him quietly 4
II the most part; Or speaking in Ia
re tones. They felt the pride and II
" anxiety OF the moment IS much as
N they had been going to make Il
re speech themselves, The angel In q
~ man had dominated them also.
Now It happened that Starr hi
in come down with her father for
* weeks shopping the last time he :,
up to his sisters and IN this partic
g lar evening she had claimed her (
N theirs society.
It. Cant you stay at hsonis, Dad
dear 2" she asked, wistfuliy. ss'I do
IN want 10 golto Aunt Frances' quiet y
I tie evening one bit. ! told her y
needed me tonight Is we've only
Y. day or two 9 left before
Aunt Frances was starrss mothe
sister, and az the servants az thS 4
families agreed mutuaJlY, .1J ust "a
~ her. only more q Starr h4d nes
been quite yhappy In her coynpery
Come With m y little n
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