Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-10

shed tears. Now, she is piAk,, and
smiles often" pronounced Irenya
sagely. I'VE walk; twice we have
taken the carriage to drive, with
Danilo. She has many, books and 1
teach her to make lower on silk.
and we talk. Also. she puts on a
beautiful dress of silk every night and
goes to take the dinner opposite Lord
Stefan. Why, then, should she not
be happy here?"
RUPERT nodded slowly.
"All right. Is your Blue Book
posted any On Lieutenant Michael
Balsic?"
"r do not know that book" She
glanced over her shoulder, and NOV
ed nearer confdent1ally. But. Lord
stefan's brother is not like my lord.
In his house things happen which are,
not to be repeated. The Countess
Delice believes, he is good; but we
others, we know" \
i've met people with ways I liked
better, myself" he gloomily assent
ed. And it's beep down in my
score-card, watching the game, that
love puts out commonsense."
You are not then married, excel
|lency?" q
I'm running alone, and meaning
" hCCp VII IIloI way wv AlAAsSAA'
Never having felt that love which
is not sensible ?" Z
The liquid voice was snare to
confidence. Without reason. his gaze
on the ,su~n-drenched 'expanses, the
freticent Rupert spoke Of that which
he had never before put into words.
Il amt supposing New York is. a
place to ravel all day without pass
ing anything but men. And I've had
enough money to spend-by riskihg
my neck for it-until ! can't get a
starving insurance agent to notice
me-and that draws some kinds Of
society you don't know chything
about. But I guess 1 never had time
for any more trouble than came in
my regular line of work: I never
hunted any more. Then"
There was a pause, unbroken by
the girl. A huge Siberian hound.
~I4esendra's possession and IN quest Of
him. came down the arcade and
animal disresarded. fixing it's aiten-
ton on the stranger. Quite natural
ly Rupert dropped his hand on the
great head as II in accustomed caress.
pulling the dogs ears while he
spoke.
~ had a friend; well, he owned the
factory that I belonged to, but he
raced his own cars and l was hh
~mechanician. He got badly smashed
when cur a turned turtle on him.
once: and nursing him, I got mixed
into his second smash, oven a lady. II
finished right. At his wedding. where
everyone was kissing the bride, the
little lady walked UP to me. 1t was
pretty much like touching a rose. A
queen. she was white, with II mans.
size idea Of whitneness! No. I guess
I've never been in love-she spoiled
me for the MndcSof women I could
get.' .
What did that lady. look like?"
She was q beauty, with a lot OF
yellow hair fne as silk
Like mine 2"
He looked at her from = new
stand point.
why. I'm ready TO say it. was; on.
ly you've got. more Of it than anyone
except the pictures on the save-It.
Quick bottles. She had blueaeyes like
yours. too! But 1 never saw Mrs
Gerard in that kind Of clothes."
You do not like my dress? "-
p~laintively.
He recovered. I.
tits pretty as d chorus costume or
the White Way. But we'd better, b.
keeping that date! Here, Rick hi
looked down at the DOB.
His name is. called Bodino," cor.
rected Irenya. HE is unsafe. tc
touch unless whenCDanilo bids him
be still. iExceIlenay IL RASH"
I'm w9iting for q demonstration
said Rupert. .
Indeed, the hound accepted thu
Americans final caress with a diEni,
fed humping of ito tail on the stone
pavement even following a. few PAGES
as he moved away.
Delight was not impatient for the
interview which promised 50 mucF
embarrassment. She did not under.
stand herself; how, then. could shs
hope to be understood by Jack
Rupert? How could she recopcilt
her action Of the night before WITH
her speech at his former visit
Moreover, she fstifI resented the in.
reference. hoWeyAerN kindly meant
which haa forced her into rspostttor
Blu embArrassmentfc could not lens
continue before Rtfpert,s m~atteryof.
fact n~aturalnsss. They shook hand,
and sat down. Opposite each other
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