Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-17
show itself and avowal of weakness

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at the core Of so much strength,
drew from her IN, outrush Of mater
nal protectiveness that rolled its
flood above personal grief. If she
could have sent Isabel to. him, then,
an Isabel worthy of the high trust
and pathetic dignity in humility Of
that letter, h could have accepted
her own sorrow. But she knew Isa-
bel Rose. knew the vanity Of that
hope even as she tried to realize it.
You know that Mr.. Gerard wishes
to say to you, tomorrow she asked
composedly. II the composure was
overdone, it was the error Of a novice
in acting.
& The other girl shrank back,
: Then, why do you not answer
him? Surely. If you expected him
to write this, you must answer him."
II will mott" Isabel cried >loudly
and r~ebclliously. ri will not go, /
win not see him hurt like that and
hear him, hear him" she broke
of, fighting fer breath. Tell him
to so away. l can't help it now, I
cam see him. It's all Overt"
This was the oma Allan Gerard
had chosen, Fl2vi2 thought in bitter
wonder; this self-centered, hystcricai
girl whose love; could not survive the
marring of her lovers outward
beauty. Isabel could not bear to go
to him: the irony of it sank deep
into the girl who could scarcely bear
to stay away. But Flaria turned to
the mute Rupert, holding her dignity
steadily above her pitiful confusion
OF mind, striving. also, TO case this
blow to Gerard, who was SO little IN
to receive it.
Pray inform Nj. Gerard that Miss
Rose is unwell and hardly able TO
answer his letter now: she directed.
II hope she will be able to accom-
pany Mr.. Corwin. Rose, tomorrow
morning. as he suggests" % 4
mol" Isabel denied.
I'm report, Miss Rose,' Rupert
asserted with brevity.>
h keen black eyes and deep
blue ones met. and read each other.
F1ava toe a step forward and held
out her hand.
ut is not. probable that We shall
NEE again ever. Thank YOU" she
Il wouldlnot have been possible to
.bribe Rupert int6 Silence, but. Fiavfa
had done better. She knew, and the
mechanician knew, as he touched
her soft fingers, that he would keep
to himself the knowledge that she
had elevated, O.. a CONFERENCE.-The
knowledge that she loved Allan Ger
ard, and was not loved in return.
So it happened that whlsn Rupert
returned to the Westbury. farm
house, he literally repeated Flavfa's
dictated message and contributed
nothing Of additionaly information or
detail-except that he made dry
comment before retiring for the
night.
There's, just one of the Rose fam
lily that amt got any yellow; streAks,'
he volunteered. /,
Who ?". was asked a%bsently.
The response to. his letter had left
Gerard paler than usual and very
grave. He did not recognize In II
the F'lavia he knew: the girl who had
watched her brother with such law
ishness OF affection, the girl whose
most innocent eyes1haR held the pos
sibiiities OF all Corrie'l ardent young
passion without. his trnpuisive faults
n whose warmth Of nature had
drawn him az asfireside draws q. wan
isdersr. He would not doubt her for
such slight cause, he would wait for
morning and her further answer but
he felt a premonftory dread and dis
coura&ement. He had expected %
much more than he, would now Cd
vaguely, unreasonipgly eager n q
wistful boy, that she. might come ID
him with Corrie THAT evening, tina.
he mashtisee and touch her. &
The lady you didn't write t6ysAn.
swered his tnechAnicfar.s "06od
III. nett morning. scorrie RIOS.
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