Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-22

world; but always there was before
his mental vision the memory of her
mothers biting words as she put him
down from the glorifed presence Of
her. world, into an existence of shanr.e
and sin and\ sorrow. He felt that
Starr was SO far above him that he
must not hurt her by coming too
near. And SO, in Difference to the VOW
that he had taken when, the kpowl-
edge of?his ~unworthiness had first
been presented to him, he stayed
away. ass !. i
= Starr, as She heardsmore and more
#of his %conquests in her, world. won
,dered and was piqued that he came
not near her. And n day meeting
him by chance on Fifth. avenue, she
greeted him gr%aciously and invited
Il Michael thanked her with his quiet
manner, while his heart was iii a
htumult over her beauty, and her
dimpled smiles that blossomed out in
the old childish ways, only still more
beautifully. 1t seemed to him. He
went in the strength Of that smile
many days; but he did not go to call
upon her. :
The days passed into weeks and
months, and still he did not appear,
and Starr. hearing more of his grow
ing inaccessibility, determined 10
show the others that she. could draw
him out Of his she'll. She humbled
her Endicott pride and wrote him a
charming little note asking him 70
call on n of the 'afternoons'' when
she and her mother held court. But
Michael, though he treasured the
note. wrote a graceful. but decided
refusal.
This angered the young woman
exceedingly, and she decided to c,ts
him out of her good .sraces entirely.
And indeed the whirl Of gaiety in
which she was involved scarcely gave
her time for remembering old friends.
In occasional odd moments when she
thought of him at all, 1t was with a
kind OF disappointment. that
he too, with all the other things of
her childhood, had turned out to be
not what she had thought.
But she naet him face to face one
bright Sunday afternoon as she walk
ed on the venue with one of the
many courtiers who eagerly attended
he every step. He was a slender,
HANDSOME young fellow, with dark
eyes and hair and reckless mouth.
There were jaded lines already
around his youthful eyes and lips.
His name was Stuyvesant Carter. Mi
:chael recognized him at once. His
picture had been in the papers but
the week before as leader with Starr
of the cotillion. His presence with
her in the bright sunny afternoon was
to Michael like a great cloud Of trou-
BILE looming out of a perfect day. He
looked and looked again, his expires
sive eyes searching the man before
him to the depths, and then going to
the other face, beautiful, innocent.
happy.
Michael was walking with Hester
Semple.I
Now Hester, in her broadcloth tail
ored suit, and big black hat with
pluMes, was q pretty sight, and she
looked quite distinguished walking
beside Michael, whose garments
seemed somehow always to yet him
OF as stf they had been especially de-
signed for him; and after whom many
eyes were turned rs he passed by.
] Had " been but the moment later,
tor even three TEAnutes before. Will
French would have been with them
and Michael would have been OBJ
syiously q third member Of the party,
for he was most careful in these DAYS
to let them both know that, he con
stdered they belonged together. But
SsWillshad stopped q moment to speak
10 q business acquaintance. and Hes-
ter n Michael we're walking slowly
ahead until he should retoin them.
\ Look" said Hester. excitedly.
3esIsn't that the pretty Miss Endicott
whose picture - In the papers 40
much? I'm, sure It must be, though
she's ten times prettier than any OF
her pictdres.""
But Michael needed not his atten-
LION called. He was already looking
With all his soul IN his eyes.
Assfhey came opposite he lifted his
nd with such marked Difference to
Starr that young stuyvesant Carter
turned and looked at him insoienflva
WithsSa careless motion OF MI own
/ hand toward his hat But Starr, With
prilliant cheeks, and eyes thaf locked
conversation With her scompanton md
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