Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-02

He saw no reason for the woman's
of rebuke, and concluded he
must be mistaken in it. Rallying his
smile once more he asked:
rs Miss Starr ready to ride or
have L come, too early y
: Again the silence became impress
sive az the cold eyes looked him
through, before the thin lips opened.
My daughter is not ready to ride
with YOU. this morning or at any
other time!"
II beg your pardon, ma'am." said
Michael. now deeply astonished. and
utterly unable to fathom the woman's
stood? I thought she asked me to
with her this morning. May I
see her, please?"
mo, you may not see Miss Endi-
cott!" said the cold voice. And I
have. come down to tell. you that I
consider your coming here. at all a
great impertinence.' Certainly my
shusband,has' fully. discharged any; obs
legations for the slight service he is
pleased to assume that you rendered
Il good many years ago. 1 have al
you did not do more harm than good
at that time. OF course you were
only a child and it was impossible
hat you should have done any very
heroic thing at that age. Inv all
probability if o had kept out Of
things the trouble never would, have
happened. and your meddling simply
gave o a wound and a soft bed for
a while. In my opinion you have had
far more done for you than you ever
deserved, and 1 want you to under
stand that so far as my daughter is
concerned the obligation is .discharg-
ed" AZ.
Michael had stood immovable while
the cruel woman uttered her har-
angue, his eyes growing wide with
wonder and dark with a kind of man.
ly shame for her as she went on.
When she paused for a moment she
saw his face was white and still like a
statue, blu there was something in
the depth of his Eyes that held her
in check.
With the utmost calm, and defer
ence, although his voice ram with
honest indignation, Michael spoke:
II beg your pardon, Mrs. Endicott,''
he said, his o n clear and attention
demanding, II have never felt that
there was the slightest. obligation
resting upon any of this family for
the etrifing matter that occurred
when, as o say, I was a,.childs 1
feel that the obligation is entirely the
other way, Of course. but 1 cannot
understand what you mean. How is
my coming here at MI. Endicott's in
vitation an impertinence?"
The woman looked at him con
temptuously as though it were
scarcely worth the trouble to answer
him, yet there was something about
him that demanded an answer.
Il. suppose you are ignorant then"
she answered cuttingly, "as you seem
Ito be honest. 1 will explain. You
lare not At company. for my, daughter.
1t is strange that you do not see that
for yourself! A child Of the Sums.
with nothing but shame and disgrace
for an inheritance, and brought UP a
pauper! How could you expect to
associate on a level with a gentle
mans daughter? II you have any re-
spect for her whatever you should
understand that 1t is not for such as
you to presume to call upon her and
take her out riding. It is commenda,
BILE in you Of course to have improved
what opportunities have been. given
you. but it is the height of ingrati-
on kindness and take On the airs OF
an equal, and you might as we'll un.
derstand first as last that you canno,
do it. I simply will not, have ,you
here. - Do you understand ?"
Michael stood as IL rooted to thu
moor, horror and diSJnay growing II
his eyes; and stupor trickltne
through his veins. For a minute hi
stood after! she had ceased speaking
as though the full meaning OF, hel
words had been slow to reach hi,
consciousness Yet outwardly his face
was calm, and only his eyes hai
seemed to change and widen and sui.
FER A. she spoke Finally his ,yoic.
came toghim. !,s II ~, i
Madam r did not, know. he said
ina stricken, voice. "As you say. i
am Ignorant Then Hitting his head
with that fine motion OF cLallenge.tc
the world that was characteristic oi
hin. whenever he had to face q. hard
situation. his voice rang clear and mn,
d&unted: &! 81.
Madam, I beg your pardon. i
shall not offend this way again. Il
waS because | did not understand. 5
, would not hurt your daughter In an,
way, . she has been the only beau.
tifuI thing that aver came into ms
life. hut 1 will never tronbls hel
The bow with which he lat .ha,
and marched past her Into the hal
! and out Of the great door where once
his boy life had been freely laid dowr
Tor her child. could have been IA
more gracefully or. dramaftcaily ef.
fected II he hAd been some great ac-