Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-16
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vet had not suspected this other ros
nance Towering beside his own; he
did not guess the obvious secret, now.
#.".Of you? Obi yes; he asks II you
are well, each day. He never forEets
such things.. Why"
She hId no answer to that natural
question. In spite, OF. her reason.
Flavia was chilled by the fiat conven-
htionality Of Gerard's apparent atti.
Inquiries. Almost she would have
preferred that he had not spoken OF
her at all; silence could not have i'm
piled indifference.
Nothing" she faltered. 1t clearly
was impossible to speak as she had
imagined. ..Only, as his hostess, and
your sister, fancied that he
He wouldn't say that sort e thing
will come to pay q farewell call be-
fore. he leaves. TIe isn't very At, you
know; he hasn't been out yet. He
must be ut his western factory this
week, he said, or he. wouldn't try to
travel"
Her color rushed back. why had
she I'll not remembered that? Why
should he speak Of her to anyone,
since tomorrow he would come to see
iIer. IOI1OFTOW ne. CiOCNS udV
struck midnight. today they would see
each other.
at is late,' Corrie added. as if in
answer to her thought. He sighed
!! wearily. You are tired, I suppose
we both are. Come up"
He passed his arm about her waist,
and they went up the stairs together,
leaning on one another. Allan Gerard
twas a third presence with them, and
in their of his guardianship
brother and sister rested like chill
dren comfortcd. :.
The following day was one filled
imminent departure. The very sew.
ants caught the contagion and hurried
uncomfortably about their tasks. Cor,
i,rie's preparations were unostenta'
iitious, but Isabcl's agitated the. entire
household. Also, Mr.. Rose issued his
instructions hat Flavia should be
ready, to start for France on the mex
steamer sailing. The house that had
been ~rose-colored within and without
was become gray place to %
avoided.
F1avis. thought all day Of Allan Ger
i ard. She knew her father went in the
she knew Corrie was with him all the
morning. and when each returned
home She suspended breath in antici'
patton of hearing the step of a guess
also-the step of Gerard coming to
wards the goal which he had half
showed her in the fountain arbor. Bu'
Corrie and Mr.. Rose each entered
alone.
Nevertheless, she chose to wear hi
color that night; the paleT Elistenins
tca-rose yellow above which her warn
hair showed FURNISHED gold He mus
come that evening, II at all; she would
be truly "F1avia Rose" to him.
H.. She was standing' alone before hel
mirror; setting the last pearl comb ii
place, when her cousin came into tn,
4 room.
You look rs If you were happ!
:enough," Isabel commented fretfully
81 don't believe you sscare at all abou
4 Corrie's going. away. OF cours vol
don't care about ms. What are~yo,
putting on that old fashioned thin
for ,"
Fhsta erAvely' turned her large eye
stupon. the other girl: the unjust attacl
fell in harsh d~issonance with her owl
mood Of hushed anticipation. Sh
could not have xobed herself for he
earnest thoughtfulnsss than she ha
used in preparing to receive Gerar
tonight This vas nj time tor CO
quetry: a. he camesfor her, ahe woul
so to him, she knew, without evasio
or pretense to haraa his weakness,
She shrank. wincine se%nsitively, fror
this rough criticism, but every mem
Der Of the family had learned not +
reply to the new Isabcl's pecyish tart
, ness.
Mt was my mothers" She .explatne
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