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

Il have much to explain to you"
Delight went to the Gore Of the mat
ter. Last night, you must have
thought me ungrateful to refuse your
help. But-you know l. did not ask
you to help me that way! You know
/ never told you those things. They
were not true. And 1 was angry"
u amt surprised" said Rupert
calmly. 81 was vexed fierce, myself,
when I found how things were going
You gave my message to. Lieuten-
ant Balsic: You told him"
II reported all you said He knew
it ALREADY"
AS Stefan Balsic had told her., De-
light put her hand over her heart.
Why was faith in Michael made go
:hard. she rebelled passionateiy? Why
was his enemy proved. right In every
trivial circumstance, when 50 wrong
in the conclusion reached? And Mi
1chael told her nothing: she had no
weapon for his defense, only the
blank shield OF trust.
= "He saidv-only that he knew"
Rupert did not look At her; he UNI
derstood what she hoped to hear,
He said Lesendra had better look
y Le scr n'nse't Eston&pm.pt doomed
above pain. What had >the loyal
Danilo to do with this. ugly tangle?
Against what should he be on guard ?
She felt bewildered. While She hest
tated. az loss, Rupert again took up
speech.
when saw Lieutenant Balsic, he
asked me to drive Rim to. Cetinje. !
did. He said yol~ought to be set-free
hy Ia ~. ho vyaorpf> y,1Aouod he x,4,r
way OF waiting for Count Balsic to
clear up the graft caAe.s He said
you needed publicity, as the papers
write 1t. we put in an evenings real
work getting up a hot healthier ac-
count for the yellow Journals il New
York. He made out a wave of popu-
lar feeling would wash all over the
United States and spill enough into
Montenegro to drown the wicked. ]
amt denying he was. right; he put
in all the cruelty. talk owen recited
Delight sprang UP. the brieh,
morning blackening before her eyes
"Oh no!' she cried biteously. mo!
No! How could, he? How could you
To be read by. .everyone-to be pitied
and laughed at and discussed-I car
never go home! L will die here. first
Oh, you were cruel, cruel!" Sh,
covered her face; seeing herself il
that place Of pillory, the Mast sensa
ton. SIZE. pictured the .naFing extra,
on The Warren Case" her wild
romance; Imaginary porttayals o
her sufferings at.the hands OF Stefal
Balsic.
Rupert had put his hand into hi
breast-pocket.. - =
Here is all he wrote. He gave thi
bunch to me to have cabled over, a
being more used to newspapers an,
signing a name they'd rerAembe
flirting with before. / remember be
ing reai cordial about It.. But I CUES
I forgot to send it,
The girl dropped her hands, cage
you kept the story back" sh
here?"
1T amt any other place" sal
j Rupert, and gav3 her the envelope.
She seized it in shaking fingers an,
tore the packet ACROSS, across again
until she had shredded tho paper in
to fragments. The reaction from
Inundated shame loft her dumb. Blu
she held out her hand to Ruper
with a glance that said what she ha,
t.. AOAotS 80 We0s uSSOAS0
by the messenger he sent for news Q
me-" she declared. after many mo
ments Of silence. I'll fuppose h
dAd not know how Z woman Woul'
feel, about the published story. Ne,
are 80 different
Her eyes begged him for connrfha
tton OF the excuse; and begged vain
~. Rupert's next remark vas not
"I'A going to train In 'this caml
for q while. FITTINGS get where 20,
don't like them, here, / amt suppos
ing you'll have to walk back &
town I'll be where you can sigma
for me. any tins"
He rose, with tho evident inten
ftion Of withdrawing. Though some
what surprised By. the suddSnneas Q
his going, the Eifi made no effort Z
"You arc 70 good" she said. he
lfface warm with gratitude q sh
fleaned toward him. Ya1--if 70
lean. please stay.s-It Will not be Ions
Ia am quite sire A. viii mot be Ion
before Lieutenant Balsic II cleared g
this horrible charge. think h