Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-11

no one else could, in companionship.
There was none of the constraint she
felt with Stefan Balsic., in that
memory of their relationship which
no tact could dispel. He had the
mentality and sophistication Irenya
LACKED, and >thc class equality failing
which Rupert failed to meet her at
many points. Yes, she missed Danilo,
and strolled daily in the arcade, hop
ing to see the smiling officer come
between the, Columns. They were
tWhat the Romance languages term
simpatica.
She never knew why Jack Rupert
had a decided aversion to seeing her
in her @favorite seat, beside the
cataract. Delight herself sometimes
thought Of the Bosnian she had seer
there, but with an indifference that
rather astonished, her. She had SEN
fenced the man to death by her evil
dence, had heard the shot that car
rled out the sentence. yet she was
haunted by no remorseful pity: She
had felt no recoil from Lesendra,
when that gentle-eyed young execu-
toner had returned. from his duty
done to smoke and sip cafe noir at
her table. Was she growing hard,
was crnagora changing her very
hDre? She did mot know, but she
continued to pass tranquil hours be-
side the waterfall.
RupeIt's ideas regarding the
Bosniah were no more tender or sem
timental than Delights. His repug-
nance was for the uncanny, subter-
ranean disappearance of the water.
and an uneasy doubt as to it's reten-
ton Of it's prey. He expressed this
doubt to LenyaN one day when they
stood near the boiling swirling pool.
II Amt hOrrn wir1 a =. roS0o~,. - -
rule, but she won't enjoy ii il Your
man from sa}ajevo gets coughed up
by a back-draft. some time"
Thai is impossible" treasured
lrenya, s%edately, What the water
takes, it keeps, e~xcellency."
lrenya during these days mas lily
ing In e1cltement-th excitement of
free intercourse with a man, and that
man the amazing American. Oddly
deceived az to his mistake of the first
visit; he still believed Irenya the SIS
ter Of Danilo Lesehdra. Chance had
not brought forward their relation.
nor corrccted the error born Of their
identity Of name. He found the Mon
tenegrin beauty an agreeable com
panlon who met him on a level. And
lrenya, serene in the KNOWLEDGE Thai
Countess Delice was always at hand.
y uhheec'ng ezpanded>1rom bud to
blossom in the sun of masculine al
tention. -
Altogether, it was a TRANQUIL week
at the castle On its Last evening.
while dressing delight for dinner,
lrenya advanced a proposition that
rouged her cheeks and briehtened
her eyes to sapphire.
Countess Deiiee. Mr.. Rupert has
onereh 70 lake me for a drive tomor-
row y that automobile. Man it he
permitted that I 30 Z
pared. However western her own
riews. xhe knew that nowhere in
Europe could a 3oung girl 10 OUT
with a man, RnehaperopeA. Jre(ya
iIesendfa was not a peasant, 10 claim
rrstsc simplicity. Yet her eseey
nope and suspense were bard TO d.
why % you aot/sxk Count gas.
SIC. dears7 the American eysdsd.
conntefs Deiice. 7 should not
why not7 ri il n1t 10 appa,,,ns
Ia person I haze sl1aJE zen him
speak kindly 10 YOU"
1But he kaid you Mere my mistress,
y you consent. a1l VIII he well. sfncs
you threw down. the silver d that
would have p0iSoncd. Lord iytsfan.
lJou4snAve great honor in the castle,
Countess Deifce; for we ali kn0w
hat you 3 no his enemy ~ m
whispered at first What you RI
will be accepted"
What would Captain Ieserdra
think. Irenya?"
The yellow head stossed.
lam not yet wed to Daniio Leg
endra- do not lcare!s
Thie from the dssnure and subm3s.
siye Irenya! Half-dism4yed, t,aIf.
amused Delight drew the ieiri "a Her,
searching the lair, isuiIen face
.IrenyaasIssnovna, what IN. Rnp.
I cry been doing f0 your what hasSkS
aid ~ 2 4 woHdeg9
ss13otfring!s IrenyA sssfcrineds ~
denly, stamping her foot 1nd m ~
haf.elf s4er0ssatt u oVsn. y
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