Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-24
CHAPTER IlI,-Continucd.

Yes, I've given. him.. she said,
but I'm hoping God will give him
back again some day. Do. you think
that's too much to hope. lie is such a
good boy" .
"of course not," said Ruth sharply
with a sudden sting. of apprehension
I'm her soul. And then she remembered
that she had no VERY intimate ac-
quaintance with God. She wished she
might DO on speaking terms, at least,
and she would go. and present a plea
for this lonely woman; If it were only
Captain La Rue. her %favorite cousin,
or even the president, fshe might on
slider it. But God! ss.She shuddered.
Didn't God let this awful war be?
thought much about God before.
II wish you would let me come to
see you sometime and take you for
another ride" she said sweetly.
1T would be beautiful said the
older woman, ''if you would care to
take the time from your friends"
II would love to have vol for. one
Of my friends said the girl grace
fully.
The woman smiled wistfully.
I'm only here holidays and oven
ings," h conceded, I'm doing some
government work now"
Il shall come" said Ruth brightly.
I've enjoyed o ever so much
Then she started her car and whirled
away into the sunshine.
she won't come, of course said
the woman to herself as she stood
looking mournfully after the car,
reluctant to go into the empty
house. II wish she would. Isn't she
just like a flower. How wonderful it
would be if things had been different,
and there hadn't been any war. and
my boy could have had her for q
friend. OH"
Down at the Club House the wom-
en- waited for the fair young member
who had charge of the wool. They
rallied her joyously as she hurried in,
Suddenly aware that she had kept
them all waiting.
ton this morning." called out Mrs.
Pryor, q large placid tease with a
twinkle in her eye. She was pick
ing out the handsomest maj for the
next sweate she knits. Which one
did you choose, Miss Ruth? Tell us.
Are you going to write him a letter
and stick 1t in the toe Of his sock?"
The annoyed color. swept into
Ruth's face, but she paid no other
heed as she went about her morn
ing duties. preparing the wool to give
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heart that made a tumult there and
would moi bear turning over even in
her mind in the presence of all these
curious people. She put. it resolutely
by as she taught newcomers how to
turn the heelsof a sock. but now and
then 1T crept back again and was the
cause Of her 7droppirg an occasional
stitch.
Dottie Wctherill came 10 find out
whatsWa the matter with her sock,
and to giggle and gurgle about her
appeared, was going to bring fye-om-
GERS home with him next week end
andSthey were to have H-dance Satur-
day night. Of course Ruth must
come. Q was o0n to get his first
ll~ieutenant's commission There had
been a mistake. OF course or he
would have had It before this, some
lfavorittsm shown hut now Bob had
what they called, a phil" and things
we're going to be all right for him.
Bob said you couldn't get ANYWHERE
without a pull And didn't Ruth
think Bob looked perfectly fine in his
II. annoyed Ruth to shear such tank
and she tried Il srnakeS III plain to
tie asthat she was mistaken about
"pu1Is There was no sdch thing. II
was ADMINISTRATION. She knew. for
her cousin CaptainsLa Rue, was very
close 70 fhoe government ana he had
va siwayss rssox ME ~ ana lea thst 4
EAA1nst ma > di9erenGe where Ii
80 fouAl "A Tho y6ur friends swerei
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6hA gxedT N0ttiesA BOOK ana moved
ION fpS4AAgW0DL$ table toF GET ready an
Eell0tkneltt q s0ipe 0f the ladies' to