Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-23
bought it," Mr..Rose practically OBJ

efNcQ from MS seat in the motor
car. Tell her not to flash it in New
York, alone. if she wants to keep it.
You can put that into classic Span
iSh for me. my girl
That was the beginning of an in
terlude whose placid n,onptony was
tempered by much equally placid in
cident. The Americans liked the
village. and the village rejoiced in
the Americans, so that they came to
know each other very we'll. MorS
than once Fiavia thought Of the
legend OF Al-Mansor. and that If one
OF these days could be deemed hap
Ply enough to record by a pearl, the
Vase could be filed with the gem
chronicles, SO much alike We're the
weeks. &
I! For the white castle on the hill
kept its visitors. and so it happened
that the summer most crowded and
busy of any Corrie ever had known.
slipped drowsily by in drowsy Val de
Rosas for the two most Interested in
He never told E'lavia what he was
doing. The new Corrie Rose was
more considerable than the self-cen-
tired thoughtlessness of youth had
permitted the boy Corrie to be. He
would have remembered her anxiety
for his safety n dread Of danger
for him. of himself, but his silence
was further inpelled by Gerard, who
had pointed out-in a few brief SEN
fences that avoided F9avias name
the responsibility she must feel in
Keeping such d secret from her IA
ther. HN, because il was so difficult
to write to his Other Fellow" with
out telling her all. Corrie's letters
came with great intervals n were
less in length.
Il am still touring with Gerard
ne wrote to Flavia. in the last note
OF his that came to Val de Rosas.
Don't mind if my letters come slow
guess you will understand what il
means to me when J. can say that |
am doing some work for Gerard and
that he calls it good. / wish 1t Cost
me more to do. 1, hope father is
Well: o didn't say, last time. Keen
on writing often, you know, it's the
next thing to seeing YOU"
He wrote that note the night. after
he broke a track record in Cali.
the hotel bedroom while making
ready to attend a motor club Dime,
Mt which he vas to be chief guest in
honor of the days event. Four weeks
later Flavia read it, under the 6ow-
Ierlng almond trees that surrounded
the house SO closely as to overhane
the balcony on which she sat. Read
IT.. then kissed the CARELESS, boyjst
Corwin B. Rose that slanted crook
edly across the foot Of the page
Holding the letter, she sat quite still
From the room within drifted the
voices of Mr.. Rose and the mild Fa.
ther Bartolome. between whom the
last months had established a cordia.
basis OF esteem. The village priest
had dined with them: it was il
Difference to his presence that Flavis
wore a gown whose lace collar came
up to her round chin. and now haG
\ left the two gentle men to after-din.
ner conversation instead OF Herself
entertaining her father. he had tht
sense of being horribly alone: he,
longing for Corrie became physica
pain. SO that she crushed the lette,
in her fingers. catching her breath
With difficulty. Close to one another
they always had been. still closer to.
gather trouble had drawn them. hui
now half the world stretched 1t,
empty spaces between. The impulst
that goaded her was to cry out to hel
father that she must see Corrie-tr
take her TO him-yet she did no
speak or move resolute in endur.
ance. III make that appeal to he,
father Would be to separate Corrit
from Allan Gerard. she knew t.
bring her brother back to, the at.
mcsphere of constraint and reproacy
to escape which he had left the rose.
home.
Taxes are taxes Mr.. Rose's rails.
ed accents set forth. Government.
have to be maintained. 1.-the tas
collector is due tomorrow, Val al
Kosas has got to pay D