Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-28
had come to see him, and she looked
aa no uuolld hove her link. He

just as he would have her LOOK. he
had not realized before hat she would
be grown up, but Of course she would,
and the change in her was no so
great as to shock his memory. The
clear white Of her skin with its fresh
coloring was the same. New York
life had not made it sallow. The roses ;
were in her cheeks Is much al when
she was a little child. Her eyes were
the same, dark and merry and looked
at him s%traightly, unabashed. with the
ease Of a girl trained by a society
mother. The dark curls were there.
only longer, hanging to h slender
waist and crowned with a fine wide
Panama hat. She gave him a little
goved hand and said: I'm afraid I
don't remember you very we'll, but
daddy has e telling me about you
and I'm very glad to see you.'
She was only a little over twelve,
but h spoke with ase and simplici-
ty, and for the first time in his life
Michael felt conscious Of himself.
She was so perfect, SO lovely. so fin
ment She looked at him intelligent
~, politely curious. and no longer
with the baby yes that wondered at
nothing. He himself could not help
wondering what she must think Of
him, and for a few minutes he grew
shy before her.
Mt. Endicott was surprised and
pleased at the appearance of the boy.
The passing of the years had easily
erased the tender feelings that Milky
the little street urchin had stirred in
his heart. This visit to the school
and college was not so much on ac-
count Of the boy, to whom he had
come to feel he had discharged his
full duty, but because of the repeated
invitations on the part of Professor
Hardness and the president. It went
not against him to see the institution
to which he had from time to time
allowance for the eduction of the boy.
1t was perfectly convenient for him
to stop, being on the regular route
he had laid out for his southern trip.
His wife he had left at Palm Beach
with her fashionable friends; and with
Starr as his companion, the father
was going through the orange belt on
a tour of investigation with a view to
Investments. 1t suited him perfect
ly to stop of and receive the thanks
OF the college. therefore he stopped.
Not h he was . heartless man, but
there were so many things in his world
to make him forget, and a little pleas
n adu1ation is grateful to the most
of US
But when Michael in all his strik-
Ing beauty stood before him with the
Difference of a more than son, his
heart suddenly gave a great leap back
to n day when he had first looked
down upon the little white face on
the pillow: when the blue eyes had
opened and Milky had smiled. Mi
chaei smiled now, and Endicott be-
came aware at once of the subtle fas-
cination of thai smile. And now the
thought presented itself. what II
this we're my son! how proud I should
Michael was indeed good to look
Endicott had taken care to leave ~
ders with his tailor for a full outnt
to be sent to the boy, Spring and Fall.
OF suitable plain clothing for a school
boy. little realizing how
1t would have been to have dressed
him so we'll. The tailor. nothing 10th.
had axe the measurements which
were sent to him from year to year in
answer TO the letter of the firm. and
mad kept Michael looking as well as
n rich mans son need desire to
look. Not that the boy knew nor
realised. The clothes came to him.
like his board and tuition, and he tool
them we'll pleased and wrote his hest
letter OF thanks each year as Profes-
sor suggested; but he had
no tdea that a part at least Of his
power of Leadership with all the bows
OF the school was due to his plain
though stylishly cut garments. This
fact would not have counted for any,
thing with boys who had been living
tn Florida for years. for any plain
decent clothes were thought at. no
matter how they were cut but the
patronage Of tho school was Mt least:
one-half made up of rich mems sons
who were sent South for q few. wear.
to q mhder climate for their heath.
Thes AS . rule, when they came. had
exaggerated ideas Of the importance
OF clothes and prevailing modes.
And so It was that Michael i moi
hook like dowdy country boy to his
benefactor. but on the contrary pre.
0ented . remarkable contrast Win
many Of the boys with whom End
colt was acquainted at home. There
VS. something about Michael Va,
When he Vas 2 email lad that. com-
manded marked attention from All
who NV him. This attention Endi.
colt and his daughter rave nov :.
thsy walked beside him in the riov
% the sunset and listened a "a point.
~ mt the various, spots Of interesf 4,
the lietle college toUn.