Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-05
and bring back the car; or

morrow ana bring back the car; or,
better stiu. you can drive yourself up
the next time you get leave OH.
There wat much argument about
time, but in the end (Which came in
five minutes) Ruth had her way,
and the young Colder departed for
his camp in the. gray car With anaple
time to. make the short trip. leaving
his. mother and Ruth at a. Baltimore
hotel; after having promised to call
UP in;.the morning and y let them
know what he could do about the
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Ruth selected a large double
and went at once to the telephone
- call up her aunt. She found to
her relief that that good lady had not
yet returned from her day with a
friend lin theAcity, so that no explain
would be necessary that
night. She left word with the ser
want that she was in Baltimore with
a friend and. would probably be at
home the next day sometime. Then
that her companion was sitting in q
low armed chair with tears running
down herxcheeks. .
|. -"Oh, my. dear" she exclaimed
rushing over to- her, "you. are all
Not a bit Of ftH sobbed the
mother with a smile like sunshine
through her tears. # was so<happy
I couldn't, keep from crying, Don't
been watching you and thinking what
a dear beautiful child you are and
hhow wonderful God has been to send
you to helpNmy boy. Oh, 1t was SO
dreadful to me to think of him go
ing down to camp with those men!
Ny dear I smelt liquor on their
breath/when they came for him and
II was just crying and praying about
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| drink, but SO many accidents can
happen with automobiles when >thd
driverds drunk! My dear, I never
lean thank you -%enough!" ~
y They were both too excited to sleep
soon, but long after the mother was
asleep Ruth lay awake going over
the whole day and wondering. There
were so many things about the Incl
dent iofs the afternoon and evening,
now That they we're over. that were
utterly out Of accord with her whole
life heretofopA. She felt intuitively
that her aunt would never UNDER
stand il she were to- expl1in the
whole proceeding. There were y so
many laws of her little world of.con-
ventionalfties that she. had tran
gressed. and 80 many .dualms apf q be-
lated conscience about whether she
ought to have done it at all. What
way Her cheeks burned hot in the
dark over that question: AStrange she
had not thought of: 1t at: af1i either
before hand or while she sal beside
him during that wonderful ride!
And nov the thing that, wainwright
had said shontedS itself out Ito her
elss: Rotten! Rotten! Rotten!"
IKE 4irte: Suppose be we're? I
souldn,t q true. It J 5asr couldn't. but y
wSreN How was shi hurt s. doins
4 kind act? Having talSen-thAt stand
aSainst all her former ideas Ruth
had instant peace andN driftaA/ into
dreams Of whatSshe had been enjoy.
ing; the way suddenly 1T by I sleepy
fcmeInerance Of WethsriltA dsclara-
tom, HE won't drink! You can't
MAKE mimi IT'S been tried again and
akatn!" Theirs was evidence in hi.
\ that before? And his mother! She
khad sbeen SO, sure Of HIM!
Th9 ltelephons bell waksned her
with q message from.s camp Hi
voice. greeted her pleasantly with the
word that 1t was all right. NE had
Preached camp An plenty Of time,
cbund a4good place for the:car and
y would r. ~. the h0sel. go nine
ts'clock. Ruth turned frori5the phone
had not said q void q thalfks Of
goodbye or anything. 641y that he
mother. But thor. lof courss. met
1 did and maybe twas just - well
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