Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-02
OHApTER Ix.-Continucd.

WainXright proposes to Ruth, and IS re-
jected.
CHATTER IX.-Continued.
The sentence finished with an oath
and Ruth hurried into her o and
shut the door with a sick kind OF
feeling that her whole little world
was turning black about her.
1t was good to hear the voice of
her cousin, Captain La Rue, over@the
phone, ever though it was tbut a
message that he could not come as
he had promised that evening. 1t
re assured her that there were good
men in the world. OF course. he was
older, but she was sure he had never
been what people called wild" al
though he had plenty OF courage and
good men were few, but it had never
seemed to apply to. her world but
vaguely. Now here of a sudden a
slur had been thrown at three of her
young world. John Cameron, it is
true;' was a comparative stranger,
and, of course, she had no mean Of
judging, except by the look in his
eyes. She understood in a general
way that rotten" as applied to a
young mans character implied UNI
cleanness. John Cameron's eyes
were steady and clear. They did not
look that way. But then. how could
ute she had been hearing that Bobbie
Wetherill's life was not all that ],
should be and Wainwright had tacit-
ly accepted the possibility of the
same weakness in himself. These
were boys with whom she had been
brought up. Selfish and conceited. she
had, often thought them on occasion,
but it had not occurred to her that
there might. be anything worse. She
pressed her hands to her eyes and
tried to force a calm steadiness into
ter distaste for going back into tina,
library and hearing their boastful
chatter. Yet she must go. She had
been hoping all the afternoon for her
Cousins arrival to send the other two
away. Now that was out of the
question and she must use her own
with a sigh She opened her door and
started down stairs again. y
1t was Wainwright blatant voice
againsthat broke. through the Sab.
bath afternoon stiffness Of the house
as she approached the library door:
right now" he laughed. HE won't
hold his head SO high after he's spent
a. few days in the guard-house. And
that's what they're all going to get
that are late coming back this time
I found out before left camp that
his pass only reads till, II o'clock and
the S o'clock train is the last one he
can leave Chester on to get him to
camp by IL. So l hired q fellow that
was coming up to buddy-up to Cam
and fix it that he is to get a friend
~ hsr - kr1.0 @a,@~~ AGA. - NJ
in time for the train. The fellow
don't have to get back himself to.
night at all, out he isn't going to lei
on. you know. so Cam will think
they're in the same boat. Their
they're going to have a little bit OF
tire trouble, down in that lonely Bit
of rough road. that short cut be,
tween here and Chester, where there
aren't any cars passing to help them
out, and they'll miss the train al
leicester. See? And then the mar
will offer to take them on to camp in
his a and they'll get stuck agar
road, and switch off toward Singleton
you know, where. we tool those
girls to that little .out.of fhe-waS
tavern. that time-and you see Can
getting back to camp in time, dom,
you? 81 Il
Ruth had paused with. her hand OF
the heavy portiere, wide-eyed.
But Cameronll find a way out
He's too sharp. He'll start to walk
OF, he'll get some passing a to, take
him." said Wetherill with conviction
mo, he. won't. The fellows are al
primed. They're g6ing to catch him
the road is bad, you know. and no,
body but a fool would so with a car
He won't be noticing before the,
break down because this fellow tolt
him his man could drive a car ovel
the moon and never break down. Be
sides, I know my men,. They'll Sge'
away with the job. There's too mucf
money in IT. for them to run any rist
of losing out. It's all going to hap.
pen so quick he won't be. ready FOL
anything
"Weli, you'll have your trouble fol
your pains. Cam'll explain every.
thing to the officers and he'll get BY
He always does"
Not this time. They've just made
la rule that notexcuses 90. There've
been q lot Of fellows coming back
late drunk, And you see that's how
we NEAR to wind up. They are go.
Inns to get Him drunk and then wetll
see If little Johnnie will 90 around
with his nose ip the air any longer!
ffyn, going to rub down to the tavern
late this evening to seq the fan my.
fSfk! d
ssHYou cant do ii! Cam WON'T drink!
e. been tried again, aid again. He'd
rather die !!.sss5 /, 4
But the girl at the door had ned "a
her room on velvet shpd feet. any
closed her door, her face white with
horror her4lips Setsewith purpose, hel