Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-09
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nl1cnas! a ragged neWsboy,, saves the
layen Endtcott. a millionaire, who takes
returning to New York as a young
fer Of social and financial assistance in
COMPANIONS in the alley" One of these.
Buck" is sent to prison for robbing 2
over BY Michael and becomes his loyal
Michael has fallen in love with starr.
tell her. She is angry With Michaei, and
becomes images to marry ~Stuyvesant
Garter, a rich young man. Michael dis
covers that he is the father of the child
attempts to warn Starr, whose father is
IN Europe, but this does no good, and
Carter tries to have him killed. On the
te ~ da byn OF at the ,S wsddiR 5an Lizzie j sr GSme :
showing that she had been married by
Carter. While he Is seeking v~erification
OF this, Lizzie i'll desperation takes her
Michael goes to; Carriers apartment.
He finds an orgie in progress and Carter
apparently dead drunk
at the horrible sight that meets her
eyes. Milky carries her home. MIR; Endi-
colt has q stormy session with his wife
for allowing her daughter to associate
q stroke Of apoplexy and the wedding is
called off indefinitely.
Michael is the chief speaker at a big
Starr and her father are in the audience
He is given a great ovation at the
close Of the meeting. Starr and her
father greet him warmly.
One evening Milky is walking by the
Endicott home and he sees Mr.. E;ndicott
staggering up the steps Of his home. He
helps him into the house. summons1 a
rAof~ r. 4~ no, AH~A rNrGs --A1l
pox. On hearing this the ervants all
fee and Milky Is left alone with Endi.
colt. He stays and nurses i'm. On the
second day Starr comes home and they
Starr and Michael so thoroughly en-.
Joy each others companionship that
their quarantine is really Il pleasure
Buck escapes from jail.
CHAPTER XxVII.-Continued.
The big, blustery voice ceased and
Michael, looking at the sinister CLEAN
OF dull; metal in the hands Of the
men who accompanied the county
sheriff, knew that the crisis a upon
him. The man, impatient, was al
ready pushing past him into the room
It was of no sort of use to resist. He
flung the door wide and turned with
the saddest look Starr thought she
ever had seen on the face of a man:
II know" he said, and his voice
was filed with sorrow, It know-but
he vas one whom I loved!"
Wasted love! Mr.. Endicott. Vast
ed love. Not one of EN- worth it!'
clustered the big man walking in.
Then Michael turned and faced the
group around the fireplace and look.
ing from one to another turned white
with amazement, for Buck was not
among them!
Starr sat beside her father Unjust
throughout the last fifteen-minutcs
his hand in hers, her face turned
startled. toward he door. and some.
hing inscrutable in her eyes. San:
stood close beside the fireplace, the
tongs which he had just picked up Ii
his hands, and a look OF sullen rage
upon his face. Nowhere in the whole
wide room was there q sign Of Buck
land there seemed no spot where hi
could hide. The door into the dining
room was on the opposite WALK and
behind 1t the cheerful clatter Of the
clearing of. ct the table could be
plainly heard. II Buck had escaped
that way there would have been al
outcry from Morton or the maid
Every window had its shade closel,
drawn.
The sheriff looked s~uspiciously a,
Michael whose blank face plainl.
showed he had no part IN making wa,
with the outlaw. The men behint
him looked sharply round and finish
ed with a curious gaze at Starr. starr
rightly interpreting the scene. o 9 Il
tthe occasion.
Would they like to look behint
ithia colrch pr Rhe Hafd mOyin~ gnfIiek
l,ly to the other side OF the freplac,
over toward the window. with
warning glance toward Sam.
Then while the men began a fruit
less search around the room. looking
In the chimney closet, and behind tn,
furniture, she took up her stand be
side the corner window.
It had been Michael's thoughtful