Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-29
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mo; at the convent. Delight
amended naively.
1t was impossible not to. smile
Catching his glance, the girls lips
curved into irrepressiblc sympathy Of
humor.
There are unexpected founts Of
gossip in the dry monotony of truth"
said Stefan Balsic. LET US. lay aside
tragedy for a while, madame. viii
YOU honor my table by dining with
me tonight?"
Distinctly startled, she sobered,
cropping for inoffensive terms of re-
fusal. He farestalledSh er.
Els the prospect So appalling? Be
lieve me. madame, in your own New
! York you may have sat at the board
heavier memoriesIhan the death Of a
spy"
I! 1T is not that she stammered,
then-proudly recovered herself. II
.wrOnged you there; I was misinfOrm-
ed. But you may not wish me for
your guest I have broken my prom
Use to you, while you$were; away"
He waited, but she saw q ripple
cross the gray eyes. The m:~ulse that
COlllpcllcu 1lSI -lO IlOllcSly CdLklCu AlSA
to still further caldOr.
II saw a visitor today. He was my
friend. a man 1 can trust. I sent him
with messages you would mot have
allowed me to send If you had been
here. Oh,'I thought, then, I had the
right, but now J. know I had not! I
am not sorry-I would do the same
again; but4 have not been true pris-
oner to you" 9t- :,
You gave your, promise to stay in
"If you had locked me; in a. prison.
II could not have spoken to him.
have used my liberty against YOU.
You shall not say I deceive you!"
Excitement broke, her voice. Count
.Balsic, I sent word to Michael of
your accusations. against him; Z all you
told me, ALL I told him-to defend
himself, and OF. what he is suspected,
ALL
nervous expectation. she regarded tho
man. 4s&
Child, do you suppose. he did not
know" asked Stefan Balsic, very
compassionately.
1t was as il, she had been running
pressing desperately toward az goal
heart pounding, muscles strained
and suddenly found herself plunged
into blank, black stiffness. She made
mo protest; her wide eyes had recq2g.
inized knowledge in his. After an In:
4 slant she turned toNa chair and SUI
down, a little dizzied and uncertain OF
herself. Michael knew himself fac
ing such charges, and had not told
the girl who was to take his name
He had planned to marry her In
France, to spend a long honeymoon
in travel, and all the while leave his
honor %uncleared, undefended?
win you dihe with me, madaWe?"9
came the smooth %-strong voice.
eyes"
Thank you. II an hopr, Since YOU
IAre 81 good"
Y The blood-red glow died out OF the
room. BY and by one of The patient
women came in, and lighted the tall
lamps lingering over the.agtask to
steal furtIve chances % adhirationAi
the slim, straight lady In strange A.
tire who sat so still. Irenya looked
in, and tacffully Withdrew. Delight
without needing their movements
She was not Grieying;s she was busy.
Resiliently her fdith had sprung up
from the blow and. she was at won.
ans a8e-old work, Intending the torn
robe Of honor a which she clothed
her lover./g .as iesgs
There werA so many excuses for
Michael. Perhaps, he had meant to
tell her when they met at Tours. He
might have shrunk from writing OF
the charge of which the mere sus-
picion seemed to 9oii. ssOr-and to
this her mind Ieaped and cldng-or
perhaps he knew himself innocent
! and ablesto prove s~inp0tence, so cast
the whole ugly thing aside NJ Of NJ
aconsequehce. Yessst31a was 1T! She
Isprang up, almost happy in the re-
Iyulsion from! q doubt that threw
down all her world.
,Irenya was drawing aside q scur-
tain, demure eyes lowered, yellow
I head Bent. The hoursswas ,endedf and
her host was AT the door.
Not altogethSF4the h0gt Delight an
Ssticipated. For the Anst time she saw
Stefan Balsic In eyening dress instead
az IN the ricff ana 2cha~Tacteristic uni
form Of tho country. AEeettng him
-. D the first time also Ahe rec6x-
mixed I'm him the gnaDss1aAatdp whom
her own sOcialf experence7w that of
Ia provincial dsbutante. She laid her
fingers on his arm with . shyness she
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