Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-21
EVENING EDITION.

1.esendra, He meant that know
he meant that! When am gone,
win you 60. to viennR---heip Daniao--
Certain T.esendra- ~" M aa8
why not :D%anilo,7" he asked. "He
il. your kirsman.."
The reminder hushed the girl to
stiffness. Her kinsman? Only by
To stefan Balsic. Die. he mean her
to understand that? Was he trying
to tell her what she dared not think?
Suddenly she OWNED why he had said
she was free; free, not to go, but to
choose. &c
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"Danilo." she accepted the rela-
tionship. just audi bly, You will help
she wal caught in the sloosing Of a
/ force dwarfing any she had ever con-
ceited, swept and held against Stefan
Baisic's breast; his strong. delicate
touch lifted her, face to meet; his eyes,
Never nae Michael looked at her
like that; never would any other
man.
II fought against you" he said. his
voice strange to her. "As if yod were
an enemy I have fought. ForI have
lived alone and thought to die so. un-
til you came into my house. I warn
YOU, Delight, / am no boy to spend
my soul for your beauty. What you
take from me, you must give again.
I have loved no Swoman, I am not
gentle. I warn you-if you cannot
give me faith, and trust and love; if
honor-then 90 to your own people.
For I will have no less"
The. evening before, she would have
understood; would have gagged the
value and pathos Of his difficult sur
render. But now, after her night OF
! self torture, after the singing smart
of Michael's taunt Of Inconsistency, she
saw in this only distrust Of her, a re-
iterated charge Of fickleness. and
had once shown LAsendra. Flinging
herself. back against his arm. she set
her>hand upon his broad breast, fore
ing herself away.
"And the Frenchwoman 2. she cried
in bitterness and scorp. "You ask so
much Of me?A, You require, first love
for first love--let Us be honest. then!
I saw the Frenchwoman leave your
car at Antivari the day I'came. Oh,
I speak the truth, at least!"
He drew back, releasing her; once
again she saw his gray eyes harden
like child metal.
Take care, Delight" he warned
very quietly.
But the reaction was upon her; the
hurt of her own humiliation, the
fierceness- Of all maiden things
brought to .ca~pitulation, with unrec-
ognized jealousy and real contempt
for deceit.
"1'I saw her!n- she flashed defiance.
'Irenya told me she was herewith
you. You thought I did not know.
but I do, I do. I am not a child; T
could have forgotten that; but to have
you play this farce. this lesson of vir-
tue to mel will go; I will claim
the divorce sooner than be your
wife on suferance. You shall not
speak to me so and have me tamely
stay"
you shall not stay" said Stefan
Balsic, in a tone that left her pas
sion a mere tawdry sham. There
is a. limit to my forgiveness, also.
You are ricIft:: 0 cannot be my wife.
When your friend Rupert returns,
go with MIN. will see that your
divorce Is arranged. / an leaving
the castle: when I return, you will
have. gone. 1t is ], who have the les
At the door he turned once morF
toward where she stood. 3stupefied, III
the middle of the room. \
This much for Danilo's honor: I
had this morning a letter from his
mother which justifies him in every
act. You, may be interested; I wa.
here; nor give it."
The heavy outer door shut with l
sound Of dull finality. The time bel
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brief that it seemed to the gin
scarcely a moment since she had
heard the1 doors opening. .Giddy,
Delight put her hands across her
zled by those gray eyes. He hall
looked-abruptly. she fell down besidf
the diyan and buried her face in he,.
arms, sobbing passionately.
Continued in Tomorrow Evenings
Herald.