Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-20

Observation-Disclosures

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Americans arrival; clasped them
with irmness indicative Of her
resolution &
but. ma soeur, I visit.sssprotested
the girl. .ItA do not come as . pupil,
now, but to visit. those Of my friends
who are still here. Why should I
change my frock
my child, you would demoralize
my flock. What, at the end OF Lent,
when thty are removed from vanitieAs
Of all kind, You would throw5them in
lois the best mode, ma soeur!!"
Ashley would be we'll aware" So
|verely.. mo; your simple frock OF
ttYo years ago is still here. In&my
!! ypnoHtf you may change before joining
aoh. very wer." the girl, yielded.
but. for a >~brideTthat is not gay!
i nm to he. married this week"
" The color that flushed her delicate
face was lovely as the glance Of
blended pride and ardors that half
ment. But the older lady's brow
grew troubled beneath the smooth
band Of white linen crossing It.
IT know. I have heard OF this
marriage, which ii oppdsed by your
uncle and aunt; who surely are wiser
than you. You have been Z wilful
from childhood, Delice. With, a
French girl, such a scandal could not
arrive-her guardians would. choose
for her"
ST will marry where I love. Is
tho 4 Sx,ror~. tCiofnM TSnroHyiyayN ~ 3-a
"You marry Monsieur Michael Bal
sic, of Montenegro"
"You know him., ma soeur?" y
II have heard Of him. The gossip
Of Paris reaches even here. I believe
he is considered Landowner"
.Oh, certainly! But" on guard,
cit is not for that! He is so gay, SO
good!"
The u smiled. a little sadly.
"You are q child, Delice Warren,
for all your two years in Paris ana
The girl understood, raising her
head with a quick. decided move
fred and became AL >womanly.
"No, ma soeur. knew what you
would say. No doubt Monsieur Bal
sic had lived as men live. not in a
convent. Oh, l have heard enough
warnings! And. I know their cause
Michael is poor. Well. I am rich
enough for both. May / go in, Sister
Genevieve p" +
s"Wm YOU change your dress,
Delice?"
Delights smile flashed back.
ooh, If I must"
Sister Genevieye stepped aside
from the gray, atNhed doorway,
But the signs OF the world are not
so easily removed. When Delight
Slipped into the demure group of
promenading girls. there remained
quite enough to excite those older pu-
pills, who, as juniors, had known her
two years before. The very fragrance
shoes land silk hosiery visible beneath
the plain convent frock. the artful
arrangement of her shining auburn
braids massed over each small ear
, were .~distracting. And the<news OF
her Marriage had crept in to add 9
glamour.
"Al of the girls Of your age have
gone, except me-" said a plain, sallow
girl. "I-perhaps I will always stay.
I am neither rich nor beautiful like
you. Delice."
But you may be -happiest. Julie,'
spoke, a.|younr Russian girl who was
to leave finished" in a few months
IT have heard many tales of the
Count Balsic. He is half Russian,
you know, and a diplomat: so my
father hears Of him, He is great
But it is not Count, Maleic 1 am to
marry. Delight interrupted, her ex.
preston >darkening with an anxiety
she herself scarcely understood. q
am engaged to his brother, Monsieur
Michael Balsic. He has explained
many things to me about Count Bal
sic! They are enemies"
She broke off. 1t was impossible
to repeat to these children thes bitter
story of family feud Michael had told
her; told with his. handsome blond
face made almost ugly by its danger.
GUS passion. :.
Then j will tell you a Atory ]
heard" volunteered the Russian. IN.
Paris, last winter. there was gen,
tleman who stole a purse from Coun,
Balsic's room. A young army ohicer
he was, and visiting there, when hi
saw the purse on a table, He mus,
have needed m%oney-.to the point q,
desperation; he-tookN it.. But he wal
seem and seized by the servants an6
an aide Of the Count. The poor yovnl
man begged Count Balsic not to hsvl
him arrested and d%isgraced; he sale
that he had a wife who would. be LET
own people. Your hance's brother
wrote a check for 1 thousand francs
III you are asking charity, tax,
Tthis,' said he, cold AZ a stone. 'Jus
ttce Is another matter. have sen
for the police The oficer bowed
took the check, sent it to his wife
and shot himself before the polio,
arrived" NJ
There was a general exclannatio,
OF delicious horror. Delight wassre
garded with mingled admirationk IN
pity for her close connection with
tale so romantic.
But the American herself had 9th
Of emotions. ). She was in realit
much older than her companion
and capable Of analysis. Why shout
anyone be at once 80 lavish and ,
cruel? And how could the young OF
ficer accept a charity 3 given!
Ar frightened, DeliceS?
shook or abstractisn. ""The story, i
dreadful, hut 1t does not coneern IA
more than any OF. you. Let us tall
|, Of something elssy Wilt you-h@ NJ
bridesyna aid, Jllie ~ y
But the story had maarred her Wi,
nevertheless. 1t chung to her min,
with Unreasonable persistance, IA
addsd toSSthe dread and repul5ioi
with which Michael had taught he
to regard his brother; tho brothe
who possessed all he lacked OF wealtl
land influence. Fory Michael hate
Stefan Balsic With Z primitive com
pleteneas ana viSor. nor Dreamed D
~concealing the ss6dments !.
De1atht returned. early to the hot(
where her people wsre staying. i
reference to the nunsf preiudicea
she had q carriAges Gailsd and drov