Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-25
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The Marquis Of Mandeleye has lost
his legal right TO a gamekeeerp's cot.
tage belonging to his property, which
q years before has been left TO a
WHOM the marquis sister meets on the
boat. tells the marquis that he met a
Richard Won't crossing on the steamer
er an absence of many years.
vont's daughter. known as Marcia
Hannaway, a successful novelist, hat
,e.T.; Won't returns 70 Mandeieys
And Marcia decides to go and see him
James Borden. her publisher, who
wishes to marry her.. says he will make
the trip with her.
IONA, advancing him 10000 pounds. Hi
holds the marquis note for the sum,
que In three months: The stock is be
uncle. Richard Won't, that the marquis
will be bankrupt in three months. THAN
rents "Broomleys' from the marquis
Getitia, the marquis daughter, believes
che has seen THAN before, where she
lille tNvhe marquis snd Marcia are
dining In q restaurant they meet Thain
CHAPTER 1T-onttnued.
THAT is So" the Marquis admitted.
II have always myself. however. been
favorably disposed towards OIL"
Marcia suddenly withdrew her
glance, laughed softly to herself and
slipped her wine.
II was INDUCING in a ridiculous
train Of thought" she confessed. Mr..
THAN looks very clever. eve II he IL
not exactly ones idea Of an American
%f1nancier. I expect the poor man
does get hunted about. A millionaire.
especially from foreign parts. has be-
come 4 sort Of Monte cristo, now
adays."
The subject Of David Thain drop
ped. The Marquis, as their coffee was
brought. began to wonder dimly
whether 1t was possible that the
thread Of their conversation was a lit
tle more difficult to hold together
than in the past: whether that bridge
between their interests and daily life
became a little more difficult to
traverse as the years passed. He fell
into q ~nonnentary At Of silence. Mar
cha leaned towards him.
Reginald she said. do you know.
there was something l wanted to ask
you this evening. Shall ! ask it
III you Will, dear.
She paused for a moment. The
matter had seemed so easy and rea-
sonable when she had revolved It in
her mind, yet at this moment of
it. she realized. not for the
first time, how different he was from
other nrn; how difficult n~ar1eless
about his environment
made certain discussions. Neverthe-
less. she commenced her task. ,
"Reginald," she began. do you
realize that during the whole Of my
life ! have never dined alone with
any other man but you?"
Nor I. since you came. with any
other woman he rejoined calmly.
you have some proposition to
make?"
She a surprised to find that he
had penetrated her thoughts.
Don't you think, perhaps" she
continued, that We are q little too
self-enclosans! Thanks to you. Is i
always remember. dear, the world has
Grown . larger place for me, year BY
year. At first I really tried to avoid
frtandshtps. vas perfectly salts
bed. ! did not need them. But my
work. somehow. has made thinss dr.
~ HAD IVO8n HHuC
= class OF people who look upon free.
DOM Of intercourse between the sexes
Is . part OF their everyday life. I
found = grey hair in my head only
the night before Last. and do you
know. how II came? lust BY refuftng
from psrfectiy harmless
people. &
II have never piaesd any restric-
Lions upon your Iife." her companion
reminded her.
y know IT, ahe admitted. "but. you
the principal things between us
hays always been unspoken. / knew
how you felt shout It. What 1
want t6- know 10, now that the times
have changed around ysu - we'll AZ
around me. whether you would feel
Just the same IL /. to take An example,
we're TO lunch or dine with Mr.. Bor-
den, now and then, or With Morris
EIyde, the Axpisrer. I mst him at 81
Authors club c~onvsrs4sionS ana hs
was trnfn111s1ys Interesting. III struck
the thsn thet perhaps I va ~fntsfprst.
40 y0ur ~iahaS d jit4ip To IitayoiIy."
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