Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-17

lest Jerry be unappreciated. now that
he had come back. Clara me the few !
men to w1f6na, her husband introduced
ness: afraid-after fifteen years-to
say one word that might suggest her
own concern in Jerry's future, quiv.
ering to crose-examine him, w,ien
they were alone. as to what had been
said. and implied, and suggested.
Nothing definite followed. They
lived tor a month or two at a DELIGHT.
where the modest meals Clara order.
ed appeared as If BY magic, and
where Miss Fairfax never sullied her
pretty hands with dishwashing. Then
they went to Nieit Aunt Elsie" IN q
suburban villa for several weeks. a.
visit Rachael never thought Of after
ward without 4 memory Of stuffy.
neat, warm rooms, and a gushing of
canaries' voices. Then they went
ness OF spring. to live with several
other persons in a dark country
house. where Cousin HAROLD died,
and there was much odorous creps
and Z funeral. Cousin Harold evi.
IDENTIFY left something to Gerald.
Rachael knew money was not an inn
mediate problem. Hot weather came.
A3A0 IIloy ~StlI u LIE SSdSluc Will oil
ef1cient relative called Ethel, ana
Ethel's i've children. Later, back in
London, Gerald said, in his daugh-
ter's hearing, that he had made
rather q good thing Of that little
game OF Boobies. Enough to tide us
over-what? Especially il the
Diekies ask US down for a bit" he had
added. The Dickies did ask them
down for a bit. They ent other
h1a~oS. CoNo1N yao1n - 1ft&14 49,,
on the races, made "a good thing of
this, and turned a bit over on that"
Weeks made months and months
years. and still they drifted cheerful4.
ly about. Gerald happier than he had
ever been in exile, Clara fearful, -ad--
natrine. i'll. at ease, Rachael in a girls
paradise.
She grew beautiful. with q hne and
distinguished beauty definite in it's
appeal: before she was seventeen She
had her little reputation for it; she
moved easily into 4 circle higher than
even her father had ever known. She
was witty, young, lovely, and in this
happier Atmosphere her natural gay
(ety and generosity might we'll de-
telop. She went about continually,
and every year the circle Of her
tinguished names.
At ~seventesn- Mrs. Gouveneur Pon1-
eroy Of New York brought the young
beauty back with her own daughter.
Persis, tor a winter in the great
American city, and when Persis died
Rachael indeed became almost as
dear to the stricken parents. When
she went back to London they gave
her not only Gifts but money. and for
two years she returned to them for
long visits. So America had a chance
to admire the ravishihg Miss Fairfax,
too. and Rachael had many conquests
ana one OF two serious affairs. The
gtrle had THAR drbt dances at the Bel
vedArA club; Rachael met them. all;
who were later to be her neiehbors:
the Morans and ParmAlees. the Van.
chas>s. She met Clarence Brecken.
ridge ana his wife. and the exquisite.
~ dfssssd little girl who was Billy to-
day +. a. IL IT.
And through all.her adventures ere
Looked rAlnly. confidently, and with
Eeensctouss enjoyment TOR a. husband.
shs ditted = little. and danced ana
e1vasa and drove ana played golf and
tennis Z great dAal. but she never lost
sight tor IA instant tot the serious
business Of life! Money she .,nust
EAv4-1t YVES almost as essential to
her al air-And money she could on
~ secure through = marriage.
The younE En11ishman. who wal
her, first choice. in her twentieth ear,
had every aualineAtion in the world.
before the wsddine-day. Rachael's
mother was fond OF saying in an, aside
to close friehds that the girls heart
was broken: Rachael. lovely in her
black, went down to stay with hes-
phen's mother. ana for several weeks
was that elderly lady's greatest com
tort in life. Silent and serious. her
manner the nerfettioh Of quiet grief,
fonly Rachael hersslf knew how little
the metnory ~ Stephen interfered
with her long rSveries as she took his
eollies about In the soft autumn foEs.
Only Rachael knew how the sight Of
ants. ana the park flled her heart
With despair. She might have been
LADY TrScAs1e! All this m1ght IA
easily have BEEN her own!