Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-14
dinerent?" he asked bluntly.

dtherent?" he asked bluntly. Y
my dear man, why am I here?'
she expostulated. Il, have.a fancy fol
having you devoted to me. what
mean to do with it when I have cap
sure"
Every one was listening 20 a story
which Old General TURNOUT was tell
ing. Even Sylvia had leaned across
the table. David turned and looked
steadily into his companions face.
1t seems to me-" he said, that on
" a very short time ago, Duchess, out
OF solicitude for my extreme ignor-
ance, you warned me against setting
my affections too high" 4
II was speaking then OF marriage.
she replied coolly.
: Il zee! And yet" he went on, ri
am not quite sure that I do see. II
there any radical. difference between
marriage and a really intimate friend
ship between q maj and a woman"
+. h smiled. Her slight movement
towards him WAS almost a, cares.
My dear, unsophtsticated cave
dweller!" she murmured. "Marrfase
u an alliance which lasts for all time.
It - apt. is it not, to leave its stamp
upon future generations. Great
friendships have existed amongst peo-
pie curiously. diverse In tastes and
temperament and position. AScertaln
disparity, in fact. is rather the
q BERN to understand. he admit
ted. That accounts for the curious
club stories which one is a~lways-hav-
ine ahmed into ones ears. hatefully
! embarrassing though they are, OF
Lady So-and-So entertaining = great
fiddler at her country house, or
some other society lady dancing In a
singular lack Of costume for the
pleasure Of artists In a borrowed
studio"
You are not nearly 20 nice minded
az . thought you were the Duchess
snapped.
st il lust my painful efforts TO an
id~erstand,," he protested.
Any one but an idiot would have
understood long ago" she retorted.
David turned to his sleft-hand
The Duchess is being unkindyhs
said. Will you please take some no.
A.tice OF me- SFs s#s
.'I'd love to- she replied. Il W
Just thinking that you were rather
~neglectinE me. want to know all
about America. please, and Ameri-
can people,
4 am afraid.. ne told her, that
Know much more about America
THAN I do, about Amrican3 people. All
my life, stnce ]. left Harvard, Il have
Dean busy making money. n never
vent into soctety over there.
never accepted an invitation IL !
could help It. When l had any dine
In the Adr4ndacks, or furthe.r afei6
still. when, I could. we had lots 81
sport, and We were able to leadsa sim
pie life. wefl away from the end ,oi
the cable
And you killed bsars ana things. ]
suppose ~ she said. afIow lucky 4 Z
you. are fond OF SPORT! II makes Nv
Ing in England y saay..,s,
He smiled.
= am not % syre,'' hae confessed.
'that =. should consider Enrland
quite 10 lnuch.sof ! sporting country
Z = she thinks hsrsslf. +
What heresyir the Marquis 81.
claimed, leaning forward.
of eonrss. didn't know that /
~ sosns 70 b overheard. naYie
stick 70 IL mean. 81 copsss. sport
a4hJApart from GauaAs.ss
sehootinkg TIE Marquis duerisda-
y am ASta1d n don't conaider thSt
1 1tootinG at#bifdA,,shalf Sof theInshand.
reared; 10 much OF, Y Sport,n Davfd
continued. Have you evorstrisd pie-
ithckinG,or lying d the .edgs or;
mountain after three hours tramn
Watching tor the snout or $780,.
Ietttia- ha0 broken OF har sconysr
eadon nth Lord Charles = ~
LEANING i Slittle forward. The Marquis
noddsd sylnpathetically. y