Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-16
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eSS, and James brother, Lord Alex TIE
mont. on board ship. en- route to Eng
House" the home of the Tremonts. Alex
has been in Canada to dispose of land,
and on the ship looses heavily at gamb-
famed pitcure collector. offers to buy
Lady Jane" a VanDyke picture n
Bresmei house.
,Alines Parkes. goyerness for b two
children of Lord fremont, and his young
wife. believes hat Claire wants the yAA
Dyke. Alex tells her the story Of the
Rafus Ross fremont of Seattle. wash
elsimIniE relationship to the family md
showing = determination to Lady Jane,
whom he thinks an exact likeness Of the
picture, to take the picture Of Lady
.aspan He is entertained asa guest st
CHAPTER X.-Conttnned.
II don't" said Alec in a low tone
OF constraint, quite know what you
mean"
Claire" said the earl. IT can't tell
you how I feel towards Claire. She's
the very fire we need on our old
hearth. I'm not a worldling-not
enough Of one. I fear-andI wouldn't
wHs 4. household word.) See you
married to q million If the million
didn't gpSwith one Of the sweetest
stEls--ons of the finest women
alive :
Coed Lord, father!" burst out
AJse In q tone of little less than re-
pressed fury. What did mother tell
yo,i-that I was going to marry Miss
Lord Breeme actually shrunk in his
chair; the light faded from his blue.
kind eyes ;the of his mouth
fell into the sad depressions of the
old age.
Then you're not.p said he fatty;
"she was mistaken"
Alec twisted an envelope. He had
just glanced at his fathers face.
Just what did size say?"
$Oh, botheration!" Peevishly Lord
Breems snatched up a newspaper. IF
there's nothing in it I shan't g over
Why might you have known? 2" cut
in Alec with a hurt quickness.
You've disappointed me BEFORE
This from his gentle and indulgept
father! h earIs face was behind
the paper. Suddenly Alec's hand was
stretched out towards the pile of jlet-
tiers lying still unopened on the desk.
His troubles eyes had caught sight OF
one, directed to his father. which
SSAi MS ASoht 3ASO .p10 A1OOtu. N
was from U1terberg-a dunn, doubt
less; what II the earl had read it, and
Aces situation had been exposed?
fremont slipped the letter out of the
heap and into hts pocket, unn0ticed
by his father. He stood there, white
and miserable, feeling his own heart
beats, seeing AJine's eyes with their
GOODNESS. The earl maize another
quick movement, crushing the news
paper down IN his kAee.
I'm an optimistic old-idict" said
the least spark and I'm a
bonfire. What your mother said, my
dear boy, was, after all. only just this;
II think hat Alec is going to please
you very much, And then she look
ed out OF thu window and pointed to
y0n and Claire on the lawn. That's
III. II. shes mistaken--he held out
hisN hahd-why. its not your fault
She's not" said Alec putting awk-
one. altogether mistaken. you
know Then, n the kind fingers
gripped. Pm thinking OF it pretty
he added gruffIy.
Theyear. wistful, eagar and afraid
totppe6s the matter. returned to his
Ma&l. Alec read to him, conscious all
the while Vf tender and excited eyes
uR00 him..
WhaFsmskes you think" he asked
suddenly with one of his cynical
gsins INST HE would have me. any
me III was delighted at his rever-
siop 70 the topic
An fAsec. her attentions to me,
for one thing and the look in her eyes
e they fIy over the honse-your
NVNAc. s
You think she'd marry NJ for my
and my f~nrniture?" Alec lean
a HI head on his hand. dsFs;
sayl
NO, dr: Tor yourself. But. Lord
Hreems tW1nkied, she'll be glad that
you're the owner OF that Van Dyke,
Ell? Well, we won't joke about IL
She's dear girl che wiliEshe1
wQuld do NJ ckedits Alec. Thzt,si
something one mpst think Of Isn't
AOh. / suppose Alec sat star
Ing absentIy 1t bis bcOt9
whats the trouble. my boy2 Can't
nseke Jon ont. She hasn't ALREADY
Aiec shook M hesd.
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