Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-07
Nancy vowed to herself, with a little

He was on his knees before the pic.
mic box. She could not see his face.
"Peter!" She had not realized how
hard it was going to be to stay it.
"Im-going-away! Really"
h had expected that he would be
Her going must make a difference in
his life at Freedom-there were no
other young people to take her place.
He was surprised; he held a jelly
sandwich suspended for d moment. as
though waiting for her to say someS
thing more. Then he laid it down on
a paper plate.
white meat OF dark meat" he
asked.
Nancy, could not know that he was
not really concerned as to whether
she preferred white meat or dark
meat hat his Indifference was. in
deed. covering a moments inability to
express his real feelings. She was
suddenly angry-angry at herself
more than at Peter Hyde!
"Of course I shall hate to go, I
have grown very fond of Aunt sabrina
and Aunt Milly and Blindy-and dear
little Monte. It's hardest to leave
her!"
They'll miss you. You've changed
Happy House. And Monies a differ
ent child"
"Hc's very careful not to say he'll
miss. me-" thought Nancy with child
ish piquc. Then. aloud: But I can't
stay at Happy House forever. / only
planned to spend three weeks there at
the most and it's been six. And 1t
seems as though I'd been there ages!
II Suppose one day on the Islands is
like a week! in the cities. where you
live right next to people and never
really touch their lives. However, it's
in the rush Of the cities I belong; ]
should die if I had to stay here!" She
wanted him to Understand that the
attractions of Happy House could no,
hold her; she wanted to punish him
for that abstraction that she had
thought indifference.
"Judson's will be a dull hole with
out you at Happy House, Nancy
Peter put in, sravely.
She laughed lightly. "By Christ
mas you will have forgotten all about
mrH Anyway. you will have Miss
Denny"
With wicked delight over his en-,
barrassment Nancy told him Of
be Mr., Peters dearest"
"Yonr fate is as plain as the nose
on my face" she laughed, tantalizing.
ly. "You won't have to cross m,
palm with silver to know your fu.
ture. Mr.. Hyde! A cottage OF the ten.
acre piece where you will live happil,
EVER afterward. AS a wedding gift
with my best wishes. I'll give you the
Bird's-Nest."
She lodged the drum-stick tina
Peter threw at her. "You are not a
all grateful for the nice fortune Tn
giving you" she declared.
II am. indeed! Though it doesn'
seem quite fair for me to make TOT
many plans without consulting Mis-,
denny. and I've never seen the lady
She may be old and ugly, black-ol
yellow"
"I'l tell you-if you'll promise no
ugly; she's blind in n eye and slut
tiers and limps and has straggly gra,
hair and"
"For Heavens sake. stop! Whe.
all my life I've been looking for 4 Cir
! with brown hair that looks sort Of rec
and freckles-about three g Thousand
of them!"
"Peter!" Nancy sprang precipitous
Nv to her feet. "Look-there is
storm, coming!"
B'lindy's threatened storm was ap.
%proaching swiftly. The black clout
THAT had been pilina W. behind then
now oyerspread the whole wester.
sky.
what a shame-to have it spot
our day! This has been . such fun
i'm never forget it, after I've gone
Then. hastily, "Gather up the nap
kins and the baskets; / promised
BlindX I'd bring them home! Ism
there a short cut home? I'm reall,
dreadfulY afraid Of lightning" Blu
she had caught something In the ex
lpreasion Of Peter Hyde's face tina
frightened her more than the threat
ened storm.
Lets hurry" she cried, runnin,
unceremoniously to the automobile.