Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-28
ROUGH
By JAMES HARTLEY

Newport early IN June. THAT isn't Tar
off. Rupert. is very angry with you,
Marian. But he hasn't given you up"
Given me up. Kate?"
oh, you understand, my dear.
ORD Usk Will spend a week OF two
with US in June. He, too, is very
angry with you. I hope YOU haven't
cut him. He tells your brother, and,
Gregory also, hat you we're quite
to him on a certain eveninr
when he called"
II told him the truth" said Marian.
IT he thought that dreadful, I can't
help It."
Just then Gregory came loung1ns
into the DON How are your dock
of sheep, my shepherdess, aunt?" he
inquired. saucily merry. "oh; don't
deny that you have one. there It the
Waldorf-Astoria. Dear old Usk wants
to see it. and 50 do I. Why can't we
lunch or dine with your Troops. Just
once. as you do almost every day:
Usk and I saw vol yesterday driving
with the girls. but 0 pretended you
didn't e US. They're really quite
pretty. I almost fell in love with the
blond e You've been wonderful.
They never got those delightful toys
out on the Pacific slope. And what
a taste you have, auntie. in hats. But
I didn't dream you could achieve such
miracles with horse-fesh. Usk says
those two roans going along like cats,
trained to. perfection, With, their
superb heads and legs, must have
cost a thousand apiece; and Usk, like
Nn~Nk uN~aS-A- It, A~ 80
authority on horses as you know.
Then the trappings, too-the livery
and al that-we agreed that they
were positively ducal. One thought
Of Hyde Park at h~alf-after sx or
June evening"
Mr.. Troop said Marian, knows
a great dea! about horses"
"oh, does he?" Gregory gave 4
loud laugh, his laugh wa always mu-
acal. "But not that kind. il you
please They don't largely congregate
on h other side of the Rockies. And
the coachman and footn.an-twin
Apollos, vidbly beloved, II you'll par
don my shameless pun, Of the British
News! Such 4 creation from the
brain of Leander Troop-never. You
may have got somebody to spend his
dollars with such sublime tact, or YOU
may have spent thens 80 yourself. But
the young man who offered father
as heard seventy-hve-cent cikar.
and referred ~hatteringly to our fine
mansion on Seventh avenue! Grapes
don't krow from thistles, auntie. With
quite 90 startling a speed. Money
may have its necronaanctes, but
they're not quite % lightning like"
Use your common sense, GreSory.n
aid his kfnswouian. II could no
have selected that whole eouip-
age for Mr.. Troop than I eould hsyA
cut 4 OF his new coats. You may
|no1 meet hitn It any Of your smart
cluDst put ne a rot to know oertain
men OF a rather sporting turn, I mi
see, IN company with one Of his -
tiers, the carriage and the horses 81
ore they were put together. I Va
about the livery, TOO, and Aver
inc n But I attempted 70 nas~
no anAl Judgments, ana II nv no
eston were needed In the vav a.
choice II must have 6Aen
. Miss Troop vniued them. 4
hence influenced her brother "a thafr
ADOPTION The eodlfke eoaehnanGann
!oo.naan were no doubt lucky 3
! had obssrvsd them - tWu-
n but esrapsd your enthustssm
nevsrthale0"
Gregory s,appsd one hand aaaanst
the other. in soundiSA apoanaa
-Deitcaousty n0n-commfftal auntie!i
The Sphinx wAs i5npfudent ~
with you. And shall ~ - noivs
the problem Of your mystertous cailt :
I'm 70 tired OF aoptng In dafkn1sa
!! ieel IKE pleading 70 You, an my
kneeaSand.a bras ovvsrtA for . fssble
eiesn19e Ct lisht. Poor Usk slowly per-