Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-30
approach, he rose. He welcomed

her, however, without a smile.
From Trewly's at dinner to the
Mandeleys Arms for breakfast" che
remarked, smiling. IT feel quite nat.
tered that you remembered me, Mr..
Thain."
Did I show any signs Of remem-
bering you?" he asked a little GRIM
ly.
"of course you didn't" she &C.
k~nowlcdged. You ignored even my
that you recognized me perfectly"
David remained silent, standing still
with an air of complete but respectful
patienEe. = 49,
You haze taken a house down
here, the Marquis tells me-" she con-
tfnued. .
II have taken: Broomleys:.
II hope that 0 will like the
neighborhood," she said. IT used. to
live here once myself
80 I understood"
She was for a n.oment taken
aback. conscious now of a certain
definitely inimical attitude in the
man who stood looking coldly into her
eyes.
You know all about me. then?
That is the worst Of getting '.into
Who's Who"
Il know more about you than l do
about your companion, Certainly" he
admitted.
She laughed mockinsly. To a
downright declaration Of war she had
no objection whatever. Ea
That is Mr.. Borden. who publishes
my stories" she told him. II don't
suppose you read them. do you?"
II am not sure" he replied. II
read very little modern fiction, and I
never look at Nthe names Of the
authors"
Then we must take it for grant
ed" she sighed. that my fame is
unknown to, you, II you should see
the Marquis before / do. please tell
him that he was entirely wrong about
the best route here. His advice has
cost US nearly thirty miles and
p%unetured tire. You won't forget?"
Certainly not" he promised.
h turned away with a little nod
of farewell, to which David.s response
was still entirely formal. Left alone
in the room he resunsed his break
fast, finished it. with diminished ap-
petite. and within a few minutes was
speeding through the country lanes in
his great Rolis-Royce car. The
chauffeur sat a little ~uneasily in his
place. 1t was very seldom that his
master showed such signs of haste.
In a quarter Of an hour they were in
the avenue of Mandeleys. Instead Of
turning to the right. however, to
Broomleys, he took the turning to the
Abbey and pulled up short when
within a hundred yards Of the house.
Wait here for me-" he directed.
IF you sec another ear coming up,
blow your horn.
He walked across the smooth,
ancient turf. stepped over the wire
fence and raised tho latch Of Richard
Vont's cottage gate. His uncle, a lit.
tie disturbed, came hastily down the,
garden path. His clothes were stain
ed with clay. and the Precipitation was
on his forehead. David locked at
him in surprise.
Working % early?
Won't nodded.
You forget" he satd. that this Il
not carly for me. All my life I have
risen with the sun and gone to bed
with it. Come inside, David. I'll rot
this muck of my hands. You spoke
Of the afternoon"
II came direct from the village"
DAVlQ EepLled, ~ ne Ioll0Wed his
uncle into the house. II came be-.
cause ] thought you would like to
know that there ID another visitor on
the way to see YOU
Richard Won't looked round and
faced his nephews His shirt was
open at the throat. his trousers were
tied up with little pieces OF string. IN
whatever labor he had been engaged.
It had obviously been Of q strenuous
character. He wiped the perspiration
from hts forehead.
Whats that, Dayid!" he demand
cd. "A visitor 3"
Marcia u at the Mandeleys Arms.
David told him. 81 am taking Il for
granted that she Is on her way to
see you."
Won't turned .deiiberately away, md
David heard his heavy feet 4ascendinf
the staircase. In . fewxmoments he.
called downstairs. His voice vas az
usual.
.stsp round this afternoon. I'D. ii
Iyou think IT. welI..ss