Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-31
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his, legal right to a gameEeeerp's cot.
a belonging to his property, whicf
some years, before has been left to q
TS.in n.n 1a%sa R''nar %u, NGnsi n.yas
whom the marquis. sister meets on thu
boat, tells he. marquis that he met
richard Won crossing on the steamer
coming back. to claim his property, aft.
sr an absence OF many years.
Vont's daughter. known as Narcis
been a protese Of the marquis; Tor Il
years: Won't returns to Mandeleye
and Marcia decides to 60 and see him
canes Borden. her publisher, whe
the trip with her.
Thain sells the marquis oil in Ari.
IONA, advancing him 10000 pounds. He
s.s in three months; The stock is BE-:
uncle. Richard Won't, that the marquis
will be sanRrHpt IN three months; Than
i~.etitia. the MARQUIS daughter. believes
does not know. :" ~
lille tWhe marquis and Marcia are
Marcia tells the marquis that for rs
years she has never dined or lunched
alone with any other man but himself
Mr.. Borden Or Morris Hyde. an explor.
er. occasionally. The marquis has felt
for some time that their friendship has
% nssa e':s n se .s ey her her f fss'i feT 4 in tim ass
. The Duchess. .lunching with Tnain
attempts to find out his mission in
England. She tells him to accept an
visit her at her estate in Scotland.
Letitia tells the marquis she may
decide at once to larry Grantham. a
wealthy lawyer. Borden takes Mar
cha to the theatre and to dinner, and
urges her to marry him.
Marcia agrees to marry Borden.
Letitia also agrees to marry Grant
ham. but tells her father that she al
ready is %regretting her promise.
Marcia and Borden max the trip
to Mandeleys to see Marcia's father,
Richard Won't. THAN makes ar
rangements to move into Broomleys.
CHAPTER XIX-Oontdnuod.
els he really human" she. asked,
"or is he something splendidly pic
turesque which has just stepped out
OF one of the frames in his picture
mind. He is so beautiful t look at,
but he doesn't look as though he be-
longed to this generation, and why on
earth they ever used to casi him The
Wicked Marquis / can't imagine.
I've tried him myself" she went on
ingenuously. lin no end Of ways, but
he treats me always as. though I
were some grandchild. walking on
stills. OF course you're in love with.
Lady Letitia Z"
Must I be ?"
But isn't it all. absolutely pre-
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almost depresaingly obvious. Here
are the Mandeieys estates, the finest
in Norfolk, mortgaged up to the hilt,,
the Abbey shut UP, the Marquis ana,
all Of them living on credit the fam
lily fortunes At their lowest ebb. And
here come you, m interesting Ameri-
can stranger, with more. millions than
the world has ever heard of before.
OF course you marry LADY Letitia ana
release the estates!"
do II" ne murmured. well, 1t
seems plausible"
1T has to be done" she decided,
with q sigh. ITS pity"
Why"
She shook her head.
We mustn't hirt. We should be In
terfering With the DEGREES Of Provi-
dence-What m intereSting-lookins
woman! You know her, too"
They passed Marcia and her COM
ranion. shout halfway 10 Fakenham.
Marcia bowed chseffully and looked
with interest n Bylvia.
- know her very slightly" David
admitted.
she doesn't belong 10 these pasts.s
Sylvia aid. We've lived here for
nearly ssvsn years, you know, and i
know every ons for miles round. BY
sight,
"Shs cams ORIGINALLY frosys ON
ylsrs ~ the nsistboshsod, / bsllsvs,.
David Observed.
Tell me svssything AbOut her.
please" his comp8Hton ASnanasd.
- an 4 born gossip"
You finish WITH the yosnance 81
Mande1eys hrst" ne suggsstsd evasive-
~
Well we've Anishsd .tbat, "a ~.
~ you are concerned" she aid, .sbtt
- SION ~ YOU have rescued tire fam.
~ ana the wedding bells have ceasSd
ringing. you'll md yourself faced
With snether problsMs Dl x01 10