Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-08
The World. How did you hear

1ue world. now ala you near
Eta brought up the paper" She
closed her eyes and leaned back in
her chair. 1T seemed to jump at me
his picture and the name. Is he
livine-where is hep.
AT st. Marks. He won't live.
Poor fellow" Warren Gregory
scowled thoughtfully as he gave a
moments thought to the other mans
situation, n then smiled sunnily at
his wife with a brisk change of topic.
We'll" he said cheerfully, sis .,ny.
one in this place glad to see me, or
not, or what?"
1T Just seems to me that. I cannot
face all those people tonight" RAJ
chael said. giving him a quick, UNI
thinking kiss before she gently put
him away from her, and got to her
to be utterly and totally Indifferent
to the man who was my husband a
year ago. l don't love him, he is
nothing to me. but it's all wrong, this
way. IT it was Peter Pomeroy or Joe
Butler. of curse we'd put off our
Warren" she turned to
him with sudden hope in her eyes,
d you suppose anybody'll Gomez"
My dear girl" he said. displeased,
why are YOU working yourself into q
fever over this? It's most unfor-
%tunate. but as far as you're Concern
ed. It's unavoidable. and you'll simply
nave to put a brave face on it, ana
get through it somehow! I am abso-
lutely confident that when you've
pulled yourself together you'll come
through with flying colors. OF course
everyone'l come; his is their chance
to show you exactly how little they
ever think OF you as BreckenridRe's
wlfe! And. this is your chance, too,
70 act as If you'd never heard of
MIN. Dash it! it does spoil our little
party. but it can't be helped"
DO you suppose Billy's with
him. Rachael asked, her absent,
ehttering eye fixed upon her own
perso as she sat before her mirror.
On, no-she and Pickering sailed
yesterday for England-that's the
dreadful thing for her. Clarence eyi-
GENTLY spent the whole night at the
u sitting in the library, thinking.
Berry Stokes went in for his mail aft
er the theater, and they had a little
talk. He promised to dine there to-
night. At about ten this morning
Billings. the steward there, saw old
MAYNARD going out-Maynard's one
OF the directors-ands asked him II he
wouldn't please go and speak to Mr..
Breckenridge Mayn went over to
Kim. and Clarence said. Anything
you say"
Rachael ave a gasp that was like
a shrek. h put her two elbows on
the dresang-table. and her face in
ner hands. 1t was Clarence's
ia miliar phrase. 49,.
oh. Observation-Disclosures" .
Well, that was all there was to
it, her husband said. watching her
a~nxiously. He had the thing in his
pocket. He stood up-everybody
heard it. Fellows came rushing in
from everywhere. They got him to a
Florence is with him. Of course ?"
Florence is at Palm Beach,"
Then who is with him. Gregg"
none of my AFFAIR.""
Rachael sat still for perhaps two
minutes. while her husband, osten.
%tatiously cheerful, moved aboul the
room selecting a change Of clothes,
you can take it as hard
as you like, sweet" said. he. "Bur to.
nfght you'll have to. face the music
Now get into something warm-it's a
little cool out-and I'll takessyou 70,
2 spin. and We'll have. dinner some.
where. Then we'll get back here
about eight o'clock. ana take. gu,
time dressing" "
Yes. Ill do that" Rachael agreed
automatically. a. moment later she
said urgently: Warren. isn't there
9 chance that I'm right about this?
Mightn't it be better simply to tele.
phone everyone that the dance /,
postponed? Make 1t next week, OF
Notwithstanding. II they tall
let them! I don't care what the,
say. They'll talk anyway. But ever,
Abre Of my being. every delicate OF
decent instinct I ever had. rebels
asainst this. Say I'm not well, and
let them buzz! I know what you are
going to say know that It would
seem less sensitive. less fine, ia
mourn for one man while I'm another
mans wife, than to absolutely ignore
Whist happeus to him but you, know
what's the truth! I8never loved him,
and I love every hair OF your head
you know that. Only
She stopped short. balfled ~ the