Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-03

You've said your say ow, and I've
listened. Very Well"
"Magsie." he said almost pleading
ily. interrupting the hard little voice.
cant you see what a mistake It's all
been
She looked at him with eyes SID
denly flooded with tears.
"M-m-mistake to s-s-say we loved
each other. Gres?"
+ The man did not answer. Present
ly Magsie began to speak in a sad,
low tone.
You "a go now II you want to.
Greg. I'm not going to try to hold
you. But 1 know you'll come back
to me tomorrow, and tell me it was
all just the trouble other people tried
to make between us-it wasn't really
you, the man l love-"
"Ill write YOU" he said after a ST.
llence. And from the doorway he
added. "Good-bye." Magsie did not
turn or speak; she could not believe
her ears when she heard the door
softly close.
Next day brought her only a let
ter from tho steamer, a letter reiter-
ating his good-byes, and asking her
again to forgive him. Magsie read 1t
in stupefaction. He was gone. and
she had lost him:
The first panic Of surprise gave way
to more reasonable thinking. There
were ways of bringing him back;
there were arguments chat might per-
suade Rachael to adhere to her orig
inal resolution. 1t could not be
dropped so easily. Magsie began tc
wonder what. a lawyer might advise
Billy came in upon her ~irresolute
musing.
Hello. dcarie: But I'm interrupt.
ling said Billy.
"Oh, hello. darling! No, indeed
you're not" Magsie said, tearing ur
an envelope lazily. II was trying Il
write a letter, but I have to think il
over before it goes"
Il should think you could write
letter to your beau with your eye.
Shut" Billy said. You've had prac.
tice enough! know you're busy. bu'
/ won't interrupt: you long. Upon m,
word, / had a hard enough time get.
ting to you. There was no boy at tn.
lift, and only a dear old Irish cir
hopping up the floors. We had
lons heart-to-heart talk. and I CAV.
her a dollar
"a dollar: I'll have to move
you're raising the price Of liytng:'
said Magsie. She's the janttor1
wife. and they're rich already. VIVA
posseesed you?'
went after the boy" Billy said idl.
land it was the only thing had'
She was trying quietly TO see tn,
-o-a nA@fha onxoynra Ne 0S{e he5 A.
lstroyed, but being unsuccessful, sh,
went on more brfskly. How Is tn,
beau, by the way2"
'"I wish I had never een the man
Maggie said. glad to talk of him. Hi
wife Is raising the roof now
81 thought che would" Billy salt
wisely. II didn't see any woman
especially il she's not young. zivtn,
iau that up without a fight! You know
IL said So"
II know you did" aid Maesie rue
fully. But I don't see what she cal
dol"
well, she can r,fuse to give hin
his divorce, can't she?" Billy said sen
Isibly.
"But can shey" Massie was oh
vionsly not sure.
."Oz course shc cam"
But she doesn't want him. wen
Ito see her
went to zee herr For heaven,
lake, what ala you do that for7"
Because ! cared for him" MaSsi.
lss1d, coloring.
"For heavens sake! You had you,
nsrvss And what sort Of 2 person 1
Shs?"
"oh, beautiful. I knAv her bssorA
land abe said that she would no inter
l4srs. She va = wiling - he wa
lthoo-
"Dut now she's changed hsr 1nind,'
Apparently" MAguA seoW1sd int.
lspace.
Well. what does he ayV Bill,
asked after q pause.
Why. he can't-or he seems u
think he cant-force her"
well. / don't know that. ne can-
here. There are states-
Yes. I know, but we're here Il
New York" Magsfe aid briefly. j
second later she at up, suddrnly N