Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-19
nI-Continued.

Making little patterns on the table,
cloth with the end of one thin finger,
Miss Sabrina cleared her throat twice,
as though she wanted to say some
thing and found it difficult to speak.
Her eyes, as she .levelled them upon
Nancy, turned steely gray with cold
little glints in their. depths.
"As I wrote to you, I believe, !
struggled-for a long tinae-with my
conscience before 1 too the unwar-
ranted step of inviting you to Happy
House. Now I must make n COM
mand. Never, while you. are here, are
you to mention the name~of your IA
Their or grandfather-and I likewise
will refrain from, so doing!!' She
stood up stiffly as she finished her
singular words.
Nancy had lifted a round strawber-
ry to her lips. She vas SO startled
suddenly and the berry rolled over
the cloth, leaving a tiny red trail
across the white surface
Was there ever anything in the
world as strange as this? Why
shouldn't she mention Anne's father
or her grandfather? To be sure. as
all she knew about them was the lit
tie Anne. had told her during the last
tMo-weeks, she was not likely to want
" Gay l1.S0S4A opoAS
less, she was immensely curious. Why
should Miss Sabrina make such Q
singular command and why should
she be so agitated?
Nancy knew she must say some
thing in reply. "I-I'n be glad to do
just-what you want me to dol" she
stamnsered. IT just want to-make
you like me-if I can"
Nancy said this SO humbly and 80
sSn nnSnoSy $SVot ~ vnv, i, a eNnSlAF from
Miss Sabrtna. Nancy did not know.
Of course, that the old woman had
been trying hungrily to find some
thing in Nancy's ACE that was like
la Leayitt!" And as Nancy had
spoken she had suddenly seen an ex-
preston cross the young face that,
she said to herself. vas "all IAeavttt!'
So her voice was more kindly and
she laid an affectionate hand upon
81 am sure I shall grow very fond
Of you. my dear. Now I must leave
you to amuse yourself-this is my
rest hour. Make yourself at home
and 20 about as you please!"
Nancy did not move until the last
sound of her aunt's footstep died
away. A door shut. then the house
was perfectly still. She drew a long,
quivery breath.
THANK goodness-she does have to
rest! Nancy Leavitt, how are you
ever going to stand all that pomposi-
ty-for days and days. Wouldn't 1t
bes funny II I took to talking to my
self in this dreadful stiffness? Happy
House--Happy, indeed"
It was-not at all difficult for
Nancy to know what each room.
opening from the long hall, was or
what it looked like. The parlor
fopened from one side, the sitting
roon1 and the kitchen in q wing be-
yond that. The parlor with its old
mahogany and walnut furniture, its
faded pictures and ugly carpeting
was, of course; just Ike the sitting
room, except that, to give It more OF
la honey air, In the sitting-rOom there
(Were come waxed flowers under q
lRlass, a5huge old Bible on the marble
topped table. a. bunch Of peacock
Feathers In q corner and crocheted
tides on the horsehair chafrs-and
1.-THE old mantel that had come fronE
ENGLAND, Webb had said. was in tho
"sittin' room"
She 4tip-toed through the hall and
opened the door on the right. Ae-
Transformed now TO the prevailing dina
lnesA. her eyes swept Immediately ~
1.-THE old fireplace. The marble mantel
stood out In Ill Its purity. against tie
dark wall; age had given "a mellow
Iustre g aits slossy surface. Nancy.
IIemesnbertng Wsbb's story shout
that Anne LAavttt who. ages ago had
lplaeed M there went 70 Il ana
touched II reverentiy. "H-a-p-p-yN