Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-15


slid away down the level road, stand
ing there until " spur Of the downs
hid it from sight then turned and
slipped into the shelter Of the little
plantation OF frs which surrounded
the lodge gates. He remembered that
the lawns facing the dining room
windows terraced down to the edge Of
a tiny stream. and that beyond that
were woods, to which q little rustic
bridge led. From where he stood he
could see Barker clearing away the
tea things, and, awaiting his oppor-
tuntty, Eddie made his way, keeping
Is far as possible In the shadow OF
the strawberries, to the seclusion which
the woods promised. 81
From their leafy shelter he was
able to get good view OF the house.
and, more particularly, Of the win
dows OF the dining room. He knew
very we'll IN his W mind that the
"sunstroke' Of the owner OF Adder
bury Hall would soon yield to the
treatment Of his guests departure. It
was pleasant, too, for the towt-bred
man to be waiting here, pleasant to
zee the trees in their toilettes Of
spring, and the masses OF primroses,
dying of now to give place to the hya-,
cinths which shinmered In patches of.
powder-blue around him. The house
itself showed no signs of life, save
from what were evidently the kitch-
Ems
The sun had reached the top ridge
Of h western down. and was staining
The sky with orange and rose and
glory. The air was cool here under
the trees, and perfumed with moses,
and olive with the vespers of birds
and the tiny hum of insects.
Fol perhaps an hour the mar paced
trunks before he noticed that a rose
colored light was shining out from
the dining room. and Eddie said that
his waiting was over. He recrossed
the bridge and walked quickly over
the darkening lawns. Avoiding the
sfaveled paths and keeping to the
grass borders he approached the
house.
Hs could make out vivian quite
clearly. He was seated at a desk
looking through some papers, and the
plainly from his face that he had not
yet entirely recovered from his re-
cent shock. Eddie stood for some
time studying the features and figure
Of his late friend, then pushed open
the glass door.
Good evening, VIVIAN" he said
quietly; headache gone7
The man ut the desk gave one great
start as be- wheeled round in his chair;
to him. It seemed to Vivian as
though he had known that he would
hear the voice that now spoke to him
and he felt q vague relief that sus-
pense was to give place to action, He
rose and looked steadily ut the In
truder.
"You-Eddte? Come right, in--
have something }"
He pushed the decanter and syphon
!. ,1 m: w = ~ me-sprDrtssa e
The man standing BY the desk gave
aNot at al. EDDIE; have been ex-
pecting you since--er--about four
key.
Eddie mixed himself 1 drink and
held It up In salutaion.
Not surprised eh?.. he said a. he
put down the glass on the table.
no. Eddie. II p 4 ~ I'm
pleased. You see, WANTED the iden-
tity Of Vivian Benton to disappear for
aAnd the memory u Mortimer Ter
race to fade away ana gradually die,
eb,s interrupted Eddie.
Vivian turned on the speaker. His
eyes g1istened, but he VAS quite rceoi.
He toxic cigarette from.a silver boz
on the desk and tapped y IN the palm
nAs to that, my dear boy, / fear
nothing. Whether ! had q hand in
that AFFAIR or not doesn't affAcf vo,,