Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-25
vENfNG EDITION.
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|Dav.d -vssturad. smiling "a spttss q
10 the savoy. John his mistress
directed. TELL Miles TO drive slnwa
|ly. TO abandon abstruse discussions"
she continued, leaning back, have
you regarded my warning p? s.
Which one?" he demanded.
II mean with references 10 my.
brother. 1 happen to have ONE
across him nee or twice, during the,
last few days. On Wednesday h4 was
in the most buoysnt sptrits-for him.
He had the air Of q man who has ac-
complained some great feat. II you
only knew how ean.using Reginald 10
the least different, but you know per-
fectly we'll that he is thinking him
self one Of the most brilliant crea-
lures ever born. There 10: a .note Of
the finest and most delicate con-
%descension in the way he speaks. I
lam perfectly certain that II he had
happened to come across the Cham
cellor If the Exchequer on Wednes-l
day, he would have discussed finance
with him in a patronizing fashion,,
and probably offered him a few hints
as to how to reduce the National
Debt.
ION Wednesday this vas" David
murmured. y
And on Friday" the Duchess CON-
tinued. "he va a different, Ia He
carried himself exactly as usual, but
his footsteps were falling like lead.
He looked yer the eyes OF every ono,
and there was that queer, grey look
In his face which helps n to remen-
her that, Notwithstanding his figure.
| hn 3R A0NlS. eiv%1, H~oar0 o1H What
have you been doing to him, Mr..
Thain:'
Nothing that would account. for
his latter state" David assured her.
When did you see him lagt?" she
asked.
ION Thursday"
"Where?"
David hesitated.
AT 4Trewiy's Restaurant"
He was lunchins. or dining with
some one?"
Dining"
The Duchess nodded. +.
"Of course. With a lady, wasn't
rs this a fair cross-examinationr'
David protested. 80
MY dear Mr.. Tlain, don't be alb
surd," his companion ( adnlonishcd.
Every one in London and out OF. it
has known Of my brothers. friendship
with Marcia Hannaway for years. AS
. matter Of fact, we all approve Of it
Immensely. The young woman. al
though she must be getting on now,
Ia a very clever writer, and l think
that the influence she has exercised
upon Reginald, throughout his life.
has been an excellent one. So that
was THURSDAY night, eh 2"
David assented. He was looking
out Of the window Of the ar
though interested in the passing
throngs.
Il will tell you something" tho
duchess continued. You have
heard. I dare say. OF >sthe lawsuits
down at Mandeleys. and Of that
Keepers cottage within . hundred
yards from the lawn, and Of the old
man Won't. who has come back just
as bitter az ever? That girl is his
daughter" 49,,
The Marquis seems to have dis
played the most extraordinary ideli->
ty," David. remarked.
phatic reply, they have been the
making Of one another's lives. Il IS
the sort of thing one reads more Of
lin French memoirs. than meets with
in actual life, but 7 can assure. you
that Reginald would be absolutely
miserable without her, and she-wen.
Isce what she has become through his
.finhuenne and .eompsn1onshtp, rets
,tthey tell ne that that old mar has
come back to his ridiculous cottage.
and sits there in the front garden,
reading the Bible and blasting the
very E~ooseberry bushes with his
curses against Reginald Most. ua-
comfortable it will be. 1 should think.
when you all get down there
Continued in tomorrow
Evenings Herald.