Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-27
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he ts-angry-at what I've done!"
For the first time this possibility
crossed her mind leaving 4 terrible
fear. Impulsive Nancy had often dis
pleased her father, but always the
most trivial offence had troubled her
deeply. Her father had such an aver
sion to the smallest departure from
ruth! And wa4n't she really acting
10 lie?
For tho next few moments poor
Nancy sorely needed the support Of
Anne's convincing arguments!. Re-
morse of the most tortur1ng kind
swept her.
And she had dared to Judge Miss
Sabrina's standards Of honor and jus
tice!
"IN 60 away" she cried. aloud.
gan's where I belong"
But this determination. soothing at
it was, brought added problems.
FNancy's brow wrinkled with a deep
frown of perplexity. 1t would not be
fair to Anne to just run away-she'd
have to give some explanation to Miss
Sabrina and Miss Milly and B'lindS,
and even Webb. And just now. In her
present mood. anything but the abso-
Then she" thought of Aunt Milly-
dear little Aunt Milly. She was a Diff
ferent creature now from the pale lit
tie woman Nancy had first seen on the
couch in the darkened room. Each
day. when h did not 60 to the or
chard, she spent in he sitting room
or on the hollyhock porch, knitting
And Nancy knew by the wistful
glance that met hers when she came
and went. how Aunt Milly hungered
for her company. Nancy had told
herself that it was because she was
young and that she seemed, perhaps,
like what Aunt Milly had wanted to
be-before the dreadful accident.
What would Aunt Milly's life be II
she went suddenly ou1 of It?
had planned to start for the Club and
What must Noaie think? She had
let a whole day go by and had not
seen Liz!
Nancy re-read her fathers letter.
If o want to do things to make
this world better you cnn generally
ind them waiting for you in your
yerS own a corner Funny-th.t
Nancy folded her letter with q sigh
Of relief. r"of course. there's. work
right here and u1aybe-Td be a COW
ard to u Away-jus now. The
wrong was done when I camel"
The logic was youthful, but then
Nancy. despite the dignity Of gradua-
ton was very youthful, too. Her
mind made up she looked very reso-
Lutte. Shed 20 and call upon Liz that
very afternoon.
However, she must know more con-
corning the HQpworth's before she
braved Az on her own ground. So
she sought out the all-wise B1indy.
Bltndy was most generous with her
information.
II Euess the Hopworths amt any
Iconcen of yours Miss Anne. The
Leavitts ATLAS visited mostly with
good folks like the Aliens and the
South Hero. and the Hills up to Isle
lie Note and the Eatons and Todds,
here to Freedom. Time n when
the best come to Happy House-Mi8
aabriny's mother liked company-but
not trash like the H~opworth's!"
But why are they trash B'indy?
What do they DO? webb says they're
an old family. that .thsy.ve been here
BIindy snortsd. .Webb'si tongues
tied in the middle and wass both
ends and I guess most Of the time at
the wrong end! Mebbe they are old
you can't kill of folks 1ame's you
can 1 strain OF cattle. They don't do
nothin'. Mi1 Anne. that's M-they
don't do nothin'. They're just shift-
|lea. no-good folks Old DanI don't
work-never did. and HIS pa before
am"
"Who was. Eric ?'' begged Nancy.
"Old DanTa son and AdNbad a boy
as ever tornysnted q neighH0rho0d.
But no one knew he'd be anything
but no.Bood. and he wasn't. Ran. or
Ito SEA-. Folks never heard much
bout him, but they knew they would
mt hear anything good. anyway.
Then. suddenJike, he turns up with
1.-TWO young 'una. Brought 'em to old
Dan1 70 keep. One was 4 gtr1 and
the other. Q baby in his arss. VA =
boy"
Freedom folks had never lost their
enjoyment In this episode Of Erie
HopwoFth's adventufous lie. B'lindy.
HAPPY nov In her tale. made the
most Of II.
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