Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-28
Canadian camp for rs much as posi-
Bile Of July and August. Clarence re

sarded the project with the embitter-
ed eye of utter 'boredem, Billy was
tar from enthusiastic, Rachael made
no comment. She stood. like a diver.
ready for the. chilling plunge from
which she might rise, yet, after
which, there was glorious chance:
she might find herself swimming
strongly to freedom The sunny. safe
meadows and thsIwarms%sblue -Sky were
dark and menacinr stretch/o o. waters
to breast. that black. smqAherins. de:
Now was The time. The p~retence
that was her married life must end,
she must be free. In her thought
she went no farther. Rachael out
wardly wae no better than the other
women Of her world; inwardly there
was in her nature an instructive. nice
ness, a hatred for what was coarse
or base. For yearssthe bond between
been only Ianiennpty word. Buf>it was
there. mono the less, and before she
could put any new plan into definite
form. even in her own heart, 1t must
be broken. 49, -st.s
Many of the women she. knew
would not have been SO fine: For
more than Of them no tie was sa.
cred. and no principle as strong az
their own desire for pleasure. But
she was different, as all the world
should see. No carefully chaperoned
girl could be nor carefully guarded
than Rachael would be guarded by
herself until that time-the thought
OF 1t put her senses to utter lrout-un.
hand boldly in GreEory's: and take
her place honorably by hts side.
Fhe taste of freedom already began
to intoxicate her eve while she still
went about Ce-ence's house, bore hit
moods in silence. and impaired tt
Billy that half-scoruful. ,half-humor.
GUS advice that alote seemed to pen.
citrate the younger wonan's shell OF
utter perversity. Mrs. B~reckenridKe
as usual, followed by admiring and
envious and curious eyes. walked in q
OF the persons and events about her
wrapped in a breathless dream toe
exquisitely bright to be-reAl.-
1t was y dream, still SO simple and
vague that she was nottconscious 81
wishing for Warren Gregory's pres.
ence, or of being much happier wher
they were together than when she
was .deliciously alone with he,
thoughts Of him. z n!
About a month after the Whitaker
tea Rachael found herself seated ir
the tile-floored fea,room at the coun.
try club with Florence. There had
been others in the group, theoreticalls
for tea, but these were scattered now
and among the various bottles and
glasses or the table there was no sign
50 elad to 3 you. alone q mo.
ment, Rachael-one never does" said
Florence. Tell me. do you go to the
villaApngas'?' r.
Clarence and Billy viii, 1 suppose.
the othes: woman said with an enis;
matte smile.
But not you?" Il
"Perhaps;II don't know. Florence
Rachael's serene eyes roved the sum,
Haer landscape contentedly. Mrs
Haviland+looked q little puzzled.
Things are better, aren't they
dsa5? she asked dellhtcaately.
n. .S.tTssD ,eu ana clsssaes,
oh! To, perhaps they .Is
changed. psshaDk :
ence wal instantly An arms.
Well. 1t couldn't.,go on that va,
forever. Florence" Rachasl'sN SAX
Rendered profoundly uneasy S,
her tone. the other woman walI stlsn;
Perhaps It q just q sven to max,
different plane :.or the summer" 81,
said presently W. all. get on ea9i
others nerves sometimes, and si1ang,
or %separation does .us q world o
sood." ~
Doctor Gregory! Doctor Gregory
At the telephone chanteds club 81
Itendant, passing through the tea,
trooyn.
'on the tennis courts" Adrk Breck
snridge satdssswithout stunning "a,
head. You mad better make II I
message: explain that he's playinkr
II didn't see llln 80 down." re
nnprked Florence diverted
His car e4fne III about half Il
hour ago; he and Joe DutISr wen,
AsNn: 10 :epNstS. Anpf snfatni
Into IN. club ltIeyls &61EaAiEoaid.
W6ndte MT hes doing tai