Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-30
u DIAMONDS
By JAMES HARTLEY
By JAMES HARTLEY

f0%4W Lucy wore JU0S00 1Su1eALy,
and oon Marian congratulated her
self on the lessening need for indul-
gence that their marked improve
nsent revealed. Here, As would not
have happened at Newport, they
were neither stricken dumb with
abashment nor AFFLICTED by heart
aches from wounded pride. Society
did not stare ct them through = long
handled eye-glass yer q frtEid shoul-
der. 1t gave them . cordial hand,
asked them to some Of it's u~npretenti-
U GATHERINGS. and concealed IT'S
full, behind au,icable smiles.
Leander would be absent on hts
yacht, in which he delighted, for
three or four days at 4 TINA. He
was seldom alone, foxsEon HIS shorter
cruises Marian ana his sisters would
often accompany him, and o on other
guests were included. Once or twice
he went as far - Newport with a lit
tie party Of gentlemen, to o OF
whom Marian had introduced him.
He was away like thiA ene evening,
when a strange event occurred.
1t was chilly out OF doors and
Marian : sat in the drawtn-room,
broodtng over the usual little talk OF
6A6dSAoOo' @noLe oCLVe, ySI noh>PS1-
functory character, which she held
with her wards nearly every day.
Lola and Ernestine were both up
stairs, but she expected them to
join her at almost any moment. Sud
denly Gregory Renshawe entered.
His presence shocked Marian, but
she greeted him pleasantly. IT
thought you never came to Skates.
bury" she said.
"oh, I've been hers lots OF tines"
Gregory hbbed. airily. There's an ef-
feet of on cedars growing from Z
cleft in a rock. streaked with pur-
pie and white, that I've longed to
paint. and have repeatedly sketched.
OF course mamma told ne you were
here. I'm stopping at the Turtle
Point Delightful place-everythins
80 Wen managed. Heaven knows 1
IT suppose you've heard about IA
Tiers --latest thunderbolt- He's beer.
in the most horrible hunor ever
since you, left VI, dea< aunue. I'm
cut down lower than ever before.
Two hundred ana Nifty a month
think Of It.! This is what he calls
his ultinaatum. I must either ut on 4
high stool and pore var q ledger six
hours . day. or wallow in poverty
like this! But don't think I've come
down here to borrow of you auntie,
oh, no< mamma gives me q little out
Of her private purse. Why didn't
Shakespeare tell US how sharper than
= serpent's tooth 1t is to have q
thankless father? A. II he oughtn't
to be proud Of my artistic promise
and intentions"
Here Gregory heaved . sigh, and
plunged one white, shapely hand
through his Byronic curtis. "Ah,,
why can't we all have such splendid
rsvenges as yours? You're nearly
given the governor an apoplexy with
your superb hack-handed blow. j
don't doubt you're going TO do al
vels with the two protAgeeA Manana
thinks you will. and 70 do I. And
somebody else 10 sur OF it. I near
Csk. Do you know, he wa hno
enough to come with me here!
Newport bores him. this Summer, be
aayA Oh. don't flush up Ike that
He isn't going TO bother you ans
more. He was quite abaseurA blythe
ctep You, took positively feared
some sort Of brain attack. Those
hearts on their slsevss a. . pot-hai
with Q frock-eoa&, are Just the onei
liAbte to mental explosion. But al
that sort OF thing % past now VIII
Usk. ! hope you'll be nice { o him
when you meet, for Of; course he'll
happen in II you lot him. HISS SURE
to try. whether I bring him or not
And isn't It just - Well your girl
should got Q prsInonttosy glimpse o.
20 htgh-bred Z fsllow? He'll teach
them unoonsctouety what's the real