Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-04

~ did love hsers then.
Lee ~ she said. 5s
Yes ,4SSg@
"And vet you treated hef-7-----
"oh. horribly. horribly!AAI knew,
All, this time, that she was suffering
there. thousands ofaniles way!
"strange, strange. Marian ii unused
aloud. you were Wiling 70 tell me
that YOU loved me-; you were willing
- has ~ me as you did. she Con
tinned' with more direct personal adj.
drass "that I should become your !
wife. And so, all along IGhave been
r;rhtt u was bewitchments infatua-
tionaan emotion IN the surface OF n
this %profounder feeling, like---like
ci,rls Of foam Lee,Stonfsor1e deep
wave. Am ! not right? Teifgrne; am
II not right?' assE
moonlight struck level against his
torir.,nted face. a A.
yes. yes. I think that nothing
diferance between these two attach
ments. Dying there IT Stralton!
Poor Annie!"
He sprang to his feet. Marian. a
/ second later, rose also. She caugAN y
the lapel Of his coat, starting fervid
Nv into his face.
= Won are sure, now, thatyou've al
ways loved her best? You have no
doubt? 1 want you to be quite
quite certain that, even II she Dies"
IF she dies" he struck IN, r shall
never cease to feel racked with re-
morse. 1 remember your words to
me now; they seem burning into my
brain; You are unhappy. 3 am
not the cause Then YOU called me
'n~urse-proud. 1 was. IT was the
money, he new, monstrcus lot Of
money, that made me leave her as l
did-poor Annie!". Recovered his
face, and soon she heard sounds Of
At this moment, she moved a lit.
tie apart. The truth had cone to /
him at last! But she must notllet
him endure this PAIN She must I'M
lie her lie. And nov would he re-s
ceive these, fresh tidings? NeverIS
mind how; II his anger crushed her
she must not leave him, poor, wilful.t
foolish boy, with this hard stabbingf
agony. she used great effort to make4
herself thoroughly calm RetracingI
her steps, she reached his, side;
Lee ss j. Il
He turned and faced .her in thief
aI lied to You, / lied because II
/ thought it might. be ,best-might ]
show you our own heart. las Tar as
l know, Annie Shelton is quite well.
i There was nothing at all about her
in the telegram-nothing. nothing
She saw his face soften, then glad
den. Next there came into it a hard,S
hrash look. 1t frightened her-she
recoiled. g.
You lied to me! you tricked M
You admit it," ' =.
yes"
Then tomorrow you must go away.
I will never notice you again. This
n.lst be your last. night with myssis-
ters-this has been your last day
under our roof" /
He passed hastily from. her sight,1
into the swallowing dimness of thea
hemlockss that stood in denser groups
a little beyond.
why, Marian, where have you
been?" said Ernestine. "1t is cold1
out of doors. You look SO pale, and
you're trembling!' \
:. RI was walking outside for a, shorts
while" Marian answered. II thought!
the fresh aid might5thelp my head
ache" She looked about the bright-F
~ lighted sitting-room. Where's
Lola?" \
Ernestine first answered with AMI
odd little smile. She's yonder." A
doorway, tapestried in slight-blue silk,
gave on p smaller apartment, which
they had grown to callN5zt.the nook.'Hih
Just then Marian heard ashigh, merry
laugh. 5
3 Gregory is with her Pm
: Yes" replied Ernestine.
Il think I'll go upstairs" MARI
an said, YEARLY. I've been down by|
, the shore:I sat for a while in that
little Summer-house on the rocks"
! But you were away SO long. It'll
; must be an hour now since I went tel
your room and found you'd left it,
: Yes, dear. Has-your BROTHER
, come back?"
. He went upstairs a good while
! ago" IN
:: "Did-he-speak to you?: ~
! No. He seemed to, be in trouble. ri
Ernestine was searching her
friends face. i"And so are you! Oh
: Marian, tell ne"
! Suddenly Marian threw, both arnss|
, , around the speakers neck. "Oh,
: Ernie, dear, / must leave you; I must
3 leave YOU both!"
: leave u.s." cried the girl. you
shall not! Who say that you must?''l
At this moment, Leander camel
: quietly into the room. He was very
: pale: He paused for an instant, then
approached Marian. He held a small
7 folded paper, which he extended to-
e ward her.
viii you read this" he said.
7 she read: 3,
! Forgive me. After all, I think
you have been right. l know you so
, well that L feel what you did must
: Y been very difficult for you to do.
. And when all us said. feel also, that
r ! eanno mi ought not to blame
!, Marian rose from the sofa almost
> ~staggeringly. She had never been
more beautiful than now, with her
). burning violet yes and the vivid rose
of her cheeks. s. g.
, God bless you, Lee!n. she cried.
her own. - -
Some n else should say that OF
yourself" he. answered.
.4ou mean-Annie? Let me hear,
ner say IT one day! Let me hear
3 9 You are going to her :"
! ans going to nerves.,
And you'll bring her back a. yo,rI
: He dropped his head. There Vas
heart in her face -
Slowly, but with sincerest intona-|
qon. and broke the pause. eyes
n, sna.l hope to bring her back rs my
: sust g he turned away there came,
3 peaiing Iromgthe room in which Greg
d pis ana Lola were seated another
+ nlgh and merry laugh.
listen said Ernestine. "Hov
! ! happy they scent. ~ 4