Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-17
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you can sort Of tell by the tone Of
her lettnr. oh, dearM
what will you do?' echoed Claire,
still thinking it q much more attrac-
tive adventure than Russia.
II have it," cried Anne: You
II! I should say not! Are you stark
crazy, Anne Leayitt :"
Anne seized her excitedly by i!the
shoulder. you could do It as easy. as
anything in the world, Nancy. She's
never laid eyes on me and I know my
father never wrote to her. You'll
only have to go there for three or four
weeks"
And pose as q real Leavitt when
I'm a Leavitt that just belongs to
Dad! Well, I won't do it." replied
Nancy. please listen! You
wouldn't have to- do or say = thing
she'd just take it for granted. $ And
you could always make some excuse
eff it looked as thought was go
like living on a volcano. And I'd be
sure to always say the wrong thing!"
But you could try It." implored
Anne. "It would make everything
simple and you'd be doing your bit,
than, for Madame Breshovsky! Think
of all she told US of the suffering in
Russia Surely you could do a little
like you and left me her money, 1t
would really be you and we'd give it to
the cause!"
IT'D be acting q lie,"S broke IN
Nancy. ~
"Oh, not exactly. for you really are
Anne Leavitt and, anyway. it's just as
though you were my other half. Way
| he ~ bv1uy Srv~ 400 r~v< @y~yp
don't love me well enough to help me
out now-well, I'm disappointed. Ill
never forget it," \.
Poor Nancy. mindful Of the long
separation hat lay before her and
her friend. cried out in protest.
"Oh, Anne, don't say THAR"
Claire, her eyes brilliant with ex-
! element chimed in: -;
Nancy, it's a hope-to.die- advenr
ture. Maybe you could make up no
end Of stories and plays out of the
things that happen up there! And,
anyway, you "a finish the Child and
come to M~erryclife that much
| sooner!"
Claire had advanced the most APP
pealing argument. North Hero Island
certainly sounded more inspiring than
! a stuffy flat in Harlem with six small
Ffnnegans one floor below. And it
was an adventure. r.,
Anne fastened to take. advantage
face. .~4
"You can stay here with me until
I have to go to New York, and we
a look up trains and I "a tell you
really don't know. a single thing. But
she won't expect you to know-don't
you remember she wrote that she re-
GREETED my being brought up. without
knowing the nome of my f~orefathers.
And IL you just act Is though you
wanted more than anything else in
the world to learn all about the Leav-
You everything you have ia .knsWsig. e i
TITS the most thrilling romdifce.:'
sighed Claire, enviously. d
Sounds more to me like q cor.
apiracy, and can't they put people in
Jail for doing things like that?" de-
| manded Nancy.
ooh. Nancy. you're so literal-as IL
next to nowhere! And anyway, think
of the boys who perjured themselves
justified 2"
Nancy,s being in an unpleasant
mood, started to ask what that had
to do with her pretending to be an
Anne Leavitt who she wasn't, when
100 ~ "SAAS-S IA q AAuAS III
well, w won't talk about it any
more! I'll have to give up going to
Russia and my whole life will, be
spoiled. And I am disappointed1I
Thought our friendship meant. .some-
thing to you, Nancy"
ANNE! There isn't q thing I
wouldn't do for you! You're next
Freedom or n place. I'll do my best
to be o to the dot and I'll pay hon.
age to your forefathers and will ask
not a penny Of the legacy-if you get
it! 1t shall all be for the cause!"
Anne read no irony in her tone. Her
dignity flown, she caught her friend
T. q stangiing hug. "oh. NancyAyou
Il! Well write to her right away-or
you will. From this very minute you
are Anne ,Leavitt!" So E =
y wish I could go. too" put in
ClaireA Perhaps I can o Barry
to motor up that way"
Don't you dare!" cried Nancy in
CONSERVATION. ut would spoil it all.
that happens. Goodness, IL Tn as
scared when I face your Aunt Sa-
something as I am right NOW when I
think about it, she'll know at a glance
that I'm just an everyday Leavitt and
not. the child OF her f~orefathers!r n.
"Hark!" Claire lifted a silencing fin
ger. THE seniors are s%inging."' II
The lines they loved drifted to them.
Lift the chorus, speed it onward,
Loud her praises tell"
Let's join Them" Suddenly Claire
caughtsa hand of each. Girls. think
of it-what it means-its the last
time-it's all overt" Her pretty face
was tragic.
in her heart. set her lips resolutely.
Don't look back-look. ahead!"
she cried grandly.
But in Nancy's mind as, her arms
linked with her chums. she shnrrfed
of to join the other Seniors inestheir
last sing. the troubling Question
echoed: ITO what?"
CHAPTER II.
Webb.
A clatter of departing hoofa a
swirl Of dust-and Nancy was left
alone on the hot railroad platform of
North Hero. Her heart had seemed
to fix itself in n painful lump n
her throat. She was so very, very
close to facing her adventurs!
IF you please. can you tell me in
what way I can reach Freedom?- Her
fa'ter'ng voice halted the telegram
operator as he was about to- turn the
corner OF the station.
freedom? Well, now, old webb
had ought "a been here for the train.
Isn't often Webb misses SEEM the en-
CINE come In! Just you 20 In and sit
down. Miss, he'll come along" and
scarcely had the encouraging words
passed the mans lips than a rickety.
three-seated. canopied-topped wagon,
marked Freedom Stage, turned the
corner. r~sf sS
Hey. Webb, here's a lady passen.
ger gOin's along with you to- FfeadOmt