Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-21

had enabled them stoH rSan from 1890
Mountainous ,goloondAs at both diver
ana gold this ghafyest WhoeS en-.
ormousness now stood unqusstioned.
People hundreds ana Thousands OF
miles aloof, a. told himself, would
soon be saayfng: "Another OF those
colossal fortunes out thsrs, I'll fallen
sto.5a GnglsSfamiiy." There had been
z great deaf Of money whom Matthew
died. but there would soon be an
aifsount 70 much greater that no often
thought Of 1t with batsd breath. Here
wassa family actually inundated With
wealth. And suchsa family! The
position WAS ludiorous, Again and
Ia9aih he. reviewed It. Is
Fdrst. his dster-in-law: There
were horses and doss that might have
struck you a ~possssdng more core
bral force. She appearsd to b madc
up. OF instincts. She had been . poor
her simple heart. and she had never
really been anything else. r
Next, Leander: Well, there wa
one matter to be thankful for--this
future young Aladdin might assume
Airs that would set folks tittering be-
:blunders Of taste that would shock
5proprtety to III centre; out he would
never soil himself with silly vices.
Next. Ernestine: No wonder they
called her handsome! She had her
fathers flashing hazel eyes, his wavy
black hair, his fresh-textured skin,
which years Of, 1abortous life 2
never ,bltghted. She had not done III
At school, showing brains there, 40
less than beauty. Her brother z
lately paid serious, court to Annie
Shelton, q shoemaker's daughter, n
It looked as though this were his hnal
ch0tce. But Ernec.tine had not kept
company with any n n z
twenty admirers, and not single
lover She wished to 80 EaS; n
had, = a laundering after Europe.
She VA 4 practical s1rl, U n also
her streak1of romance. It was 2
streak. too, that went. IA, IN; It dove
to Bedrock, But,twasn't 1t too late.
now tor her TO- becom 2 . lady!
Wasn't 1t too late to repair the In
sumciencies OF her past bringing up
This realisation nAght drive her BACK
to Hratton II ahe ever went Z
aneld. Uncle A. dfe4ding per1is
that It would. s.-
Next, Lola: OF eourse.S she 2
been = baby at two--she wa still =
baby at twenty-cne. There were GER
tainiy sx young men In stratton
waiting to marry her. and h had
never been able decide. which one
she would take. The n~onsenEcal. part
OF 1t was that h loved. them ALL
In LolA's way. She loved everybody.
man, woman n child. who was nice
to her. And since. everybody was
more or less nice, 1t followed that
abe vent about scattering he smiles
on entire population OF etratton,
boot-black to bank director.
Dear little thing" pursued her
everywhere. ~ . bees buzz will pur-
sue q nosegay. In e plumpness n
rosinesA with, her mothers innocent
blue eyes. sunny-haired an6 dimpied
IS Hebe. 2ytnE SILLY things with the
dainty, unconscious. courage OF q
brook that babbles among. Its cresses.
n was Just q human Kitten. q. feath-
cry nonennty. you tried to
conceive of her as a great heiress.
you seemed to be putting the wings Of
an eagle on the ribs Of a wren.
Uncle Asa's position partook Of
drama, and drama extravagantly new.
He had gained for these our recipt"
entS . tremendous dover, but one
fraught, for each OF them, with .
novelty punEent, unique. Much Of
their past had been his 70 manipulate
and superintend; their. future must
be their own. What would they do
with It? What pathetic things might
they not do with It? Was not this
bulk Of aruenee both l~udicroussy ana
mlournfully misplaced?
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