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

,-4-El AO 4. SAI1S "dnOl1Cu -da i'll
nap. refreshed and eager for their
dinner.
Il sha'n't. go downstairs with
YOU Marian said to.them. you can
dine with Eeander. 1 have a hard
headache, and all that I shall want 1
will tell the servants to bring me-
@Or. you, to, are worried" SAID
Ernestine, 81 don't wonder; you've
grown so like one of ourselves" She
,hesitated. reaching out a hand to-
! ward Lola, who cane, and stood be-
side her. "If we must go back,
Marian, it will be sad to leave you
behind us."
"Ah, so very" added Lola.
"sadder still for me to remain.
Marian answered. But your broth,
er will tell YOU
She paused, for a servant had en-,
tered, bearing something on a salver.
IErnestine quickly caught 1t up. "a
telegram. Troop" she read, in
/ quivering voice. THAT means" u while
tearing open the envelope, that
Uncle Asa observation-disclosures"
Perhaps not said Marian, with
all. the cheeriness she could muster.
Let me see" And she took the tele-
gram from Ernestine's tremulous fin
gers. First she swiftly scanned its
tSOAhlSllkSs ~ H6 ldN ~ VI LoOOIls @lOllOWCu
this rapid perusal.
Listen, girls, listen! Glorious
news! It's taken away my headache,
and it ought to give you splendid APP
tpetites!" Then she read aloud
Mother all right now. I think IL
must have beensathe awful heat we
have had out here. The doctor thinks
so. too. guess both doctorsand me
were only scared. But you know DR..
Fireman, our old friend, SO / need
mt tell you hows.much he thinks OF
your ma and every one Of us. Now.
don't worry, any more,3sfor there isn't
likely to see hereightieth birthday as
not. She took along walk today and
wasn't a bit tired and ri since the
cool weather came she's eaten ana
telept. fine. and now she's as well as
anybody In stratton.
Y ss asssUncie Asa ~,
The girls were sobbing with JOY as
Marian ended, but they soon dried
their eyes. Marian kissed them, told
them that dinner was. waiting, and
that their brother. should, by ali
means. hear without further delay
the naEnihcent tidinss.
them, soon wrought It's accustomed
results. After they had gone down
stairs. she dropped into a chair, d.
I.Tectly In front of her was small
iyable. near which she hadastood while
reading the telegram aloud. In an
Iotheradnstant she Sperceived that the
Telegram still lay there-that the
girls. who had doubtless intended to
take It with them downadntos4 he din
~fing-room. had forgotten it.
Well they'll send or come for it,,
she thought. And then her mind
wandered to other matters. They
are probably--most probably not
going to Strattcns now. Still, the very
effects OF this shock may give them
the desire to pay their mother at
Least short visit. AndsI cannot 90;
my mission endGs LeAnder has CON-
fused everything. He has darkcnedl
my day, troubled my little lake
frosted my grass, leveled my trees,
.|desecrated the swhole Landscape OF
my new expected life, BY this time,
= should have told him about Greg
ory,s love for Lola. What Will
GregofySs9y tomorrow when he hears
THAT have notSayen faintIY urged
his cause Oh, III ] conid only do
EsemethinE ! show this Leander how;
ungenerousls he has treated the Eirl