Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-18

but tell nae. DAVID. she asked,
what was this scheme? What have
you done to hurt him-the Marquis?"
Il have done my best to ruin him.
David replied, and through some ac-
cursed scheme In which ] bore an
evil. and huninating part, I have
brought some shadow OF 4. scandal
upon"
He broke OF. Marcia waited for
him to continue, but. he shook his
head.
The whole thing is too inagnln-
cant and yet o damnable," he said.
Some day, Marcia, I will tell you Of
it:@ II you wonst.come with me, .,for-i
give me il I hurry away" g @ s.
He was gone before she could
demonstrate. She looked around and
saw the reason. The MARQUIS was
coming down the gravel path from
h church in which he had taken
refuge from the crowd. She felt a
sudden shaking OF the knees, a n.o-
naentary return Of that old ascenden-
cy which he had always held over
her. Then she turned and waited for
! him. He smiled very gravely al he
held her hand for a moment.
You are going back to the cot
tase!" he asked. ct will walk with
you. II / may"
then,, Z wonderful, rolling stretch Of
ancient turf. Here and there were
little clusters Of cowslips, golden az
the sunhine which was maEine
quaint patterns Of shadow beneath
the oaks and drawing the perfume
from the hawthorn trees, droopins
beneath their weight OF blossom. Mar
ella tried twice stosspeak, but her voice
broke. There gas the one look in his
face which SIN dreaded.
! ,snaN not say any conventional
things to you he began gently.
""Your fathers life for nam 8
must haVetbeen most unhappy. Infa
way, suppose you and I ,arA fhfa
people who are Responsible for II. AM
yet, behind It ALL aay It IN 1ushca
to. Ourselves, and not with disresnect
to the dead-it vas his prineval ana
colossal ignorance. the HERITAGE Of
that stubborn race Of yeonaen. which
was responsible for his sorrow
He never undertook she u
injured. "No a In this world could
make hirrs, understand"
"YoH know that our new neishhnr
up fthsre." he continued, moving hts
head tqIvards tBrooanleys, "was hi.
nephew sharer.t however, unwtIlinr
In his folty? /
He hassjust told me-. she admit
L II was the hrst 70 ana ;y-nurafAther
dead" he went on. twKenSIarecsived
your letter, Marcia took II to hfn1.
went to offer him the. sacrifice Of
my desoladon. That i thpurhf'
would end his enMaty. And ~ read
your letter to dead ears. He wa seat.
cd there, belisff1nS that iii the evil
he wished me had come. I suppose
the belief brought him peace. He
vas stubborn old man.
Aorcaa would hGve SPOKEN, but
there VISA lump In hefsthroa4. she
opened her lips only to close them
again.
continued, "because Iwantad y0u 10
understand that I have only one FEEL
Ing in my heart towards you, and
that rs feeling of wonderful Erau-
the most Sympathetic companion 4
somewhat dull person could have had.
The ,pefnory Of these years Il in.
rArishabie. And / want to ten 8
something else. IN nay heart III an
prove OF what YOU have done,
.Oh, but that - impossible" she
fr0pned. "@cannQt keep the bitter
thoughts from my own heart. Z ~
ashaH1ed when ] think 81 your klnd-
n1ss, ofiyour hd4Iityy ok@ail 5khak vi,
hava gtyea anAa done Tor mes4hroueh-
ont thAeD yeayn. AM nON Ishave +
1oeNnG that u AM IaAvtnG D When
|yDusneeA Massmoeks
He smiled It har