Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-27

jonathan drew from an inside pocket
q u blush envelope with q for
eign postmark. redirected in Mrs. Fin
negen's o careful handwriting.
And here's another" he added,
bringing forth a letter from Claire.
You're a dear" cried Nancy, hug
ging her treasures. III you'll take
this of peas, Jonathan, I'll run off
and read them!"
. B'lindy. watched Nancy disappear
toward the orchard with mingled
amazement and disapproval. There
never was a letter I got I'd set by MY
work for! That's a, young one for
you!"
Out in. her Bird's-nest Nancy held
It'll last. Daddy" she whispered, kiss
Ing the handwriting she loved.
Clatre's letter was short and yet se
like her that Nancy could have be-
lfeved her friend was there with her
to her.
I'm perfectly miserable, and
can't let mother EueB-she tries to
make everything 50 jolly for me. But
I'M just plain homesick for college
and you girls. The summer isn't a bit
what ia planned. Barry vent away
he'd come back but he didn't, and
the maddeninE thing is she won't tell
me where he is She said Barry was
getting settled Isn't that absurd ?
I suppose he's gone off to the Ca
madam Rockies OF maybe.eto Japan.
But I don't . why Npother has to
make q secret OF it! The wars
changed all the nsen l know-none OF
them seem ~ nice. They're 30 rest
less and act 20 old. But then, I'm
restless. too. and feel as old as the
Mile FnR h0A A0s la N~-@~~ 49,
ry up and do your duty by Anne's
relatives and come here to me-
need you!"
Funny Claire" laughed Nancy,
talking aloud in the way she had
learned at Happy House. shes al
ways trying to make herself think
she's miserable. But Barry Is q pill!
Now. Daddy mine!"
Because she. must make her mo.
ment of joy last rs long as possible,
she spread out each page: she peeped
h had them all; she touched ever
so lightly the penned lines: she ever
shifted joyously at the paper in a vain
hope Of detecting the familiar odoI
OF Havana tobacco.
Tho letter had been three weeks on
its way. And 1t was in answer to ont
Nancy had written to him from col.
-1ege. soon after Anne'S plans to 60 to
Russia had been completed.
"'''That II. fine in Anne. but II
seems to me. that in the enthusiasm
tunites for service closer at hand
These problems over here are 90 tire
mendous-they need . tried mind and
the wiadonJ Of years. You know, my
dear. IL you want to do Things to make
this world better, you can generally
find them waiting for you IN you.
very own corner! Wherever you look
o will $50 the destruction OF
prejudice. ignorance. eelfishness and
pride-you don't have to go to Rus
sa to find it!
graduated. I canno t picture you
grown up. Perhaps you will neves
seem 50 to your dad. feel q
though these months that I have
spent over hero away from you must
have made many changes in ng girl
they have cheated me OF a great deal
Of JOY in your, development. But
hope that the dIgnfdes you have &C.
Quirod have not changed the dear
kind. Joyous heart Of you!
you tell me you have decided up
on q career but you VIII not tell me
what-little torment: 10 it some.
thing in which l. can help? II it l.
useful and honorable. my child. 1t viii
bring you happiness whatever it IL,
I hope It " . hard one, too. the
more you have to work the moro st.
isfac4ion you win enjoy.
Now for good news. Ny work over
here II done. Al oon ~ ! can get
passage / viii Ail for home. I can't
think Of anything else. thought I'd
spend my unexpected holiday nosina
around In the places where I've al
ways wanted to go-but I can't. I'm
too impatient to enjoy anything. s.
I shall camp on the doorstep of the
g. II. q. once until word OF my rail
ing comes. suppose you IN at the
apoxfment under Mrs Finneean's
loving eys. WhsafI return w01l run
or to the ssashore or mountains lvr
few woeleA"
-DsAr. dsar thoughtful Daddy
nice. GA prsachy DAAdy-wtth youI
N~9ar-coated sermons in little pellets,
an eaY to sWa1low!" cried Nancy.
Laughing. then suddenly . sob choked
her, another and ,then another.
ITS alnnn dreadful to haNA Dad
~ have juR ma WHIST II 10 II d.