Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-29
Leave Rachael to me-" Alice said
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lAATe Rachael to me- Alice said
exultingly. How we'll all laugh at.
this nonsense some day."
Even Warren Gregory, walking
down the street, was conscious OF
new hope and confidence. He was not
thinking of Magsic today, but Of Ra-
chael, the most superb and splendid
come into his life. How she had
ragged at him in that last memorable
talk; how vital. how vigorous she
was, incorporating, direct, cour-
ageous! And as a swimmer, who
miles away from shore in the cruel
shifting green water, might think
with aching longing of the quiet home
garden, the kitchen with its glowing
fire and cleaning pottery, the pleas
ant homely routine Of uneventful
days, and wonder that he had eve
found safety and comfort anything
less than a. miracle, Warren thought
children and home hat had been his,
unchallenged and u%ndisputed, only a
few months before. He knew just
where he had failed his wife. He
felt today that to comfort her again,
to take her to dinner again. violets
on her breast. and to sec her loosen
her veil, and lay aside her gloves
with those little gestures so familiar
and so infinitely dear would be
heaven. no less! What comradeship
they had had, they two, what theater
trips, what summer days in the car,
what communion c the first baby's
downy head. what conferences over
the new papers and c%retonnes for
Home Dunes!
Girded by these and a hundred 9th.
er sacred memories he went to Mag
sic, who was busy. the maid told him,
entity came u to him, wrapped snug
ly in a magnificent embroidered XII
mono, and with her masses Of bright
hair. almost dry, hanging about her
lovely little face. She had never in
all their intercourse shown him quite
this touch of intimacy before, and he
felt with a little vince Of his heart
that it was a sign of her approaching
possession.
Greg, dear" said Magsie seating
herself on the arm Of his chair. and
resting her soft little person against
him, I've been thinking about you,
and about the wonderful, wonderful
way that all our troubles have come
out! If anyone had told US. two
months ago. that Rachael would set
tSOu 1iCS' dliu' Aili1l dll tIIlS WOulQ nav
happened, we wouldn't have believed
it, would We? l watched you walk.
ing down the street yesterday after
noon. and. oh. Greg. hope I'm going
to be a good wife to you I hope I'm
going to make up to you for all the
misery you've had to bear!'
This vas not the opening sentence
Warren was expecting. Magsie had
been petulant the day before, and
had pettiishly declared hat she would
not wait a year for any man in the
world. Warren had at once seized
the opening to say that he would not
hold her to anything against her will
to be answered. by a burst Of tears
and an entreaty not to be 80 mean.
Then .Magsic had to be soothed, and
they had gone to tea a. q part OF tina,
familiar process. But today her
mood was different; she was full OF
youthful enthusiasm for the future.
You know I love Rachael, Greg
and OF course she is q most sxcsp.
tional' WOMAN" dubbed Maggie hap.
pity, but she doesn't appreciate the
i<aet that you're a senius-you're NOT
a little everyday husband, to be held
TO her ideas Of what's done and what
isn't done! Big men are a law unto
themselves. II Rachael wants to hang
over babies cribs. and scare you tt
death every time Jim sneezes-"
Warren listened nc further. Hi
mind went astray on a memory OF thu
night Jim was feverish,s a memory al
Rachael in her trailing duli-blue roba
with her thick braids hanging ovel
her shoulders. He remembered tina,
Jim was promised the circus IL he
would take his medicine; and how
with smiling lina l.ann
anxious eyes, had described the bic
lions and the elephants for the little
restless potentAte-
because I've had enough Of
Bowman. and enough Of this city, and
all I ask is to run away with you
and never think Of rehearsals and
routes and all the rest Of It In my
life spain!" Magsie q saying
Presently she seemed to notice his D.
lencs. tor she asked abruptly
Where's RACHAEL"
Warren reused himself from deer
thought. 4.