Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-06

Rachael remained standing, the sweet
October wind whipping against her
and splendid figure, her beau
tiful eyes looking far out to sea
You two have no quarrel" the old
er woman added mildly. you and
Warren were rarely companionable.
I, used to say to George that you were
too c%ongenial. too sensitive to
each others moods. Warren. knew
that you idolized him., Rachael. and
consequently, when criticism came,
he felt that you of all persons
were misjudging him. why he sim
ply flung up his head like a horse,
and bolted!"S N"5
"Misjudsing?" Rachael said quick-
ly. half turning her head. and bring
ing her eyes from the far horizon to
rest upon Alice's face. The children
had seen them now. and were run
ming toward them, and Alice did, not
attempt to answer. She sighed, and
shrugged her shoulders.
A dead horseshoe crab on the sands
detected the course of the racing
his painting way, and al Rachael sat
down on the log, cast himself. radiant
and GREATNESS. into her arms. She
caught the child to her heart passion
ately. He hadsalways been. closer to
her than even the splendid sfrst-borni
because offthe giddy little head that
always getting him, into troubles,
and the recklessHlittle feet that never
chose a. sensible course. Derry was
always being rescued from deep wa
ter, always .leaping blindly from high
places and saved by the narrowest
possible chance, always getting his
soft mop of hair inextricably tangled
in the steering-gear. of Rachael's car,
or his foot hopelessly twisted in the
innocent-looking bars Of his own bed,
always eating mysterious berries, or
tasting dangerous medicines; always
ready to- laugh deeply and delicious
" at his own crimes, Jim, assumed
a. protective attitude toward him.
|chuckling at his pradIcaments. advisj
ing him.. and even CALAMITY assuming
the blame for his worst. misdeeds.]
Rachael imagined them in. boarding
school some day; in college,; Jim the
student, dragged from HIS books and
wtndow-seat to go to the rescueG of
the unfortunate but fascinating
junior. Jim. said he was going to
write books; Derry was going-her
heart contracted whenever he said it
TO- u 6SAAI6 w OO a uONLOIS LII DdIj
would show him what to do! !
All, how. proud Warren might have
been of them, she thought, walkina
home today, a sandy hand in each or
hers, Derry hopping on one foot,
twisting, and leaping; Jim leaning af-
~fectionately against, herr and holding
forth as to the proper method 81
washing wagons! What man would
not have been proud OF. this pair, en-
chanting in faded; galateaGnow, soon
to be introduced to linen knicker-
bockers, busy with their first -toiling
capitals now, some day to be growing
Latin verbs. They would -be Interest
ed in, the Zoo this winter. and then in
skating, and then in football-Warren
loved football. He had tffown it, al.
away! . ~
Widowed. in spirit. still Rachael
was continually reminded that she
was not actually widowed, and lin the
hurt that came to her, even in these,
first months, she found a chilling per-
mopition Of the years to Come. Warm
hearted Vera Villalonga wrote impul-
sively from the large establishment at
Lakewood that she had acquired for
the early winter. She had heard that
Rachael and Greg weren't exactly hit
ting 1t oh:-hoped to the Lord it
wasn't true-anyway, Rachael had
ibeen perfectly horrible about seeing.
fher old friends; couldn't she come. at
once to Vera. lots of the old crowd
were there, and spend a month? Mrs.
Barker Emory, meeting Rachael on,
one OF h rare. occasions when ,Ha-
chael went into the city,! asked pleas
antly for the boys, and pleasantly did
not ask for Warren. Belyedere Bay
was gayer, than ever THIS year. Mrs.
Emory said; did RachaeE know thar
the Duchess Of Exton N visiting
Mary Moulton-such u dear! Georgi-,
ana Vanderwall, visiting the Thoman.,
leg at Easthampton, motored over ON
day to spend q sympathetic half
morning with Rachael, pressing that,
lady'ss unresponsiye hand with her
own large, capable one, and murrnur.
ing that Of course-one ;heard-Yhat
the Bishop Of course felt dreadfulIv
they only hoped-both such dear
sweetspeople-
Rachael felt as il hi would IKE Ia
take a bath after this well-me.n nj,
visitation. A day or two later h
had q letter from Florence. who said
that someone" had told her. that n.
Gregorys might not be- splanninr -
keep Their wonderful cook this win.
ter. ~ that a true. would Rachaal
be SO awfully good as to ask her to
30 see Mr.. Haviland? ~,
The pack" Rachael said to Atica.l
rs ready to run aRasn!
Continued in tomorrov
EVENINGS Herald.
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