Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-22
varv automatically noble and fun o. a
strsnSo. subdued Joy. She did not
Near Sir Geoa1rey's good bye nor her
XIV.
SIR GEQEEREYS MOVE.

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SIR GEOFFREYS MOVE.
Az soon as Alec was pronounced
entirely ont OF danger. Lady Jane re-
turned, Ike an anxious huraining
bird, to her flowers. There was
cause for delight and tor disrnAy;
some late buds had come out, the cat
had nibbled at others, an unexpected
havoc. a wobby calf. escaped from
| her ferns. Jane set to work. grave
IN and repair, clipping aWay with
small breaths Of regret, what must be
She looked up at d sound to see
Rufus fremont standing before her.
the width OF the fern bed apart
She started.
"You are back from Londons's
He w~himsicalfy shook ms head.
Jane blushed and put back her
| hair. leaving a streak OF mud across
"That wasn't 4 silly question: she
defended herself. "It was an ex-
clamation. Have you been to the
house? Have you seen. papa? He
was asking about you: he e impa-
tent 4 70 60 on ,r Win the ,,ees -. -.
ternism with an enjoyment 6f IT.
navour. Nv seen your father.
Also. I went to Brooke's place, and
saw Lord fremont. He gave me"
Here Rufus settled on the stone wall
and, smiling ruefully to himself, con
templated his boots. II gave me a
ten a little tiff we had just before his
tumble"
Jane looked pleased. Her sidelong
look and smile were OF cleaning
triumph. Rufus flushed.
"Have you eve heard a saw about
laughing last and best?' said she.
"Ah!" Jane retorted cruelty. that's
just what I'm doing7laughing best
and last. It was you who laughed
first" And she sang lightly and shy
Madam. will you walk? Madam,
will you talk?
Madam. will you walk and talk with
He looked at her hard. his lips
tight. his color high.
NO." said Jane, tuckfng IN a fern
no: o will never carry Lady Jane
away from England"
THAT would be bad medicine"
drawled he. Not to carryLady Inc
away with me from Egland--bitter
bad medtcine!"
Jane kept at her work.
What makes you so copndent this
AAAokA La A@A SoAAS : " HEm EaEp|.ra"
She slipped her slim weight back or
her heels, letting her hands lie,
palm to palm, lightly between her
knees.
81 wish I could tell you, but it's a
secret, I think, however. that we
are delivered, with our Van Dyke safe
out Of your hands"
out his pipe quickly with the air,
Jane was pathetically reminded, Of "a
hurt child snatching for comfort at
q favorite toy, and blinked downward
through the smoke. He vas thinking
very closely. with knit brows.
Eyes, the American girl, OF course"
he said at last, and gave Jane q swift
glance. After 1t he looked il1uTnin-
ated. 80 that's It, is it? They are
engaged"
The tone OF voice said. 'They have
hartered themselves"
Then he seemed to crumple UP into
. tight bundle Of hard thought, held
together by knit hands. Jane saw
the the 70: youth ia, fade away from-brow,
and ruthless lines In his face. He
let his pipe 60 out. and stased
Through Jane. IN 8b8
Presently, without any change Of at
ttude ors1ooksahe began Stp speak.
You haven'tsbeen fairs$to me- he
said. you haven't tried to UNDER
ton Of what it means. otswhat nm
trying to do. I asked you; to give$me,
half an hour, but you wouldn't. I
wa mighty happy with you that first
evening. I felt as If T were walking
mighty close to the gates of Paradise,
when. at a word. out fioated q flaming
sword. You've been waving it
about you ever since"
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