Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-18
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dividual consideration, took them TO-
concerts. remembered their birthdays.
But his only close friends were men.
the men with whom be played tennis
and golf. or with whom he was asso-
ciated in his work.
With all his cleverness and all his
charm. Warren Gregory was not a
romantic figure in the eyes Of most
women. He had inherited from his
old Irish mother a certain mildness,
and a. %lenience, where they were ON
.cerned. He neither Judged them nor
|idolized them. They belonged only to
his leisure hours. His real life was in
hisclnb, in his books. and in the hos
pital world where there were chill
dren's tiny bones to set. He. was con-
scious, as 4 man born in a, different
circle always In conscious, that he
had; by q series Of pleasant chances.
been pushed straight into the inner
heart OF the social group whose doors
are 50 resolutely closed to many men
and women. and he liked it. His
grandfather had. had blood but no
money. his mother money but no So
cial claim. He inherited, with the
|OConnell millions. the Gregory name,
and for perhaps ten years he had en-
joyed an unchallenged popularity. He
had inherited also. without knowing
It. a definitely different standard from
that held by all the me- and women
about him. In his simple. uhobtru-
siye way he held aloof from mucl,
that they said and did. Greg. said the
woman, was a regular 4uritan about
gossip. about drinking. about gamb-
ling. r.
iThey never suspected the truth:
that he was shy. Sures,o OF his touch as
Ia surgeon. pleasantly definite about
books and pictures. spontaneous and
daring in the tennis court or on the
links. under his friendly with
women was the embarrassment of a
young boy,
Before his tenth year his risidly
conscientious mother had insttlled in.
to the wondering little-boy mind Ger
tain mysterious yet positive moral
laws. Purity and s%elf-control were in
The air he breathed while at her side.
n although few years later school
and college had claimed him. the ef-
feet Of those early lessons was definite
upon his character. Dihidence and a
sort OF fear had protected him, far
more s~ffectually than Any other
common vices OF his age, and in those
days a certain good-natured scorn
from all his associates made him feel
even more than his natural shyness.
and marked him rather apart from
other young
Keenly aware of this. it had been i
tremendous surprise to the young
physician> returning from 'postsradu-
ate work IN Germany a, few years
later, to ind that what had once been
considered a sort OF lauehable weak
ness In him was called strength of
character now; that what had been =
clumsy boys inarticulateness was
more charitably construed into the ST.
lence OF a clever man who will not
waste his words; and that mothers
whose sons, he had once envied for
their worldly wisdom were turning to
him for advice n to the extricAtion Of
these same son from all sorts Of dif-
Ihculties.
Being 20 fool. he Accepted tha
changed attitude with treat readinsss.
devottng himself to his work and Ma
mother. and pleasantly conscious that
ne Wa . success. He. let women
alone. except where music and art'
GOLF and tho club theatricals were h
topic OF interest, and, consequently,
had come to his fortieth year With
some little awe and dimdence still
loft for them in his secret. heart.
Rachael had told him. not lonr arc
that she believed he took no interest
IN women older than fourteen and
younger than fifty, and thera W..
some truth in the charge. But he was
conscious tonight OF taking 4 distinct
interest in her a. he sat down beside
her fire.. ,yz
He had never seer her 30 beautif,1
he thought. She. had dressed 60
hastily. 20 careleesly. that an utter
simplicity enchanced the natural
charm: Her dark hair was simniv
maseed. her gownswas devoid Of ornn.
rnent, her hands bare, except for her
weddine.rine. onAhsrt earnest. e.
ouisite face the occasion had Slammed
= certain soberness, she was neitber
hostess nor guest tonight; lust =
hetrtsick wife under the .ihadow 81
Well Whist n It tonisht ~
Gregory asked kindly.
oh. ne same old thing. Greg. The
Berry Stokes dinner. you know.
nams@ the doctor said warmly.
'o ' q nsr obvious. depression.