Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-27
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II am Afraid" she reflected, while
the dark strands OF. Ernestine's heavy
but supple hair yielded to her adrost
m~anipulations. that Leander and. I
are not going to get on ut all well. But
I must win him vel. l must, and Of
I can. No doubt all those hor-
.rible things Rupert said Of him are
true. Still, shocking manners I could
forgive. But he has been s~harnefully
prepared to hate him. No doubt this
dinner will be an ordeal" h
It was. Promptly on being introd-
duced to Marian, Leander made up his
mind to abonainate her. Lola, who
had been having what she would have
told you was one OF her worst fights
with him, looked red-eyed and ate lit
tie. Ernestine tried to make her
brother talk, and wholly failed.
Marian, in apparent Inconsistencies
that he nursei wrath against her. be-
came by degrees o successful. He
was forced to answer some Of her
playful little questions, Nand she en-
meshed him in a trifing argument be-
fore he grasped her intent. Then,
having realized it, he hated her more
than ever, while admitting to himself
that she was much prettier than At
frst she had seemed. The argument
concerned mems dress In the large
Eastern towns, and before he was
aware of its real drift, Marian had
gracefully informed him that since his
evening rear he should be corre-
spondinsly clad; to which Leander re-
piled that he had q dress-coat some
where in one of his trunks, but he
hadn't time to get at it that evening.
"oh. you've only to ring for one of
the hotel servants Marian said.
Hell unpack everything. for you in
no time. He'd go and get you a white
necktie, too, if you don't happen to
have any" She gave. just here, one
Of her mellow laughs, not loud and
"Pray excus my saying 80. but you'll
look very strange, Mr.. Troop, beside
your sisters, If you're not in evening
dress" XII
Then SHE, glanced at her watch, and
nodded to each of the girls. Her
grace, as she rose from the table, was
not, LOST on L4ander. "A willowboush
In a light breeze could not have ex-
celled it. Gust wait Until you see
one shoulder. from the doorway. "I'n1
sure you'll feel immensely proud Of
them"
Later when Lander saw them. be
certainly was. They were. indeed, two
living hints Of the splendid and lux
urious things that money could ac-
complish. And this clever fairy god
mother. as Lola had called her. wa
the expeditions author Of SO telling a
masquerade!
Marian, however, secretly despised
But she had had so slight IN interval
in which to exert it, and material ever
slighter with which to work! Mean
while. she perceived that Leander vas
in evening dress. But his tie, though
white, was rumpled failure, and his
coat and 7waistcoat. to put It, chart
tably, were archaic. Moreover. he had
on calfskin boots. and he was glove
less. But never mind: he would do
he would have to do.
She went up to his side and muir
INJURED a few thankful words to him.
From this moment, he felt that he
couldn't hate her any longer; and
concluded, with a Of fine resig-
nation, that he would hereafter mere.
~ dislike her.
'It was so very good Of you. Mr..
Troop" Marian ended, "to grant my
request. If we should " know each
other better-and I hope we shall
I'll remember your kindness all the
moro BIAl0IUlly. 80 4-E s- s
When the time Of departure came
Marian asked Tor q seat in the Troor
carriage, laying that her home wae
only a few streets distant, and that
they could easily drop her there or
their wayz-7to the Metropolitan Opera
house. Ready assent was, OF course
given.
.Tn happen in on you tomorrow aft.
efnoon." she said. when the carriage
stopped at her brothers house, land
you'll. tell me what you. thought of the
music. May TT
Ernestine and Lola cried, in q single
breath: "Oh yes, yes; please dor
But Leander. who stood At the car
rage door. said nothing. He did moi
ascend the steps and ring the bell; he
did not even touch his hat a Marian
slipped away. This kind OF courtesy
VA beyond his ken, And yet, while
the wheels ratified himself and his sis
ters onward to tho opera house, q sil-
very voice kept haunting him: III
e. g good s q gov, n: Troop. t.
Through the noise and dusk Lola
suddenly shouted to him: Now, Lee,
you'd better give In. Amt She toe
lovely? Come, tell us what you
T think replisd Ieander, With
|oracular srufhness, that we're very
likely to be late" And 20 they were,
CHATTER x.
Lord Usk. j
Marian passed indoors with a
agreeable Sen4e OF privacy. She Eel,
a - ~ -. A--.1 - - q . . - ~ 80.