Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-04

,he cannot love. But her feelinsI
. ~" ID Dean. she classified AN 6nkl
tbat Of friendship. nothing At all like,
The passionate affection that was
rapidly drawing her 8 closer ser snd closer
Dared ,he see him now? Might not
her love for him overcome her higiA
dcs,re to be of service to her country
Mirht she not be led by her unrulyv
heart into betraying to him the fact1
mat he was in the most immineht{
peril? ~
.o,f Perhaps this very day he might
bc arrested and imprisoned. SheE
might v again have tHeSopportun-i
ity of seeing him alone and OF talkingys
WITH MIN, Into her troubled brainEf
came a daring MISUNDERSTANDING itN
was not too late, even yet, TO turn HIM.
from his evil course. Was there. shess
wishfully wondered. any possibility OF
her. to forsake his comrades. even tot
betray them? No. she admitted toll
herself, that was a preposterous idea.|
He was too dominating. too forceful,l
TOO determined. to be Influenced tel
! anything against his will N
"May l come in. ,pleaseH lie kept's
insisting ovcr the '~phone..aAA
conn U Il lIlulC IA SANANl
TREMENDOUSLY. I'm goingysout 500 IT,
have an engagement" esttuf
"I'll come right over. ~ will nqA
keep you long. @estgT
consciously DESTROYS OF. looking \h&
best in his presence, she stopped ain
most mechanically before her mirro1j
to adjust her hair, letting him wait
for her for a few minutes.
IJo cnronp forward to meet her.aS
she entered the room where he was1
his face beaming with delight at the
sight of her.
Jane" he cried. with a volume Of
meaning in the mo%nosyllable. as seiz1
ing her. hand, he held~it tightly and
gazed earnestly into her face.
Bravely she tried to meet his gael
to read in his face if she trcould they
object of his unexpected visit, but henS
eyes fell before his, and the hot blood
surged into her cheeks:sg' Within her
ragged a desperate battle btween hen
head and heart. Mingled with her uni
welcome Q~uickening of the pulse at
his approach and admiration for his
audacity In coming to her when hda
must know that she knew what hel
was, there was also an overwhelming
sense of futile rage that he, a schem-
ing German .plotter. dared intrude his
presence into an American home.
I'm glad to see you appear nd,
worse for your accident. he said. reg
leasing her hand at last you 81
home all right, without attEa ctfng al \
on" so ) "': yes" she answered. trying r.,
make her reply seem wholly indiffd
ent. and disinterested.
Your chauffeur is all right, tod
he went bn. II telephoned this mor1 /
ing. He had already left the doctorN
There's nothing more the matter With
him than a broken arm and a SCALP
wound. That's fortunate, isn't it,"
Very fortunate" h admitted.
All at once: as they stood there
there seemed to have arisen Between
them an invisible, impenetrable bari
rier. They faced each other wordless1
ly. each embarrassed by the knowlI
edge of the secret gulf that was be-.
cover from it. e
Come he said, "sit down. Ther4
is something I wish to say to you'll
something of the utmost Importance
Jane" Is
Still struggling with herr emotionsl
Jane allowed him to place = chair fol-
trer and seated herself. striving all the
while TO crush back intoSher hearti
the warmth of feeling toward him
that always overwhelmed her, in ahiA
presence, e~n0eaVorlng TO present t1'
him a mask of cold indifference. Ye1
her curiosity. as well as her affect
rlons. had been greatly stirred by hid
remark. What was it that he wa\
about to say to her.? Did4he intendl
in spite of the insurmolhtabls obi
-sacles between them. dared he. ash
Eher to. marry him? 'Tremblingly shd
waited for what he a tokxsay.
Jane" ne said. you .kRow that \
love you. I am confident too, tina.
II don't love you." she forced he'll
unwilling lips to say II can't. Wheh.
our country is at war. when she needs:
men. brave met. how could a.nys true.
American girl love any man who stayA
ed at home. who idlcd about the hoi,
tells. who"
Girl" his voice grew suddenlI
stern and commanding. %softenine 4
little as he repeated her name. Jam.
dear. let me finish. I lovesyou. Thq
are grave Observation-Disclosures RI
sons-,why I may not nowsask you III
be my Wife" q
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/: Evenings Herald