Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-04
q aurse umidly suggested the de.
tested milk; Richie drank it dutifully

tested milk; Richie drank it dutifully
for Masse.
They were left together in the cool,
airy. orderly room. and in low. con-
Hden:iai tones they talked. Magse
was wei! aware tina the big doctors
themselves would no: interrupt this
talk that the nurses and the mother
were keeping guard outside the door.
Richie vas conscious of nothing but
Massie.
IL this hour the girl thought of the
-crn,y a that. were past and the
Sonny future She had played her
las card in the game for Warren
GresoE's love. The letters. without
an additional word. were gone TO Ra.
chael- Il Rachael chose to use them
against Warren. then the road for
aSae II long. vas un~obstructed.
But suppose Rachael. with that baf-
fling superiority of hers, decided not
10 use them
Massie had seriously considered and
seriously abandoned the idea Of hold
out severai letters from the pack
ages, oct ;he letters. as legal docu-
nsents had 10 value TO anyone but
Rachael. /. Rachael chose to forgive
and isro.e .he writing OF them, they
we're 20 much waste paper. and Mar
sic had no more hold over Warre,.
thar an. other voung woman of his
acquajltance. .
But Aageie was more Or less COM
ncitted TO 4 complete change. The
break WIKI Bowman could no be
aVolosd Tithou. great awkwardness
now. She despised herself for hav-
ing 20 Simply accepted a bank ac-
count 0 Warren. yet what else
could she do? MaSs:e had wanted
money ali her life. and when that
money was gone Richie VA
falling n q. doze, his hand sill
tightly claspins hers She slipped ia
her knees beside the bed. and as be
lazlly opened his eyes she gave him
a smile that turned the room "a
Heaven for him. When a nurse
peeped cautiously in. a warning nod
from Massie sent the surprised and
delighted wesnan away again with the
great news. Mr.. Gardiner was
asleep!
The clock struck twelve, struck one
Still! Magsie knelt by the bedside
watching the sleeping face. Outside
the city was silent under the SUMMER
sun. In the great hospital fec,
cheeped along wide corridors, nov
and then a door was opened or closed
There was no other sound.
MaSsic eyed her charge affection.
iately. When he had come to he
~dressing room in former days tryins
to ignore his cough. trying to take he1
about and to order her suppers as the
other men did. he had been vasuel,
Irritating; but here in this plain lit.
tie bed. so boyish. so dependent, sc
iappreciative, he seemed more attrac
tive than he ever had before. What,
ever there was maternal in Ma8si.
Irose to meet his need. She could no,
but be impressed BY the royal solici,
ltude that surrounded the heir to tn.
Little Dick Mine" Mrs. Richard
Gardiner would be something Of .
parsonage, thought yiagste dfeaInily
He might not live long!
Ofscourse. that was calculating ant
ld~esptcable; she was not the woman t,
marry where she did not love! Bu,
then she really did love Richie in 8
way. And Richie loved her-no quss
ton OF that! Loved her more thai
Warren did for al his letters ant
gifts. she decided resentfully.
When Richie Weakened, bew1ldered
at one o'clock, Magsis was etill there
She insisted that he drink moro min
before a word was said. Then the,
talked again. Magze in q new moot
OF reluctance snd gentlsness. Richi,
half wild with rising hope ana Joy.
And you would want me to marry
you! feeling this way?" Magsde TAI
tered.
"oh, Masse!" he whispered.
A tear fell on the thin hand tina;
Magae Was patting. Through das
Isled eyes she NM the future: rockies