Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-12
EVENING EDITION.
q know. but bgw IL Gp41 name,
a,d vcu Know who 4 Wa(3 he de-

M wren ns4A pe neeh- From /
!, 81. ha nd ~ she took n Een9A 1aAn's /:
I asrd d~~scrib6ied line ~ - - the
reverse side af y, AnA psa1ed = 70 a
waiter, with n whtspeSel HerA of IN /.
slruetiOn. The approaching t0rea<ne,,
10 whom the man denrexeA 1t read
ths few words. At lESt blankH and
NJ resumed his seet and sippeA his !:
liauer th0ygbtfuliy, - though pom
dering over the situation. y Nothing
seemed changed, yet the four eofners
OF the net fell GNay. The AhaA0H Of; (;
The unseen man whose Gne1p had /
slipped that bolt. 6isspHeareA from
behind Madame. The p11in-clothes
policeman stepped awsy from The
door and rejo,ned his c0mpanion. All
the tenseness seeSsed ~ haSe passed
/ from the room. Mias Wren helped
herself. .hungrily 10 Hft3e more OF the
| chocolate sOuf1ie.
my Iayorite sweet" she ccufIded.
Forgive me making a p&g OF myself.
| You can order coftee and smOke Ax
soon as you like.
David obeyed her bidding, but he
| sa1 for some moments with the cigar
cite unligbted between his Ips He
was filled with the sense Of having
| passed into some sec0ndary world.
| where the men and women were pup-
pets and the happenings we're flashed
upon a screen Only 9 lew moments
ago, he had been 6EnilnS At the ease
| with which he had twisted round his
finger this com nplacent young LADY.
/ Now he beheId q different person alto
getfer. ycated by his side and calmly
finishing her lunch, utterly obiiylosas
NJ the tact that Ehc had intfFvened
between him and tragedy And oppo-
site sat his enemy, biting his nails,
furious yet ifnpotent, whispering
sometimes 10 the man by his side,
gIancing continually at the card
which lay before him. Madame. re-.
Jieyed from the strain. vas talking
crs. George. who seemed TO have be-
come aware by some mysterious in
sight that the danger was past. was
moving around the room again. all
smiles and bows. 1t was L'Orange
dor Of an hour ago, the shadow OF
tragedy swept away. And by hiE side.
cOntcntcdIy eating chocolate souffle
a little demurc, little flirtaious. sa;
the GOODIES. out Of the machine who
had worked the change.
1T is a queer world. David said AT
last, "and you. Miss Wren. are one OF !
the most astonishing peepls l have
met iE it,"
She laughed little aHec.edly. She
was once more the young wo,naa
whom he had found go easy victim
~ am n YER: ordinary soFt of per-
SON" she declared. "Yoa can or6er
the bill now, If you don, mini. ] have
busy afternoon"
! few minutes later Day:.1 passed
his enemy, who looked at him withcu.
Il flicker Of recognition, made his
! 4;
band and the lowing vale. ard
stepped into the sunlit street He
had still the air of man jc dream
as he stood upon the pavement H.
. glazed behind him. Over tie scp ct
the lace curtains be could see his
countryman, still seated in his place
Miss Wren held up her finger and
hailed a taXicab.
please come with me- she begged.
turning TO her companion.
He took his place BY hes side and
they drove Off Miss Wren looked at
herself in the glass, dabbed q little
powder on her nose. and turned sud
denly to the man by her side.
You are very rash" she said re-
provingly. Fancy coming to Lon
don. with that warrant out against
you!'
II had to come, he erplied. There
was nothing more for me to do in the
States. Would you mind telling me
exactly what you did-what you wrote
) to that police AGENT am perfectly
certain that the policeman with him
had the warrant in his pocket.
She nodded.
Il am quite sure Of it, too. What
= did was nothing. Tou will hear ali
about it in very few minutes All
the same YOU are very rash. / an,
: quite sure that you will se, into trou-
BILE some day. when l am not around
! to protect YOU"
8 You--to protect me- he laughed.
! She sighed
y Like all men, she continued. "xhe
nave lived an adventurous life, YOU
0 persist in ignoring the fact .ha,
Q women count. You are SO !udicrous,,
Q final: too. in your judgment Of them
| believe that from the first monaen. !
welcomed you into my office, vol
g have taken me for a feel
You are right" he admitted. "]
L have"
s You might have, had TO nav TO,
= that very dearly she said severely.
e 'In kind"
e looked at this surprising ypunr Iady
What fool he had been to eve,
thlnk OF her as the fluffy little non
!; entity she had 60 evidently desired K
,: seem. Her little demure wars, he,
: coauetrles. her artless xanitiee, hat
1ailen away from her in these. rninute,
;: ;: or, o. revelation VI a.: She was , youn:
y woman sufficiently good looking
n shrewd and courageous, and he n,
" tion. f'. :.
|! Is it permitted" he asked g,ancIn:
E. out OF the window. 'for me to en-
C quire where YOU are taking mee"
o !, Apermitted. she replied, in he
I. new manner. but do not think tha
n me knowledge would afford you an,
e particular satisfaction. Take my adj
q vice. Face the interview which i hay,
e ssrranged FOR YOU. as calmly as yo,
Is !aced what seemed like certain disas
l. yer IN the Orange dor. You are ,
lataist, ! am sure. Accept wha
n y stnne eU,es e.. You may find a surprise ii
n coht'nued Tomorrow Eseniag.)
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