Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-21
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without him" Il did not kesm possible athat
she had got out Of II 50, easily. -
I'm tell YOU what" he said. "Fntsr him
at the Plaza show. III send you his pedigree
and his registered number. I didn't send
them because / was never stfs .Yop were
going to keep him, Put him insthe novice
and puppy class and he'll win. He has stout
bones. . fine coat. and an exceptionally good
head. It will5be an outside interest; Md
that's what you need. Your nov sa,ary VIM
giveiyou more freedom; 10 60 IN for outside
interests. "Now.'@-Ah4 he dropped Ling Foo
IN a chair-'forget this interview and the
cause Of It.; wipe it on tho slate, II WIS
ALL my fault. And just a. SOON a. Jpu
can-move. You have thought too much In
this room" .
Strange Inconsistency! She had suffered
in this room. and she would 60 on suffering,
in various degrees. 30 long as she remained:
and yet she now had no Wish to leave : Bnt
she nodded, 10 he would not pursue the
subject and to get him gone.
He, babe her good.by, patted her hand
rcassur1nglk, ard made his departure with
the air Of one who had finished q snost oas.
ual visit. i
AS the door latched Nancy leaned against
1t, her forehead, resting upon her arm. No
tears, no sobs: but occasionally a long, deep
sigh stirred her shoulders. $ 81
Craig had the misfortune to. meet Jenny
on the sidewalk, and Of al persons Jenny
was the last he cared to see at this mo.
<ment.
" Hello. therer" cried Jenny. Then she
noticed his face. gray and drawn :" Why.
what's tn nnatter?"
Craig realized, with much bitterness, that
II he did not a K Jenny part way into his
confidence she might innocently produce In
Nancy's mind the very effect he had taken
80 much painful labor to dissfpate. s."
"can you keep a secret. Jenny!v He
knew, BY the %abruptness OF her question.
face. &l "a
" Sure!!"
"weil. then. don't ask Miss Bowman any
questions. I don't want hsr hurt"
Observation-Disclosures. -
Yes, lied to her; told her It didn't
I'm Gawd's name what are YOU taal!kin'
about?"
: "khe promised to marry me the other
night. have Just given her back that prom
Use. ! never want her to know that it hurts.
That is all"
Craig entered his car and huddled into the
padded corner. closing his eyes.
Jenny, stood at the curb and watched the
car until 1t vanished, her throat stufty, her.
eyes stormy. The little fool-to let q
white man like that slip through her fingers!
A man who could give her everything n
love, too! What did she want. anyhow?
But as Jenny went up the stairs her anger
eyaporated. The poor kid! OF course. il she
didn't care for Craig, Nancy wasn't the kind
to marry him for his money. But what had
she been thinking Of to jab the hook into
him and then yauk It opt?s That, wasn't
Nancy Bowman. What was the world com
ing to, anyhow? A few weeks. 8 they had
been az happy as q couple Of crickets n
now everything was on the squeegee.
Jeremiah? Something jeremiah had said
when his noodle was wabblinE7 Had some
thing like that cause Nancy to give Craig
the gate? Jeremiah and Nancy! Thunder.
struck, Jenny paused at the landing. Jere-
miah and Nancy! Well, why not? she do
manded belligcrently of the hall shadows.
Eoth young, both %highbrow; Craig a bit too
old and she, Jenny. with no more brains
Z than a blimp. q
Gee" she said, audibly. but this is a
tough old world, all tn sarse!!"
Three days later Bancroft made an ex.
traordinary discovery; or, rather, this dis
cOvery was thrust upon him In q most cas-
ual manner and drove him to wandering
about the streets. his. braA foggy M his
heart STEPPED in misery. It cage about in
this fashion,. -
70. Ills IlEhu 10 tOtBfE VUIAcTSO NtN0 t06td
when he stopped and RECOVERED quickly; then
there was. a transient stab aud points OF
dancing fire. misunderstanding the
fading black .eye-he wa quite himself. He
had actually begun work on his Latin Primer;
W pages, introductory. (Which is as III as
he ever, got)
The day was cold and blustery. It was
four in the afternoon, Jenny was making.
Tea, Nancy wal idly thrumminE the piano,
e S,,Iilo no rs,roft cot m liza l0avtnun NSlA s.u~43n Al
the puppy's ears. The radiator was bang.
ing and suffering SO regularly that Nancy
could not sing. Finally she had gone to the
speaking tube and summoned the janitor.
They were waiting. for him.
Jansen came In stortly. with his usual
grumble. He wore ap old gray sweater, long;
since pulled olt pf shape by the weights he
had CARRIED IN the aide pockets.
why, all you gotta do ia to turn that"
he said, indicating the nickel cap.
" But its tee hot for bare fingers" replied
Nancy. Xxx -
L" What Kind o fingers d, you think views
got" Jenny wanted TO know. "Plumbers'?"
Jansen grtnted and dropped to hts knees;
and shortly the banging ceaDe AS he stood
UP some hing fell from one Of his pockets.
giYingSf metallic ring as 1t struck the door.
" WHAT'S this?" asked Jenny, recovering
the object. " door plate.r
. Say" began Jansen, taking the plate from
JeR1y's hand, II fodnd that atop the cellar
wall this noon. Must q been there for: years,
N Couldn't make II out until t'gaye 1t q 1rpiish.
Some hard luck story. X you want to know.
II all comes back now. I've been doing Ian
itor work twenty-odd years In this locality.
and I've heard some queer stpfieS. but this;
one knocks 'em cold. Want to hear itip
Go ahead said Bancroft. 9
&c course alid Jansen, isaning against