Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-03

r1heir eyes met, ana ne hqetsAV0
she was half reclining again noW. nssr
ma tnificent young body stretched 0ut
and cushioned in the deep settses
| had strength az we'll az ttaafSS
arms claspea behind her head lookea
indeed as though they nay LAs
power to strike as well az io sca!ssS
answered, HE attacked me AGAIN
This evening after YOU had been oyaE,
u,hen nv sepfatlef was at ,ths tels-
nbone. i told him that It y bot
anestion Of principles, but OF selecti2R.
Irs would be the last man IN b world
sho,,rd choose tor q husbAnd.n
There va d moments silence.
tAoavid. who had. been in the act 81
takinr 1 cigarette from the box Of hiS
side. Withdrew his hand IN forketful-
hess, He rose slowly to hist Feet canfe
over to the couch and stood LOOKING
| down at her. Her deep blue eyes Mese
lifted to HIS, her lips g little .parted:
Look here" he demanded, 20 yo1
realize that your choice Is Salready
made?" 49,
! She laughed softly with her eyes 40
well as her lips. 60 g, -.
hut how Is that going to help me
4 one cannot drag down q star to play
With. however. much one loves. 2
can q factory girl sit upon a throne.
He smiled back at her, although her
words had made him mor1entarlly
"sometimes feel like Sydney
GRUMPY" he declared. II hate laws.
people in a, dolls house can obey laws.
1t is SO difficult to make them fora
wide.spreading humanity. That Is the
flaw in all the socialistic nus
mainly will beat us in the emo py lts
unequal development"
You are talking over my head.
, she said, sitting upon the
looking at him a little wlseluily.
philosophy at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. us.
Even if you are the star ana l am ~
earth maiden there is no real easen
whv vou should not kiss me-,
He took her face between MT
hands, kissed her on the lips and on
the eyes. She yielded completely to
his embrace, her arms even stole
round his neck and he drew, his re.
firing lips back to hers. The joy +ttf
it swept their minds clear OF all dis
turbing thoughts. Then through the
half-open window came the booming
Of Big Zen. She suddenly released
herself. Il.
as she Strengthened her haid and look.
| ed up at him with that wonderfully
! soft light still in her eyes, that L
came to speak Of danger" g %t.
1T was worth while" he declared
fervently.
Let US be serious now" she insist
ed. THAT clock reminds ME that the
~ k, Sn 81 7 Invita- - ySnsS 6fAtNlHh-
ing news. Ny stepfather has now be-
come altogether Paul Langrode's
TOOL ~
1T is not to be wondered at" David
remarked. Your stepfather 10 tired
Of hardships. He is no match for .
man Of %Langrode's strength Of char
acter."
Listen" she went on. Paul Lang-
rode promised my stepfather when he
made him secretary that there should
be no more Of these melodratnatic
methods. He promised that you
should be left alone to be dealt With
politically only. He said the z. same
thing to you at the dinner-table to-
night. I have come to the conclusion
that he has not the slightest intention
of keeping his word" ..-,s.sI,52.
David was suddenly tense. :
Tell me why"
Listen then. When 1 absolutely
refused to stay at the Milan. and they
believed that I was returning to Tot
tenhame tonight; Langrode whispered
to my stepfather, who afterwards sug-
gested that should beg for your es-
cort back. l thought it Best to at-
quiesce. The little note which I left
Tor you with Hector they believed was
written for that purpose, I telephoned
before came here to Charlton Ter
race. Ny little maid. whom T can
trust, answered me. Three Of the men,
whom langrode brought with him
from B~alkanland are in the house
nc" What do you suppose they can
De doing there. now that PAU Lang
rode himself has Ieft?"
ITO Be Continually