Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-03
" BERTA RUCK.

forever, listening to Miss Julia's songs
.... s. when he Gays this kind Of
thing he has a way Of putting his
head on one side and smiling down.
at one a. II he expected to have some
thing nice said Il him.
1t generally is said. too; by Grannie
This young man winds her round ais
finger. After having known US for only
three weeks or sol! He told her that
it made him feel like an orphan to
have, her calling him Mr.. G%rAntham''
all the while. Grannie, alf pleased
and fluttery. il you'll believe nae! In
stantly dropped a whole row Of
stitches Of her knitting that had
TO pick Zip for her, and asked him
what the &C. W." STOOD for in his
name. $50 49,.
Charles wolfe,'" he told her. "bu,
l just hate the name Charles; and
Wolfe kind OF sounds like a reflection
on the way I act at tea here. What
l get from al my friends is my nick
Grannie. by the way Of making
taken to calling him "Mr. Slim"
l shan't call him anything but Mr.
Grantham. 1 feel 1. don't want to. IL
this 'cussedntse." just because I know
he'd like me to call him >'Slim" and
to be much sweeter to him than ]
am? 100
Or is it conceit to imagine that he
does want me to like him, this
stranger who has fallen bang into the
middle Of our lives like this?
NO! Sometimes a girl just knows
that she isn't making any mistake: !
know he wants to make me like him,
that he likes pe,, that-yes! that he
does think I'm a pretty girl, and that,
in spite of his being really attached to
Grannie and always SO prettily-man-
nered to her, it's me he comes to see.
That's just the funny obstinate little
conviction at the bottom Of my heart.
Nothing to do with Grannie }uuruuur-
ing to me one day, "My darling little
Julia, do you 10 thai that youne
mans attentions are really becoming
very marked" III a voice Of scare, de-
light, triumph and tenderness mixed.
It was the afternoon when he had
some to take me to the Academy. +.
lust imagine my being allowed to
prance off to the Academy alone with
a young with GRANTEES full APP
Parry, who used to be the loneliest
girl in, London and the one whose life
was most absolutely devoid Of any.
thing to DO with young men?
Or IN It SOME extraordinary dream?
The most extraordinary part OF it to
fme\is how ! feel about 1t myself. Ia
1t ALWAYS like this when ones great
est wishes Come true?
When L remember how I used to
think. IF / only had one single BOY.
Trend that could 80 about with, and
enjoy myself with, even il 1t were only
in quite a chumny sort Of way, that
would be - wonderful!'
Now here It's come. Somehow It
doesn't seem wonderful. It seenls
just ordinary that I should
be going about with MIR. Slim Granth-
am, whom Grafinie considers 10 extra.
ordinarily attractive. Shes not the
only one, BY q very long way. see
ure in the streets; q pretty lady who
was having tea at the Academy near
us was glancing across 1t our table
AL the time She was talking to the
man next to her. I am sure that prac-
tlcaliy everybody thinks he's attrac.
tive.
why does this leave me feeling
quite calm? - It that / simply can't
feel about naan ~ other ttrls DO?
I thought that it was David IAwis
being forty-two that put me of thoss
ideas" But here's an Admirer (yes,
to myself / may ~ well confess thai
know Hes an Adtnirer) OF exactly
hall that a&e. He doesn't make feel
it nus, be me, then. Mabel .. the
Office wa once talking in rather a
puxsling wsy about girls who ''havcn't
got any fAl1ng-in.Iove about them,
any more than some flowers have got
scent. The bri9hteSt flowers, the
prettiest-looking girls are like thai
sometimeA" heard her tell Dorothy.
My flance SAID that the girl could get
as TAR as waiting to be always with
the man, wanting him to take care OF
her. depending on him for everything.
miserable when he's out Of her sight.
wanting him to kris her and to keep
his arms shout her-but not wanting
him. A wasfaout. That's why o
sometimes 9 the plain mi soor.
Ing. II she's Asomething to give. Those
others have uothing-
They'd lot on taking about IL whom
I came In, Remembered Il now, that
broken-o6 discusa1n. and II sent :
little cold feeling OF dtsnnay all down
me- Nothing TO give MAI. II
sounded 70 drsari1y depressing. Oh.
was I mi OF the Girls Ike that7
just Isl wAs thinking this Two were