Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-07

her, was a thought which could not make
time with the passionate perverseness rising
constantly within her. She turned. pale as
alabaster. T.
No. no, no! She heard the three syllables
as clearly as though they had actually been
spoken In her ear. No, no, no! With what
effect? That the tidal wave rose to its crest
and hung there. TT :
II will marry you" she said quietly and
hreathlesslE-to have it over with before the
wave broke. to make retreat impossible.
" But the engagement must be kept secret
until the end of the run: and you must OBJ.
serve all the formalities as in the past"
Thereby leaving the very retreat she was
endcavcrins to cut Off:
He agreed eagerly enough. Any conces-
sion. SO that he won her in the end.
The longing to sweep her into his arms
and seal the bargain with n kiss was sternly
held in check. Perhaps if she had acted upon
the desire. the contact would have awakened
her, the wave would have crashed, and all
her better instincts would have rushed up to
overwhelm the vague horror that later was
totwait upon her substantially. But Craig
rs II penetrating the psychology with which
the girl was bemused-,nerelS took her cold
hands in his and kissed them.
"Theater, theater." called Jenny. from the
foot ct the stairs.
On the return. to the theater Nancy
laughed at every comment Jenny offered;
End not all these offerings were comic: at
least not to jeremiah, who this night deter
iniIlel to take his time in passing alleys.
What had Craig said to her. upstairs there,
that made her SO happy? He hoped. witt,
ell his soul, that the seller of adventures
would strike tonight, send a tornado or an
avalanche out Of the first allsy. Nothing
but extreme physical exertion would serve
to mitigate the poignant misery swelling and
comforting ,his heart. So this was love!
a Gozen time he was OF the point OF in
venting SOM excuse to halt the sedan and
leave it; but he was sl2ackled not only BIZ
common politeness but by the reluctance to
leave Nancy practically alone with Craig.
soraehow Jenny did not count. somehow
she would never count again for mining him
SO trickily to the phonograph Had Ieals
some understanding with C-aig7 The no.
ton filled him with b%r,stins anger. He had
read IT such thin gs--the false woman friend,
Still. he had no authority for such A sus-
picion. and as he grud gingly admitted this
fact, shame superseded his anger. No, if
JennE was bad. then there were no good
woman. Her action might Ea-e been mis-
chie.ous rather than prsmeaitated; IT vas
lust hia ovni cantankeroue nnooa.
Seven millions Eupposins he Auns tina.
ST tllen,, ard prc-ed II, why he could
H!cD1 DIV Guy ana SCI! ITAlEs as NEEN E!iI 1T
the street. But there vas one thing he ne-er
would dc-and his spine %gt!tfened al tl,e
thousht-and that ra@l hy: 4 wife. As he
locked hack. he ts.an to perceive the real
notion in his hiding u?dsE al assumed MANI;
he wanted to be loved for himself alone,
not tcr what he could bes.cT IN Tor!dly
good..
And here chs sat. at his elbc7r h. the
irony Of. ths gods, had he hut known il
1Sh>r Tcpr-'-wi,> --n,,lE la-e fnllc-TrS hir,,
to mountain tnrs or down tc dark ahysses'
He might and rrcbanlv would. have felt
c%Itren,el. sorrv fcr her, but he Tcvll not
have offered her marriage because I've "a:
soTry.
At the stage entrance he held Hancys
hand fer a moment, smiled, and let her 50
Ha wanted her alone, bit that Tas rot pos
the stage door. 70
We had a grand time, Mr.. Craig. I" Ienn.
declared with only half q lie. "a rea
ThanEsgiyin' dinne-!'
Makes me happy to hear vow sav So
Craig turned to Bancroft. Any particula,
place you'd like to be drcrred, Mr.. Ceilings
wood7"
n thanks. TT. go!n5 to. jog around =
bit. I want TO thank you for your kindness
he lied, Jeremiah was heconl,ng accom-
rlished in this convention. Everybody lied
they had 10, or f1eht. What would you
Jeremiah, could not say to Craig You,
turkey ehoked me, your house sn,otharel me-
y end be hanged to ycu,"-~aa he would have
liked,
Craig lied, too, but careless'y. II am glat
I had the chance to offer it,
He had no particular fear OF THIS boz. hu
somehow he vas always around. under foot
seemed to have &. good deel of time on hi
hands for q young chap fighting the world
Where is tbs middle ] ged man who does no
underestimate youth--and Pay for it?
NJ After the Second act Jenny ran to Nancy
dressing room and was admitted. Neithe
appeared in the opening number Jenny wa
full of questions as a chestnut is of starch
Nancy's laughter had deceived her, too. Sh
wanted to know-she was dying " to know
what had taken place between Nancy an
Craig, upstairs. -
Say, did y ever see such a house" bega,
Jenny. "Ill tell the world! Lord.-t' b
rich like that! First time I ever had a but
Ter toddle around my chair. But, oh, di
you pipe his fz. I bet he was born on II
steps O. Grant's. tomb. Tn aunt was res'lal
MY. but did you notice tn elneralds? Ar
jeremiah! Lud! Never missed a fork. al
looked g if he'd had a. thousand buffers i
his young life. An he wasn't tongue-tiec
either: I was, though. I was actually afrai
u tn butler. Plum puddin', with real brand
sauce. An not a drop t. drink. But tina
was on your ACCOUNT he KNOWS you uOIl
like it."
Nancy peered into the glass, critically.
Where's Ling Foo?"
Il had to leave him home. Not rnuc
for him to give thanks for-alone all day
said Nancy: still with her gaze focused upo
the strange face in the mirror.
We're goin' t. have a grand wind-up Z
tn. C%laridge.s Come along
Too tired"
"a little supper by your twosonne:
Which was as near as Jenny got to the U
crane of the real6uestion.
81 am going Straight. home, Jenny
alone" IS
been a great tny for a coupla birds WI
expected rnEh;n' better than the corn'
beanery. WI. tn music has stopped. /
have,to SIX a.addle. See you later
Good night, Jenny!"-with . sudde
yearnlng to run into Jenny's arms. nor
kinder III all this world: but she dared no
fearing The consequences. .
The wave of perversity--tc carry on u
iilusion-was beginning to make in Nancy