Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-06
CHAPTER XIV.
MOTHER-wINGS
The Boys StQy.

"ASi 1 dCtcpUSu 1tI 1lStltS, j
S t sure, after all. that she would
come. -.
Knowing that she didn't seem &c
care for Slim Grantham at all AND
that she missed a chance of ge.
ting i'll a dig at him whenever his
name came up, I thought it more
than likely tnat>my fiancee would Cyl
off directly aDou coming on with ms
to the party at the Dug-Out. which
was more or less what he'd call his
rag"
Rather surprised was. and bucked
when Phyllis quite jumped at it.
and his Very Latest? Oh. rather
she exclaimed in her brightest way
Sight I wouldn't miss for worlds. the
All-ConQuering Slim at the Chariot
Wheels OF the Girl Who's Diferen'
from the Others. How priceless. 1:
it a definite engagement. Jack? Does
ne lug in the Heavy Congratulated!
Touch the m one sees The
Young Coupler"
"Oh Lord no. I don't think So" said
I, Hastily. II don't know that Slim:
even asked the girl to marry min: ye.
But this is the girl that he's going
to ask alright"
And OF course she's going to jurnI
at him all right: he takes that fol
granted"
We'll, l suppose he knows whethe,
the girl likes him; a man like Sin
doesn't make mistakes there" l stool
up for the absent. But Phyllis shool
her bobbed black hair al me in the
way that Means she finds I'm hope
lessly obtuse in some ways. She ask
ed quickly. "And the F'auitless Slim
is he really, definitely. and irreyocab'
l., 10 foxn thss $SroorD t.
MN" l said, trying to make W
my mind about that look on Sim:
face and hal tone in his voice w;ler
he was unloading himself to ME il
my rooms. MN. I don,
know whether a man like that, who.
always dotted about all over>the place
does ever fall 'ir~revocably' in love witt
anybody"
.Then why on earth should he wan
to marry?" asked Phyllis. sharply.
Because he thinks it's time he die
thinks he'd like TO take a wife bach
from this county"
back? Is he going away to Can
ada, then. soon?"
"Yes, dear. He's off in about three
weeks-dtdn't I tell your"
Phyllis gave that impatient little
shake Of aer hair. You never tel
me anything" she exclaimed-whicf
wasn't fair. because, dash 1t all, ! dc
tell her heaps Of things-and besides
she's never been interested to hear
about Slim before. But somehow
women always do seem interested sir
this one subject. If it's an engage:
ment, whoever Of. whoever to. they
seem to make UP their minds that ev'
cry detail OF it must be absolutely
thrilling. Yet lots of them are ensag.
ed themselves; they ought to know
that it's an everyday sort Of affair Of
ten enough. Funny!
But since my fiahcee wanted to talk
about Sims coming engagement,
told her AZ much as ia thought about
Il. "a fellow OF Sims make-up often
puts it off Until he's old and crusty
fears more than most things. Sims
warned in time; knows he's got ia
have q home Of his own and a girl in
mot specially this little Welsh girl,
"oh, yes" 1 said. "rIer specially
because she's what he called a sweet
little shy Home-Bird.' with innocent
blue-grey eyes and old fashioned songs
ard a face like q rose and never ha
been anywhere or seen anything
\ SIMPLY HtuOt see t!Sl Iva aaypSia:
declared Phyllis laughing; quite excit-
ed she seemed about It What fun
it:NSb bel When are you calling for me
on sunday Jack? .Half-past eight?
Quite settled, thought it was. So
/ vas a bit put on on Sunday evening,
whenI called. at 90, to find that Phyl-
lis was very CORY, didn't think she
could mAxAGesto come AAfter ailss'
Shed got q bad headache and was
lying down upstairs, and she'd left the
message with her mother. Mrs. Car
teret ! found alone. on. the big couch
In the drawing room when / went
In.