Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-30
SYNOPSIS,

uoI olilCe. becomes nsage 10 ,ner EN-
ployer. Mr.. Lewis, az Old friend Of the
FAMILY. She has no other men friends in
ondon While on her a to work, she
oIten passes q young man, Jack Smith
by name, and though they do not meet,
they have a mutual interest in each
other.
Jack HI a no friends, either men or
women, in London, out his buddy"
Slim, seems to know many girls. and he
takes Jack to a dancing class. There
Jack meets Phyllis Carteret:- whom Slim
has progressed to be keen about. Jack
gets a promotion at the railway Office
for good Judgment in handling ten thou
sand troops who arrive Unexpectedly.
He becomes engaged to Phyllis.
Julia cannot attend a dance she is in
V1ted to, because David does not care to
go. She makesLa secret trip to the danc-
ing academy, and meets a young woman
there.
CHAPTER XVuI.-Continncd.
I said to myself, "Ass!" I thought
how different old Slim would Rave:
been. Not with Phyllis in those cir
cumstances (she being dead off him,
Of course). but with I'M girl he liked.
l thought. what the something do fell
lows say next?"" Nothing n
Words dried up in my mouth.
1t was Phyllis who spoke next.
She said softly "Oh, I'm not as
tired as all that. 1t was only the fresh
dir made me drowsy when l was pick
ing primroses. It's nice being with
you"
This bucked me up again. l3spc-
cially when she wound up in the pref
ties way she's yer spoken 10 me,
you r a nice kind thing. aren't
you?"
Am II" said I. And pulled my
self together to get hold Of her. hand.
That was the thing to do. + did know
nj | held on TO it; feeling evcr SO
much more encouraged. I CAV. O. sort
of mental shut up!" to that voice
from nowhere that was muttcrin- to
me, stop. This is not. RICH: for you.
h is off This is not what you arc
looking for. Let go that hand in
yours!"
I held it. Pretty hands you've got"
I said, looking at them. (She wore
three broad white lines down tho
back.) Desperately 1 began wonder-
ing again how all the fellows 1 knew,
for instance, started in to fix up their
engagements. . If I cou,d only
get the start before 1 got cold fee,
again! Hardly knowing wha. I was
doing, I began smoothing out those
white stripes on the glove with my
thumb az held the girls hand. :.
In a second something queer hap
pened.
lIhyllis snatched her hand from me
and sat up straight with, sucn a look
In her eyes, as if she were-yes. as if
she We're remembering something that
hurt her.
Don't" she raped, out, sharply.
why must you think Of doing that?
1t was What made you do that,
just them"
"what?" I asked, staring. whats
the matter? What have I.done:"
Nothing"
Then she sat back. Then she said
again, Nothing. Only it gets on my
nerves to have my gloves touched like
that"
Sorry" I said, stiffly.
For who is to understand n rom-
an? I'd just been getting on Al with
that rather cranky mar l had TO inter-
view at the station; I know I'm no
fool really. But dashed If I under
stood what made this girl ny up off
the handlehar and get that loox in
her eyes in a flash, just becau5e Ia
touched her glove like that. What
Was It?
She pulled or both gloves: stured
'em into her bag. Nobody said an
other word as the train ruehed
through a tunnel and out again.
sat W1sh1ng we'd never met. II III
born to put our foot into it with
ome better Live and die a celibate,
as Slim once said.
Bit my next glance at Phyllis SNOW
ed mi that the droop had ca,gns
Gown he. mouth again and that there
WIS Il wet CLEAN through her cve-
lashes. My heart gave q jump, and
stopped having cold feet from that
ment. I thought I'd never seen any
thing 80 pathetic, and sweet. This
was the different Phyllis. at last.
Look here."I blurtcd out. II an
sorry!"
Phyllis opened her y 3 wide and
laughed: but4t. was too late. I'd seen
the other look before. She tried ia
carry 1t of by saying lightly, Sorry?
What1on earth for? You haven't done
anything. Jack"
Yes, / got OF your nerves. Then
I snapped At you. When you were
tired" I said. II am q beast;;s
"Oh. what are you talking About?. q
said Phyllis smiling, a me. Then I
took both her ungloved hande into
mine, and shelst mi hold them.
took them both up against my face.
EShe let me-. Cool, long, soft, slender
fingers she has got. 1 found myself
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