Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-13

would say next. 7 thought she'd re-
mind me OF how she'd said to mc, all
BERTA RUCK.

would say next. T thought she'd re-
mind me Of how she'd said to mc, all
those Sundays ago, GONE again! ?.
|. Even it you aren't with Phil,
come here again." I'd come, as I'd
already reminded myself, not only not
with Phyllis, but bringing a totally
different girl, Of course + was still sup
posed to be engaged to Phyllis. Was
The Blurter going to start in and talk
about this? -'@'S ''
But no. Her next remark was do
you remember how I asked about an
other MANI A friend OF yours?'
BY Jove. yes. l did remember how
I thought it odd at the time, her ask
ing me at once, And how is Mr..
Grantham ?" ~
member" With a quick little dig
Of her heel into the hearth-rus in
front Of her. The Blurter hurst out
softly, but in the most viciously angry
voice Id ever heard from 1 woman's
lips. Il can tell you how l hate that
friend of yours!"
What, old Stint" I exclaimed
then felt an idiot for saying the name
before my little lady, who had opened
awkward. Why had The Blurter
dragged Slim in?
"Oh! he is a friend of mine,"
I said, cumaly, TIN sorry you don't
like him, but
rs n expected to like the man."
h asked still softly but furiously,
who Tilted ones pet sister,, Poor
Phyllis adored the creature"
Here was g thunderbolt.
Slim? Jilt Phyllis? Phyllis? Adore
Slim? Hadn't she told me herself
not only that she couldn't stand him
but that he'd died" on her, that she
was sick Of the sight of him?
So l broke in. '"Ah, that's a mis-
take; YOU'RE wrong; really. You're
quite wrong: r ought to know il any
body does Phyllis can't stand Slim
Grantham."
Phyllis's sister demanded. did she
tell you so?"
Yes. A dozen times"
'Ah. If she told you once and
then shut up about it there might
have been some truth in it. My dear
young man, never believe anything a
girl tells you asdozen times"
to be engaged to the girl-'
POOH" said The Blurter, coolly.
I've been engaged myself. ] told
sincere. Phyllis has lied to you and
lied to YOU; she'd reasons"
What reasons ?" WI
well! One of them was her attack
or last winter. At least we
called it influenza We let Phyllis
think it had beer influenza; new
kind. But l tell you it was much
more like ,brain-fever. And Mr..
Grantham's fault; and all his fault"
Rather .bewildered. I muttered.
But anybody can have brain-fever p
Il daresay they can, for all that
said she, vicious again. That's his
kind. Now listen and I'll toll you
about him
But l interrupted her quickly-and
1t was my little lady, sitting there
sweet and seriously attentive and sur
prised, that I was thinking about.
Il say. please wait one minute /
interrupted this Blurter before she
could blurt out anything further. i've
got to stick up for Slim because he's
a pal OF mine; and Miss Parry knows
him too, you know. 9
Does she? 2" put in The Blurter with
her quick look at my little lady. ZAP
parently Miss Parry was immune,
though I'm not going to pre-
tend I don't know about you two"
she suddenly flashed out at us. "of
course / saw"-then like a challenge
You are playing straight, aren't
you?" p
1 suppose she saw her answer IN
u faces, for she went right on:
Then of course it means that you
and Phil will break it OF tonight?"
YES"
That's good" from The Blurter.
But even that doesn't mean that Mr..
Grantharn comes III anywhere"
I looked at her; 1 urged, when I
tell you that Phyllis doesn't even like
him-wouldn't have him az / gitt!,
She put up her hand. Welt |
didn't. finish the influenza. story. Let's
have that first. This feverish attack
was why she had all her beautiful
long hAir cropped. you know. High
fever for two nights she had when she
didn't know Any OF us. Not Mother
and E4ther: not the twins; not me.
There bhe l4I' tossing from one eidA
tslkinx. And al abonts What? Ssi&
th,a!s s', " .ts s,1: tos-san ~
Listened In blank amusement,
Phyllis Ahat fippant modefn-Ipnddn-
or, the type of whom my Doctor-maa1
had said that they had no hearts, only
feet? Phyllis crying for. a manf
slid never knew Abopt that That