Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-11

and see that no unauthorized person did get
inHor he could take a chair to the sidewalk
by the office door and there keep watch.
The new job was greatly to his taste.
Elizabeth Maiden was one Of the author.
ICED persons. Now and then she walked
around by the factory for a little visit with
her friend who said he was no professor.
That was the only opportunity Of visiting
with him. +" A cot had been set up in a cor
ner Of the factory and he slept there, taking
his meals at Aunty Prothroe's boarding
house, which was over toward Mrs. Malden's
cottage. People in that part Of town soon
got used to seeing the dry wisp of 9 man
like an aged ehild-trotting back and forth
between factory and boarding house, usual
" absorbed in thought and paying no atten-
ton to any one he met. Elsewhere he was
hardly ever seen.
The town also got accustomed to a biz
heefy figure. carelessly dressed, the lower
part Of the face covered by a beard the color
OF n1oldy straw. a cast in the left eye This
man appeared and disappeared-wr!tins ~
Krom. Chicago or the register Of the
Briggs House, where he lodged and took his
' meals when in Slow River. Sometimes hs
drove to town in a small car-furrished BY
Harwood-and sometimes he came by train.
Every one Knew, Of course, that he was en-
the basket factory-sornething important.
without doubt, since Nathaniel Harwood
was the attorney in the matter.
It was at the basket factory that Krom
hrsr saw Elizabeth Maiden. Sitting at the
work bench, he was suddenly aware OF an
extraordinary Visions slender ngure n 4.
simple linen dress with a hat that he had
no detailed perception Of, only 1t looked
like observation-disclosures; a face under
the hat. Then he saw that the vision waa
for Steinman; the little. man was running
to fetch q chair. Probably it wouldn't have
occurred to Steinnnan to introduce Krom.
But Bess, standing so close that he felt .
fragrance. was looking at him, srpiling. and
saying to steinman. This Is Mr.. Krom.
isn't IT." 'Eh
While Krom stared up at her from thA
bench. Steinman replied. quite impersonally.
as though they were discussing q piece at
furniture. YES, that is Mr.. Krom."
Elibabeth's smile twtnkled brighter as she
completed the Introduction herself. !" I'm
Miss M~alden-Judge Liscomb's stsnoss,
rapher."
Krom muttered. Glad to know you"
She spoke a few further words and then
turned AVA for her visit with steinnaan, A
dull. confused shame surged in Kron's mind
to him instead Of sitting At the bench lke =
lobster! From somewhere or Other he re-
membered that he shoald . arisen. He
must have looked like q fool to her!
Only fifteen feet away She and Stelnraan
were chattering away. Krom observed Thai
with establishment. The queer. shy old nut
was actually notwithstanding a regular
ladies tea party Of It. And Miss Maiden
was shining at him; her clear laughter rang
in the shop. Wouldn't that beat hsu?'
Regular tea party! Krom reflected, With Q
s~atirical implication. that he was no lady's
man. The tea party LASTED nearly half an
hour.
Rising, the caller spoke . few more words
to him, Should he get to his fest now? But
1t didn't mattera he remained ct his bench.
when she went out neither he nor StsAnHnana
meptioned the eall--sthe latter plunging o.
once Into his work.
But Ill this was mere hy-psay. Na&hAaiA
HarwooA was nndinS . surpristng m q time
70 spend IN the home % his boyhoed~p
ooursa. he vas greatly Interested n The IN
vsnHon that etsinHaap md xrpsnsRaWMN
working ~ But Ne could have NJ theasfs.
ports pfS that from Krora. Who speAt ~ 49,
II half Ahe time In Chinagn. ana Nh1N a TIE
city came almost daiiy 70 10 rot lSstsa.
which hsa now been turned int rat wrst
no n Cantin1el.l
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