Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-14

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her. It wasn't idle curiosity; she was hop. &
Ing that she might help him. less futilely
than she had tonight. But 1t fell out las fate
generally besides it shalD that Jerry babbled
no more.
What had he done to Jenny that he hadrt
meant to do and was sorry for? Thus that
imaginative atom which we call a seed fell
upon her heart and thf,ved. 5sN N
Nancy needs no defense. She was highly
talented. honestly and not artincially TEN
pe~r6fhentAl, and she would always be mag.
nifyihg her joys and disappointtnents nine
diatneters; she would not run any length
OF time in the medium, but would hibernate
the peaks and the abysses. She flew at
rather than approached her bugbears exam
iningly. Things that Jenny twho was with
out talent shrugged her shoulders over and
conjured away with q smile were objects
against which Nancy flung herself desperate
ly-with the same mental shock as that
Which the athlete takes physically when, be-
lievlng he is hitting at substances, he hits
nothing but air. .
1t did not matter X all that she was q
born corneaiehne. every instinct in her rose
up in protest against the comic stage which
she adorned. She had set her goal high.
the classic. opera; and she. had gone toward
it, body and soul. She was no Atalanta, to
he triGked by golden apples. She was only
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disappointtnents nine diameters. SO would
she magnify the objects Of her love. T.
There came a knock on the door. Nancy
rose and answered it, silently. Jenny stepped
within.
"What are you dom up so late?
Caviar Jenny cried, her hands flying to
her throat at the sight Of Jeremiah's still,
battered face.
90. Jenny, they came out Of the alley,
four Of them. They nearly killed him.
Jenny ran to the lounge and knelt. Agony
pinched her heart.
"Th' alley?' she said. "He was always
yankin' me past EN-. I thought it was a
joke. An 50 they got him! But why?
fiercely.
" tried to help him.. Look at my lips.
But ne isn't a boy, Jenny; he's a man."
Just find that out?" said Jenny, dryly.
For a moment blue eye and hazel clashed;
but it was metal against metal, there was
nothing within to be seen. A sigh from the
patient broke the tableau. for which blue
eye and hazel were grateful. The two young
women leaned rW'ar expectantly; but
- there was no recurrence at that time.
Is he badly hurt?"
1.-The surgeon next door says he'll be all
right In the morning; but he must keep still
for q couple of days"
How You come t. get struck"
II tried to pull one of them away. He
struck me. and 1 ran for help"
Good girl! But II I'd a been there"
And what could you have done that I
failed to do?'-with a shade Of turbulence.
I'D killed a couple with my hatpins."
"Hatpins?" \
sure. A woman can bust up n riot with a
coupla hatpins. i've told you that a hundred
times. Eut alleys! Sonethin' S goin' OIL
here that you an me amt wise about.
Nancy"
Jenny, some one is threatening his life.
Ve's been %babbling a little.'
Somebody tryin' t. kill ANms What for?
What's tn boy done?"
II don't know; but he spoke Of alleys and
battle and murder and sudden death, and l
don't know what else
"Why, that poor kid wouldn't hurt a ny,
Nancy"
"Who said he would2 Some one wants to
hurt him; and he doesn't know why, either,
from what, gathered"
All at once. Nancy knew that Jenny must
be got out Of the room. If Jerry babbled
again about love, it would make confusion
all around. 1t would not be fair to any one
Of the three.
Jenny, What did he, do to you that he
was sorry for?" She shot this bolt to EN-.
barrass her friend.
Jenny got up. Gle kissed me in TIL hall
one night. You know-kid stuff. He nearly
straneled me. He was scared stiff after he'd
done It. Said he didn't mean it an was
sorry. I didn't mind, KNOWN who it was.
Sometimes you don't mind. Jus that once;
never tried it again or mentioned it. Why.
1 don't think ned ever kissed a young
woman before. He's a queer boy. We amt
got all O. him yet. What's he dog What's
he work at?
Hes writing a Latin something said
Nancy, desperately trying to figure out how
to drive Jenny from the room without offend
ing her.
Latin your granny jeered the skeptieal
one. Latin don't buy Holsters. He don't
let tn walters put over anythia', but he's
no tigtltwad."
Hes spending his capital. He told lie
that he inherited a little"
But alleys an murder an sudden death
--how about that? IN more I think O. him.
somebody else?"
but I saw Him in his own home, in the
country. The old housekeeper called him
Jerry. That part Of it is clear. It may be
something he has fallen into since he came
to town."
II don't see how. He's been with W
nearly every night. l guess we better give
it up. He's tn kind that'll tell us when til
time n What sort o fight did he pui
up?'' asked Jenny slyly.
lie was a lion, Jenny! ! don't see nov
he did it. If he'd had. his back to a wall
they couldn't have hurt him.. I didn't dream
he was so strong. But they got behind him
II was all my fault. The sight Fascinated
me. ia never seen men fight before. HI
shouted to, me to run. II I had, probabl,
ia have saved him this. 90 to bed ant
come back early in the morning" Nanc!
discovered that she was very tired.
Bed nothin'! replied Jenny, tosslh.
aside her hat and cloak. ~ n
ITS nonsense for both Of us to watch
There's very little to do
"NYou 30 t"bsd an let me watch
J But I couldn't Sleep
All right; we'll both watch" said Jenny
wondering what it was that Nancy did no
want her to hear. should Jerry begin I
babble again.
strained whispers. 4
So they both watched, not only the ps
tent. but covertly each other. until the VIII