Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-11

What kind Of a person."
IA young woman, Miss. from the:
country, q tyke IT, ISis
She didn't Give you q card Z.
mo, Miss. She came with the -peS-
son MT. Whitford took on to 'elp with
the work. houtside." y
""oh! SHOW them both up. And
have tea sent IN. Jenkins.
sively TO those OF this slim young pa
trojan so beautifully and simply
.gowned. instantly her fears ned.
Beatrice moved swiftly to her with
both hands outstretched.
I'm soEglad TO meet you.
She kissed the young wife with un-
accustomed tenderness. For the Col
-orado girl had about he A certain
modesty that was disarming. an ap-
peal Of helplessness Beatrice could
not resist.
Kitty, in the arms of her hostess.
wept a few tears, She had been m
DIR az strain in anticipating the or
deal of meeting Johnnie's mistress.
she had discoyered her to be a very
sweet, warm-hearted girl
As for Johnnie, he had a rniserably
happy half-hour. He had brought his
hat An with him, and he did not. know
how to dispose of it. What he did
do was TO keep it revolving in his
hands. This had to be abandoned
when Miss Whitford handed him a.
quite Unnecessary cup, of tea and a
superfuous plate of toasted English
mullins. He wished his hands had not
been so big and red and freckled.
Also he had an uncomfortable sus-
piciqn that his tow hair was. tousled
and uncombed In spite Of his attempts
of hnnno IN p1aatnr II down I. ..-.E.
He declined sugar and cream be-
cause for, some reason 1t seemed cas-
Ter to say "No'm"sthan Yes" though
he always took both with tea. And
he disgraced himself by scalding his
tongue and failing to suppress the
| pain. Finally the plate, with his muf-
fin. carefully, balanced on his knee.
from some devilish caprice plunged
over the precipice to the carpet, and
the bit Of china broke.
Whereupon Kitty gently reproVed
him, ats was her wifely duty.
II amt no society fellow the dis
tressed puncher explained to his host
ess, tiny beads of perspiration on his
forehead. i
Beatrice had already guessed as
much, but she did not admit 1t to
Johnnie. She and Kitty smiled at
each other in that common superior
ity which their sex gives them to any
tnlere man upon such an occasion. For
tea Mas to her an alien custom. took
to it as a duck to water.
Miss Whitford handed Johnnie an
envelope. Would it be too much
trouble Tor you to take a letter to
Mr.. Lindsay?" she asked very casually
as they rose to co. -. ~
The, bridegroom said. he was much
obliged and he would be plumb tickled
to take a message to Clay!
When Clay read the note, his blood
glowed. 1t was a characteristic two
line apology:
I've been a horrid little prig, Clay
ESQ the letter RAM. Won't you come
over tomorrow and go riding with
me? BEATRICE.
Colin Whitford had been telling Cha,
the story of hoy a young cowpunchel
had snatched Beatrice from under
the hoofs of a charging steer. His
daughter and the Arizonan listened
Without comment.
I've always thought I'd like to ex'
plain to. that young man 7 didn't NEAR
to insult him by offering money fol
saving Bee. But YOU see he didn'
give me any chance. l. never did learr
his name concluded the mining man
And of course w'd like him tt
know that We appreciate what he die
for me-" Beatrice added. She looked
at Clay, and a pulse beat in her sof
throat. I. =" sa-.
II reckon he knows that" Lindsa.
suggested. You must "a though
him mighty rude for to break ava.
like you say he did l.
I'VE couldn't understand it til
afterward. MIR. Bromfeld had slip
ped him Il fifty-dollar bill and natur
ally he resented it," Miss Whitford'
face dubbed with reminiscent mirtl1
She looked a question at Clay. "Wha
do you suppose that impudent youn'
%scalawag did with the ffty?"
Got drunk or it most likely"
Il He fed it to his horse Clary wa
furious"
He would be- said the cattlema,
dryly, in spite of the best intention
to be generous to his successful rival
But I reckon l. know why yor
Grand-stand friend in chaps pullet
such a PLAY. In Arizona you can
square such things with money: S
far as cans make u the puhche
didn't do anything to write HON
about, but he didn't want pay for !
anyhow"
"Of course, Bromfeld doesn't IN
derstand the west" said Whitford
II wouldn't like hat young punche
half SO we'll II he'd taken the money.
H didn't need to spoil a perfect
~ good afty-dollar bill, though ad
mitted Clay
Yes, he did denied Beatrice
"That was his protest against Claren
don's misjudgment of him. " al
ways thought " perfectly splendid i
its insolence; Some day I'm going t
1T happened in your corne {
Arizona, Lindsay. If you ever fin
out who the chap was L wish you
let IS know Whitford said.
,"IM remember"
"If you young people are goin