Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-12-14

company, and. particularly, that ht
wanted to marry Florence soon after
his arrival home and would bring 8
minister from Douglas for that pur
pose.
Madeline went so far, however, as
to promise Helen and her friends that
she would 20 East soon. at the very
latest by Thanksgiving. With that
promise they We're reluctantly content
to say goodby to the ranch and to her
llelens eyes had sweet, grave
vet mocking Hight as She said: Maj
esty. bring Stewart with you when you
come. He'll be the rage"
Madeline treated the remark with
the same merry lightuess with which
it was received by the others; but
after the train had pulled out and she
was on her way home she remembered
IIelen's words and looks with some
thing almost amounting to q shock,
Any mention of Stewart, any thought
of him. diSpleHsed her.
"What did Helen mean?" mused
Madeleine. And she pondered. That
mocking Hight in lielen's eyes had
| haen siurIv ,n I>,nirol rlint "a rvn-
| zeal gleam from that worldly expert
ence SO suspicious and tolerant in its
wisdom The sweet gravity of II,lpn's
/ look had been a deeper and more sub
tle thing Madeline wanted ia under
stand if to divine in if fl new rplo-
ZION between UeIan and hersa1f sofne-
thing fine and slsterlv that might lead
to love. The tl,ourht. however re
volvfng nro,,nd q strou,ra SUGGESTION
of stewart vas noisnpsa ,t it,. incan-
tlon. and she dismissed If
I-pon the drive I'm ro the ranch rs
She was nossinq the lover 1ol;e she
saw Stewart woll,fno Iistlnsstv eIono
the shore When he hecnme aware
nt the apnro,ch of thn cor ba sudden
lv awnl;rned from his oin,lass sounter.
inc and disnnneored oujckIv in tha
shade of the shruhberv This was moi
bv anv means the first fine Madeline
tud seen him ovoid a nossible maatin,r
with her somehow the nct had
nained her +bonrh efrordfnr nor 81
relinf She dyd NOT want to ,naa, him
face TO face.
II wos opnovinc for bar ~ o,ass
tbot sti1lwelI bnd sometbing IN sov In
s+ewsrt's dafansa The ola cottlaron
uos aviaan,,v dtstrsssed saver,I
t;ues ba hod triad to onen Il conv.rsa.
,tor with NIo1ait,a raIo+ir, 70 Steu,-
ort sba bod a,od.d bi,, ur+tl tba last
ti,r whom bis narsis,snca boa branch,
, cold ana fnol raf,s,1 to baor an.
other word about rho foramon SIN
,,.o,1 nod hoa,, or,shaa
Az d.ys nassed stewart ramo,,aa ot
.ba ro,cb ,,.,tho,. bi, o,d fo,,,,f,,,nass
to his yvork Madeline was nor n,ovad
.o q l,rndsr fro,,a Of MIND 20 sa, hin,
,.orda-,,, daisc+.a1v orourd T, hur+
har .rd hooo,,s, T. hur, Nor CHI, c-au.
all +ba bordar
.o1acro,,, fro,,, Do,,,,,os haro,dir,
~, o,r,tr,, 81 ,Isroa o,,d , ,,rts..r
,,,,. an ord 70 ,J,da,ira,, h-oodi.., ord
sho sb,rad sor,ath,r, Of E,orarco
t-in,,sl..,,s oxct+aroort r,,a oo,,ho,.,
,.ara os ao,a. and goSs,ny as ,Jrls
+. ros .rroraoa 70 ba,.o no ,ra1di,,,,
carapouv ,erformad in N,da,inas
,raa, ho1l-cho,rhor .,d tho dIpna- In
+ho o,,1 s.,,.ar s,ar+aa no,to
Lfrad ond bis uinistar arrival ~
+ha rorcb IN tho hi, vbi,a c.- rh,,.
onraorad considerab1v vtnd-hlovn In
foot tho minister was hraot,,Iass al.
r,os, sirht,oss and cartnfp,v b,+Iass
,,frad usad os ha was 70 wind ord
s,ooa ro,,,,r,,ad +bo+ ba ala mot Won
dar ot Na,s, aversion to rid,ng ~ sest.
ira connon.hau Tho ,mnarturhah,a
Ill. t,,,I. osf ht, GOV, ,,d oo,,o,as ora
,,,-,,,+i,.- i7s ,,.,t,.h r,da his ,s,,ol
nna,ooa,,o ronort to Noda,ina danIor.
H., .hn 600. .h,. +o,,ns+ar o,,d f,,
80 oottln on th, rood nd ha,d hI,,,
e,a,an En- ~, ,,,anaro +,,na of on,r
Mia r,,nr+o
Arrarsemants for tho v.adir,
,ran,ht ,Ifrad,s dal;,h.ad onnra,.nI
w., ho hat ,oon,,d eII EIonaraa a,,
ra1alino ,.,,,id to,I hi,, ha a,,nnosrae,
desire 70 hova tha couhovs at,ar..
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Ca,,eanria ,,,ho.o no ,,.os ,,,,,,r .o,.',
t,,anonaa ~ s,ar. tr,n
~. th> sol,,,.,na san ,,suo,
r,orouaa ,,,ora ,nanr,aa unsna.aa,a
s,stor and saroraI friards snan, y,
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