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By KA THLEEN N ORRIS
Author of "JotteWt Wth"
(CefVrlshl, 1010. fay ItathlMn NorrlO
irtisKh nc-dded, folded his arms ttbroM
ir ills thMt, and stared Into tlio early
d.i TBre u no "her way' to irk
"anW the very spot where the horror
had occurred, but Thompson told hi,
Mft later thnt poor Joyce had not
emd to know It when they passed it.
w- ma he give nny evidence of emotion
whJri tltSy reached the. old, Strickland
hhUM ard entered the eld hallway where
rhwrv had Vomo (lying In. a few short
mm . l" Mrlli? first hlM upon
Two"'doctor, summoned from Ban
rrinilico. were here, tuid two hUrHen.
iiortiii Imd been laid upon h hastily
?n2d bed in the old study, to bo spared
E narrow stairs. The room Was. Iiieta.
IMESi the whole house, moved auaut
las about a pivot, and there was no
!lf .IiTi i.,it fnr the man Who lay, some
times moaning and sometimes ominously
'"rcamfoMiver'whlsperedChefry.
irhastly of faco, and with the utter
eiiaos of lier hou! and brain expressed
hv her tumb'ed frock ahd the carelessly
fished back and knotted masses of her
hiir "Ills arm s broken, Peter, and
nair. "","! ,i. .lni ,lt-A Inilnli
hi lee crmneu 'ucj wv.. "! ..v.
htm And the surgeon says the Bblno,
(nA-find you see his head I Oh, Oodl it
in so terrible," she said in agony, impugn
shut th. knotting her hands tone her.
'It Is too terrible that ho Is breathing
now. that ilf is there now, and that
they cannot hold It I'
Sho kd Peter Into the sltt ng room,
where the doctors wero walling. The
nurses came and went I the lamps had
been lighted Both the phys clans rose
Js Pe e came In. and ho knew Hint
thfv had botn told that this was the
man whoso wife had been killed that
Say" Their manner expressed the sym
Sailiy they did not voice. Peter sat
5,J.w-n w!"lUiCjr.- n4r. I, naked, when
-hrrv had cone away on one ot the
MBtltu. unnecessary journeys wmi
Ahicnsne was .mp; -".
" .8',.iVr, "A.. '" "
wey nt w'" "jv ,.
i noaslblo ho mav weather It, of
course," the older man 'aiV1 . ,!
ii i.tr. .i .,,
una man biiuuh . "". "r""- -
e11nc4 they heard Martin groan.
lt is possible ho m v weather . 0
course," tne oiaer man ('u'""u""""'
M. la com no ovt of that Orst stupor.
and we may be able to tell better in a
short time. Tiie tact mai no b
at all Indicates a tremendous vitality.
Thoughtfully and gravely they ex
changed technical phrases. Cherry s
Chinese boy brought In a tray.Tttiil iiotn
GUESS
Who Killed John
Braden
Tlirre arc lilenty of i-hics, but
It tahes sltlil lo pick ami folldw
the right one.
i)o yoli possest Unit skill;
Judge for yourself.
The Paradise
Mystery
That h the flame of a thrilling
story Which Will begin oft thU
page next Wednesday.
READ IT
STjy GUMPS An Old Settler Pal of Andy's
. MRS. HEHOC S
OIVIM6 A BttfrMPAY
CteftTAINLV OOSS KNOW
now to ENtefctaiN
mi -
hMAY SHOW
I OVV AT E
OLD PCOPteS'
VIOME.
and Willi hln fnlt lm lol.l in 1.1. t.tu.U
tfT.. -iiIJlJVV'V ". "". """"'
'"" tmiiiuiig ins rigiu to sianv uesiue
uio grave or tne mistress he had loveii
runy. Tne sight of
,ii..VI, . a W......BJ urn;,, uiDicuii ui ine
"al erlap white, ahd with a sad and
all these wero famlliri-. m
oohed lacdlj at his blAck
the turned earth next to
headsioiie. telllnc hlmgelf
' Thoughtfully and gr
hanged technical phr
the other men aio anu uroim. i-cic.
lodded a negative without a change of
.xpresslon. but presently he roused him-
Ucked and ticked In tho stillness.
rlmrfv roml In th door to BaV DOC-
LUjrl" In a hurst of tears. The nliynl-
IManB departed at once to ine Biutiy, nna
li'eter was Immediately summoned tu
assist tnem in nanuuns mo i'" "V'J"
lof the patient. Martin was thoroughly
conscious now; his face chalk white.
Cherry, agonized, knelt beside tho bed,
her frightened eyes moving from face
to face.
There was a, brief consultation, tnen
Cherry and Peer wero banished.
'Don't worry, dear," said one of tho
nurses, cominir qui oi uio bick ruum.
,.. 1.... W . TT .. I1.UI.- 1...
lis jubl iiiui uoaov liruiy iiiuins ut
would be more comfortable If we could
get the arm and leg set ! You see, now
that hft'fl rnfiRPlmm nnrl In ninnlnir tllnt
a little temperature "
Mucn rever. unerry asKea. enarpiy
'Oh. nothlncf nt nil. ilpnrl' tlm niirn
hastened to say. "Tho only thing Ir,
that setting the arm and leg will ease
th tiflfri anil aava 1,1b artairrr1, " U.l,n
bustled oft for basins, bandages and
hot water. In the sllenco iMartln's
groans occatlitnally broke.
Cherry, her eyes on the study door,
stood biting hr fingers In frenzy. When
from tho soud of Martin's voice she
leallzed that ho waB being hurt, she
looked at Peter In agony.
"Oh, why do they do that why do
they do that? Torturing him for noth
ing!" he heard her whisper. "Go In
and go In and do something 1" sne
urged, Incoherently.
But the sounds had stopped, and there
was a blessed Interval of sllenco The
clock on the mantel sounded 8 In swift.
flllverv Rtrnlraf, -iti,1 nrMiinllii n ..
pathetic nuns camo silently In with a
tray holding two cups of hot soup.
Cherry shut her eyes and shook her
head,
"Please, Cherry you need It!" Peter
pleaded, carrying her n smoking cup.
bhe protested again with a gesture,
looked wearily into his eyes, and drank
the soup docilely, llko a child, t
"You, too, Peter I" she said, suddenly
rousing hersolf. Peter gulped down his
own cupful, waved away the sandwiches
that Wero on the tray, and took tho
uialr opposito tho ono In which Cherry
was sitting.
The clock presently struck thft hair
hour, but neither spoke. Cherry's pallor,
her air of fatigue and bewilderment, and
the familiar setting pf tho old environ
ment mado her seem a child again.
i... .u . . "v. " Luiuusea sense
that the whole frightful day had been
his 0nco Bhe looUc1 "P anil mot
"He can't live." she said In a whisper.
. Perhaps not," Peter answered very
musing ry returned t0 ller somber
..'r)eudl(ln.'t, Beo thla nrt to It, did
rir-8hauf.a,a wlth n P'tlful Bm"o after
a icng while.
eve?h0n,?-n,J?J"Pr.8a'"' putting his
Bent of hi, head? ' B ' mVe"
ufn ,r'ySnt hve ha- this hap-
rh niii i,-, v"'j'0 'uue wrinKieu, and
uL ' ,er .nd no.r8a 'er eyes mm
Jeters heart. Her tears began to fall
ihi.0f Cherry If I could spare you all
.ilLhsad Hnott,nS his lingers and
Hl-f.for the fl,Bt "mo tho prick of
olt,i" -rs against his eyelids.
she JaMhfn?Jis notIi"1R -ou tan lo,"
i hVa,i?Lll,'srSK . wS1'!r. after a
self. "'othmn 'Cl''?.,t ncr-
Thpn Vv, " "u""''t ; notning '
lamJJf",, tncr? waa silence again The
ThartSrav n.i e.fc Id..VT0oI8'. D'c'-ens and
IrnfnS-"'""8'-"
lUuStrrC,an',(,CamierrSaCk: th"e Wa a
ated themseh-es " "Semcnt aa "
tio'u chanSer' Cherry asked, cau-
headB Chanse" Both "en shook thetr
Thi.y,'an,y.hone7" sho faltered
crV."?"' narrowing ot T,
imawer "pB Bav her her
thoUBhtn8petirStr1!18fl.'ln" W-MerlnB.
hlng he had v.l waB nft ny
thoughts wllh AHx vCpfn1fctod ln h's
her. ln Al,x' yet It was all for
lltMe'chSfclT waan!?ovan,(1 st,UI' nnd the
"id packed wYih Jied w,lth "oweis,
crying ami .i PeoP'e. Women were
straining thVouah h T'18 orBan w
', and ihA mb"i tno warm, fragrant
had been ojffii vnW1 a,transers,
"1 that one' teva 'tpthla one. Vood"
always been so "inL'lh.ln!:.. 8ho "an
'happy ce" 80 Interested," and so
of thSm0?h'S Bfflb,ir,ea '" flow"" many
""lies and stSLuln..n?W8rB 8ho lovcfl. the
the sweet .sober ,Vn'rlmm- '"1"
Homehow ime herseftf n,W1?fr8 thnt woro
love llngerrrt nn i nt lo.0,t of triumphant
the falngtrRno of rnnulof, foce' ni atlll
tnTl,ekylnn"d '-rrymmou,,hUCh0a the
'S ttby,"' t the
wholma loved h-f r8n,,nnd ,old trien
'T tluee men nloni ,on 'r- aml two
"lone the wlndh.P- qrnfnMlve.d ,1,er dow"
?11 oemetery, clferrJ1! that 'ed to tho
tbo bedside of hlK. W?H lmnBlng over
IracukTisfynJturtand, whS atlll
Pain, but as p d through hours oi
touch on hi. i8tcr- esponslvo to a
touch on his ,m,r' esponslvo to a
Porch in kiH'8,, arm.' crossed the church
, r. he su v, ,Une,tern"11n w'tlng motor.
hf'ont seat in ffi and, ?rnve. on the
l , m nU decent hoi dav blaohl
tearsln tied face shook Peter strangely.
m miow a sign oi pain
The twlslcd low branches of 0a trees
threw shadows on the gravo when they
nnoiiv reached It, nnd sheep wero crop
ping the wntered grass of tho graveyard,
it was silent nnd peaceful here, on the
i'SXX p f, tho world, not a sound In-ii.-Tt1,
a.nd "othlnf stirred but the
Eirt.fe i ftun,yl,,1B; Vr.a hha lha slowly
moving, rounded wdolly backs ot the
Bheep.
, soft autumn sky. ,the drift ot
E?w,Ki.S12!1J.'Lncr08s lh0 "'" tho clear
shadows on brown grass under rtie imkM.
ui tiirso wero famllipi-. nut tvier ntul
his blAck ouft and nt
:xi 10 tne doctor'B
i,i. -.h.v',Lc,V 1 '"iV" " ."BB1"
...v. V. '..'..'""i1. "w oiien lie noa
fn' iniflt,tln,r,thc'"e',wU' hor bi-lBht
i5imi red !nrt s.wfet' rtB oho tamed
lOVltlaTll. tmttahlt t, . .iL . .,.
i.Y .Hi '""'"J " ncr minor i Aney
.ni.ft" "onf.here, Peter the mora
L M..BAcca.UB,'! Bh? wfts "o sensible and
ah lhih,SrBeLf !nt0 one ot the crl8P blue
ifiiinf amB'.chattcr on the road fit her
'' '?M :of thi oVdo'ctbTs Vv &
Sumei "? Bn,a"i- abd tears dame, she
?i X? lc.?idei? heFelf wlth that mix
thit f ob'ldlsh and maternal Impatience
? was so chnracterlstlo of her. and
tn?J. Vuf had Been Il6r U8e tO tlllfl
ery father years ago I
eiri '0,4!rcmb''d hcri tall, awkward
fr,.m h J1-0'"'"? of Dickens Bllpping
hv Th.hnrJn? aa, 8h? 8at on a hasBoeft
5n.ithi.RS;-L,55ilnf?. J!er & 8oldlng
toScifA 0eh50ne8,,lin,lldy black Iia'"'. tulck
aii ;. ,, "J ubii. mai was tne
rili .i Ad da,s'. when ho had crlti
?w .i 2d iP',1"? d her' and told her
little Chew I mr0 "k0 A"no Hnd
dnlIOinre.mifmibore.d.b;InB delegated, one
iK' l.. lako 1,er I"10 town to tho dentist.
fl?nM.V,a,t Upo". d "covering that he
dnuinti.w8. n?i ,n.hlB omoe' ' had
hn,iefc.her i.0 ,the. ,clrcua Instead. She
had been about thirteen, and had eaten
ul ,manv Peanuts, ho thought, and
eadniB(tnatpeUiC0.at,,n fu'l B,nt of the
Ea,",d.8taJ1d-. t nw grateful ahd
happy she had been I
pear little old- bluo petticoat I" he
: ,','Pear llttlo old madcSp
innJlffA w?s 8'!.nco the Bllenco of
se? wl.h ab0,t l.llm't, " camB ,0 hlm
5m. wi'in..a B,nrt' "a was up on the
hills, ln the camxterv hl. ....... aii.
grave, newlv covered with .nu..
Hll0' nwers, and he was keeping
ness -and sympathy: '" "" ",nu"
CoM f?Lback lnL t.hi.n2.'0,:ca'-i ..Kow
hlff he "valley' ta.kel "eaTllV"' TnS
hlm iVh. er attempting to Interest
nanvn1 Bcna'?a'r8 ?f 80mo wftter com
Pnny m San Francisco.
trniV,hen thoy K,ot to the valley a city
train was arriving-, and refer saw
rowPfullvUliVr at ,lh" .""tlveand sT
manv tfc,.. a0.. re'"embered the many,
many times Allx had waited for i,im ot
trio trains; ho glanced toward tho big
W nre Un4er whlc" 8hc alwavs parke3
hi.car- .. Sho wnB usually deep In a
book ns ho crossed from the train but
ho would fling It Into thS lmck s?at.' and
make room for him besldo her? The Aau
car wnniri at... .T"U "i8.."1"".' tne
toward th ; '1 L1..?11
garden high Up on the rldgeu,e c'
saldS,hseimulvr had a" aCCldent' Pred'" h8
grawiThnt Thf,. otncr t" nodded
hrnveiy, but there was a worried look In
tonert " "ot like Peter's qule
L- u f .Py be that her steering,
gear broke," ho said. "I don't believe It
was her fault. Never will I No, t was
.n?nt..n2. ?f those thlngs-lll" Ho
emptied his lungs with a great breath of
Pleadlnlv """"'" ne uegnn,
h. .o no no !" Peter said, quickly "t
had better go to her sister. Poor Lloyd
H lying, and Bho Is on the verge of u
collapse. The nurse said thU? morning
SST5SA nIeedhameUer K the F"d'
"No chanco for him?" the driving
man asked, turning his car. V "C
"$hr"ltBonl.y a. 'natter of time I"
n.oS dff, s'Se7"r t" ,d dOCtor'fl
ha7soaIWo;eVtty!L0BWo-moAr,haTiygrvlefne
will1 be" wen 'n'vRt! .1 tho sister now8 ShS
tono Tf,.flxcd' , Peter 8ald' n a dull
ihA-n !mKW0.u.,.d.haV0 Pleased Allx."
sun ta7tt.b,cautf"1 woman, and young
ni1,'. Ba,ld th0 Pther man, after a while"
Poter did not hear him.
he?,;f?;yhl1f.Brd, zar p?r,
!?,? SX, .""., '",88ant weep
say enough for her self.cont7ol: she was
she "Sao glway- bu.K Prom r-eaar"y
morn nir. whn ohn .iinV...! r."";. ea.rV
room, to stand looking at the uncon
splous ilnrtin with a troub ed Intent
exnrrnn hn Ihnl ll, .V "."""". '"tent
it"f
supeVvIsed tVe Chlneser. W
mo nurses had their hours for rest and
exercise, telephoned, dusted, and ar
ranged the rooms, saw callers "w.ntiJ
and patiently, filled "va'seli with flowed
t-vi ry day sho had several vigils In
onrBltaklll''l0.m' ,Vd V"ry y at leas one
long talk with the doctors. Peter would
find hor deep n letters and documents
or find her who had loved to bo ldlo a
few weeks ago busily sewing Some-
tondnSl?LeaVa h.lm 1 lnK "at of things
to do for her In the village and the
city, and every day she wrote notes
Cherry, who had always hated to write
25"i,r& ,hank ,ne frlenda who had
8pnt In flowers, soups and jellies, and
custards for the patient, r.iary after-
and" Peter were rarely ATon. ! 8"tt
n .. "J ' wh uuony unconscious of the
life that flowed on about him: sometimes
..., raiu in recognize fnerry, and
would stare with painful Intentneis Into
her face, but after u few seconds his
gaze would nni.. in it.. . : '?
nurses, and the room that he had never
known, and with a puzzled sigh he would
close his eyes again, nnd drift back Into
his own strange world of pain, fever, and
unconsalousness,
Almost every day there was tho sud.
den summons ami panic in the old
house, Peter going toward the sick
room with a thick beating nt his heart :
Cherry entering, whlto-fnoed and with
terrified eyes ; doctors and nurses gather,
mg noiselessly near for the last scene In
the drama of Martin's suffering. But
the release did not come
There would bo murmuring among the
doctors and nurses ; tho pulse was gain
ing, not losing; tho nppaiently tatal,
final symptoms ware proving neither
fatal nor final. Tho tension would re
lax ; a doctor would go, a nurse slip from
the room; Cherry, looking anxiously
fiom ono faco to another, would breathe
more easily. It was Inevitable, she
knew that now but it was not to be
this minute, it was not to be this hour!
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
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