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family secrets, he Hdppcheu W De tn
gagged when she called, and so had time
to reinforce his caution. Helen waited,
quaking. in the reception-room, losing
the vantage ground of attack in the
same proportion that the physician
strengthened his defenses by delay.
When she was finally admitted, she
threw away her one chance of success
by abandoning strategy for assault.
doctor, want yon TO tell me all
about Philips trouble" she began.
"Why are you sending him away? and
why won't he talk about what you told
him?"
The doctor was suavity and consid-
crate sympathy personified. "Why, my
dear young lady, one would think that
Philip had been ordered to Siberial Is
IL so remarkable that should have sug-
gested a change of scene and climate?"
"N-no, suppose not; but, doctor.
please tell me why you advised him to
60 alone"
It was very sweet face, lighted by
appealing eyes of the clearest gray. and
made altogether lovely and irresistible
by the touch of pathetic anxiety, that
was turned toward the physician.
Moreover, DIR. Perevin had said nothing
about the advantages of solitary exile,
but he stood by his patient Loyalty.
ITO have advised him otherwise
would have been like preaching him n
sermon with the text left out. What
he needs is out of door life, and that
doesn't mean a change to the dissipa-
/ lions of q summer or winter resort"
| The doctor paused, and then added.
: automatically: "And count on your
help to make this possible; you must
dissuade Mrs. Thorndyke II she has any
idea of going with Philip"
Helen's faltering acceptance OF the
condition imposed by this appeal ended
the interview, and she left DR.. Perevin's
Office with her trouble increased In in
verse proportion to the success of her
errand. 1t wanted but three days OF
the time that Philip had set for his de-
parture, and during this interval the
distress Of the man. who thought his
knowledge was defnite.' was not more
real than that OF the woman who knew
nothing and feared everything. n
From the time when his mind had
clarified sufficiently to allow him tc
grapple with the conditions of the new
point of view, Philip had begun to dread
most the parting from Helen. That was
because the new point OF view had
shown him, among other things, thu
neither side of his love for her, and h
found it good to look upon and tende,
and self-sacrificing, rs such love fol
such young woman should be. 1twas
a merciless aggravation OF his misery
he told himself, that this knowledg'
came so late; that he had to look bacl
ut Helen from the brink of the grave, al
il were, before he could realize what hel
love was worth and what 1t would cos
to give it up. He cried out against tn
peculiar hardness of his lot in mucl
bitterness of spirit, saying that his cas-
had no parallel. Wherein he lost sigh
Of the truth, old as the complaint o
the man of Uz. that blessings are o
but the water for footwashing until tn
fountains are dried up and the wei
springs are no more.
Taking all things into consideration
Philip developed more strength OF char
| N To
when he went to pay the final visit t
the Morrissons. He meant to play tn
part of the good-natured patient VIII
obeys his physicians orders withou
prejudice to firm belief in their VI
Importance, and this was not particu
larly difficult in the presence OF tw
elderly people who had known hir
from infancy. If appearances went 70
anything, there was certainly little ev
dence of i'll health in the well-knit att
letic-looking young man who leane
: against the mantel, laughing and tall
, ing easily about his approaching d'
parture. He caught glimpse of himse
in a mirror as he talked, and hope a
most struggled into life again. II wa
but a passing moment OF exaltatio'
: however, for ne knew we'll enough ths
IL was distance and the shaded light {
the chandelier that effaced the fine lint
: of emaciation and turned the hect
: flush into rudy glow of health. TIL
was what he told himself in the III
written language of underthougl
: while outwardly he was listening to M
Morrisson's questions. IS
, Have you made up your mind whe'
| you will go?" VII
!. "Oh, yes; did that the first thint
, Allacoochee, Ala. l should 60 there
: only for the sweet euphony of the nam
! but there are other and weightier re
sons. Just hear them" And he too
a newspaper clipping from his peck
and read the advertisement.
n "Yes, I've heard of the place" r
n Joined the elder man; Browns be-
n putting a Lot Of money into 1t, and
: wants me to join him. Let me kno
i what you think of it when you G
7 there"
r With pleasure. I thought it wou
y do as well as anv for mint of