The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-29

sense of responsibility. Il guess you.
right; though / never thought mus
lbout it before. It's hardly wort
.-hile for. me to make transfers ncv
ut I'd be glad if you could get moth
0 do it." And the making of the W.
went on without further interruption.
During these days of preparation
Philip found it convenient to avoid be-
ing much alone with Helen. Since tell
'ng her of his intention, he had beer
eset by fear that she suspected NOR
,rious reason for the journey than tt
re he had given her. The fear was nc
holly unfounded, for, on the followin :
ay, Miss Morrison had gone stra CT
20 DR.. Perevin. Fortunately for that
gentleman's reputation as keeper OF
family secrets, he happened to be en-.
gagged when she called, and so had time
TO reinforce his caution. Helen waited
quaking, in the ption-room, losing
ne vantage ground of attack in The
are proportion that the physician
trengthened his defenses by delay
When she was finally admitted, she
threw away her one chance Of success
by abandoning strategy for assault.
"Doctor, l want you to tell me g.
about Philips trouble she boga-
why are you sending him away?a a,
lohy won't he talk about what you to
him?"
The doctor was sua~;tv and cons'6
orate sympathy person fo1. 'Why, m
lear young lady, one would think the
philip had been ordered to Siberia! L
so remarkable that should have SUI
rested change of scene and climate?'
"N-no, I suppose not; but, docto
lease tell me why you advised him 1
80 alone
1t was very sweet face, lighted b.
appealing eyes of the clearest gray, an
made altogether lovely and irresistibi
" the touch of pathetic anxiety, tia
.vas turned toward the physician
Moreover, DR.. Perevin had said nothi:;
bout the advantages of solitary exile
5ut he stood by his patient Loyalty.
''To have advised him othe1wis
would have been like preaching him +
sermon with the text left out. Whc
le needs is out of door life, and tn
Ioesn't mean a change to the dissi'
lions Of a summer Or winter resor1
The doctor paused, and then add
automatically: "And I count On yo'
help to make this possible; you mu
dissuade Mrs. Thorndylle If she has al
dea of going with Philip"
Helen's faltering acceptance of t.
condition imposed by this appeal end
the interview, and she left DIR. Pcrevil
office with her trouble increased in :
verse proportion to The success of h
,rrand. 1t wanted but three days
the time that Philip had set for his q
narture, and during this interval t
distress of the man, who thought +
knowledge was definite, was not NOR
real than that of the woman who kney
nothing and feared everything.
| From the time when his mind haf
clarified sufficiently to allow him
grapple with the conditions CT the me-
point of view, Philip had begun to drea
most the parting from Helen. Thatw;
Because the new point OF view h
hown him, among other things, /
r.ether side Of his love for her. and :
| found it good to look upon and tend
end self-sacrifcing, as such love
such a young woman should be. It wa
& merciless aggravation Of his misery
| he told himself, that this lnowledr
came SO late; that he had to look bao
at Helen from the brink Of the grave,
It were, before he could realize what hc
'ove was worth and what it would &C
| to give it up. He cried out against IL
| Aeculiar hardness of his lot in niue
bitterness of spirit, saying that his cas-,
had no parallel. Wherein he lost sigh
Of the truth, old as the complaint O.
he man of Uz, that blessings are a.
hut the water for footwashing until the
fountains are dried up and the well
springs are no more.
Taking all things into consideration
Philip developed more strength of char.
acter than he had reason to expec
Then he went to pay the final visit t.
he Mcrrisscns. He meant to play til.
part of the good-natured patient VIII
obeys his physicians orders withou
lrejudice to a firm belief in their ur
Importance, and this was not particu
,aTly difficult in the presence of two
elderly people who had known him
from infancy. If appearances went fo1
anything, there was certainly little ev'
lence of i'll health in the well-lxnit att,
Ietic-looking young man who leane5
against the mantel, laughing and tall,
ing easily about his approaching de.
parture. He caught glimpse of himsel
IN q mirror as he talked, and hope al
most struggled into life again. It was
but q passing moment of exaltation
however, for he knew well enough tina
it was distance and the shaded light
the chandelier that effaced the fine lin
of emaciation and turned the hect;
flush into ruddy glow of health. TIL
was what he told himself in the W.
written language of underthouy7f
While outwardly he was listening tr, Mr.
Morrisson's questions.
"Have you made up your mipd wher,
you will go?"
"Oh, yes; I did that the first thing
A!iacoochee, Ala. I should go there i
only for the sweet euphc1y of the name
out there are other and weight;er res
cons. Just hear therl." And he tool
a newspaper clipping from his poclse
and read the advertisement.
Yes, I've heard CT the place" re
Joined the elder man; browns bee,
putting Lot of money into it, and
wants me to join him. Let me l,re