Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
"0h Darling, are you much hurt2"
IT don't feel as II I could, Doctor Cor

IT don't feel as If could. Doctor Cor
don."
Nonsense"
"It will naturally not be very pleasant
for me-" James said, cCloring.
why not2" asked Gordon, irritably.
you are not a love-sick girl"
mo, I am not" James returned with
spirit II know I am Tilted. but l mean to
take. and I think I am taking 1t, like
man. If Clemency does not want me, I
am sure do not want her to have me. And
tered condition of things. I am no milk
sop. Generally speaking. living under a
roof when you are an object of aversion to
a member of the household. is not exactly
pleasant"
you are not an object Of aversion"
II might well be-
Gordon looked at the young man pitt
fully. For Gods sake then don't leave
me, Elliot" he said.
James stared at him. There was SO much
emotion in his face.
What do you think my life would be
without your" said Gordon. aside from
you are my only solace. especially since
Clemency is in this mood. Stay for my
sake. If It is unpleasant, Elliott
well, I will stay, If you feel SO about
1t, DOCTOR" James replied.
"Clemency is treating you shamefully,"
Gordon replied.
"a girl has right to her own mind in
such a matter, If she has in anything"
THE worst of it is, It is not her mind. I
tell you know that"
II am not SO sure"
"Wait and see! You underestimate your
self, boy"
James laughed sadly. Then there was a
! knock on the office door and George K. ap-
peared He looked shyly at Gordon. He
brought over little apple jack; thought
1t might do you good" he stammered, his
great face suffused like a girls.
: Gordon looked affectioDately at him.
L. Ito h4 aof1
down and we will have game. I'll get the
| hot water and glasses. Emma is out"
"I'n get them" James said eagerly. He
| went out to the kitchen, but Emma was
not out. She was sitting sewing in a
What do you want?" she demanded Sc
| verely.
James explained meekly.
well, go back to the office, and I'll fetch
| the things" Emma said in hostile tone.
James obeyed. Presently Emma appeared
bearing a tray with the hot water and two
glasses. Gordon did not notice the omis-
sion of a third glass, until she had gone
out why. she only brought two glasses"
he said.
Emma again. II don't think I'll take any
thing tonight" he said.
"Nonsense!' returned Gordon. He went
to the door and shouted for Emma with no
response. "She can't have gone upstairs so
| quickly" he said. But when after another
shout he got no response, he went himself
into the dining room and got tumbler
from the sideboard. "She must have gone
upstairs at once" he remarked when he
returned 1.-THE kitchen is dark"
George X. did not remain very late. He
seemed nervously solicitous with regard to
Doctor Gordon. When he left he shook
hands with him and bade him take good
| care of himself.
IT love that man." Gordon said, when
the door had closed behind him.
| when James entered his room that night
he found fresh proof Of Emma's mex
plicable hostility. The room was In total
darkness He lit matches and searched
| for lamp or candles, to find none He FUN
| bled his way out into the kitchen and got a
| little lamp which gave but a dim light and
read, as was his habit, after he had gone
| to bed, with exceeding difficulty. He also
was subjected to a most absurd annoy
ance from the presence of some gritty par
ticles in the bed. After he extinguished
| his lamp he could not go to sleep because
| of them and lit his lamp again and tore the
sheet OFF and shook 1t. The gritty par
ticles seemed to him to be crumbs of very
hard and dry bread. He made the bed up
again after his clumsy masculine fashion.
| James had not much manual dexterity and
rested very uncomfortably from a pro-
nounced inclination of the coverings to slide
off his feet and over one side Of the bed.