Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29

ATNNAy and SO that Mrs. Falgood might
SssSXssJ not suspect anything from the fac1
that the key was in the lock.
heard the s,ipper-bell ring, and 1 started 10 &c
proach and Pallingrove came out into the
hall.
GLOW is he, my dear fellow? ! trembls
while | ask the question:" said the visitor
looking at me with anxious interest.
without s is any aseeP dPsS bRa ne repeS g &C., along
II am exceedingly glad to. hear it. Yoy 4
have lifted load Of anxiety from my mind.
'My father. will be all right in a few
days, Ts,, though he is very weak; p.,,;,r,or. a,
he moved moved toward toward the door. By. .the.way, my
dear Gay, you must excuse me for meddhn9
with what is none of my business. Dnt
want to say word more to you about Mrs
Falgood,, whom 1 look upon as an excellent
None of his. business! had no doubt ht M
was handsomely paid to reside in New York
and do the very business he apologzed fol
doing aWb.t 70, said about Mrs. ralsOod sur
prised me so greatly that / spoke to. he1
about her conduct. She is our old housekeep
er and nurse, you know, and we were always
quite familiar. I take the. liberty of saying
anything 1 as please please to ong her been to do SO to-
day" I replied. ;.
"ouite right, and the good soul doesn.'t
blame you particle for what you have said
and done. Pardon me for meddling, but yoolu
this lady, and that has caused all the trou,
Bile. She thought your father was asleep, and
she did not wish you to disturb him."
'Does she think a man sleeps when he
is groaning and bowling with. PAM de-
'.She thought SO, at any rate. Your answer
excited her anger. and you may blame your.
self for all that happened after that. But
she was doubly wrong to get angry and at.
tempt, to oppose you by force force. she sees Ill II
ample apology, and to regard your wishes
rs commands in the future. She will say
SO to you herself"
/ had no doobt she would.
Pallingrove continued to extol Mrs. Fal
good, and pleaded to have me try her once
more. ] made no promises, and permitted
him to depart. though he, did his best to
induce me to commit myself in her favor.
i. went ss down bs to ps Fod As seasds @as
most abject apology. She had no vii, Of hei
own; she would obey me as a child. In fact
she oyerdid the apology business as badly al
she had her opposition to me.
81 have always regarded you as a child
and l hope you will forgive me for not re
alizng that you are now almost man,
she continued.
$50 far as l am concerned, I freely forgivs
you. bear no malice" l replied; and
'I interfered only for my, fathers sake, 81,
was sick, very sick, and you were doing
nothing for him
II had done all that / thought was ne
cessary. You spoke to me about his fail
ing. / supposed he had drank too much, and
would get over it in few hours. 1t is gen
orally best to let him alone at such times,
~ ,sBut he I'VE TenJd j have died if he had not
"Perhaps l mistook the case. AT any rate
/ did what | thought was best. There il
no occasion for the nurse you have called in. ;
ssThe nurse must remain for the present,
And saw that she had good deal of feel
ing in regard to her.
Every well,'' she replied, biting her lips
the table. and seemed to be trying to play
the part of the angel Pallingove said she
/ told her that my father must settle the
whole business as soon as he was able to
consider it. l left the table in something
Of a hurry, for / had to make two appear
ances at an entertainment that evening
/ received weekly salary, but my engage
ment terminated on Saturday. l had decided
not to renew IT.
When l went up stairs. l found that my
father was still sleeping. Mrs. Falgooc
brought the key and opened the door in the
entry She was polite, but very stiff witt
Mrs. Castleton, and stayed with the patient
while she went down to supper.
/ went out as usual without saying any
thing to the .housekeeper; but returned be
and the nurse was still on duty. l told
her to call me if father walked and was il
condition to see me. l went to my room
but not to bed