The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-06-04

hardest sort Of occupation, and I'm
obliged 10 be on hand every minute"
But you said that you were going
out of town"
did 1? Well. did not say 1t exact.
o. but / am going to leave town"
"For very long?" she asked.
Perhaps. | can't tell yet"
stephen, before you go, II you are
going for a very, very long while-per.
haps you will-yOu might care to say
goodby."
do you care to have mer'
Eyes, do"
There was a silence, and when his
voice sounded again it had altered.
Il do not think you would care to
zee me, Sylvia. I-they say l ami
have changed-since my-since a slight
illness. 1 am not over it yet, not cured
mot very well yet, and little tired
you Sea little shaken. am leaving
New York toto try once more to be
cured. l expect to be well-one way or
mother
stephen, where are you goingl An
Vwer mer' n
FL can't answer YOU"
els your illness seriousT'
"A-it is-it requires some-soms
care"
Her fingers frightened around the re-
eeiver whitened to the delicate nails
ander the pressure. Mute, struggling
with the mounting impulse, voice and
Up unsteady. she still spoke with re-
vtraynt:
eYou say You require carer And
what care nave you? Who is there
with your Answer me!''
~Why, eyerybody-the servants.
have care enough"
F"Oh, the servants! Have you a ply
stefan to advise your
Certainly best in the world
sylvia, dea-Sylyia, i didn't mean to
live you an impression
Stephen, I VIII have you truthful
with me! i know perfectly well you
are Ill. Eff I could only--if there was
something, some way Listen am
i. am going to do something about 1t.
and 4 don't care very much what I dor
what sweet nonsenssT' be laughed,
but his voice was no steadier than
hers.
s"'WnI you drive with mel" she asked
Impulst~Sly, some aftsrnoonT
sylvia, dear, you don't really want
me to do 1t. Wait, listen: live got
to tell you that-that I'm not fit for it.
rye got to be honest with you. am
not ft, not In physical condition to go
out just yet. I've really been III for
weeks. Plank has been very nice to
me. want to get well. mean to
try very hard. But the man you knew
Changed"
"Not In that wayr' he said I'm a slow
voice.
"H-how, then2" she stammered, all
A-thrill.
Nerve gone almost Going to get
It back again. Of course. Feel q mil
Hon times better already for talking
With you"
"Do-does 1t really helpT
TITS the only panacea for me-" he
add, too quickly to consider his
words.
The only oner' she faltered. do
ron mean to say that your trouble
anything to do with /
"No, mol I only
HAS It, Stephen
moi"
Because II I thought
Sylvia. I'm not that SOFti You
mustn't tnIk to mo that way. There's
lOtning to be sorry for about me. ANY
nan may lose his nerve and, II he Is
man, go after 1t and get 1t back
gain. Every man has a lighting
nance. You said 1t yourself once
hat man mustn't ask for lighting II
nance; he must take 1t. And I'm 60
M to take 1t and win out one way
e another"
.wha. do you mean by 'anothsr.'
tephenT
d Nothing. It's a phrase" /
.What do you nean1 Answer mer G
'Tts a phrase" he said again; no v
you know"
"stephen, Mr.. Plank says that you
re lame"
"What did he say that forr demand
d siward wrathfully.
81 asked him. Kemp saw you on
rutches at your window, so asked
rr. Plank, and he said you had dis n
r,ed YOUR crutches too soon and had
,l,en and famed yourself again Are
on able to walk YETI
"Yes, Of course