The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-24

Oh, great heavens. his butterflies! They had the
case down and were quarrellng -, over this
spirit in green worlds
But the noises hushed 1--WE loving your
1T isn't that white butterfly is ghoss?''''
said Monty. If Johnny died" and then they all
set up wall
Johnny is getting Well said DR.. Lloyd:
you'd cure ,sd him said Mary saaye ;ys ,ox
Johnny is bad boy. Paula. said So"
That is. said little Mary. III she isn't white
We look for s'i luneheo s ' said the Doctor and
in the dning-room he succeeded in establishing
cordial relations On the whole; although Milford
spilled his milk, and Monty choked and 10 kicked
him. and Mary shed tears. on the whole. children
were not SO bad as DR.; Lloyd had thought When
some sma Ill chemical doings which seemed like
legerdemain.
doing WELL. He sent her. al, once to see the
others some distance. and whether OF his author
ity feeling there should be no discussion there.
she went, finding couple of long beams laid across
the stream. with rope hand-rail stretched from
tree to tree.
ooh, Paula. Paular' the children cried running to
meet her. nearly they allowed, she come
the grass, "he isn't monster at ALL Benson
says he's very learned man He, Hes got strings OF
destroying something millions of lives hung on.
How can millions of lives hang on something in a
tin pan with glass cover? Oh, Paula, come here
and see Benson burn ice!
She came back to Johnny's bed. with her arms
spirit Of peace and health Presently. however. he
took the flowers and Put them into the mex, ROOM
germs again Now 1 shall leave the case with DIR.
Parshley. But Benson and Marina will keep the
children till the boy is right. and till they are safe
in seeing him: l hope you have forgiven me for
To his. astonishment she did not reply. She stood
there, all at once pale and dropping.
"BBo you mean he said; Shall continue
so heipless-so young-wth all these children to
care for If"
Then will come till all is we'll" He stopped
Oh. pr Lloyd, to think that, with all your work
were wise man, but you didn't know what had be-
fallen you! All night he slept and walked by turns.
e M OF e White all
and JOY, and then of the pale dropping one mplor-
ing his aid The shrill cries of quarreng birds the
hoarse cooling of doves the roof the chirping OF
an ived wall full of sparrows, all mingled with his
dreams when he awoke; Once it would have seemed
maddening This morning he could not move swiftly
enough to make part Of it
Paula says were to beg your pardon for what
room "she says it's no wonder you were mad when
Johnny upset the frame. She says Johnny'd be a
deadcr if it wasn't for you"
There ups and downs in DR.. Lloyds sensa-
tons the following weeks but the ups predomnated
and the ups were very up indeed on the days that
and talked with the children at safe distance. He
himself was out of sight. although not beyond see
Though him were past his own reading "ep'
But when at last it was safe for the children to
return to Old Place certain CONSERVATION seized
him. No glad or sorry calling and crying, sing
ing, no pattering of storming feet, forgiving
confding caresses-the house dreary as a tomb the
grounds deserted and the grassy spot across the
stream full of gaiety and life and sweetness And
than all, Paula! No slender, white-gowned
figure moving down the lawn. no voice like melody
mo ding I0y tt1
himsef-.nothing. nothing but CHASTITY. loneliness
ing brought them out to Paula and Johnny with
Nanny Rose was standing at the other end of the
and, turning to him. exclaimed, in sudden tears
oh; please. please, we'd rather stayr'
and hid her face in her aunt's gown.
You can come back every day and all day long,
And look in the symmetriscope?"
That glorious possibility disspated their grief
Bit Of
cried "You will see orchids? You will See butter
AS for Dr. Lloyd with that dark head bent over tn.
toy. in the curve of that long, fair neck in the rose
that the half hidden ehesk he
like to have Nanny kilied the &c tree, ~as yor
rest Of us might stay if you come too?" And Jus
then they began to run and, crossing the bridge
IeH on johnny ike bees upon comb.
What a blank it was for DR.. Lloyd after tina
morning. Books. frames. laboratory work, NOTHING
contented him. He was listening for the hubbut
OF the children. seeing the face of Paula, with it
dark beauty the grace of her slow movement, tn,
tall, slim figure. He stayed so till she came wifi
the children to take him home with them.
Science was badly neglected in this long Summer
Dr. Lloyd. sort of tutor of the children. took then
on his tramps. Paula usually along. But when tn,
last leaf was wondered over, he found himself look
ing into the face of Winter with something Hk
horror. Tiff they were only one family! 4
thought came as if an angel had stopped into TIL
room and irradiated it with cleaning gold Then al
was dark again. That preposterous vanity. for ont
second made it seem possible that perfect youn,
creature like Paua-he old. already grizzIed! n,
was really very old-not yet forty-the gray in tn
blonde eurls close to the head possibly suspicion