Putnam patriot., 1909-07-02
preparatIons to leare tle nlace.

preparations to leave the place.
 week sffeEward Sue stepped al pr Murray's house to sccomnany Mrs Murray ard the doctor on a drive Into the country Dr. John was not there when she arrived.
 T hope be hasn't gone to bed again. said Sue. smiling She was cheerful. for she had made up her mind to write to Dick. forgixiirx him and asking him frankly to forgive her.
 No" said Mrs John Didn't I tell you where he WAS going this morn ing: He went 10 drive Dick Kendall down te the harhor to see him off on tae Viking
 Susan Harland's half opened lips and startled eFes showed her. surprise.
 Didn't you know.' said Mrs. Mur- ray. embarrassed Dick Is going on cruise around the world with his friend Randall. who bought that big yacht Viking this spring"
 Sesau sprang up. casting aside all pretense. like the honest. warm heart cd girl she was. Kate she cried. sI can't let him go. l canneti l eannot.'
 Mrs. Murray caught the girl in her arms. Darling" she said. with a sob. Il thought that il was all over be tween you"
 .'l was wicked" said Sue. As If l would lose Dick for ali the absent mindedness in the world. Oh. Kate, We must stop him. l don't care what people think"
 Sue. dear" said Mrs. Murray. -it Is too late. Look" She led Sue to a window that commanded a view across bluff and far to sea Some miles out a great steam yacht was stea aming tep ward the horizon
 'l must cable 10 him at onee-at once," said Sue passionately For a few minutes Mrs Murray made 10 re- ply. but held her arms around the girl and stroked her hair.
 You must be patient. dear. now. and plucky for awhile. The Viking is bound 10 the south Pacific. and we shall not be able to reach her for some time-perhaps for six months"
 She led the sohblng girl into the library. bestowed her comfortably in an easy chair and wisely left her alone to have her cry and her trouble by herself till the first keenness should have worn of
 She had scarcely re=entered the s1 b. Lar husband driving up to the door A moment afterward there entered two men, looking very. very sheepish and guilty. They were Dr. John and-Diek Kendall
 Now. don't scold and don't laugh. Kate implored Dr. John. I'll tell you what happened l picked Dick up all right ii his lodgings. and we did all you told us to do. saw that everything was locked up and counted his bag gage and made sure that he had his money in his pockets. See. heres your metnera ndun. all checked of. But. Kate added Dr John. with twin kle half humorous, half ashamed, "yon forgot to aed on the memoran- dun that Dick was to be delivered on belrd the Viking.
 And so. you know" interposed Dick. eager to divert blame from his friends head. T got to telling John about a new test for white blood cor puseles. and we got interested and stopped for just few minutes at the board of health laboratory"
 And then. as usual. you forgot All about a little thing like trip around the world" Mrs. Murray burst out But. strangely enough. there was de- lighted smile on her face.
 Taking Dick Kendall by the shoul- der. she pushed him toward the li- brary. Now. you great. useless child" said she. with her eyes shining, you go in there and sit down for a mo- ment have something to say to the doctor"
 She closed the door behind him and ran to pr John. clapping her hands softly. Dr John didn't look at all ab- sentminded when she whispered to him. but gazed at the door with as much eagerness and joy in his face as there was in hers
 They waited quarter of an hour with highly commendable patience Then Mrs Murray walked to the dooi and kno~ked. but Rot before she had heard Dick Kendaifs deep voice:
 Think of something else? Sue. couldn't thing of anything except that l had lost you"
 "Ohw came Sues voice. And how about the test that made you forget the yacht?"
 Well" replied Dick. q might for get little thing like that, but you're not a little thing except in size"
 And before the door opened Sue said: "Stop, you bear, You've nearly knock ed my hat off''