The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-03


her as he dropped a tablet into a tiny
glass OF hot water. CLOSE your eyes"
he ordered as he sat down beside her
and pushed back the sleeve from her
round. white arm
/ Il will stay with her for a while.
| Mrs. Hunt. Go and get some rest"
he told her mother when be had bound
up the girls sprained ankle and made
her forget her pain.
While Eileen slept Thrane idly
picked up a magazine on a table near
him. II fell open where a telegram
had been thrust in. The words on the
yellow slip seemed TO leap into the
mind OF the man against his will Ii
was addressed TO Eileen Hunt. "Ex-
pect TO sail for Japan the first Can
you go with me? Wire at once.
Tom"
Thrane looked at the girl, then
back again at the telltale slip OF pa
per. She had precipitated their quar-
rel because II was necessary TO find
some excuse for breaking her engage
ment 10 him. Who was Tom?
At the same time that Eileen wax
ened, her mother came in. thanking
Thrane profusely for allowing her
| few hours of sleep. The young sur
geon was merely professionally cour-
| teous when he declared that II was
nothing more than he should have
done under the circumstances. he
| hoped that his patient would rest we'll
, and he would look In on her some
| time during the day, he said. and pick
ing up his bag, without a word TO the
| girl, left the room.
His quiet acceptance OF changed
conditions hurt the girls pride. She
| had had a sufficient amount OF time
in which to regret her folly and she
was ready for Thrane TO pave
| pleasant way for her confession, but
| the young surgeon came and went
daily, coolly. impersonally profess
| sional
1t was late Sunday afternoon when
| Thrane came In to see Eileen. Ii
had been a strenuous day for him and
| he dropped into a chair and sat silent,
unmindful of the efforts of callers TO
interest him in the general conversa-
| ton. In a short time he rose 10 go
and Eileen beckoned to him.
II want you to wait until these
people go, please. have something
for you. 1t is your birthday. you
| know"
| IAN right" he said, provided you
won't open up the wound. It's too
| fresh a hurt and always will be for
that matter TO bear any unnecessary
probing"
| She knew then that his apparent In
difference was a mask TO hide his love
and hurt pride. and her heart sank
in her body for sheer Joy.
IL promise" she answered lightly.
mot to hurt"
When they were alone, he moved
F, his chair so that he could watch her
face in the light from the west win
dow. She was going to tell him about
Tom and her trip to Japan. he re-
fiected, and braced himself for the
ordeal.
81 had this made for you. Mar
SHALL" she said, and slipped velvet
case toward him along the arm OF
her invalid chair.
He opened II and there was a
! locket set with diamonds.
For me-now?" he asked, wonder
ingly.
Yes. open It," she commanded.
He pressed the spring and her own
face smiled up at him.
rs this rosemary-for remem-
brance?"
"Oh, Marshall, can't you understand?
Don't you see?" cried the girl seeing
! the shadow on his face.
He looked up then and stumbled
toward her blindly. What does II
mean?" he urged. i've suffered
! enough, Eileen"
Her arms went round him at sight
OF his pain. 1T means that that
| can't give you up"
But what about Tom and Japan"
he questioned, afraid of his new happi-
ness.
How did you know about that?"
81 read the telegram the night you
were hurt | opened a magazine and
the words on the blank just flashed
up at me- I didn't mean to read"
tom was my chum at college. She
was named for her father"
How ! have hated the poor inno-
cent?" laughed the man all WEAKNESS
Of the flesh dissipated by his changed
spirit
This week has been terrible. Mar
shall. | wanted TO die"
when anybody wants 10 die.
sweetheart" said Thrane happily. 1T
is better not TO put IN an emergency
! call for me-"