The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-01-27

He bowed to the truth OF this. then
again braced up bravely. but this
gentleman seemed quite interested.
He's over To the Bigelow House now.
l think I'll step over and have a talk
with him
You'd much better go and have a
talk with Blinky Lockwood" she told
him brutally Hes waitin' for you
at the bank and said he wasn't goin'
to wait after II o'clock neitherr'
| well, perhaps you're right. I'll 60
there. It's after II. but He start
ed to get his hat and stopped with an
exclamation why, Natl didn't
know you'd got back!"
| Duncan was at the back of the store
clearing the last remnants Of the old
stock from the shelves YES" he said
pleasantly. without turning. 1--WE been
here some time cleaning up the cellar
to make room for the stuff that's COM
Ing In. ! came upstairs just moment
ago, but you were so busy talking you
| didn't notice me-"
He paused. swept the empty shelves
with a calculating glance and came
out around the end of the counter.
"Everything's in tiptop shape" he
said. 81 checked up the bill of ladine
myself. and there's not thing miss
Ing. not bit of breakage. Mr.. Ora
ham," he continued, dropping gentle
hand on the old mans shoulder,
you're going to have the finest drug
store I'm the state within six months.
With the stuff that Sperry has sent us
we can make Sothern & Lee look
like 65 cents on the dollar. We're
going to make things hum in this
old shop, and don't you forget it,"
He laughed lightly. with note Of
encouragement. But he avoided Ora.
hams eyes even as he did Betty's. He
could not meet the pitiful look of the
former. any more than that stare Of
hostility and defiance In the latter.
"Its good of you. my boy" Ora
ham Quavered. "I-but I'm afraid IL
WON'T
snow don't say THAR Duncan inter
posed firmly "And don't let me keep
you. think you said you were going
a i
enough right here"
And. without exactly knowing how II
had come about. Graham found him
self in the street. stumbling downtown
toward the bank.
When he had gone Duncan would
have returned TO the shelves for final
redding up. He desired least of all
things an encounter with Betty in her
present frame of mind With a sud
den movement she threw herself In
front of Duncan.
$50 you were listeningr'
"Im sorry" he said uncomfortable
~ didn't mean to hear anything" he
argued plaintively. 81 was in the
room before l understood and by the
time ! did it was too late-you had
finished"
ooh, don't try to explain. II hate
you!" she continued.
He held her eyes inquiringly. eyes,"
he said i'm the tone of one who solves a
puzzling problem. 81 believe you do"
She looked away. shaking with pas.
sion. You just better believe it."
But" he went on quietly, you
don't hate your father. too, do you.
Miss GrahamT'
what do you mean by that. Mr..
Duncan?"
81 mean" he said. faltering, I'm
going to give you bit of advice
Don't you talk to your father again
the way you did just now"
well, you amt me!'' she cried saw
agely. You amt me, Understand
that? When l want advice from you
I'll ask for it. Until l do you let me
alone"
Very we'll" he replied so calmly |
that she lost her bearings for a mo-
ment And inevitably this, emphasiz-
ing as it did all that she resented most |
in him-his education. wit. address, his