The Yale expositor., 1913-10-23

out Win me. lie
warned me to
keep Off the grass. He even used
threats"
The girls face suddenly grew pale.
You mustn't be rash," she said.
Then she hastily added: THE league
can't spare such a valuable official"
'The great McCool is a good deal
of a buffer" he said. Besides, /
fancy have trimmed his fangs."
"How?"
There is a certain man who feels
indebted to me. l have helped him
at times-helped him when his need
was urgent. In some way he has
come into possession OF certain facts
regarding the great McCool."
why, that's splendid" Laura
cried. "He was such a stumbling
block"
And I have more good news for
you" he said. II am to have an in
terview on Thursday morning with
the dreadful Crimmins. 1t is the first
time he has consented to see me-"
''Be careful" said Laura. He is
called a revengeful man. May
come on Thursday afternoon and hear
the result OF the meeting?"
May you come echoed Allan. 81
shall feel much hurt If you fail to
come"
When Laura entered the Office of
the league that Thursday afternoon,
Allan was sitting at his desk with
bandage about his head.
'Wh-what has happened?" she
cried.
Nothing serious" he answered.
Merely a bump with Mr.. Crimmins'
compliments.
Tell me about it,"
There IL little to tell" Allen an
swered after Mr.. Crimmins pre-
sumed upon our brief acquaintance
by handing me this souvenir"
What was the argument"
'It was based upon my ability and
willingness to hunt up Mr.. Crimmins
at any time and beat him to fragile
IL he persisted in annoying us"
And what was the result of this
heroic form Of persuasion"
The wreckers will begin to de-
molish the Crimmins tenements next
Monday morning"
"Splendid!" cried the girl
Allan was a busy man, while the
dreadful old buildings gave up their
horde Of dodgers. There were homes
to- be found, there were hungry
mouths to be fed.
And then one morning man in a
blue uniform came to the Edwards
home.
I'm a sanitary officer, MISS" he
said to Laura, land l bring you a
message from Mr.. Merling. He has
been taking care of sick boy, miss,
and we find it's smallpox, and they've
both been sent to the hospital for
contagious cases." He saw that
Laura was crying and said no more.
So the weeks went by and then a
letter came to Laura. Allan was no
longer in the hospital. He was at a
sanitarium.
Il am coming to see you before
go, although it will hurt my PRIDE"
he wrote. I'm not SCARED up so
much, but bony, painfully and un.
pleasant to look upon. But want to
see you"
Three days later he followed the
letter. Laura heard the carriage and
ran to meet him, and drew him into
the library and put him in the big
easy chair
stTbio Ia 0na ba cola oUNworvhodu
is so good to me. Such funny things
happen. That carriage driver out
there asked me II he might shake
hands with me. And do you see this
little bunch of flowers. A woman was
waiting at the door Of the sanitarium.
She gave me that. She's the mother
OF that sick boy, you remember-the
one helped. They are having such
time finding the right sort of nurse
to go with me. I'm quite fussy, you
know, and need such a lot of care.
Why, what's wrong?"
She was looking down at him, and
her eyes we're filed with tears.
Don't he whispered. 81 shall be
sorry / came. Can't you see how I'm
trying to brace up? Don't you realize
how 1t hurts me to go away from
your"
She suddenly stopped and put her
loving arms around him and kissed
his SCARED face.
"Oh, my dear" she murmured, you
will take me with you and let me
are for you-always