The Forrest City times., 1914-07-03

rather plain words that there is abso- lutely nothing in the report"
 The deuce you say! Cad, wrote her rather intimate letter" Leslie got no farther than this He was his private reflections. MT. Wrandall was lost in study for ! some minutes. paying no attention to the remarks of the other occupants of the motor that whirled them across town.
 By the way, my dear" he said to his wife, trifie irrelevantly, "dont you think 1t would be right for you and Vivian to drop in this afternoon and see Sara? Just to let her know that she isn't without"
 Its out of the question, Redmond" said his wife, a shocked expression in her face as much as to say that he must be quite out of his head to sug- gest such a thing. I've shall be dread 1 fully busy for several days, unpacking and-well. doing all sorts of necessary things"
 She is pretty sick, hear" mumbled he.
 Hasn't she got a nurse?" demanded his wife.
 q merely offered the suggestion in order"
 Well. we'll see her next week. Any other news7"
 Mrs Booth, Brandon's mother, was operated on for something or other day before yesterday"
 "Oh, dear! The poor thing! Where?"
 philadelphia, of course"
 "I wonder if--let me see, Leslie. isn't there a good train to Philadel phia at four o'clock? could go"
 Really. my dear" said her hus band sharply.
 You forget how busy we are, moth er," said Vivian. without smile
 "Nonsense!" said Mrs Wrandall, in considerable confusion. Was 1t seri- ous operation, Redmond?'
 They cut a bone out of her nose that's all Brandon says her heart is weak. They were afraid of the ether She's all right, Carroll says"
 "Goodness!" cried Mrs. Wrandall One might have suspected a note of disappointment in her voice.
 ''I shall go up to see Sara this after noon." said Vivian calmly. Whats the number of her new apartment"
 You have been up to see her, of course" said Mrs. Wrandall acidly.
 He fldgetted. T didn't hear of her illness until yesterday"
 'I'll go up with you, Viv," said Les lie.
 No, you won't" said his sister fiat ly. I'm going to apologize to her for something I said to Brandon Booth You needn't tag along, Les
 At alfpast five fin the afternoon, the Wrandall limousine stopped in front of the tall apartment building near the park, footman jerked open the door. and Miss Wrandall stepped out At the same moment a telegraph messenger boy paused on the sidewalk to compute the artistic but puzzling numerals on the imposing grilled doors of the building.
 Miss Wrandall had herself an nounced by the obsequious doorman, and stood by in patience to wait for the absurd rule of the house to be carried out: No one could get in without being announced from below. I" said the doorman. T c'n get in all right, all right" said the messenger boy, -i got a tellygram for de loidy."
 Go to the rear!" exclaimed the doorman, with some energy.
 While Miss Wrandail waited in Sara's reception hall on the tenth floor, the messenger. having traversed a more devious route. arrived with his message.
 Watson took the envelope and told him to walt Five minutes passed. Miss Wrandall grew very uncomfort. able under the persistent though com plimentary gaze of the street urchin. He stared at her. wide-eyed and ad- miring, his tribute to the glorious. She stared back occasionally, narrow-eyed and reproving. her tribute to the gro- tesQue.
 Will you please step into the draw. ing-room. Miss Wrandall," said Wat l SSA' iONui mug tlS lc1 utT HCTDSB lN6 small foyer and threw open a door. She passed into the room beyond.
 Then he turned to the boy who stood beside the hall seat, making change for quarter as he approached. Here he said. handing him the re- ceipt book and a dime. that's for you" He dropped the quarter into his own pocket, where it mingled with coins that were strangers to it up to that instant, and imperiously closed the door behind the boy who failed to say thank you" Every man to his | tradei
 There was woman in the drawing room when Vivian entered, standing well over against the windows with her back to the light The visitor stopped short in surprise. She had expected to find her sister-in-law in l bed, attended by a politely superior person in pure white, art ,u. n, Why, Saras' she began, -I am so glad to ,see you are,up ahdr-'' ,-s5., .t