Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-17

duty: kind eyes. with regret q, 81,
depths that they must be ster,, n ~
ing from them thoushtfuIlv r usl
again took mp her post at the vi.
dow. When she looked back 80,
trembled about her lips; an ercs...
flush tinted her cheeks. IAN 49,
she called. "Goodby until z SUI =.
Joyce" VT
When she had heard tho la.
OF bis footsteps down the corridor W. ~
lie ventured ont upon tour NJ tr~s"
hgation. Near the stairway she ~
met by genial inferno, ostenyib,- = =
patrol "Oh. be goodr' he adroo1,. -
ed. and she retreated to her room,
Shortly before 8 the nurse 60
with an intolerant air of esolorasN
Moliie greeted her joyfuIly ayowr
cried She. 1--WE will have time n ~,
over the photographs have waptsd =
show you Of your settlement frsra.
This. as yOn know. is the matron y =
eager interest two heads bent ovo. -. -
views
Would you believe" MoIlie nrez.,,
ly reminded, that it is now tina - :.
downstairsT The nurse arose air..
~. At the doctors office she w.t.,
until her charge had entered the roor.
Il will call for you in the course .,
half an hour" she said.
Safely inside. Mollie heaved s,,h
of relief. Yes, the moments stolen h.
! the showing of the photographs had an
swered their purpose-the doctor had
gone. He had spoken Of leaving tbe
hospital at SIS, and MoIIie had olan.
ned and desperately counted upon find
ing the room empty; then it would bo
but one daring dash to the aentrvn
and-freedom. What joy to conouer
that determined young surgeon-what
humiliation to suffer defeat at his
hands, Suddenly Mollie's wandering
gaze fell upon a fur coat thrown upon
the couch. The doctors bat and medI-
cine case lay beside It So be was
still In the building; had stepped out
perhaps to inquire of her lateness: in
moment he would return and then
Her resolve instantly made. Noble
caught up the long coat, buttoning It
about her tall young figure. With
gleeful chuckle she pulled the soft hat
down over her ears: then. medicine
case in hand. looking neither to the
right nor left, she strobe across the
hall. and the great. noiseless doors clos
ed behind her.
When Dr. Joyce re-entered his sane
tum short time after be impatiently
summoned the nurse. IF Miss Still
well has changed her mind regarding
that appointment she must let me
know" he said. Il have already wait
ed past the time asked to bring her
here
"I did bring her," the nurse answer
ed perplexedly. "a little while ago"
Then she has 10 doubt returned to
her room. Kindly make inquiry"
But Miss Stillwell was not to be
found in her room or in the corridor
nor, upon later search, in the entire
hospital When DR.. Joyce looked about
for his coat preparatory TO Interview
ing his waiting chauffeur the coat bad
mysteriously disappeared. SO also, upon
further investigation, had the doctors
car itself Visibly perplexed, the usu-
ally calm minded doctor returned to
the office. A search of the adjoining
hospital grounds failed to throw any
light upon her disappearance. and the
doctor was about TO settle down into
wrathful despair when the telephone
bell tangled across his troubled senses
'Dr. Joyce" questioned a merry
voice. ARE you still enforc'
ing quarantine? Because if you are
You had better send back for your 3D.
tomobile. | had to borrow il In order
to get away. The hill was very DARK
and very steep. This is Moliie Still
we'll"
"You-got-away?" The doctor seem
ID incapable of grasping any other
fact. Yes" the triumphant tone con
-inued: your car beneath my winoow
gave me the idea. but ! never shou'o
nave been able TO reach it unobserVed
without the aid of your soft hat anu
ong cloak obligingly left upon the OF,
ice couch. The medicine case helpeo
90. You had told me that your cnaul
eur would expect you at S:lo. 50
Jumped into the car at just that time
t seemed advisable 10 slip out OF u VI
our house door-so ! did. But wneD
he man had driven away it was neg
ssary 10 bring your things home WIN
ne. and now with all due apologies.
low shall get them to you:
The question broke off in orealn
PISS hugh. while Il sudden sin''e
witched mt tue doctors lips aud gre"
nd danced in his deep set eyes.
Am | TO understand that you deiu
rately made your escape in my eol.,
a my car and carrying my tools an"
OXiES with you?'
Il did" The admission was far 'iop'
eGretful. :.
"Then under the circumstances w
aused lmpresSiveiy- there is but one
hing TO be done With yOur perm',
ion | shall call to collect my be'ou'
lgs."
please come-at once" said NONE
And while her friends agreed wv
@ should have had husband 10 evn
'ol her Maynard will. she inarrieu o.,
lrGeon who glories in il Instead. p.'
nothing ever happened TO NOME
,tly as 1t should.