Western Kansas world., 1914-08-22

! SIOnS. Brandon came to the once
few days ago and informed me in
| rather plain words that there is abso-
lutely nothing in the report
The deuce you sayi Cad, l wrote
her rather intimate letter." Leslie
! got no farther than this He was
somewhat stunned and beWildered by
his private reflections.
Mr.. 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, a trifie irrelevantly, don't
| you think it 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"
'It's-out of the question, Redmond"
| said his wife, 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. awe shall be dread
| 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.
Il merely offered the suggestion In
| order"
We'll, We'll see her next week Any
other news?"
Mrs. Booth, Brandon's mother, was
| day before yesterday"
"Oh, dear. The poor thing. Where?"
philadelphia, of course"
81 wonder if-let me see, Leslie.
isn't there a good train to Philadel
phia at four o'clock? 1 could go"
Really, my DEAR" said her hus-
band sharply.
You forget how busy we are, moth
err said Vivian, Without smile.
"Nonsense!" said Mrs. Wrandall, in
considerable confusion. WAS it a seri-
GUS operation. Redmond?"
They cut 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"
"Goodnessi" cried Mrs. WrandaIl.
One might have suspected a note of
disappointment in her voice.
81 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 fidgetted. Il didn't hear of her
illness until yesterday"
'I'll go up with you, Wv" said Les
lie.
No. you won't" said his sister fiat
ly- I'm going to apologize to her for
something 1 said to Brandon Booth.
You needn't tag along, Les
At half-past five in 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: mo one could get in
without being announced from below"
said the doorman.
Il en- get in all right, all right" said
the messenger boy, Il got a Telegram
for de loidy''
Go to the rear." exclaimed the
doorman. with some energy
While Miss Wrandau waited in
Sara's reception hall on the tenth floor,
the messenger, having traversed
more devious route. arrived with his
message
Watson took the envelope and told
him to wait. Five minutes passed
Miss Wrandall grew very uncomfort-
able under the persistent though com
plimentary gaze of the street urchfn.
He stared at her. wide-eyed and ad-
miring. his tribute to the glorious She
stared back occasionally, narrow-eyed
and reproying, her tribute to the gro
tesque.
VIII you please step into the draw
ing-room. Miss Wrandall," said Wat
son, returning. He led her across the
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
Tor a 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 1t mingled with
coins that were strangers to 1t up to
that instant, and imperiously closed
the door behind the boy who failed to
say thank YOU" Every man to his
trade,
There was woman in the drawing
room when Vivian entered. standing
Well over against the windows with