Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20

yesterday came back by the mail from
Penzance. 1 had to motor 20 miles to
catch it,
Something has happened. of course"
she went on, something which you are
afraid to tell me. Sit UP like a man, my
dear father, and let me have the truth
Nothing fresh has happened at ALL" he
assured her. ut is simply that the
memory of the day / spent at that place
and that the sight OF him has got on
my nerves till 1 can't sleep or think Of
anything else
what rubbishv she exclaimed.
"You have only seen the place In fine
weather." he continued, dropping his voice
little elizabeth. you have no idea
what 1t is really like. Yesterday morn
ing got out of the train at Bodmin and
l motored through to the village OF
Clawes. After that there were five miles
to walk. There's no road, only sort
Of broken track, and for the whole or
that five miles there isn't even farm
building to be seen and 1 didn't meet
human soul There was sort of pail
OF Wllte-Rray IllSlS every "itAc S'S' 80
moor sometimes so dense that l couldn't
see INV way, and you could stop and listen
and there wasn't a thing TO be heard, not
even a sheep bell
She LAUGHED softly.
"My dear foolish father she MUIR
INJURED, you don't understand what a
rest cure is. This is quite all right quite
as 1t should be. Poor Wenham mas oe1il ~
seeing too many people all his life-that Is
why we have to keep him quiet Tor
time. You can skip the scenery. sup
pose you got to the house at last?
yves. 1 got there" continued her father.
..You know what a bleak-looking place
Il is, right on the side of bare hill-a
square, gray stone place Just the Color
of the hillside. Well. | got there ano
walked in. There was Ted Mathers, half
dressed, no collar. with bottle OF
whisky on the table. playing some
wretched game of cards by himseli.
Elizabeth what a brute that man is!
She shook her head.
"Co ON" she said. what about Wen
ham?"
"He was there in a corner, gazing out
of the window. When came he sprans
nm. hut when he saw who 1t was. he-he
tried to hide He was afraid OF me"
"WhyT' she asked.
"He said that II reminded him OF
you" am,
''Absurdl" she murmured, "rell me-
how did he look?'
"Ill wretehed. paIer and thinner than
ever. and wilder looking"
what did Mathsrs say about himT' she
What could he2 He told me that
he cried all day and begged to be taken
back to America"
EMO one goes near the place. sup
pose7" she asked.
"Not a soul man comes from the
village to sell things once week.
Mathers knows when to expect him ana
takes care that Wenham Is not around
rrhev are out OF the world there-no road,
no paths. nothing to bring even tourist
could have imagined such a spot IN
Arizona. Elizabeth. but in England-noV'
HAS he any amussments at all7' she
The mans hands were shaking; once
more his eyes went longinsly toward the
cupboard.
II out OF a piece of wood and dressed Il
in oddments from his ties. Mathers
showed 1t 10 me as a Joke. Elizabeth, It
was wonderful -horriblel"
"WhyY' she asked him.
sIt Is you" he continued. moisteninE
his lips with his tongue, you, in blue
gown-your fayOrite shade He has even
made blue stockings ana strange little
shoes. He has got some hair from some
where and parted 1t just like yours"
1T sounds very touching" she re-
marked.
The man was shiyerlng again.
"Elizabeth,p he said. u do not think
that he means 1t kindly. Mathers took
me up into his room. He has made some
thing there which looks like ; scanold.
The doll was hanging BY piece Of string
from the galloWs. Elizabethl-my God,
but It was like youi" he cried. suddenly
dropping his head upon his arms.
Fer a moment. a reelection " the terror
which had seIzad him hazhed II her own
face. II passed quickly aHag 4ha
laughed ulofsEHEiy
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