The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-01


released" he said. This thing IL
done for your own good as much as
for others. Better face the circum-
stance sensibly. You are but tem-
porary prisoner"
If I am prisoner" Mollie retort-
ed. take warning. for 1 shall es-
cape"
"That will be-impossible. My pur-
pose here tonight Is to see that quar-
antine is enforced"
Slowly Mollie looked into his eyes.
They were fine eyes. with a true.
steady light, she observed: eyes not
TO be coaXed or swerved from their
duty: kind eyes. with regret in their
depths that they must be stern. Turn
ing from them thoughtfully. Mollie
again took up her post at the win
dow. When she looked back smile
trembled about her lips; an excited
flush tinted her cheeks. "All right"
she called "Goodby until g. DR..
Joyce"
When she had heard the last echo
of his footsteps down the corridor Mol
lie ventured ont upon tour OF inves-
tigation. Near the stairway she was
met by genial inferno. ostensibly on
patrol. "Oh. be good" he admOnish
ed. and she retreated to her room.
Shortly before the nurse arrived
with an intolerant air of espionage.
Mollie greeted her joyfully. NOW"
cried she. I'VE will have time to look
over the photographs have wanted to
show you Of your settlement friends
This, us you know, is the matron.' In
eager interest two heads bent over the
views
Would you believe" M0llie present
ly reminded. that it is now time to 90
downstairs?" The nurse arose direct
ly. At the doctors office she waited
until her charge had entered the room.
Il will call for you in the course of
half an hour" she said.
Safely inside. Mollie heaved sigh
Of relief. Yes. the moments stolen by
the showing Of the photographs had an
swered their purpose-the doctor had
gone. He had spoken Of leaving the
hospital at S:15. and Mollie had plan
ned and desperately counted upon find
ing the room empty; then it would bc
but one daring dash to the ''entry"
and-freedom. What joy to conquer
that determined young surgeon-what
humiliation to suffer defeat ut his
hands, Suddenly Mollie's wandering
gaze fell upon fur coat thrown upon
the couch. The doctors hat and medi-
cine case lay beside it. So he was
still in the building; had stepped out
perhaps to inquire of her lateness; in
a moment he would return and then
Her resolve instantly made. MOllie
caught up the long coat. buttoning 1t
about her tall young figure. With a
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 DIR. Joyce re-entered his sane
tum short time after he 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.
cd past the time asked to bring her
here"
II did bring her." the nurse answer
ed perplexedly. ~ little while ago"
Then she has no doubt returned to
her room. Kindly make inquiry"
But Miss Stillwell was not to be
found in her room or I'm the corridor
nor. upon u later search. I'm the entire
for his coat preparatory to interview
ing his waiting chauffeur the coat had
mysteriously disappeared. SO also, upon
further investigation, had the doctors
car itself. Visibly perplexed. the usu-
ally calm minded doctor returned to
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.
CDR. Joyce" questioned merry,
ing quarantine? Because If you are
you had better send back for your au-
tOmoble. | had to borrow it in order
to get away. The hill was very dark
and very steep. This Is Mollie Still
we'll"
"You-got--away?" The doctor seem
ed incapable of grasping any other
fact. Yes" the triumphant tone con
tinued: your car beneath my window
gave me the idea. but ] never should
nave been able to reach 1t unobserved
without the aid Of your soft hat and
long cloak 0bligingly left upon the Of
fee couch. The medicine case helped
too. You had told me that your chauf-
feur would expect you at SIS. so |
jumped into the car at just that time.
1t seemed advisable to slip out Of it at
your house door-so ] did. But when
the man had driven away it was nee
essary TO bring your things home with
me. and now. with all due apologies.
how shall get them to you:"
The question broke Off in a breath.
less laugh. while n sudden smile
twitched nj the doctors lips and grew
and danced In his deep set eyes.