Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-28

up well until after the funerar but
went down the next day with low
fever.
"Overwcrk and grief" Doctor Ed
said, and sternly forbade the hospital
again until Christmas. Morning and
evening X. stopped at her door and
inquired for her, and morning and eve
ming came Sldney's reply:
"Much better. I'll surely be up to-
morrow"
But the days dragged on and she did
not get about.
Downstairs, Christine and Palmer
had entered on the round OF midwlnter
gayeties. Palmer's "crowd" was a
lively one. There were dinners and
dances, weekend excursions to coun-
try houses. The Street grew accus-
toned to seeing automobiles stop be-
fore the little house at oil hours Of the
night. Johnny Rosenfeld, driving
Palmer's car, took TO falling asleep at
the wheel In broad daylight. and voiced
his discomfort to his mother.
"You never know where you are with
them guys" he said briefly. ave start
out for half an hours run in the eve
ming, ami get home with the milk wag-
Ons. And the more some Of them have
/ had TO drink. the more they want to
drive the machine. II get n chance.
Tn going TO beat II while the winds
my way"
But. talk as he might In Johnny
: Rosenfelds' loyal heart there was no
thought Of desertion. Palmer had Civ
en- him n mans job. and he would stick
by II, no matter what came.
One such night Christine put IN,
lying wakefully In her bed. while the
clock on the mantel tolled hour after
hour into the night. Palmer did not
come home ut all. lie sent a note from
the Office In the morning:
hope you are not worried. darling.
Tho car broke down near the Country
club last night, and there was nothing 10
do but 10 spend the night there. would
rouse you. What do you say TO the tho
alter tonight and supper aftcrward3
Christine was learning. She tele-
phoncd the Country club that morning
and found that Palmer had not been
there. But, although she knew nov
that he was deceiving her, as he nj
ways had deceived her. as probably HI
always would, she hesltated 20 con
front him with what she knew. Sh,
shrunk, us many woman has shrunl
before, from confronting him with hi
lie.
But the second time II happened sh,
was reused. II was almost Christina
then. and Sidney was well on the wa,
to recovery. thinner and very whit,
but going slowly NJ and down the stair
case on KS arm, and sitting wit
Harriet and X. ut the dinner tabl,
She was begging to be back on dut
! for Christmas, and X. felt that h
would have 10 give her up soon.
At three O'Clock one morning Sldne
reused from n light sleep to hear
rnpplng ON her door.
i "Is that you, Aunt HARRIET" sh
/ called.
Il "lt's Christine. May ! come INT"
| Sidney unlocked her door. Chrlstin
slipped into the room. She carried
candle, and before she spoke she locke
/ ut Sldncy's watch on the bedside tnbl
| II hoped my clock was wrong n
Il snld. Il am sorry TO waken you, 81
nCy, but don't know what TO do"
"Arc you nj"
"No. Palmer has not come home
"what time Is itf'
after three o'clock"
sidney had lighted the gas and vi
throwing on her dressing gown.
"whcn he went out did he say"
Gle said nothing We had ne
quarrcllng. Sldney. I am going hor
In the morning"
y, "You don't mean that, do your"
We Don't look ms II I mean III II,
much II this sort Of thing Is WON
In suppose to enduref'
no perhaps he has been delayed. The
D, ,hlngs always seem terrible In I