The Washington times., 1916-12-16

when she got home, either. Only her
body wasn't as strong ag her soul.
She broke down, and finally grew de-
iirious, so that her father heard ne me
guess is that something he must have
written about II, and the tragedy OF
Il, to his sister, brought Miss Dnl
rymple flying out to India. She Isn't
or something, and got hold OF enough
cash to take Nourma a long sea trip.
which n doctor there said might pos.
sibly give new tone To the girls
constitution. But the day l met the
ladies, Miss Nourma was no stronger
than the day she left home. And to.
days she's no better than the day
we started motoring. Miss Dalrymple
told me something this afternoon
which she hadn't menti3ned peiore;
about, Mr.. Race. IL seems that when
they got to London. Miss Dalrymnlc
took Nourma to see q great apocialist
a doctor in New York had recon
mended her to consult, a. sho was
always catching at some hope or
other. His opinion was that there
might be n good chance OF saving
Miss Nourma, stting her sfrong and
well as any girl. Only peither of
them saw how the thing he sugsestcd
could be done: and she didn't even
tell her niece what he'd said"
what was the thing7" Christopher
asked, Intensely interested.
"Oh, guess you've heard OF IL
mostly in storybooks. But the duer.
tion IL. could n chap like me. so much
n stranger asi far as time OF ecquaint.
ance goes, have any right TO pro
you forget you haven't told mo vet
what the thing is." Christopher re-
"oh. so ] didn't. was Just think.
ing out loud Why, that doctor said,
~ a perfectly healthy person. who
never drank alcohol or took any other
poison into the system, would give his
or her blood to Miss Nourmn, u could
make her all over ngain like new
You would do that for hor7' asked
Christopher.
iii I dared to propose H. n you
don't think e would be considered too
"a liberty And you'd do Il to save
her-for another manT'
"Of course. that would be n great
happiness FOR me to keep In my mind,
Mr.. Race. when l thought back tn
what you call my missing chapter y
II think yos're the best and most
unselnHh--yeH, absolutely HelfleHs--
chap ! ever met" answered Christie
phef.
shook hands with him very hard, sew
eral times over.
Thank you, uir!" he exclaimed. "It
seems funny you should think that,
you know. because, if-if II was al
lowed to happen. II would b. the
greatest honor and JOY that couiu
What if--your strength should
fall, and you shouldn't get through
Christopher asked. "Mrs. Harkness
mo. she wouldn't. There'd be no
good In her knowing. I've thought
that out already, and how To arrange.
You'd bc doing me n favor " you
would lead up TO this with Mis-. bal,
rymple. and md out II she could feel
so Il came about that Christopher
was Induced to grant the big favor.
and Miss Dalrymple not only Thought
Mr., James Iiarknes. worthy OF tn.
with Christopher in thinking some
very good things about the little
mans character which would have
surprised the little man himself.
They motored back To London with
out broaching the matter 90 Nourma
Dalrymplei but on arrival there was
n consultation with the great spe'
cialist, who approved OF harkness
physically as much as the others did
spiritually. Then Nourma had 60 be
told. and after the utmost difficulty
persuaded TO consent To the expert
ment which might mean life TO her.
That was where Scarlet Runner and
Scarlet Runners master slipped out
OF the story.
Christopher had had 20 take up an
engagement Immediately after return
Ing 10 London with Harkness and the
two Miss Dalrymples, This called him
out OF town, and he did not return un,
I'll nearly another fortnight had
passed. HIS first thought after get
ting back was to go and see the Amer
lean at a nursing home, the address
OF which. by request. had been given
him, But Hardness was no longer
there. He had got a telegram with
some unexpected tidings, and having
been pronounced strong enough 10
move, had left at a hRlf,hour's notice.
There was. however, a note for Mr..
Race In case he remembered his
promise TO pay n visit,
"Am just on TO get rooms for Mrs.