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

I'm the hospital, little wan, but vali-
antly determined 10 keep her life to Its
mark of service. She had talk with
X. the night before she left. Katie
was out, and Sidney had put the dining
room In order. X. sat by the table and
watched her as she moved about the
room.
The past few weeks had been very
wonderful to him; to help her up and
down the stairs, to read to her In the
evenings as she lay on the couch In the
sewing room; later, as she improved.
to bring small daintles home for her
tray, and, having stood over Katie
while she cooked them. to bear them In
triumph to that upper room-he had
not been so happy In years.
And now II was over. He drew a
long breath.
Il hope you don't feel as II you must
stay on. Sine said anxiously. mot that
we don't want yoy-you know better
than that"
There Is no place else in the whole
world that | want to go to-" he said
simply.
II seem TO be always relying on
somebody's kindness toto keep things
together. First, for years and years,
1t was Aunt Harriet; now 1t is YOU
Don't you realize that, instead Of
your being grateful to me, 1t Is who
am undenlably grateful to you? This
Is home now. / have lived around
In different places and In different
ways. would rather be here than any
where else In the world"
But he did not look ut her. There
was so much that was hopeless In his
eyes that he did not want her to see.
"In one way. II will be n little bet
ter for you than II Christine and Pal
mcr were not In the house. You like
Christine, don't your
every much"
"Shc likes you. X. She depends on
you, too, especially since that night
when you took care of ralmcr's arm
before We got Doctor Max. often
think, X. what good doctor you
would have been. You knew so well
what TO do for mother"
She broke on. She still could not
trust her voice about her mother.
"Palmcr's arm Is going TO be quite
straight. Dr. I'd Is 80 proud Of Max
over IL. II was u bad fracture"
lie had been waiting for that. Once
ut least. whenever they were together
she brought Max Into the conversation
She was quite unconscious Of Il.
"You aud Max are great friends.
knew you would like him. lie Is In
tcrcsiing. don't you thinkf'
"vcry," said X.
To save his life. he could not mi
any warmth Into his voice. lie woult
be- fair. II was not In human nature I,
expect more of him.
"Thosc long talks you have. shut II
your room-what In ihc world do yot
talk nbouti roliucsf
occasionally"
She was little jealous Of those eve
nlngs. when she sat alone. or whcr
Harriet. sitting with her. made sketches
under the lamp to the accompaniment
Of n steady hum ~ masculine voices
from across the hall. Not that sh'
was ignored. Of course. Max came Il
always, before he went, and. lcanlnl
over the back II chair, would inform
her Of the absolute Darkness of IN,
In the hospital without her.
And X. would stand In the doorway
quietly smoking. or 80 back TO his room
aud lock away In his trunk the srea
German books on surgery with whlcl
he aud Max had been working out
case.
So X. sat by the dinlng.room tabl
and listened TO her talk of Max tina
last evening together. When the bell
announced midnight. sidney rousc'
with a start. She realized that 70
tome time neither of them had Spoken
md that KS eyes were fred on hei
rhe little clock on the shelf took u