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"Sedge!" she cried. please.
Pull yourself together. Make some
thing of yourself. Make me proud of
you. Don't be a slave to this stuff"
"I'm not" he said. 81 can stop
when l want to-"
"Then STOP" she said. "You can't
stop"
81 can't want to-" he explained.
Giddings appeared.
another bottle, Giddings," said
Morris.
Giddings looked at her.
"Sedge?" she begged.
"What?" said he.
"No more!" she entreated.
." Mother bottle, Giddings," said he.
"You shall have no more, if l have
to lock you in here!" she cried fiercely.
He frowned.
"It's my champagne! And you
can't lock me in. I'll break the door
and go out and get it. I'm not q
child. l know what want. Cham
pagne Another bottle, Giddings!"
Giddings looked at her. She
shrugged. He turned to depart.
"And, Giddings," said Morris, "you
can .go tomorrow for not getting it
the first time"
every good, sir" said Giddings.
He stood frowning with unutterable
wrath as Gerry turned and moved
toward the door; His eyes followed
her-unnaturally bright eyes, glow
ing in his white face.
"Bien!" he said, as the door closed
behind her.
On her dressing-table was wire
from Scott announcing that he would
arrive at nine o'clock that night.
Gerry rang for her maid. and sent
the girl for Morris's valet. This
valet had been in the Morris family
for years. Gerry said to him quietly:
My brother is coming at nine
O'clock And he must not see Mir.
Morris. He's in the library, drinking.
VIII you kindly see to it, please?"
"Yes, ma'am," said the valet.
81 shall tell my brother he is ILL.,"
every good, ma'am."
She dined alone. Sedge had been
gotten into his rooms - by what
means she did not know nor care. She
bade Giddings serve him what he
demanded as inconspicuously as pos
sible.
And she wandered about the house
moving restlessly from room to
room-until Scott came. He was a
slender boy of sixteen, with Gerry's
gray eyes and dark hair. His skin
was very fair, with translucent
look about it. His hands were long
and slender He had sunny smile
and low, pleasant voice.
Gerry had expected him to look i'll,
He looked no better and no worse than
when he had gone away.
Were going to leave from here, y
he explained, "the early part of the
week. She's coaling up now. |
thought I'd like to spend few days
here before | leave"
Il see" said Gerry. "Have you
dined?"
"Yes. On the train. Where's
Sedge?"
"Sleeping. He's not very well.
You'll see him tomorrow. And We'll
phone Agnes, too"
Seated on the couch in her little
sitting room. she studied him search
ingly. He was wondering about on a
tour of inspection.
"Is your throat qnite well"
"Tip-top! You'll not know me at
the end of this cruise" He smiled
at her enthusiastically. "l'm awful
ly obliged to you for letting me 60
"lf you only get strong" she said
81 will. We've a great system out
lined-But you don't look so well
yourself" he broke off suddenly, his
eyes on her.
I'm little tired she admitted
"That's all"
"Have you been sick?" he asked
"No."
"You don't look like you used to,
he said, vaguely troubled.
"I'm getting DID," said Gerry.
He grinned at her. 81 don't think
Sedge takes very good care of YOU
She smiled.
"He keeps me in cotton-undel
glass"
"What's the matter with him ?"
asked Scott. "It's nothing bother,
some? You're not Worried"
"No," said she.
"You are, see it quite plainly