The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-18

the alienist was as boyishly en-
thusiastic over 1t as Edgerton =
had brought 1t to the attention oil
Educators and essayists.
! Articles on boy Psychology and
character" THE circuit Expert
ment" and others of the same sort
appeared In the serious magazines,
Yet, 1t was not Underwood, the
psychologist, but Edgerton, the
man, who was responsible for the
success attained.
And Underwood, who had grown
very social and friendly with Gail,
confided this to her with a little
chortle Of amusement.
This was the end of July, three
months after her return from the
South. Hardly day of these three
months, but had found her at the
boy farm" She came to bring
Vance or to take him away, or to
see how he was.
And in the three months Edger-
ton had said nothing about want
ing his name and his freedom
nor about not wanting 1t.
He had not once been to Mann
aroneck. They shook hands placid
ly when they met and parted. But
it was the tranquility of fire COW
cred UP, not snuffed out. Their
eyes said all that their lips did
not.
Morris Underwood looked on
curiously. He talked with Gail q
great deal these days. Soon he ad-
mitted her destinations. She was
SO natural and girlish, and had
such a nimble wit! And there
was an adorable grace In her ex-
cessive motherliness. The physic-
ian liked to affect a headache to
watch her eyes widen with SYM
pathy.
But suddenly Morris Under
woods manner changed. He grew
cold toward Mrs. Oroutt, treated
her with a sneering demeanor.
| Gail tried to ignore his I'M
friendly attitude. But there was
biting scorn in his eyes that
caused her own to fall; and the
tjeering tone of his voice was like
a slap on her face.
He was applying the lash. He
wanted to drive her into releas-
ing Edgerton. 1t was thus she
OWNED 1t.
| Then one morning an employe
of the sanitarium brought her a
note.
My Dear Mrs. Orcutt: Please be
lat the sanitarium this afternoon
at o'clock, and promptly. This
Is important. Yours truly,
| MORRIS UNDERWOOD.
| Gall read It with q new con-
TRACTION of the heart. This i'm
operative summons-Did 1t have
to do with her husband? At Ed
gerton's solicitation DR.. Under.
wood had taken charge of the cor
respondence and financial affairs
of George Ormond." This was
lat the time Gail went South.
| Was he now going to give them
back into her hands; place this
heavy burden again. upon her?
previously, over the signature
"Mary Ormond," she had SEM
drafts and letter to DR.. Manton
the Paris physician under whose
care her husband was.
But 1t was graver risk for hel
to do this than for DR.. Underwood
She had always been fearful that
DR.. Manton or some one of his as
sociates might visit New York
and out of courtesy, seek to find
MRS. Ormond' and tell her per.
sonally about her husband.
And IL was a relief not to know
the details of her husbands case
DR.. Underwood's crisp Same az
usual was all that was now told
her. He had said nothing for 9
month. Had he been waiting u
lperpetuate some cruelty Three
O'Clock found her at the sanitar
Iium, sick with dread.
He led her into his study ant
behind a screen.
II want you to sit here quietl!
flor the next 10 minutes or so. ThiI
mirror gives view of the room.
want you to hear and see withou
being seen.
There was jingling of tn,
door bell. The physician Wake,
away and left her.
The alienist returned to tn
room. With him was girl. TIL,
long mirror revealed her entir
Figure. She seated herself Il
1.-THE chair the host indicated.
Il Eyes, I'm Janet Manners,
Isaid she. And I've come to Sc
Keith Edgerton." She looked a
him daringly. "And I'm going I
lstay here till I do see him, or yo1
tell me where l can find him. It
jno use to say Keith won't Sc
folks. He'll see me-"
"Why?"
| Doctor Underwood, I will NO
he put off," And though ali
Ismiled, she was very serious
l"Dad's easy. We must abide b
doctor Underwood's decision h
lsays. And he may. But ! sham
| I'm more to Keith than ne ia Q
anybody else. Engerton was I
have been my name hadn't" Sh
Ipressed her lips till they whittier
led. Her hands reached towar
him, imploringly. eff Keith 1
tsiek. | should take care of hin