The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-28

J eAS N-NpShoSo VI TIC nDuSe OH the Street |
| Sorry. old man; I've made another
arrangement"
| Ihey left the hospital together. !
Everywhere the younger man received |
the homage OF success. The elevator
man bowed and flung the doors open, |
with a smile; the pharmacy clerk, the |
doorkeeper. even the convalescent pa. |
tient who was polishing the great brass |
doorplate. rendered their tribute Doc.
tor Ed looked neither to right nor left.
|
Sidney, after her Involuntary bath In
the river, had gone into temporary |
eclipse at the White Springs hotel. In
{ the oven Of the kitchen stove sat her
I Two small white shoes. stuffed with pa
per so that they might dry In shape.
hack In detached laundry. sympa-
thetlc maid was ironing various soft
! "hlte garments, and singing as she
worked.
Sidney sat in rocking chair in a
not bedroom. She was carefully
Swnthed In sheet from neck to toes,
except for her arms. and she was being
rs philosophic rs possible.
Someone tapped lightly mt the door.
It's LIE Moyne. Are you all right 2"
"Perfectly. How stupid 1t must be
for you"
I'm doing very Well The maid will
soon be ready. What Shall order for
supprr?"
Anything. I'm starving"
Il think your shoes have shrunk."
"Flatterer!" !" She laughed. GO away
ana order supper. And can see fresh
lettuce. Shall we have salad?"
*. lie Moyne stood for n moment in
, front OF the closed door, for the moro
sound of her moving, beyond It. THINGS
had gone very far with the Pages
r""mer that day in the country; not
: so rar as they We're to go, but far
t enough to let him see on the brink of
whak misery he stood.
. tie could not go away. He had prom.
I issu her to stay: he was needed. He
thought he could have endured seeing
her marry Joe, had She cared for the
:, h"y. ltlat way, at least. lay safety for
her. The boy had fidelity and devotion
written large over him. But this new
complication-her romantic interest in
y Wilson. the surgeons reciprocal inter.
- est In her, with what he knew of the
= mmn-lnade him quail.
:, From the top of the narrow stair
:, case to the foot, and he had lived q
years torment! AT the foot, however
y he was startled out of his reverie Joe
7 Drunmnnd stood there waiting FOL
| MN. MS blue eyes reckleSSly alight.
| "io,-Sou dog" said Joe.
| There We're people in the hotel pnr
l Tor. LIE Nioyne took the frenzied bo,
/ hy the elbow and led him past the
| door to the empty porch.
Now he said, III you will keeI
your voice down. I'll listen to what
YOU have to say"
You know what I've got to say"
This fafling to draw from X. L.
Moyne anything but his steady glance
Joe jerked his arm free and clenchet
his fist.
What did you bring her out here
for2"
Il do not know that owe you an,
explanation. but | ain willing to give
YOU one. brought her out here for q
trolley ride and Il picnic luncheon"
He was sorry for the boy. Life mo-
having been all beer and skittles tt
him. he knew that Joe was suffering
and was marvelously patient with him
Where Is she now!"
''Sllr had tile misfortune TO fall ir
the river. She is upstairs" And, see
ing the light Of unbelief In Joe's eyes
If you care tD make tour of inyasti
CATION. YOU will iind that I am entire
lS truthful. In the laundry a maid
"She is engaged to me'-tloggedly
'Everybody in the ncghborhood know:
1t. AZ 4 YET you bring her out here for s.
picnic! LISTS damned rotten treat
ment."
}. His fist had unclenched. Before X
LIE Moync's eyes his own fell. He fell
suddenly young and futile; his Jus,
3 rage turned to clustering in his ears.
: Il don't know where you came
e FROM" he said. but around here dc
cent men cut out when n girls en-
q gaged."
II see!"
10 Whats more. what do we know
about you? You may be all right. but
III now do | know it? You get her into
trouble and I'll kill you!"
n 1t took courage, that speech, with X
LIE Moyne towering five inches above
y nm and growing II little white about
the lips.
q Are you going to say all these things
vt to Sidney2"
o am. And am going to find ou,
q why you were upstairs just now"