The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1916-01-06

she smiled and shook her head and
forbade him.
Later In the day the doctor came:
and when the professional require.
ments we're satisfied. Griswold learned
the bare facts of his succoring. II
was characteristic OF the Griswold of
other days that the immense obl.ga.
tion under which The Griersons had
placed him made him gasp and per.
spire afresh.
Griswold looked long and earnestly
at the face OF his professional adviser
II was a good face. clearly lined, be-
nevolent. and, above all. trustworthy.
Tell me one thing moro. doctor. II
you can. What was tho motive' Was
It just heavenly goodheartedness?- p
or"
The Doctors smile was the least
possible shade wintry.
when you have lived a few years
longer In this world OF ours you will
not probe too deeply into motives;
you will take the deed as the sum.
cient exponent Of the prompting be-
hind t. II say so much. you will
understand that | am not impugning
Miss Grierson's motives. There are
times when she Is the good angel OF
everybody in sight, Mr."
The pause after the courtesy title
was significant. and Griswold filled II
promptly. Griswold-Kenneth Girls.
void. Do you mean to say that you
haven't known my name, doctor?"
I'VE have not. We took the Good
Samaritan's privilege and ransacked
your belongings-Miss Margery and
thinking there might be relatives
or friends who should be notified"
And you found nothing?" queried
the sick man. q cold fear gripping at
his heart.
Nothing but clothing and your tot.
let tools. a pistol. and a typewriter
book manuscript bearing no sigma.
ture."
Griswold turned his face away and
shut his eyes. Once more his stake
in the game OF life was gone.
There was another package of--of
papers In one OF the grips" he said,
family; quite large package
wrapped in brown paper"
We found nothing but the manu-.
script Could anyone else make use
OF the papers you speak OFF,"
Griswold was too feeble to prevari.
cate successfully.
There was money in the package"
he said leaving the physician to infer
what he pleased.
"Ah then you we're robbed. It's a
pity We didn't know II at the time. II
Is pretty late to begin looking for
the thief now. I'm afraid"
quite too late" said Grswold mo-
notonously.
II was not until after the doctor had
gone that Griswold was able to face
the new misfortune with anything
like a sober measure OF equanimity.
With or without money. he must re-
lieve the Griersons OF their self.
assumed burden at the earliest pos.
sible moment
This was the thought with which he
sank into the first natural sleep OF
convalescence. But during the days
which followed, Margery was able to
modify II without dulling the keen
edge OF his obligation. What perfect
hospitality could do was done, with.
out ostentation. with the exact de.
gree OF spontaneity which made IL ap-
| pear as a service rendered to kins.
man. II was one OF the gifts OF the
daughter OF men to be able to ignore
all the middle distances between an
Introduction and friendship; and By
! the time Griswold was strong enough
| TO let the big, gentle Swede plant him
In Morris chair In the sun-warmed
bay window, the friendship was fact
accomplished.
do you know. you're the most won.
| derful person | have ever known7" he
said to Margery. on the first OF the
summing days when she had come TO
perch In the window seat opposite his
chair. do you believe In destiny?"
She nodded brightly. Sometimes |
do; when It brings things out the way
] want them TO come out"
| q 'I Obbch NObueIcus ne went on
musingly. Think OF it--some where
back In the past you took the first
step In the path which was TO lead
you to that late supper In the Chou.
teau. Somewhere In my past | took
the first step In the crooked trail that
was to lead me there"
"Well7" she encouraged.
"The paths crossed--and am your
poor debtor" he finished. IL can
never hope to repay you and your
father fer what you have done"
"oh, yes you can." she asserted
lightly. you can pass II along to the
man farther down. Forget II. and tell
me what you want to know about Wa.
haska."
First. I'd like TO know my doctors
name"
THE ideal" she exclaimed. Hasn't
there been anybody to introduce you 7