Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-01-13

ton Is. Your eyes look as If you'd
been crying"
II have an unbearable headache, "
lied Olive. I've had il all day.
came TO the office 10 get you to give
me some medicine for 1t. But | didn't
Ike To speak to you about IL before
stranger. That is why l came away
so suddenly"
I'm sorry" said Tom, all his re
sentiment dying out at thought Of her
suffering. wait a minute and III
get you something for your head"
He left the room. coming back q
little later with a Stoppered phial.
Take half teaspOOnful OF this in
glass OF water" he said, handing
her the bottle. "And if the head isn't
well in two hours you can take an
other dose of the same size. But
don't take more than that"
why not2" she asked, listlessly,
cycling the phial. as it dangerous?"
It's heart depressant," he said,
like all coai-tar products. For in
stance. a tablespoonful OF it would
probably put your heart out of bust
ness forever. Sc be careful"
With Minna's arrival, life at the
institute took a new turn. Minna de-
clared that she would get much bet
ter rest and recreation by helping Tom
with his other patients than by lolIing
all day in bed
This naturally meant that he and
she were frequently closeted together
in his office, consulting about the vari-
Gus cases or mapping out new lines
of treatment. And olives cup OF jeal-
Gus wretchedness was filed TO over
flowing. Once Minna said to Tom in
impulsive enthusiasm over her new
work:
I'm so happy here with you! l
never will go back to him! Never -
And Tom, touched by her words, an
swered:
you, Minna. But you mustn't make
any resolutions you'll be sorry for"
The day following this harmless
dialogue Tom and Minna were sitting
at the office desk reviewing some OF
the Observation-Disclosures charts
when the door of the office was flunl
open and a man stamped noisily int
the room unannOunced. At sight O
him Minna sprang to her feet.
Henry I" she gasped in alarm.
Mr.. wilkins" said Tom, coldly
lit is my custom to meet visitors il
the reception room, not in here. II
you came to see your wife"
YES" interviewed wilkins, speaking
almost incoherently In his anger. 81
did come here to see my wife. / came
to see you, too. Look at this letter
got it In this mornings mail"
He slammed down upon the desk a
sheet of paper on which, in palpably
disguised hand, were written the
words:
"Some husbands are wise. They
watch their wives. Some husbands
are fools. They let their wives get
out Of their sight. II you are wise
you will take your wife away from
tho OIcott institute.
ZONE WHO KNOWS"
"What Is the meaning Of this2" de-
manded Tom, tossing aside the an0ny-
nous note with an exclamation of
contempt.
ut means you are trying to steal my
wife from mel" fiared wilkins. at
means She"
Henry" pleaded Minna, in fright.
She chung to Toms arm terrified as
her husband strobe toward them.
None of the three noted that Olive had
come into the office.
you are drunk or insane, Mr.. VIII
kins," said Tom. I'm either case"
"In either case" beloved wilkins,
I'm going to thrash the cur who stole
my wife from me-"
He made a bull-rush at Tom. The
latter, with ridiculous ease, etuded the
clumsy attack, and, with a quick half
arm jolt sent wilkins spraying on
the rug.
wilkins was up again at once and
charged mis- nimbler foe, only to find
himself deity caught in a double
Nelson" that left him pOwerIess and
choking.
"Now then" asked Tom, twill you
go. or shall l break your neck? l
leave the choice entirely to you"
Before wilkins could sputter a re-
ply Olive stepped forward from the
doorway. Straight up to the trembling
Minna she came.
Leave this house at oncew she or
dered, shrilly.
"OIive!" cried Tom.
This woman goes" flashed his
wife, "or / gor"
"And you go, too" Tom grOwled to
wilkins, releasing him. "But if ever
again 1 hear Of you ill-treating Minna
I'll break your neck and every bone
perfectly possible for any intelligent