Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-26

ored by the evidence | had peen
given that Jim was staying with
Terry partly through friendship for
him and partly through hatred for
Anthony Norreys.
! And at that moment the great
Scene-shifter Fate descended upon
us in the person of the matron of
! Greyfriars.
Your rocm's all ready. Captain
. Winston" she said briskly. We
are letting you have the same little
/ guest room Mrs. Harrison occupied
! last night. l suppose you're max
| ing the SEVENTEEN she added,
! turning to us in matter-of-fact fash
zion. Wen give you supper, and
/ the Doctor will let YOU see Mrs. VIM
ston for a second first
+ I'd love to see her l gasped,
sparring for time and wondering
what Jim would do now.
Again he was equal TO the occa-
! sion, and saved Terry from having
to protest against the plan that
must have made him so much hap
pier than being way down at the
inn with us could have done.
My wife will run in to see Mrs.
Winston. while the Captain and l
have stroll about the grounds.
But | won't go in, for even II the
Doctor permits I'm not going to
let her waste her energy on any
mere man-but her own
IN speak to the doctor" said the
matron kindly. and hustled away.
"Jove. Jimmie this is 4 shame.
You might have gone up comfort
ably in Tony's car said Terry con-
tritely. "Of course. ii makes me
feel pretty good to think l can at
least be in the next house to Mrs.
Winston. Sounds pretty good,
doesn't it. Mrs. Winston
1t sure does. And I'm thinking
1 Betty Winston will be a much hap
pier woman than ever Betty Bryce
was replied Jim.
And then l knew that Id just
howl-no less-in a minute.
Betty's arm, Dear. vain. ador-
able Bettys lame arm. that never
was going to get well. My ugly
secret had me by the throat. SO
mumbling something about pack
ing my bag. l rushed from the
room.
had just cleared my possessions
from the bureau of the guest room
and had slowed them back in my
bag when Miss Moss came to tell me
that Betty was asking for me and
might have i've minutes with her.
So l gave the little nurse my bag TO
carry out to the waiting room. ad-
iusted my hat for travel and then
hurried to Betty.
The bride was white and pale and
tired looking. lines of pain etched
themselves across her face. but her
eyes were eager. avid for happiness.
You, dear, to plan to stay with
Terry. l know" she said. This
isn't much of honeymoon. and you
were going TO help Terry through
sort of keep him from realizing how
rash he has been"
Rash, Betty" ! replied. After
all the months he's been trying to
catch up with you and make you
listen? 1 guess he's almost thankful
to get you where you can't run
Nice comforter murmured
Betty. But we both know how
sickness annoys men. Oh. Anne
dear, l do so want 10 be up and
about and doing things for Terry
instead of being helpless and a bur
den. | want my love to bring hap
piness."
Don't you know that Terry'd bs
happy to have you if both your
arms and a few legs and eyes and
ears and things We're in sings" I
answered with a smile that brought
quick response from Betty.
Yes. he's like that-bless him.
And anyway, it isn't as if I were
a down and -outer for life. 1t isn't
as if | wouldn't be all right again
in a month"
Betty spoke with such assur-
ance that I had to turn away 10
hide the simmer in my eyes. She
sensed something amiss. and caught !
my hand in her uninjured left one
You haven't told me about YOUR
self Anne-not a word. But I feel |
something in the air. Are things
right with you?"
ITO Be COntinued)