South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-25
TELL ME EVERYTHING"

Are you sure you are fully re-
covered?" 1 asked, and saw Jack
look wonderingly at the touch Of
formaIity in my tone.
NO, I cannot say that" he re-
turned gravely. but I am so mucn
better than so many of the other
poor chaps who survived, that 1
have no right TO complain. Mine
was a body wound, and while shall
feels its effects on my general health
for years, perhaps all my life' yet 1
am not crippled"
His tone was full of thankfulness,
and all my pettiness vanished at the
sudden swift vision of what he must
have endured. The next moment he
had turned my thoughts into a new
channel.
Margaret" ne said gravely, 4
am terribly distressed to hear from
Katherine that your husband mas
gone away in such a strange man
ner."
So she had already told him! The
little pang of unworthy jealousy
came back, but l banished 1t.
Now there must be no more
time lost" he went on. You have
had not man TO look after things for
YOU but remember now, your old
brother. Jack, is on the job.
First. 1 must know everything
that occurred on that last day. DID
Won notice anything extraordinary
in his demeanor the last morning
you saw him?"
This was the old Jack, going di-
] rectly TO the root of the matter
wasting no time on his own affairs
or feelings when he saw a duty De
fore him. I felt the old sway of his
personality upon me. and answered
his questions as meekly as a child
might have done.
Gle was Just the same as he had
been every morning since my acci-
dent" 1 returned.
"H-m." Jack thought long min
ute. then began again.
Tell me everything that happen
ed that day. every visitor you had,
don't omit the most trifling thing,
he commanded.
He listened attentively as 1 recall
ed Harry UnderwOod's visit and
Robert Gordon's. At my revelation
/ that Robert Gordon had said he
was my father, Jacks calm, judicial
manner broke into excitement.
Your father!" he exclaimed. and
| then after a pause: Il always knew
he would come back some day. But
go on-what happened when he told
you he was your father?"
J I went on with the story Of my
| struggle with my own rancor against
my father, of my conviction that l
/ had heard my mothers voice urging
| my reconciliation with him, of my
! fathers first embrace and kisses,
even of the queer smothered sound
! like a groan and the slamming of
door which l had heard. Then
| told him of my fathers gift Of
1 money to me, which L had not yet
| touched, but l noticed that toward
the last Of my narrative Jack SEEM
ed preoccupied.
"Be Very Brave"
! Did your husband come home TO
| Marvin at all that day." he asked.
NO, he never came back from
/ the city after he had once gone in.
| until evening"
But are you sure that this day
he did not return to Marvin?" he
! persisted. How do you know"
Because no one saw him." 1 re-
piled. "and he could hardly have
come back without someone in the
| house seeing him"
He said no more. as Lillian and
/ Katherine came in just then, and
/ the conversation became general
To my great surprise 1 did not see
Jack again after that first visit.
I Katherine explained TO me that he
| had been called out Of town on
urgent business, but the explanation
! seemed to me to SAVIOR Of the mys-
terious excitement that seemed to
I possess everybody around me.
Finally one morning Lillian came
( 10 me, her face shining.
Il want you to prepare TO be very
| brave, Madge," she said There is
some one coming. TO meet whom. 1
I fear. will tax all your strength"
"Dicky" I faltered. beginning to
tremble.
/ NO. child. not yet" she said. her
voice flied with pity. but someone
who has done you a great wrong
Grace Draper"
HOW THE TRUE EXPLANATION
OF THINGS BRINGS NEW
HAPPINESS To MADGE
AND DICKY.
Grace Draper coming to see mel"
My echo OF Lillian's words was
but a trembling stammer. The pros
meet of IN cling the girl The +hrond ns