The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-09
Mrs. Homer spoke f.nru.A, N n-,

Hrs. Homer spoke fanguidiy IN n-s
own voice: did you get anything sat.
fsfactoryf" she asked. II certainly
hope Il wasn't like that other time
when you was cross because the.
couldn't get anything for you"
mo. no." he said hastily. This
vas different. 1t was very interest
ing
He paid her. went TO his hotel, and
thence 70 his train for home. Never
did he SO seeTa TO move through
world OF drew stuff: for he knew
that he was not more credulous than
other meR. and II he could les:eve
what he had believed. though ~ has
believed IL for no longer thA mo.
ment or two. what hold hna be or
any other human being ON Ies lily?
His credulity vanished Cor so ia
thoueht) with his recollection that i.
was he, and not the alleged "Lopa.
who had suggested the word amber
Going over the Notifying. plain
facts of his experience. he found that
Mrs. Horner. er tie subdivision OF
Mrs. Horner known as ''Lopa." had
told him 10 think Of bell and OF 6
color. and that being furnished Will
these scientific deta. he had leareo
TO the conclusion that he Stoke with
Isabel Amberson
For q moment he had believed tina:
Isabel was there. believed that she
was close 10 him. entreating hlm-en
treating him 'to be kind" But Will
this recollection a strange agitation
came upon him. After all, had she
not spoken 10 h'rns II his own IN
known consciousness had told the
"psychlc's" unknown consciousness
how to make the picture of the pref
~ brown-haired. brown-eyed lady,
very soul called To him ovt OF his
own true memory OF kerF
and as the train roared through the |
darkened evening he Looked out be- t
yond his window. and sEiiy her as he /
had seen her on his jGarney, few /
dayE a-1@an ethereal figure flying be- /
side the train. but nov It seemed tie |
him that she kept her face toward his +
window with nm infinite wistfulness.
"-To be kind - If it had beea T
Isabel, was that what she would have I
said? If she were anywhere, and cOufd |
come TO him through the invisible wall, /
what would be the first thing she
would say to him?
All. well enough, and perhaps bit
terly enough. he knew the answer to
that question. ITO be kind"-tc
George!
red cap at the station
when he arrived. Ieaped for his bag
abandoning another which the Pail
man porter had handed him. ''Yessuh.
Mist Morgan. Yessuh. You car wait.
n front the station fer you. Mist Nor.
gan. sub 20
And people in the crowd about the
gates turned TO stare, as he passed
through. whispering. That's Morgan"
Outside, the neat CHAUFFEUR stood
II the door OF the touring car Ike
soldier in whipcord.
'Flf not 20 home now, Harry" said
eugene, when he had got Es Drive
o the City hospital"
Yes. sir" the man returned. Miss
-ucy's there. She said she expected
-oud come there before you Went
lome."
"She did,"
eS. SIT.
Eugene stared. Il suppose Mr. Nina
er must be pretty bad" he said.
Yes, sir. l understand he's liable
o get well. though. SIR" He moved
lis lever into high speed, and the car
vent through the heavy traffic like
ONE fast, faithful beast that knew its
7ay about, and-knew its masters need
f haste. Eugene did not speak again
ntil they reached the hospital.
Fanny met him in the upper CORR
or, and took him to an open door
He stopped on the threshold
tartled for. from the waxen face OF
he pillow, almost It seemed the eyei
f Isabel herself were looking at him
avnt. hpfnrn had the rnSernhIannn he.