The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-05-20

Now she was looking after Allan as
her duty was.
Wallis beamed from against the
d~oor-post, his tray in his hands.
Mrs. Harrington. it's one of the
best sleeps Mr.. Allan's had. Four
hour straight, and the sleeping still,
if broken, till s. And still taking
interest in things. Oh, ma'am you
should nave heard him yesterday on
the train, as furious as furious! It
was beautiful"
Then his spine wasn't Jared" said
Phyllis thoughtfully. Wallis, | be-
lieve there was more nervous shock
and ervon depression than ever the
doctors realized. And l believe all
he needs us to be kept happy, to be
much, much better. Wouldn't it be
wonderful if he got so he could move
freely from the waist up? l believe
that may happen if we can keep him
cheered and Interested"
Wallis looked down at his tray.
yes, ma'am," he said. Not to speak
i'll of the dead, Mrs. Harrington, the
late Mrs. Harrington was always saw
ing My poor stricken boy and things
like that-Do not jar him with ILL
timed light or merriment' and re-
minding him how bad he was. And
she certainly didn't jar him with any
merriment, ma'am."
What were The doctors thinking
about?' demanded Phyllis indig-
nantly.
We'll. ma'am, they did all sorts of
things to poor Mr.. Allan for the first
year or SO. And then, as nothing
helped. and they couldn't find out
what was wrong to have paralyzed him
SO. he begged to have them stopped
hurting him. So we haven't had one
for the past five years"
II think a masseur and a wheel
chair are the next things to get" said
Phyllis d%ecisively. "And remember,
Wallis. there's something the matter
with Mr.. Allan's shutters. They won't
always close the sunshine out as
they should"
Wallis almost winked, il an elderly,
mutton-chopped servitor can be i'm
agined as winking.
mo. ma'am," he promised. Some
thing wrong with 'em. I'll remem-
Der, ma'am."
Phyllis went singing on down the
sunny old house, swinging her col
ored muslin skirts and prancing a
little with sheer Joy Of being rs, and
prettily dressed, with a dear house
all her own. and-yes-a dear Allan
a little her own. too! Doing well for
q man what another woman has done
badly has q perennial. Joy for 6. Ger
tain type Of woman, and this was
what Phyllis was in the very midst
Of. She pranced a little more, and
came almost straight up against q
long old mirror with gilt cornices.
which had come with the house and
was staying with it Phyllis stopped
and looked critically at herself.
IT haven't taken time yet to DO
pretty" she reminded the girl in tho
glass. and began then and there to
take account Of stock, by way Of
beginning. Why-a good deal had
0Uuo 1Sen1 LEX Ad1r na0 peeu
washed and summed and summed and
washed about every 10 minutes since
she had been away from the library.
It WINS springy and three shades
more golden. She had not been rush.
ing out in all weathers unveiled. MOI
washing hastily with hard water and
cheap library soap eight or 10 times
q day. because private houses art
comparatively clean places. So hel
complexion had been getting back
%unnoticed. a good deal Of its origina,
country ACKNOWLEDGMENT. with a it'll.
gold-glow underneath. And the tirel
heaviness was gone from her eyelids
because she had ~scafcely used hel
ayes since she had married Allan
there had been too much else to do
The little frown lines between TIL,