Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-06-12
CHAPTER x-continued.

The doctor achieved a perfect cir
set. and beamed at IT.
something else?"
q good deal else" said Hilliafd, alb
.+rocted. But that's no reason for
T. 10 bother you with it. didn't know
was so apparent"
Silence.
4Ir.s not my habit" said the doctor
,resentIy. ito offer any advice unless
H. asked for it. Gratuitous advice
sevsr did anybody any good. And no.
hodv mikes it unless it costs some
sbnq-and not often then. And I'm
bother your regular physician nor
gonr confessor. But if had made
siaonosIs at this present minute I'd
L. that you need a preacher a great
a. more than you do doctor"
~ do" said billiard look
h. m sharply. only it's out
"a the question. Just personal things,
soet3r-nothing l can very well talk
sbout"
"yorr trouble" said Doctor Durant,
s,sn.t physical as much as it is spir-
stua,. It's nothing but taut nerves. It's
nothing but your struggle against the
restraints you put upon yourself. How
IA know? You've told me so .
avery time I've seen you. It's in your
fre, my boy. It's In your eyes. Con
stantlv. Aud 1t looks as though the
conference is about over be
cause If that isn't Carol coming up the
hens. nv cars aren't half as good as
they useI to be"
Both men were on their feet as she
rame in, swirling.
oh" she cried to Hilliard. 81
1idnt know you were coming up to-
hight. Suppose I'd missed your
He merely smiled, and made no an
aver; nor did he speak to her until
Bitter the doctor, protesting sudden
Desire for solitude, had waved them
AO5pitably out of the study into the
giving room. Carol was in the old ia
aliar corner of the sofa; Hilliard was
Standing by the fireplace, peering
Gown into the empty CRATE. He coughed
harshly, and an expression of utter
bopeleSsness crept into his eyes. He
burned abruptly.
well" he aid. "just how much
you'd You have cared if you had?"
There was stately old lamp stand
ing ar height behind the sofa its
Shadows were gracious and its light,
b It crept through a shade of painted
Eellum, touched Carol softly, in a
1ehcacy Of radiance which was infin-
itely caressing. Her hands We're lying
idle In her l2p she bent her head, and
Fiewei them studiously.
why, l should have cared a great
zeal" she said. I'm always dtsap-
pointed when | miss seeing a friend of
pine What makes you so pessimistic,
all Of q sudden?"
HlHard redeemed, and his eyes grew
Brighter.
friendship" he said tardily.
What an accordionlike sort of thing
h., isl"
Why Mr.. Hilllard" Her tone was
p the same time tuterrogatory and re-
proachful
Oh I'm not speaking of you" he
sa'a only of the thing itself.
big or little, close or distant
sad II hasn't anything to say about II
Your have to excuse mel
gas thinking out loud :"
Please DO" She said. "You were
r the way to be interesting. Think
cut loud some more"
hIdiard glanced sharply at her.
i'"e laugh at me !" he said, almost
oashiy' For heavens sake, don't
~ know thar the one time Won
'aidat laugh at man is when he
deserves ttyo
lafots attitude was vaguely less
fosges'iTe Of ease.
! WASH laughing at you" she said
truly But what YOU said was e.
ssss 50 queer"
"a, yes" billiards. accent was
s.E aat. 7 suppose it was. 1t must
0eeA I always seem Ia be
'.s oF less up in the air when come
- you don't 1? The last time we
sea about friendship"
nut that was at least month ago =.
s'1 hastily and in the mean.
s YOU'VE been just as nice and
81. eTT.a. as anybody. thought YOU
a over your troubles"
ss.''' illness wasn't what YOU
''' billiard swallowed hard
=, came up here. Miss Du.
,s1sd TOO long already Tvs Il + took : o9 ma
Jays to get my courage IN
a.. and now I'm mere
+. even know how to begin"
.71 heavily into the vacant
ana held out his palms with
gesture as though f. o ,v,
o- ~ imaginary blaze You
= sa.a absentiy. "Tour father ~
nj. ez.raordiaary man-very."
- compliment to the docto- had
e -....s5'e effect upon her: she
sags known that I'm
'ealize it, too