The Raymer enterprise., 1920-09-23

slightest uss IN Armstrong; lettering
dlsconsolately In the nelghborhood; 1t
had maximum capacity Of two. Eur.
thermore, It was removed BY several
feet from the nearest listening post.
He was 80 close to her that their
sleeves touched: he looked into the
beautiful eyes which were NO clear, 30
unsuspecting; and his will swayed
perilously. Had he prepared 80 long
and savagely for his requital. only to
lose his impetus at almost the first
glance Of those brown eyes? He re-
Elected thai there was nothing to pre-
vent him from being a good salesman
and from renewing his prediction for
Carol at the same time. The idea Of
courtlng her again. In his false char
acter. was highly dramatic.
Il know you won't misunderstood
me-" he said. his heart shaking. "and
l hope that You won't consider It as
too presumptuous-but-the other day
you spoke Of Dicky Morgan as q very
dear friend Of yours. Miss Durant.
want to do everything In the world l
can for you. and he was my dear
friend us well as yours. I'm not dis
loyal to him. or to you. or to myself
but ! should like more than can ever
tell you to feel that l had done my ut.
most to take his place. No one can do
that literally am not 20 vain-but
feel. and have felt from the time we
met each other. Dlcky would have
wanted Us to be friends"
"That's-that's wonderfully thought.
full Of you" said Carol. softly. .And
:. and think he would have wanted
that II he'd known. ;" Her
eyes were suspiciously dim and Hi.
llards loneliness dissolved Into
great spesm Of longing which held
him and shook him and left him weak
with impotence
Then III stay in Syracuse" he said
abruptly. 'Provided-provided you
won't be offended II I do have to want
to know you for yourself-just little
selfshly. I'm afraid that Isn't very
clear-It's difficult to separate it-but
you see"
Don't try to explain" she said. sub
dued. II know how hard all this must
he for you-and | think perhaps you
need my friendship as much a. need
yours"
Before be could reply. there was
autrer Of Understandable gracefulness
before them. Angela was courtesying
In neck obeisance to the floor. Behind
her. Wnrlng was watching her pos
sesslyely.
III your maiesties will wake up half
n second" she said, "everybody's going
to walk up around the Sedgwick farm
tract to get some fresh alr. Coming?"
As they stood together. drenched
with regret for the condolences that
might forever remain unsaid. q maid
appeared In the doorway.
"Please. ma'am." she said breath
lessly. sits the Western Unlon-for
Mr.. Hllliard."
Right In my study" called the doc
tor, hurrying. "Just across the hall.
There you are!" and ushered him Into
the sanctum and considerably closed
the door.
Despite the urgent summons which
the average person feels under such
circumstances Hilliard was astonish.
ingly tardy In sitting down to the re-
ceIver. For one thing he was still
vibrating from his recent stress Of
passion; for another he knew pretty
certainly what the message was goip,
to be, and for a third. he was sop,
what emotionally under the spell Of
the doctors room. Hilllard had spent
4 hundred hours In Unpleasant hours,
so that lnvoluntarily yielding to its
kindly atmosphere, and all that the at.
mosphcre implied, he took time to sur
vey all four walls before he took up
the receiver. And after he had lis
tened to the telegram. and ordered q
copy mailed to him In care Of Mr.. Gull
len, he took time to survey those walls
again, more closely; and this was
partly for their intrinsic significance,
and partly because his feelings were
so fresh and tender that he dreaded to
return at once to the gathering which.
as whole. couldn't be expected to de-
fer to them. His eyes fell upon the
doctors desk. wandered and suddenly
focused hard and plerclngly. He
went over to the desk and slowly put
out his hand and lifted up small pho
tograph In a metal frame.
well, I'll be darned!" said Hllliard.
Just above q whisper. The turning Of
the doorknob reused him; he wheeled
with the photograph still In his hand.
"Hello!" said Doctor Durant. cheer
fully. Get your message all rlghti
What's that you've found7 Oh. yes
Dicks picture"
billiard swallowed hard, and found
that his voice was queerly out Of con.
troll.
"It's-it's the same one"
"Yes-it's the same as the one you
brought back. I've had 1t there ever
since he gave II to me-"
He took It gently from billiards
hand; replaced 1t on the desk. How
that boy would have made good II he
had lived" said the doctor. In an un-