The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

WINGED, has nothing to do with it. II you
are In no hurry to return TO your wireless
house. wait for me here"
with all the pleasure in the world,
said Nivette. The room is warm, the wine
good. What more can Q man WANT!
THE doctor walked to the Rue des GAIL
i loux. He could not explain to himself
why this unexpected call aroused in him an
interest which amounted almost u excite
ment. Possibly the quality Of the voice
which he had heard over the telephone had
appealed to him, possibly the counteraction
had set in. At any rate, he found himself
on the doorstep of the house in the Rue des
CaillouI in an astonishinsly short time.
He was admitted by Madame Corton ner-
self At frst sight, in the dim light OF
the hall, she seemed too young and girlish-
looking to have had q son old enough to
die in the great cause. But when, mo-
ment later, Lescaut sat with her in a room
where the light was stronger, he perceived
her to be q woman whose youth survived,
indeed, but il had been subdued by sor-
row. Her brown eyes met his with an en-
gazing candor, and her voice-yes, 1t was
her voice that had suddenly reused him.
What did il recall?
81 rang you up at this late hour, Dr.
Lescaut," she said, because my daugh-
ter would see no one but you.'
81 am honored, madame"
ITO be quite frank, have not the least
idea Why she has need Of q doctor"
'It is my business to discover that"
k.i1 y. IN,
a steady scrutiny that would have embar
raised him IL it had been. as 1t were, less
confding. Her eyes, like her voice, seemed
to call to some elusive memory.
Pauline is very young" she said. EAT
eighteen one may suffer from maladies which
even science does not understand. 1t Is
possible that have not her full confidence.
Perhaps, DR.. Lescaut, she will be more
frank with you Come, you shall
see her. "
Lescaut followed Madame Corton with
the strange feeling that, though this was
doubtless q professional visit, its appeal
to him was entirely unprofessional. He
was not, in fact, interested in Madame Cor
tons daughter. though he was already pro-
svoodly interested in Madame Corton her
self. To have her as a patient flor the
slightest of indispodtions, Of course) would
have pleased. him immensely. He was so
intent on this theme Of Madame Corton that
when she opened q door, entered the room
beyond and said, Pauline, DR.. Lescaut
is here it was with difsculty that b,
wrenched his mind back to the fact Of tn,
sdsughter's existence. A moment later b,
found himself alone with his patient.
A GIRL had risen from a chair by tn,
n FIRE. She advanced a couple Of pace
with outstretched hand and then paused
Lescaut approached, bowed over the hant
and begged Nile Corton to be seated. Sh'
obeyed, and, as she sat looking up at him
he examined her face with a curiosity in
spired solely BY the desire to discove
whether she resembled her mother. Paulin
was unmistakably pretty and dainty an,
fresh, but Madame Corton was more thai
all this.
why do you look at me like that?' th
girl cried. do you suspect-''
'I suspect nothing" said Lescaut
"And Jet you look at me as though 70,
suspect, oh, all sorts Of thingsi" Paulin
held her hands over her eyes for a momen
and then, pointing to chair, commands
the doctor, with engaging imperiousness
to tahesit.
fDr. Lescaut, believe you to be goo
and q kind man." she said. -
''The belief is hattering. but the question
is, am good doctor3"