The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-28

Ing. ana rive como up 20 town sps-
ciaiiy 20 sec Iddicr. the spinal man.
about her. He can help me. ZEN
cost money. Of COURSE but that man
Sherney---"
Ola Ferre~on flung out his hand
professionally.
SHE'D rather die than 20 back
to him. Eurtace."
Myers made an impatient gesture'
sentiment aside--he was Just q 600
tor.
Rubbish An women ssy thsy
want 70 die n they have 20 put up
with . little pain She won't ssy 90
when shes up ana about again I
wired 20 fddicr. and I'm going on
there after lunch. want 70 get
him down 20 Bcdmund 10 go her"
Have you told her"
Yes. and she cried" Myerv pisas
ant face contracted into = frvwn.
She's weak. Of course. but can't
allow nonsense IT'S my duty 70
pull her round II possible: but 7
can't quite make her out. She got
hold Of my hand and begged me to
leave her alona. 4 DON'T want 70
get WALL don't want to- she aid.
over and over again There must
be soma reason for n. ghssnsy1s .
bruts. I know--bus he isnt ~ had -
al that Ther1s another reason !
wish I knew what u wAA I ashsA
her about that wedding riss-1f she
vas maFried--who the fslicw wAs--
ana she wouldn't epsn her ifpsi some
young blackgsiard. III wager. !
wish I could find out VINO he b.
Thrws . hunchhAck who hangs
round. % Nfrn Fowler tails me. He
can't b the husband. gure1yf-
-of course not" Ola rergssson
spoke with su1dsn impatisncs. Or.
Myers stared.
How % you inews Ysu hssssr
sssn himr'
NO. How could I hive donsf nut
that child would hardly marry .
hunchhack--
"ons never knows what . woman
win do said Myers gs1miy. But
IN stake my life there's some n1ys-
tsry about II all
'sYou seem very Interested" aid
Mr.. Fergerson dryiy.
Z ami So II Brenda She came
over with mssthis morning. I've tDld
her to try and get the gtri 10 con-
fids IN hsr-wonsn Win oftsn ten
each other <hings. Brenda has her
own i6sas on ths subject ALREADY.
She says she believes the g1r1 IL
married 70 some man above her sta
tion--somebody who 10 perhaps
Ashamed Of her" He laughed.
Fergerson felt perturbed; he had
not reckoned on Brsnda's interior
once.
AT any rate" Myers pursued. eml
phaticaliy. ''ths fellow ought to be
found. The girl admitted to me
eventually that she was married.
when she saw took Il for granted
that she was. She begged me not
to tell anyone. I shsn't. Of courss--
except you and Brenda. asked her
to let mo know who he was. 70 that
could send for him"
And what did she sayf~
"she said" answered the rector re
iuctantly. 1T he cared anything
for ma he'd have been here all tho
time An unAnswerahls argument.
eh7'
Old Fergerson made no reply, no
was carefully selecting = Cigar from
the open boz on tho tab1s.
Anyway" Myers ratified on
cheerfuiiy. TN back Brsnda to find
n all out II she Doesn't. no woman
can. chr"
Old FerHerson smiled rather sadly;
he remembered tho wistfiil eyes and
firm mouth Of Rorie's poor little
wife. and. somehow, no did not think
that Brcnda--or any other woman
could make her tell the secret which
she had given him her promise to
keep.
DR.. Myers ana Mr. Ferserson
lunched together.
Myers was taikative and elated;
to old Fergerson's watchfui eyes
there seemed soms4hing underlying
his natural interest In Roderick Brit.
Va WIN. no GOulu Hpt Tfu HlnkHeH
,of the feeling that there was some
deeper reason for his apparent anx-
iety that she should receive the best
advice and attention ana make q
complete recovery.
when the meal was over, and tho
two mon were smoking on either
side Of tho fire. old Fergerson ques-
ffaucH hfa friend
II can't help thinking" he aid.
slowly. that you're not falling me
quito everything there h to know
about this case. know how keen
you are on your work. but Isn't
there something else prompting yotf
to take al this interest IN this un.
known girl?"
Myers flushed and frowned.
Trust n lawyer 10 ferret things
out" he said. with pretended wrath;
then he laughed. II suppose I may
as well own up" he said. resign ediy.
The truth IL. Teddy. that like you.
can't bear tho idea Of the child
going back TO the circus. It's 4 dogs
life for = woman, and I've BEEN won
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