The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-24

her, u don't know whether
like such q proposition or not.
"a seems to me It Is bit unusual
10 say the laset. Z
III. Acton spoke quickly and
afI5Iously. 1T is unusual, but
fFlf Gray said you were gape
56oush to accept It. hope you
59tlls Ny boy is in bad shape
never has recovered from tnat eX,
I peFience over seas; and what !
went you to do Is TO be company
iffoF tim-take his mind off him
SAL; and ! know you can ne
lopked at her thoughttuliy.
CLEAN OF mischief sparkled IN
51oris' eyes. what makes you
think / can?"
wen, You are very pretty and
Bob
shan let hi mmake love to
ma iist 4 little'" she Queried.
GOOD heavens! No. that" He
sfsnrnered and stopped.
ssshe laughed Forgive me for
fSasinE YOU Yes will 60 and see
what L can do. It's good cause,
and Il can cheer him up will"
Good no said, relieved. y
,ysill send my car for you this af'
ternoon."
$40 met Or. Gray, the hospital
surgeon. He put his big but skill
fiji hands on her shoulder and
looked at her with quizztcal eyes
Now, lass, you are going on an
unusual assignment and don't you
ret into mischief" he warned her.
slff'ye been In love with you for
pears and / don't want to lose
sou !"
She smiled up to the lined face
OF. the veteran surgeon. 4 see.
AI'Il be good. Honest"
she made her preparations in a
mood Of curiosity. What and
whom was she going to find? How
would he welcome her and how
successful would she be in helping
him patch up his view Of life?
Three hours later Mr.. ACtoE
Vas giving her his last instruc
tfon outside the door beyond which
her patient was to be found.
~ have found
@"I have not told him you were
coming and do not know how is
will welcome You. and please do
not let him guess our little plot. 7"
the o!tRer man urged with some
Embarrassment.
She nodded. "I'll handle him II
he doesn't bite me--and ! guess
Me WON'T"
She opened tho door softly and
found hlrself in room whose
northeI,; side was screened and
opened TO q wonderful view Of thc
mountains view that made her
3Tause. Then her eyes dropped &c
q long fIgure-unusually Ions she
decided stretched out in q loung,
III. gchair and asleep. She bert
over and studied the sleeping
silihn's face. "Quite handsome IN
its way, she decided to herself:
5thnc she saw the marks unon i
'of nervous tension and ritied him.
ySIc backed off and sat down
faktng from her bag bit Of knit
tins. She planned to startle him a
iiittle with his discovery; but she
WAS the one to be startled; for,
sthfning later to look at him; she
saw a pair Of brown eyes weary
IN spite OF the amusement in them
Idditaly atudyinS her.
Il He spoke first. Are you real
iur rnake.believe?"
you will find am very real
young man. when begin to boss
syop around, and I'm going to he
gin now" she announced.
IslFls was very much afraid he
would demand the reason for her
unlimited appearance. SO she gave
him no time for thought on thai
matter; and later on he seemed
sto assume that she was part OF
the scheme that had been tried in
the effort to win him back to his
old self
b AS the days went by the process
OF treatment SHE was using gave
her some question. She leased
him and tantalized him from his
dark moods OF dependency, in.
weighed him into doing things he
sfefused to do at first. angered him
ana once came very near to giving
.iip; but her sppnk was aroused
and she, as she, phrased It
The black dangerous mood.
i1aIGqad SLOWLY SHE knew she was