Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-05

shark LIGHT for a picnic last sunday.
RachaAi has little Brock Pickering
down there now; he's q. nice HILLS
chan. vounger than our Katrina
Jim;s age. The %youngster Is in para
disc, sure enough, and putting on ON
weight at a. great rate"
II didn't know he was there" var
rem said slowly. Like her-to Lake
him in. wisl, T had been there-s- =.
Sunday. wish to the LORD tha1 ~
was all a horrible drean1!
He stopped and sat silent. ookin
gloonily at the floor. his whole nsure'
George thought. indicating = broken
and shakned SPIRIT
well, Magsic's settled, At least.
said George after a silence,
though Warren said, as Rachael
had said. she is settled without my
moving; there's no way in which 1
can ever make Rachael feel that !
would have moved" Again his voice
sank into silence, but presently he
reused himself. Tive come back to-
work. George" he said with a quiet
decision Of manner that George found
new and admirable. That's all I can
do now. II she. ever forgives me
J but she's not heskind that forgtves.
she's not .weak-Rachael. But any.
way, / can work. I'll go to the old
house, for the present and get things
in order. And you drop a hint to
Alice, when she talks to Rachaei.cthat
I'VE not got anything to. say. Iilanot
annoy her"
Georges heart ached for him as
Warren suddenly covered he~face
with his hands. Warren had always
been the adored younger brother to
him, Warren's wonderful fingers over
the surgical table, a miracle that gave
their owner the right to claim what
lever human weaknesses and failings
he might, as a balance. George had
never thought him perfect. as So
much of tho world thought him. to
George, Warren had always been a
little more than perfect. a machine
Of inspired surgery, un~derbalanced hi
many ways that in this one supreme
way he might be more than human.
George had To struggle for what he
achieved; Warren achieved by divine
right. The ONE were in the right
of it now. George conceded, they had
the argument. But Of course they
didn't understand thing like that
had nothing to do with. Warren's
wife; Rachael wasn't brought into the
question at all. And Lord! when all
was said and lone .Warrep was War
rem, and professionally the biggest
figure in Georges world.
"I don't suppose you feel like TAX
ing sHudson's work." said George.
now. Hes crazy to get away. and
he was telling me yesterday that he
didn't see himself breaking out of it.
Mrs. Hudson wants. to so to her own
people. in Montreal, and l suppose
Jack would be glad to 60. too
Take it in a. .minute!"" Warren said,
his whole expression changing. "Of
course I'll take it. I'm going to
spend this afternoon getting things
into shape at tho house, and think
I'll drop round at<the hospital about
five. But l a start right in tomor~
row."
ut isn't too muchc" George asked
~affcctionately. ~
TOO much? It's the only thing
will save my reason, 1 think"
Warren answered, and after that
George said no more.
The two men lunchcd together, and
, dined together, five times a week,
with a curious change from old tines:
1t was Warren who listened, ana
t George who did the talking now. They
talked of cases chiefly, for Warren
was working day and night. and
thought of little else than his work.
but once or twice, as September
waned. and October moved toward Ats
close, there burst from him an occa-
stonal inquiry as to his wife. -
y Twill. she lever forgive me,
George?" Warren, asked one coor
autumn dawning when the two men
were walking away from the hospital
under the fading stars. Warren had
commenced an operation just before
midnight, 1t was only concluded
now. and George. who had remained
; beside him for sheer admiration of
his daring and his skill, had suggest.
ed that they walk for a while, and
shake off tho atmosphere Of ether and.
OF pain. ITS a time like this I miss
her" Warren said. ~ took it all Tor
granted, then. But after such a. night
as this, when I would go home in
those first years. and creep into bed.
she was never too sleepy to rouse. and,
ask me how the case went, she never.
failed to see that the house was quiet
: the next morning, and she'd bring in
my tray herself-Lord. a woman like
that, waiting on mel" ..
George shook his head but did not
sfNN" AHsy walked an eChOiny.
block or two in silence.
George, l need my WIFE" Warren
Isaid then. There isn't an hour Of nv
Z life that some phase Of our life to.
gether doesn't come back to me and
wiring my heart. I don't want anti
{ thing else-ourr son our fireside. Dur
interests together. I've heard her
voice ever since. And I'm changed.
George. not in, what l always believed
because I know right from wrong
and always have. but I don't believe
IN myself any more. want NV kids
: TO be taught laws-not their own
} laws, want to so on my knees to.
my gill; -.
His voice thickened suddenly, aud
they walked on with an attempt on,
either side to end the silence for -
long time. The city streets We're wet
from a rain, but day was breakinr In
= hopeful pearl and rose.
Il can say this" said George -
last: I believe that she needs von
as much as you do her. Bur H..
Continued In tomorrov
Evenings Herald.