Evening star., 1921-09-11
you tell her John Dredd has been here

you tell her John Dredd has been here
: The girl moved. The young mar
and closed the door. Once more Nor
ley Smith wet his hand and moistened
the girls forehead. She opened heI
| eyes. looked at Morley Smith dazedly
Then en-. she sat w. her her feet .t sat
was to put her hand to her hair.
1T tainted" she said.
quite sou said Morley Smith
( "Jove. yes!"
The girl placed her hands on the
edge Of the couch. not attempting to
Il feel queer" she said. Let me
sit here a minute. and I'll feel all
right, I guess. I'm sort Of weak. you
see I've been sick" she explained
come yet?" =, -,
not know who she was, but the
girl evidently referred to the person
] in the room across the hall, the per-
child, whoever the child had been
The girl leaned forward: breathing a
little hard. and letting her chin rest
And he hasn't been here YETI. she
"Whos" asked Morley Smith. John
AS il the sehock were greater than
a splash of icy water, the girl sal
straight, her eyes suddenly alive
again: She put her hand on Morley
what do you know about JohI
Dredd?" she asked tensely. Hes not
here? He hasn't been here?
What her emotion was that caused
! thrilling feeling. Morley Smith could
not know. He thought he detected
fear-an overwhelming fear.
Il say" he said. you don't see him
in the room here, WHAT?
moved her hand from his arm.
Il don't get things clear yet" she
said. "I'm dizzy yet. think: Yoy
did say John Dredd. didn't you! TEL
me! Please tell harn me- n;la Has fa,ntee ne eesa
| You're a bit of your head yet
what?" said Morley Smith. "1magin'
ing things. what"'
For answer the girl struggled tx
she had put out a hand and sup.
ported herself by holding to Morley
Smiths arm. She stood thus mo.
ment and then leaned against him
closing her eyes and swaying; ns. ..,a
effort. You must get her away be.
fore father comes back. She VIII g
with you. You'll tell her it will be al
right. Tell her~tell her I've found found
one. Braiding carpet rags! Tell hel
it is good Job and that the money
will be enough to take care Of me In
hospital , She wi viii g go O., with ndx 70, 9,
have money to send me to the hos
pital. And she will not be any trou.
BILE to them. Just some rags torn up
SO she can braid them. and she will
- Ak oil ~
need only remind her that she is do:
ing it to keep me in the hospital. II
she forgets: They can tell her I an
getttiing, g, well. and she will sit ane
She took a step toward the door
but the door opened and a woman
stood in it.
uCOME. in, mother" the girl said
~ but the words were not neces.
sary, for the woman did not hesitate
! She might have been hfty, but sht
looked older. her dark hair being
streaked with gray and her counter.
ance pinched and pallid. She crossed
the room to Morley Smith, her thin
hands clasped against her breast, and
looked up Into his face with the, pitt.
fully questioning look OF . child II
ut is all right, mother" the cir
gan san1Mr. ls1.'qi Franei. Cardigan. 1 told
you about him-don't you remember
mother? He is going to show yot
where the work is, the easy work YOU
can do to earn SO much money, so
can be we'll"
The poor creature looked from Nor.
ley Smith to her daughter ana bacl
But it was a woman. she sait
falteringly. "It was q woman
Wasn't It q woman!'
She appealed to her daughter. trou'
BILE in her eyes. The girl drew thu
letter from her pocket
II said it was a woman. mother
| the girl answered. See, I though,
the name was Frances. mother.
The woman took the latter In hel
hand and held 1t, but did not Iool
at 1t. Instead, she questioned hei
daughters eyes. and shA saw truth II
| them. ,
.Yes; let US 60 at once. she said
eagerly. "Get me my hat, Mary; !
have . hat. haven't II II doesn't mat.
ter. Take me quicklys l. must &c,
to work." she begged. appealing t.
] Morley Smith. II muat earn 4 grea1
dAAl Of money. for Mary must go t.