South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-24

someone Barry could not see. Barry
felt the instructive urge 20 call her
+ 90 raise himself
IIe WINGED with a sudden pain, a
sharp. yet aching throb 81 sSony
which involuntarily closed his eyes
and clenched tight his teeth untI .
should pass When he looked again,
che was gone. and the opening OF a
door in the next yoom told him
where. He sought TO move an arm
only again TO desist in pain. He
tried the other. and 10 responded
: The covers were lowered and Bar
rvs eyes stared down upon a band
aged, splinted left arm. Broken.
tie turned his head at the sound Of
a ice-hers-calling from the
doorway TO someone without.
Hes getting along fine. Ba'tiste.'
Barry liked the enthusiastic manner
"Ouil Heem no YER bad lie be all
right tomorrow"
That's good. It frightened me.
for him 20 be unconscious so long"
"Lemme see. fin him six o'clock.
Now-eet IS tho noon. Six hour.
ATsieu Thayer nc come in the min
ute He say he thing he know heem.'
The eyes Of Barry Houston sud
denly lost their curiosity. Thayer?
Barry had taken particular pains TO
keep from him the information that
he was anywhere except the East.
For t. had been Fred Thayer who
HAD caused Barry TO travel across
country in his yellow speedster
Thayer who
Gle say the M'sieu Houston, who
own the mill. had written him ne
was coming"
In tho other room. Barry Houston
blinked rapidly and frowned. He
had written Thayer nothing of the
sort.
The names of two persons flashed
/ across his mind, one TO be dismissed
Immediately, the other
"Pu fire Jenkins the minute I get
back" came vindictively. III"
He chokod his words.
A moment later
"How's the patient?' II was
Thayer's voice. the same Thayer
that he once had looked upon with
all the enthusiasm and pride Of boy
hood. but whom he now viewed with
suspicion and distrust.
Guess I'll go in and stay with him
until he wakes up. He's my boss,
YOU know-since the old man died
Within the bedroom, Barry Hous
ton gritted his teeth. Then, with a
sudden resolve, he rested his head
/ again on the pillow and closed his
eyes. Barry could feel that the man
was bending over him. studying him.
There came a murmur:
Wonder what the damn fool came
out here about? Wonder If he's
wise"
CHAPTER II.
II was with an effort that Houston
gave no indication that he had heard.
Before there had only been suspi-
cions and he had not hoped TO have
from the lips Of the man himself a
confession that conditions were not
right at the lumber mill of which
Barry Houston was the executive
head. But now
Thayer had turned away and evil
IDENTIFY sought a chair at the other
side Of the room. Barry remained
perfectly still. When at last he did
look up into the narrow. sunken
face, it was with eyes which carried
i'm them no light Of recognition.
I Thayer put forth a gnarled hand.
I'm Thayer. YOU knoW-Thayer,
your manager at the Empire Lake
mill"
Have I a manager"
The thin man drew back at this
and stood for moment staring
down at Houston.
Barry turned his head YEARLY
Il don't know what you are talk
/ ing about"
"You-don't-say. you're Barry
/ Houston. aren't you
40 Am u"
We'll. then. who are you?'
/ "I don't know myself"
Thayer turned and walked TO the
door
"Ba'tiste."
"Ah. ouii"
Mr.. Houston doesn't seem 70 be
able 10 remember who he IS"
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