Evening journal., 1922-04-24


did not notice II. Small OF build
and slight. yet vibrant with the
health and vigor that Is typical OF
those who live in the open places.
Dark blue eyes that snapped as she
looked out the window. watching
with evident eagerness to approach
Of someone Barry could not see.
Barry felt the instictive urge 10 call
TO her, 10 raise himself
He WINGED with a sudden pain, a
sharp, yet aching throb OF agony
which involuntarily closed his eyes
and clenched tight his teeth until
Il should pass. When he looked
again. she was gone, and the open
ing OF a door in the next room told
him where. He sought 10 move an
arm-Only again to desist in pain.
He tried the other. and Il responded.
The covers were lowered. and
Barry's eyes stared down upon
bandaged. splinted left arm. Broken.
He turned his head al the sound OF
a voice-hers-oalling from the
doorway to some one without.
Hes getting along fine, Ba'tiste."
Barry liked the enthusiastic man
ner.
"Oull Heem no YER bad. He be all
right tomorrow"
That's good. II frightened me,
for him TO be unconscious so long"
'Lemme see. I'm him six
o'clock. Now-eet Is the noon. Six
hour. M'sieu Thayer he come in the
minute. lie say 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 It had been Fred Thayer who
had caused Barry TO travel across
country In his yellow speedster
| Thayer who
Tie say the M'sieu Houston. who
own the mill, had written him he
was coming"
In the 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 20 be dismissed
| Immediately. the other
I'll fire Jenkins the minute I get
back" came vlndictively. I'll"
He choked his words.
A moment later
'How's the patient?" Il 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 4"
Within the bedroom. Barry Hous-
ton grltted 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
Z came out here about2 Wonder II
he's wiser"
CHAPTER H.
II was with an effort that Hous-
ton gave no indication that he had
heard. Before there had been only
suspicious and he had not hoped to
have from the lips OF the man him
self 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 evi-
IDENTIFY sought a chair az the other
side OF the room. Barry remained
perfectly still. When at last he did
look up into the narrow. sunkon
face, II was with eyes which carried
IN them no light OF recognition.
Thayer put forth a gnarled hand.
I'm Thayer, you know-Thayer,
your manager at the Empire Lake
mill"
"Have a manager7"
The thin man drew back at this
and stood for a moment staring
down at Houston.
Barry turned his head wearily.
IT don't know what you are talk
ing about"
"You-don't-say you're Barry
Houston. aren't you?'
1T Am II"
well. then. who are your"
"I don't know myself"
Thayer turned and walked to the
door.
"Ba'tiste."
"Ah. ouii"
Mr.. Houston doesn't seem to be
able to remember who he is."
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