The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-22

hurried up the walk at so rapid a pace that it was for this reason that Mary failed to see, as she peeped from an upstairs window, just who had come.
 The first indication of her caller was a short note-not a personal card-scribbled upon the leaf of d notebook. It read:
 q am here. Will you see me?'
 Mary's fingers became nerveless- so nerveless that 1t was an effort to hold the small missive.
 Excitement
 Her afternoon gown. impeding her progress, she caught it with both hands as she fairly flew to her grand mothers room, leaving the astonished servant standing agape in her bou- doir door.
 Grandmother, grandmother - the terrible man is here. Oh, please, darling, let me arrange your hair just to do something to quiet my nerves until I can greet him coolly"'
 She began to tumble with her grandmother's tresses Mrs. Trevor submitting with the patience of the old to young peoples fancies.
 But what have you done with him, my dear?'
 Mary gave a little gasp. coming to herself
 oh, heavens! I left Henry stand. lnS in the door, so I guess the poor creature is draped in a chair right where the family may fall over him. Oh, l must get him out of sight quickly. He must be terriblen'
 She fled from the room impetuous- iy to find Henry still waiting. wondering. What done tuck Miss Mary"
 It was unlike her to fly off at such a tangent.
 rake the man at once to the little slttlnG room upstairs. Tell him to wait. Then Henry. come back so you help Grandmother Trevor to the sit- ting room. She has touch of rheumatism"
 A Doctor
 Henry, unable to account for guests Tn the little sitting room except for very special private conferences made up his mind Bob was phy- sician who had been summoned to attend Grandmother Trevor@ and so as is the habit of many servants who feel they are privileged, he hovered around Bob, after he had escorted him upstairs, to relate how Grand ma Trevor wasn't doin' so we'll to- day, dat rheumatism mighty nigh gettin' the best of her"
 Bob thanked his stars for this bit of news.
 If Grandmother Trevor was coming down, he felt he had at least one topic he could begin on which was perfectly safe and not be resented Grandmother had lived long time, too She understood. must under stand life. Bob loved the old. They always seemed so wise. He recall ed, with great joy. how Annette had related that Grandmother Trevor was the dearest old. young lady in the world"
 Already the cookies of Bob's hear, had been warmed toward her.
 But sickness of soul was the par amount feeling within him.
 How different, how totally diff ferent, this meeting must be from one his artistic sense would have planned!
 Cupid has certainly led me over lost trails and a rough road he decided bitterly; while Henry, find ing his gossip.ng met with what he considered encouraging silence, pro- ceeded to tip the doctor off to "shure chores" for rheumatism he had seen tried on white and black, and which had proven irresistible.
 Bob welcomed the monotone. II was much better than being left quite alone to thoughts.
 Waited LenEfhily
 When the negro had finally gone. Bob waited for what seemed to him an hour, the house being apparent ly deserted.
 The reason was that Mary could not be content with her own per- sonal appearance after she had