South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-15
ITIF WAY NIADGE STOPPED
DIR. PTTTTTS ACCUSATIONS

DIR. PI-TTIT'S t~AlIONS
stared with ucreduious amaze
msrf at Dr. Pe.c- as Claire Fosters
name came from Dos thin lips There
was curious slawr.s- Of .utouauou
co. b.s voice. bc,ray.ne the hi.-ern.ss
which was his toward tHa beautiful
breezy. Young western -.ri 20 who-l
no had been 60 devoted The amac'
before
1-ou must be mad. ] said firmly
although bis accusation aEa.uss
D.ckr absurd as 30 seemed bad s-'
rrv hammers ar memory Ieat.a5
upon my brain. and Z recalled lnc-
GentF 90 the summer before t-dir@
enough .U themselves hrt which %
tho EEh- OF trc puy -iclaH- start .-us
assert. 0u-I pulled myself up >h'si
az this point flashed ms answer uE-
Gncn.nEiv. III sou are not -neH
soar statement IS au insult no'A So
Ml7s Foster and my husband
a slow 81 30 of sai' red rose ia n-,
ssllow cheeks and h.- teeth 0.osea
on his lower Zip so strongly t1at I
saw a Geck OF crimson upon &c. Iha-
ne was making mighty EFFORT Cd
control his temper was patent ana
despite the dlsQuiet which his qIefF
had brought. ] felt en- unnoly cuIios-
itv 10 see whether De would succeed
Or fail ia his struggle % master Ms
emotion.
you Presume Too Greatly
tI-au-not-ma he ga.
slowly at last rou--arr--''
he stopped abruptly and wen. ON
after an instant mere rapidly.
"You always have believed 5H~t
dastardly husband Of yours. no mat
ter what evidence wl- brought ~
you. DE said If YOU had 7ssslte }
n you-eelf years 1so he mirhf not now
- exercising has Gamnabie fa-e.ua'
tious upon a foolish young gir.'
who
sprang 90 my feet again. my
patience at an end. aud rushed pas
the excited physician before he cou'd
step me. pausing only with my hand
upon the doorknob
81 viii listen 20 this nonsense 20
longer" said remor-elvss-y smO;h-
erlrg longing Within me 90 hear
him.to the end. "NoU presume too
greatly. DR. Petit even upon your
long friendship and association with
us. There are things which 1 per-
nit no one TO- say. and what ytG
have just intimated is one of them
and let me add something else.
7 exclaimed. Miss Foster Us a thor
oughIy good and charming girl, ana
j like her. but she is no shy. shunk-
ing. wo6dslde violet She is i'm no
danger from the destinations of any
obs he t.
mated
7 fairly slammed The door behind
mo as Or Petit. with frowuing and
distorted face. started toward me.
Then. utterly regardless or my rude
ness. I ran upstairs go my own room,
and locked the door. leaving him 10
find his own way out or wait for
Lillian to usher him out. as he
pleased ] heard her quick footsteps
outside my door and counted their
progress down tho stairs. Then for
several minutes while 7 lay prone
upon my bed. trying TO shut from
my mind the things Dr. PETITE had
said. there was silence.
What Memory Brought.
h The violent closing Of the front
fdcar brought me 20 a sitting posture.
and I listened breathlessly 10 Liz
Ians returning footsteps. She halt
ed for am instant outside ms room,
and I knew that I Fad but 10 whi--
per her name 90 bring her ready
sympathy and resour.efulness 20 me-
But j had no doubt that Dr. Pctdt
had told her wha, he had just en-
deavored 10 re-ate 90 me- and fe!.
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