The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-29

oDoue ~ 4ou Stll MN
out. He said to me, when I saw him
last, that he had never expected you
to tell him anything" And after
spending few minutes more upon
him In argument and reinsurance, she
exclaimed, out Of full heart, "Oh,
Henry, Pm glad you're back in the
bank 1t makes one less person l
have to worry about, anyhow"
He had begun to smile over the
touch of evaporation which was un-
mistakably mingling with her good
will for him, when he saw in flash
that she was seriously worrying over
some one else
I'm going to have dinner tonight
with Tri1 and her husband They're
In town and it's their wedding ami
versary. I've got to make up my mind
what to say to her about it, or wheth-
er to say anything. OF course he's her
father, and
You see, Joe's disappeared from
that place Doctor Bennett took him
for his cure. Just-vanished. With.
out leaving trace Well, of course,
that's the way Joe would do it IL he
did 1t at ALL"
"How long ago?" Henry asked.
Tuesday; after breakfast, some
time. They notified Doctor Bennett
that night, and he came straight
around to me. -Four days ago, that is,
you see'
-Four days. Henry repeated som.
berry "He couldn't vanish, could he?
There's a lake right near that place,
isn't there, JennieY'
That's what Doctor Bennett Is
nearly out of his head about. That's
one of the things. He never killed
himself Henry. I'm perfectly sure he
didn't. No, that isn't feminine intui-
ton. l always knew he meant to run
of. He had me bring him hundred
and fifty dollars in currency that morn
Ing, on the qulet."'
ut strikes me as rather funny YOU
did that" Henry demonstrated.
She gave short laugh. 'It didn't
strike Bennett as funny. He pretty
near took of my head. But I'd like
to know why shouldn't have done it.
Joe's not criminal nor a maniac,
He wouldn't have gone to that place
If he hadn't been too tired to argue
about 1t. He can cure himself In his
own way. Why, Henry, he quit drink
ing for whole week down there in
New York, right In the thick of every
thing. Then something happened to
him-he didn't tell me what-and he
began again. I think he's gone away
to cure himself now. Anyhow. he'd
never have taken a hundred and fifty
dollars If he'd meant to jump in the
lake. You can see that"
whats being done to find himr'
Henry asked.
The muscle in Jennie's jaw defined
itself. mot thing" she said. That's
what Bennett and have been fighting
about / won't have 1t, Henryl II
he wants to disappear it's his own
business. He can 60 where he likes,
and come back when he gets ready. OF
course it's hard for the people who
are fond Of him, but he never did
think much about things like that. For
all know, there may be few people
that he wouldn't mind having believe
he'd drowned himself. But 1t would
never occur to him that you or or
Trix would think he had done that :;
and the only thing for US to do is to
wait until he comes back"
"What does Beatrice think about
it?" Henry asked, dubiously. "Of
courSp II she agrQps with you tbar>,s
nothing to be said"
well. there you are" Jennie con-
fessed, miserably, "That's why I hate
to go to dinner with them tonight.
You see, TriX doesn't know. She
doesn't know anything, I mean. Doc
tor Bennett would tell her in minute,
Of course. And she could give him
all the authority he needs for starting
Il search. But he doesn't know where