Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05
THE Blue CIRCLE

swim Tor ume-that kind OF thing
But when the mother and the child
died. toward dawn, Mrs. vandewaters
nerve went, and she lived only two
hours longer. Did you ever hear what
Renshaw did after his FescueY'
Morris shook his head
He pulled some wires. entered the
secret service, and went 10 Germany
70 meet up with the submarine com
mander on one OF his shore leaves. Il
seems that the fellow had remained
upon the sgrface, laughing at the pas
sengers IN the lIfeboats. Also, he had
Invited Mrs. Yandewater into the sub
marine-his idea Of a little joke. The
story Is that Renshaw finally got him
and killed him in an open fight.
don't know whether that part Of the
yarn IS true. Anyhow. they got Rem
shaw. He escaped within a year. but
the things they put him through, added
70 the Adenic tragedy, landed him In
the sanatorium. They would have
landed anyone else In his grave"
They would" Morris spoke with
rare humility. ITS amazing that he
has come through"
"Eiis father was an old friend Of
mine, Stanley went on. so I did what
l could for the son. / promised him"
he added robustly, that he would be
as well as he ever was, and he IL.
The only difficulty is to make him
realize If. His company has a twenty
Observation-Disclosures year Job for him
when he is ready to begin real work.
You're going back home today.
hearI"
Yes, II you think It is safe" Nor
ris spoke with obvious regret. "With
two nurses in the house and the pa
tient getting on SO well, l really have
no excuse for staying longer-and a
lot Of my patients are feeling injured
But I'll come over every day, OF
course"
Better make # twice a day. for q
week or two. Look in early every
morning and late every afternoon
say around tea time" he added without
malice. There's not more than one
chance In a hundred that anything
VIII 70 wrong, but we don't want to
take that. I'll be out again Sunday
In tine for LUNCH" he added with a
twinkle.
The house seemed Unexpectedly lone
ly without Morris homely but com
forting presence. Renshaw, working
In the study all afternoon. and not
stopping for tea, did not observe the
change until the dinner hour. Then
he found at the table only Verify and a
wan Mrs. Pardee, whose heroic up
ward struggle from a couch OF pain
had been made possible, II appeared,
only by the lady's unselfish devotion to
others.
Verify, Renshaw observed with sat
isfaction. showed no evidence OF the
ordeal OF the previous day. 1t was
increasingly plain that the episode was
10 remain her secret and his. unless
one counted jerks. Renshaw did
count jerks, He also counted James
and Annie Hart might or might not
be Included in the little coterie that.
in the servants quarters, discussed
the Incident
When the meal was over, Renshaw
accompanied the two women to the
door and held It open for them. Then,
returning to the table, he took a ciga-
rette from the box jerks offered him.
liz II at the flame the attentive SER
vitor also provided, and leaned back
In hts chair acknowledgements r,t-tro, ~. u
but in reality alert and watchful. That
the two servants resented his pres
ence he was quite aware. He drank
his coffee, slipped cordial with calm
enjoyment. aud followed TO their him
terlands the mental processes of the
men In the room with an accuracy that
would have amazed them II they had
been able 10 follow his.
Renshaw prolonged his smoke and
cordial-slpping TO the last possible mo-
ment. He was intrigued by this atmos.
phere OF intense but controlled re-
sentiment, by gllmpses OF unlooked-for
expression IN previously expression
less faces whose masks were slipping
aside.
He returned to the living room with
a reluctance due to his expectation OF
inding Mrs. Pardee there But the
strain Of the dinner hour had been the
limit OF her endurance Verify. alone
before the fire. was buried In the
depths Of her grandfather's pet chair.
II have not had a chance 10 thank
you for-for-the way you acted yes
terday," she said IN a low tone. you
were splendid. shall never forget It."
He found his voice.
You exaggerated that little cpl
sode a. the time" he said gently. "snd
you are eXsggerating e still"
tTO Re CONTtNUED)
FIRST COINAGE of Silusr