Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25
THE BLUE CIRCLE,

think be may come to soonerf'
Renshaw shook his head.
morris Is a better authority on that
than / am" he pointed, out
'But I've seen cases, sir, where they
came to In few hours" jerks bowed
his head. 81 can't help worrying" he
confessed almost humbly. ut don't
seem Ike man has much chance
when he lies Ike that"
Renshaw's lips parted He had been
about to say that the old man had al
ready momentarlly recovered con-
sclousness, but he changed his mind
That report belonged to the doctors.
Don't worry. jerks" he said kind
ly. Sir Campbell may be in this con-
dItion for a week, but l think he will
get we'll"
ooh, thank you, sir" jerks stOlid
face was almost human.
Renshaw returned TO the sick room.
Half an hour later the figure Of Doc
tor Morris doomed through the first
weary light Of the tagging dawn. Com
Ing to the bedside. the physlcian
nodded. first at the quiet patient, then
into the alert eyes OF Renshaw.
He's all right. Nothing more to
do at present. Let me know when
Doctor Stanley comes" he murmured,
and thankfully retreated to the quar-
tiers jerks had assigned to him. Doc
tor Morris never wasted energy. II
there had been no one else to watch,
he himself would faithfully have
watched the patient But two attend
ants IN the sick room were enough. II
he had been a younger man he might
have remained just to watch Miss
Campbell She was worth looking at,
though the self-contalned chap In the
other chair didn't seem TO know 1t.
There was some thing arresting about
that fellow, too. He would try TO re-
member to ask Doctor Stanley about
him In the morning.
Back In the sick room, the self-con-
tanned chaps eyes were at last on
Verify. They could safely rest on her
now, for her own eyes were closed
and her deep, quiet breathing indi-
Gated that she was asleep He was
glad OF that. She was asleep, and she
was warm She had even let him tuck
an afghan around her knees. Now,
without offense. he could study her in
detail as he might have studied some
gN1ur haopffFtft IN a t,,uapt4Y,
He liked the line of her black hair
on her forehead There was a tiny
peak In the center, the widows peak. "
he had heard II called, the old super.
stitlon being that a woman whose
hair grew In that little point on the
brow was doomed 10 be a widow
Her closed eyes and the yelvety white
ness OF her skin gave her face an
oddly lifeless look, the lifelessness OF
beautiful statue: but TO statue had
those exqulsiteiy arehed black eye
brows. those long, slightly curled black
eyelashes. and those magic crimson
curves OF the mouth. II was a proud
mouth. almost a cold mouth, though
1t was so lovely, Indeed, the whole
face seemed cold, despite the bur
nished blackness OF hair and eyebrows
and eyelashes. Yet Verify Campbell
was not cold She was full OF fire
ready to flash up In fierce anger at q
word or look; perhaps. he did not
know, she was equally ready to fash
up under softer emotions.
He deliberately tried to keep his
thoughts on her He was tired OF
| thinking about the mysteries OF TawnC
Ker, Of specializing as to what Camp
bell had meant by what he had said
hut HIS thoughts returned to sucl
things In connection with the girl, anC
the problems they presented could no
be ignored.
OF course, he would tell her nothing
II he could help It. That he had al
ready decided But was there anyon,
else he should tell2 Stanley, for ex
ample? Stanley was a hard-headed
sane old chap--so hardheaded. I'm
deed that Il would be very difficult
for him 10 credit Renshaws story Of
blue circles and uncauny midnlgh
sounds. Stanley would either think
| that Benshaw WAS exaegeratng nat
ural conditions easily explained. or ht
/ would think Renshaw's nerves were
| playing him tricks RcnShaw did mo-
wish Stanley TO get any such notion q,
that into his head Stanley was yigor
ously maintaining that he Renshaw
was in reality an absolutely well mar
/ II he himself could lie made 70 realize
| It. RenShaw was net willing to have
Stanley change that theory. II he
ala. Il might upset things badly. Stan
ley might not he willing to leave his
old friend in the hands Of a man whose
4 nerves were uncertain.
And what was true OF Stanley wa.
even more true 81 Morris Stanley al
least had imagination Morris. Rem.
shaw was already convinced BY the
mans appearance. had none. II M
/ told his experience 10 Morris. about
the FIRST thing Morris would do would
/ be 90 ask jerks what sort OF fellow
the new secretary was, And Il was
quite on the cards that jerks might
I feel moved, out II loyalty to HIS help
I less master. to tell Morris all about
the strange bargain Campbell and Rem
shaw had made