Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-16

that Neil needed now only good nursing,
but he still continued his daily visits.
She accosted him one evening on the
subject Of his bin, noting with troubled
eyes the opulence exuding from his fur
ined overcoat. Z
Perhaps 1t isn't fair to let you come
SO often. DR.. Sutherland, without telling
you that I'm afraid it's going to take q
long time to finish paying your BILL"
Fortunately I have a ROOT over my
head and the Goals in for the winter"
he returned dryly. 81 think l. can man
age to worry along for Tome time without
that bill. Forget 1t. And I shall keep on
coming-unless. you turn me out"
Turn you ~out--after what you have
done for NELL" Mary CROPPED for words
to meet this extraordinary statement.
He must be really interested in Neil"
sh. reflected happily after he had gone.
| Who, indeed, wouldn't bep :
But strangely enough. the doctor
evinced M desire to discuss his protege.
Even when he knew that Neil vas out.
he popped La in his brusque, discon-
certings way. This time he suggested a
drive to Mary.
"Nonsense,'' he retorted to her aston
ished refusal. TELL your client you have
to go get some. more chenille, or bonn
bazine, OF whatever you're using or her
cursed dress Don't you ever play,
woman?"'
She considered this a moment with her
usual seriousness. There Is no time for
play" she said. II have my children to
think Of"
Suppose you think of yourself for a
change" he suggested, and came q step
nearer to her In the dim little hall. "Do
you know that you're a very battling
proposition?" he continued with his
strange, disturbing gaze bent down on
her. II can't diagnose you at all. What
under that stillnes Of yours, that re-
motenessp Don't you know that you're
too young a woman to shut life this
way? Is 1T possible that O don't know
don't care-that you could be a beautt-
full m II you wanted to? Why dc
you wear that eternal blackP You ought
to wear blue-periwinkle blue-the color
Of your eyes. Put it on to please me-
And as h still gazed at him, stricken
speechless by these amazing words, he
came closer still, caught her to him with
sudden roughness, and put his lips tc
hers. go,
Before she had quite realized what had
happened h had wrenched herself free
and had stepped back, shaken and be-
wildered. He made no move to recap
ture her.
II shall be here tomorrow evening
Christmas eve, isn't it?" he remarked, al
IL AotbAue Nv I'LL uhu IdppVucu. lUps
you'll have something In my stocking fol
me-"
With that he had gone, leaving he
more agitated thar she had ever been IL
her life before. 7t
With his kiss, his words, something
within her had leaped startlingly to life
What 1t was she did not yet know. Blu
facing her mirror with flaming cheek
and eyes. she did know that what he hat
said was true; she could be beautiful
With the knowledge OF q host Of vague
strange. alarming desires surged through
her heart, held out avid hands to tn
warmth, the color and brightness she hal
never before dreamed Of claiming from
life. N
That unworldliness which Maiste 8
frequently chided kept her at first fror
remembering what might lay behind the
kiss for herself. for the children. He
beauty had been too delicate, too easil
blurred, to make much OF an appeal !
the environment in which 1t had bee
cast. 1t needed q discerning eye to rea
It's possibilities. Even 10. there had bee
more than ~ who had asked to fnl job
McAlpin's place. Mary had never reache
the point OF defining her reaction to a u
Of these aspirants- Her parliamentar