The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-09-09
The Doctors Love Story H. 1 3: ,...,...

all Ireland and it's people, making them
so charming, yet not making, somehow,
for clarity Of vision and temperate views
in the cracked ones
If she wouldn't believe Julia and Mar
garet, she certainly would not believe
him.
He said this to himself as he got into
his overcoat and put on his hat. Then,
feeling like a man who holds the ace
and queen and knows the king is out, he
got into a cab and drove to fetch Mrs.
McGinnis.
The routing Of Miss Hancock, though a
most satisfactory business, was spoiled
for the visitors by the conduct Of their
ally.
Mrs. McGinnis. despite OFlynn's fine
words and promises and despite Jul1a's
tears, refused to part with Pat. She took
him away with her, wrapped in a blanket.
She ShoWered blessing on all and Sundry
from the angels down, but to the sugges-
ton that be should be left for a bit" she
was deaf and to Julia'S tears she was
blind. She was, in fact, in the mental
condition of a cat who has just recovered
a kitten. Her one instinct was to carry
him of-and she did
OFlynn walked home followed by the
vision of Julia-Julia standing by the
fire in the sitting room, her foot on the
fender, her and on the mantlepiece, her
eyes on the burning Goals, controlling
herself" while in the x room stood
the empty bassinette. And it was all his
fault. He had never told her the truth
of the matter, and she fancied still that
Pat had been left at her door by some
unknown person.
I've lust got to write to her and tell
her the truth" said he to himself, and
sure enough, that evening, when the pa
tients were one with, down he sat to the
most difficult job he had ever under
taken, for he found when he came to the
| h11efnocc fhof ha had Tn fell her the EruGE
on more points thai one.
His heart was moved in him. Julia
the friend and sometimes troublesome
patient, had turned into something else
1t was that vision Of her standing II
her loneliness by the fire that did it
Il though maybe it had been creeping or
him for a long time, this new feeling *
impossible to express fully in words.
1T didn't know when I left him OF
your doorstep I'd left my heart witt
him. wrote he, but there 1T is for you
to love and to hold or to kick with you
/ foot" He pursed his lips in thought
then he went On and on, covering three
! sheets Of paDer, and ending, II you Zee
you want to say no. don't say 1T; jus
send me a telegram with the n WORD
{ Impossible Send me it so I may get
before five o'clock tomorrow evening. /
/ I hear nothing, then I know it's all right
Z and I will call and see you the day afte
tomorrow"
He sent Norah to Cunningham Man
1 sions with this note.
/, Next day he went about his bushes
: as usual. Five O'Clock found him in tn
l Strand. He had seen the last Of his pa
tients an hour ago, but he couldn't g
5 home yet-he went along looking at tn
2 shop windows till he reached Charm
= Cross, then he came slowly back.
Arrived home, he shut h hall doc
! and came to the foot of the stairs.
E "Norah," he called out, has there bee
y any telegram for me?"
: telegram" came Norah's voice. IN
{ sir, there's been nothin' but the oul
y rate collector botherin' to see you"
"God bless him." said OFlynn.
. Copyright 1926 by H. DeVere Stacpoole