The Kevin review., 1927-10-06
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to a small town to take up the practice left
wei recommended by New YORK hospitals iissi
and practitioners, he does not seem to pro-
WIFE, Nell has cautioned him ftssaaI 70 taRs great
care to anect very professional air, and
waits outside. while the doctor pays q call
to the Brewster home She tires Of waiting
that French 1Vdnd WINDOW into ths BTnTy
open. She is very fond Of books, so decides
Ing fns'G around mS while % no one W IS present. @ She
is enchanted with the beauty of the library
on the table, picks it up and begins to read
And now the story
A voice penetrated her absorption, a
woman's contralto voice and the brown
medicine three times day, doctor?"
Nel1's head jerked up. The voice came
from the hall. There was sound Of
people coming down the stairs. For 9
moment she was too frightened to move.
Tommys answer reached her, low, un-
belieVabIy modulated. eyes, Mrs. Brew
ster Thrice daily. Good evening. !"
Then third voice, a mans. Good
night, doctor"
The front door slammed.
In a panic, Nell glanced about her.
The window through which she had en-
tered was on the far side Of the room.
The one beside her desperately she felt
for its catch. It was fastened, fastened
too tightly for her shaking fingers to
undo. And there was no time to get
across the room. What an idiot she had
been not to think of this before
A shadow fell across the doorway.
Nell slipped behind the chintz covered
curtain, covering in corner Of the win
dow frame, her heart pounding against
her side, her mouth dry.
She heard swish of silk and light
footsteps on the rush rug A glow APP
peared along the edge Of her curtain;
some one had lighted a lamp.
At that moment she realized that she
was still clutching the squarish book,
pressing it tightly against her breast.
Now heavier feet crossed the room and
their owner spoke with a curious intiec-
ton. sWell-welll
Mrs. Brewster laughed. Eyes, precicelyl
Simply too impossible. I'll be thankful
when DR. Anderson her voice trailed
off.
Nell's heart missed a beat. She could
feel her cheeks burst into flame.
What are you going to do, my dear?'
went on the contralto voice. finish
your paper? I promised Eleanor I'd sit
with her while"
Eyes, / must get it done this evening
You'll come back?"
Later on
Again the swish Of silk and mo-
mentary shadow slid along the side Of
The curtain. Then Nell and her uncOn-
scious host were left alone.
She could hear him at his desk; first,
The rattling Of his papers then the
steady scrape, scrape of his pen There
was nothing for her to do but stand and
think.
And Just standing was misery enough
Her feet, forgotten for few blissful
moments, had begun to make themselves
1ot, pr1ckling complaints against their
uncovered condition and their contact
With the hardwood floor.
That she would have to stay there in
ler corner until the Brewsters had gone
% bed was only too clear. And remem-
0ering the sound of their cultivated
zoices, she told herself miserably that
hey were the intellectual, read-and-
Vork-alI night type.
Clasping the book more closely, she |
rave herself over to self -derogatory re-
iections, heaping upon her fluffy head
very curse that her brain could con-
ure up. Thoughts of Tommy oppressed
Ter. What would he do when he neither
Ound her on the road nor at home2 He |
would be frantic with alarm. With a |
hiver she resolved to think OF some |
hing else anything eIsel
It occurred to her that she might make |
mother attempt upon the window catch |
beside her. But a stealthy testing proved |
OnclusiVely that it was locked and the |
sey missing. Next she considered MAX |
ng dash Tor the WINDOW across the |
oom. Perhaps she would be able to |
Tanish before Mr.. Brewster could collect |
himself sufficiently either to see her face
# to follow. But q recollection Of the |
,osition of his desk facing her, and not |
ar aWays--warned her that q precipitate |
light unmolested, would be out Of the
question. Then she dallied with the mo-
ion OF simply appearing before him, APP
'ealtng to his chtvalry to allow her to-
emain nameless. and, without further
xplanatton, departing In dignihed and
Inhurr1ed manner via the front door
'ut here again reason pointed out Inn
racticability. Chance was all In favor
+ an eventual meeting them somewhere /
a town; and what, IN that case, would
e the effect upon poor Tommy's prac-
Ice?
No, there was nothing for it but to
tand it. And standing
On and on scratched the pen; on and
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