The Washington times., 1929-02-08

chair. Or they checked out in
stir. My own father
well, was wise to this. But
when does a guy figure it out?
You get started on the slant and
there's no new place to begin,
That's what you've done for me,
Mary: showed me beginning.
ON the right basis you said.
Because there's something inside
you makes you want to go
straight. I see that now, all
right. The Spook is dead. girleen.
It's Mullins with you now. And
one day Ill be trying to pay you
back"
"You1l do that by being the
wonderful boy you always were
intended to he. Let the fineness
have chance" Tears kept flood.
ing her eyes; she blinked and
bent her face down. Just be
yourself, my dear. There's moth
ing / want so much"
He leaned over her hand, press
ing her fingers together. But he
said only, You're an angel.
Maryeen, and she left him
there, going IN 20 fall asleep in
the spring dawn.
She awakened with a sense of
weight pressing down upon her.
He was going away; he was de.
termined to go. Not strong
enough yet but no use trying to
hold him. She would drive him
up State. probably, and he would
take a train and vanish from her
life. Never to see him again,
to hear him speak.
And yet. she told herself, she
never could lose him entirely.
Without knowing It he had given
her a precious thing; the under.
standing of what a fine, high
love may be. This would bring
her happiness in years to come;
the very memory of the days just
gone would simmer a sweet
radiance through her life.
But Danny did not go away.
Prowling about the grounds near
ly all night had taxed his en-
durance and morning found him
feverish. They called the doctor
who ordered complete rest for
q week.
The boy was fretful under the
setback, He talked to Mary of
the danger that menaced from
Mystery Place. urging so per.
sistently for her to leave that
finally she declared nothing
would induce her to move from
Ring Acres.
'T wonder il we might not
settle things, though? If some
one they trust would explain
You haven't the money" She
told him about Nell; how she had
waited before the Ring home in
the city for news of him. Per
haps she would help us? I could
get word to her."
He shook his head. "They
wouldn't believe her. Anyway
Nell's probably forgot. That !
more than a month back and
she'd not be bothering herself
now"
But It was her fault, every
thing happened. And she did
mean what she said" Mary
thought of the misery in Nell's
eyes that day as they stood by
the gate; remembered the vibrant
sweetness of her when she said:
You'll give him a break? God
bless your Onlv 4 month ago
and Nell had forgotten?
She recalled, suddenly the Spook
standing before Iris. the dark
stain spreading his sleeve, his
wavering gaze trying to fix upon
her cousins face. She heard
again the question that was like
blow. How dare you come
here!" Iris had forgotten too;
wiped away in an instant all she
had felt and hoped and believed.
Danny" she burst out, isn't
any woman square? Well-it
seems one might be"
He said, quietly. ''Yes. One.
dunno are there others; you're
in a class by yourself, I'm think
ing. It's lucky guy will he
calling you wife one day."
oh" She glanced at his set
face. the light that went CLINT
ing down his eyes, and hurried
from the room.