Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-11-21
Published by special arrangement with rh'
Chicago Tribune Syndicate.

Published by special arrangement with The
Chicago Tribune Syndicate.
IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO
TIE WANTS you to go up, please.
Mrs. Felpitt."
"A The sallow nurse stood at the
door of the sitting room, and Mrs
Felpitt looked at her sharply from be-
hind those dark glasses which had
as she profeSsed, done her neuralgia
so much good.
Upstairs she turned with her hand
on the knob of the sick room door.
III let you know when l come out,
she said. and with an instants pause
to collect herself. knocked sharply and
entered.
He was half sitting up in bed,
propped by pillows, and now one could
see the whole Of his face-a strong,
self-willed face, with an imaginative
mouth and stormy eyes. These swept
her frankly from her hair TO her heels,
ITS good OF you to come up he
said.
She saw that the bed was spread
with a newspaper which was covered
a v AAARRO Az oAiN Vii ~ aos 80
ready recognizable as the hull OF a
model ship, one of those large cork
floats which fishermen use. She recog-
nized it at once as n OF several
which Alan had brought back from
what had been, for reasons OF her
own. his one and only visit to the
seaside. He held it up.
This keeps me sane" he remarked.
You know it's a wonderful rest to
the mind to keep your fingers busy,
isn't it?'
1T u.s." she said. bitterly. But
where did you get that?" She had
forgotten its existence, but it belonged
to Alan, if TO any one.
He grlnned. That woman found it
somewhere. She thinks I'm mad. You
don't, do you? It's of no value. I'm
making a model"
"A model Of a boat she asked.
Ship
Obi Some impotence in his tone
made her wonder what she had said.
He picked up the model and began
pairing and shaving it with a sharp
knife. His concentration was terrific.
DO you know what l was looking
for at Barlock's farm?" The words,
shot at her so Unexpectedly, recalled
wildly the night she had first spoken
to him.
No She felt she had not got her
voice under proper control-there was
no knowing what this man would say
next.
Il was looking for Mary Carwin-
for a girl named Mary CarWin.'
Really" she asked instantly-there
must be no more of those silences.
"Rea11yo Who ic cbpon
There's nobody Of hat name, then,
living round here?" The brown hands
lay passive in his lap and the stormy
eyes swept her again.
I've never heard it mentioned here
i know practically every one, too.
Why-why are you looking for her?"
I've got to find her"
I'm afraid you won't find her in
this neighborhood." Her voice was
stronger now, more confident.
But that's the only reason I've
come to this neighborhood. I've heard
she anne here from Davenport. /
used to know her at Davenport. /
WISH you'd sit down."
"Oh, very We'll" She sat down in
a chair by the fire, with her back
towards him.
She was about to speak when he
went on, She's on my conscience"
Nurse told me you were worrying
about some girl. Apparently most men
do-when they are ILL.,"
The blood flooded his face darby.
He lay back on his pillows and looked
at her.
I'm tied by the leg, you know" he
said simply.
She turned quickly away from his
tempestuous eyes.
Il beg your pardon" she whispered
to the black flames.
yes" he answered, but you've got
to hear now. 1t was early in the war.
Do you remember that time clearly?"
Very clearly"
: we'll ought to have married her.
| wanted to, and l ought to have
but 1 didn't"
why didn't you?"
Il don't know. We were both young
very young she was. I know that
does not make it any better, but / was
young, too. l have thought about this
a lot, and | believe that when life is
flowing away from mankind in streams,
nature takes a hand to make the loss
good. Do you know what l mean when
l say l ought to have married Mary
CARVING"
Yes, she answered steadily. Il can
guess what you mean"
We'll, we met at Davenport. I was
in process of being absorbed into the
navy-1m back in the merchant service
now, OF course She lived there alone
with her father. l hear he died about
that time. I've taken infinite pains
to find out all about her lately-since
I've been home"
He held the new created hull of cork
up to the light, studying it's silhouette.
Good lines! Well, l can't find her.
That's ALL"
Does it matter? A mere affair of
c~onscience?"
ITS not that only. l left her with
out a word. It's true we had a quar-
rel, but 1t was a heartless thing to
do after-after what had happened be-
tween us-to leave her like that. I
know 1t now, but / don't think nature
concerned herself much with hearts
IN those days, sometimes-it was
bodies she was after. I went suddenly
to the Dardenelles. 1t was exciting
perhaps some self-defenSive instinct in
me urged me to keep myself free-not
10 be hampered by any bonds. l never
even wrote. l almost forgot her in my
work and the fighting. I'd never
imagined a ship firing before. l was
IN the landing"
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