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with them, but right now" He
paused, passed hand YEARLY
across his eyes, and Nan knew that
his unfinished thought was that II
would be almost unbearable for him
a man whose wife had left him be
cause she did not love him, to &c
into a home that was nationally
famous for its domestic felicity.
But it is aWfully decent Of them
and you'll enjoy it more than you
think, Nan insisted with forced
casualness. Isn't 1t splendid that
the governors got around to the
Brownlee case so soon? I'm sure
you can make him see that this is
one case where the granting of exc
cutive clemency is a high privilege
not merely an act Of mercy
Morgans mouth twisted in the
Wry, humorous smile that she loved
to call forth Il think I'd better
send you to the capital in my place
Poor BroWnlec has always been
your special pet, anyway.
Thanks awfully" Nan grinncd,
but it would be very inconvenient
for me to get away right now
And so it is for me- Morgan re-
mcmbered gloomily. Il had intend
cd to spend most OF this week, after
the Downs case goes to the jury,
in hunting for a-boarding school
for Curtis"
"Oh, Mr.. Morgan, you can't mean
to shut him away in a boarding
school! He's so little, so Young
Why, he's just baby-6 years old!
DO YOU think it's fair to-"
Whoa. Mani Morgan interrupt
cd. Il admit it's not fair TO the
boy, but I've been watching him
rather moro observingly than usual
sincc-since Friday" He still could
not bring himself to utter Iris S
name. He's a spoiled little devil
No nurse will stay more than a cou-
pie of weeks Yesterday when l got
home I found Clara, the nurse that
Ir-that we hired only ten days ago
just waiting to get her money and
walk out on the job, and I couldn't
blame her Curtis had flung a fork
at her head and cut her pretty
badly"
"Why?" Nan demanded. y sup
pose you cross examined her and put
the defendant on the stand?"
REORGAN smiled at her Vehc-
w mence, but she saw that he
was grateful for her implied cham
pionship of the child. ut seems
that he insisted on having his din
ner with his father, rather than in
the nursery with his nurse"
You see!" Nan triumphed, rather
obscurely He should have dinner
with his father. I'd fling forks, too!
And he shouldn't have a nurSe-a
great big boy Of G."
You we're just saying that he's
a baby Morgan reminded her,
smiling.
Well, baby as far as being sent
away to school is concerned, and
a big boy as far as having a nurse
goes" Nan explained impatiently.
He belongs in public school, along
with other 6-year-old boys. Put
him with a bunch Of other young
hoodlums and they'll knock selfish
ness out of him too quick to talk
about"
THE primary grades only have
f-day sessions" Morgan remind
ed her. someone would have to
be responsible for him until [ got
home. Besides" and he sighed
heavily, there's the nuisance of
keeping up big house, just for a
man and q child"
II think Nan broke the silence
hesitatingly, laying the words down
gently so as not to anger him, that
Curtis has right to a real home
to grow up in. And since he's been
-left-to you alone, it will have to
be your job to make that home for
him somehow. 1t won't be easy.
But seeing him grow up, your COM
paniOn and friend as we'll as your
son. will pay you, I believe On,
can't YOU see the other side of the
picture?-aDpoor, lonely little mis-
fit, shutting from boarding school
to summer camp and back to school
again, homeless, parentless, except
for a father whom he sees two or
three times a year and who is worse
than a stranger, because he takes
liberties and scoldS?"
Morgan groaned Lay off, Nan
I'm not like Brainerd. 1 know Wher
I'm licked. Will you help me a bl
dig up a good housekeeper thai
will taake an intelligent interest II
the boy? God knows 1 want to dc
the right thing by him"
Nan considered moment, hel
capable, slim fingers twisting loci
Of her short brown hair. You'll
be at the state capital several days
I imagine. Would you think it aw-
fully cheeky of me if suggested
going out to your house and staying
nights with Curtis While you're
gone? I could get things in shape
with the cook and the maid.
could also get Curtis started il
school and have time to look about
for a houSekeeper-"