The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-20

more girl hdd claim on hlmg Dr. Lytton had found a temporary solution of the situation. by think ing of Nurse Ellesmore and Rose Conaldine as two separate people.
 He did; and I was bound to agree with him. In other words, l gave my consent to his marriage and by the terms of the will that is enough to put Lester in com plete authority over his possessions
 Lytton-"
 "Um?"
 Whats the girl like? I don't mean physically-Ive been told she's dark and handsome with one crooked eyebrow or something-bu what kind of wife will she make Lester?
 "Is she-well, you know what I mean! Is she going to be his social death-warrant or not? Because Lester will never find any kind of life outside the society of oth- CTS of his type. He is gregarious or nothing"
 Lytton shifted miserably in his seat. He was not used, he told him self, to this stepping gingerly about between lies, half-lies and evasions. He said, desperately, "Old man, I wish I could tell you what you want to know but I can't And that is the truth"
 Grannock evidently accepted thls as normal
 NO. suppose you wouldn't know" he said You only knew her as a nurse It's odd, doc, how Lester's description of her has Istuck in my mind. It's the uneven eyebrows, I suppose. I find myself thinking about her quite a lot not in relation to myself but as the woman who is to be my brothers jwife."
 The doctor grabbed again at the Ipretence that Hallie and Rose were Inot one but two. T should have thought" he said, that you had someone else to think about
 Grannock smiled. T don't somehow, actively think about Rose" said Grannock. She's | a part of my mind and of my spirit. Sha ic nv life SorrvI Didn't know I was given to that kind of thing, did you? But perhaps it's because I've never actually seen her"
 No, of course you haven't" /, I'm told she is very lovely Nurse Casey very sweetly told me so. But, Lytton, here's a queer thing! Casey got mixed up with Rose and and that Ellesmore woman. She said Roses eyebrows weren't level, that one was higher than the oth- CT. When I exclaimed, she said she'd lconfused the two"
 She's a fool" They aren't alike, are they? l don't know why it should have come as such a shock to believe that they are even of the same ltype."
 There isn't a shadow of resem- blance between them," lied the doc tor heftily. "As for eyebrows or : whatever it is, you can take it from me that damn few people have got perfectly level eyebrows. You haven't. I haven't. Your brother has one of the very few symmetrical faces I've seen and that's one of the reasons I don't like it. You were always a little down on Lester" grinned Lester'S broth CT.
 "Very likely. And talking of faces } ,old man, just let me see If the l swelling of yours is gone yet He plunged into discussion ot : Grannock's general health and kept at it until Hallie was again visible s between the trees.
 I'm here again, Saxely,' she called, and Lytton recognized this as an agreed signal which would re- lieve Grannock of speculating on
 her nearness. T find I've left some t things at Mrs. Bartholomew's. Will :. you give me lift there, Doctor = Lytton?"
 With pleasure" o Nurse Casey will be back from Q her walk 500 nand, in any case e lSaxely likes a little time to him. Iself, occasionally" Her hand was or d lGrannock's shoulder and Lyttor g saw him carry it to his lips. Then ,instead of releasing it, Grannocl d felt it with his other hand. e T must learn this business, next l. he said. cheerfully. This hand O. r yours, Rose, is a little differen d from the hand of anyone else II l. the world I must learn to feel tha o little difference. And then l mus y feel your face. Bend down just