The Washington times., 1931-02-21
NOw Go On With the Story
CHAPTER 8

Wife!
Mary Louis bewildered gaze
raced to meet the troubled
brown eyes OF Mrs. Lorrimer,
who came forward and put her
hand on her sons shoulder.
Dear" she began. and her
voice shook pitifully ind it
seemed to Mary Lou that the
tall, lovely woman, her poise
shattered. was appealing to her
In silence, for help.
w. With a quick, strange move
ment, Travers Lorrimer jumped
to his feet, his face working and
,distraught, flushed with un-
natural color.
'What is the matter with you
both?" he almost shouted. Or
am I going mad? She sits
there" he pointed a Shak-
ing hand at Mary Lou, who,
perfectly white, Shrank back
into her chair, knowing abso-
lutte and abject fear for the first
time in her life, and at the same
time an overwhelming pity for
this distracted man and the
woman who, her arms about
him, tried to comfort him. But
he shook her off and went on
"she sits there--my wife.
without a word. without an
EXPLANATION. Delight. p"
He staggered, caught az a
chair and without warning
pitched headlong to the long,'
low couch nearby and lay there,
half supported, white SIS Mary
Lou and perfectly still, his long
legs dragging on the floor.
First Aid Work
With a little sob, Mrs. Lori
naer ran over to him, touching
the bell in passing, bringing
tall, impassive Peter to the door
Immediately.
You rang" began Peter,
and then his impassivity left
him. Without a word he came
forward and helped the almost
frantic mother lift the tall, lax
figure wholly on to the couch,
laying the head, with its sweat
damp, dark hair, quite flat, as
deftly and gently as if he we're
accustomed to such services.
-"He's tainted" said Mrs. Lor-
riner, unnecessarily. ne
turned to Mary Lou who had
risen and stood there silently,
her knees weak under her and
her heart laundering uncom-
fortably. ,,
to my sitting room" ordered
Mrs. Lorrimer, suddenly, I'll
telephone Doctor Mathews"
Peter turned and at an
abrupt, rather peremptory ges-
t1rre from Mrs. Lorrimer, Mary
Lou started, docilely, to follow
him. But at the door she mace
a sudden, rather helpless ges,
ture and was astonished to 1lno
her voice again. ~
Hadn't I better go. -? on,
I must go!" she said desper-
ately. ,. IT,
Mrs. Lorrimer lifted the
French telephone from ltS
stand. looked at her froWnlngly
a moment, her frown not OF
unfriendliness but OF deep ao-
straction. She gave the num-
her before she answered.
Then her brown glance ira
veled to the still figure OF nef
please - please" she
said definitely but rather I'M
pIoringly, mot yet. I must ex-
nlain to you. must wan.
won't you, until the DOCTOR
comes? Travers-my Son-has
had these nervous seizures be-
fore. Occasionally they last.
Oh. :" she, said. low, as the
figure stirred and a deep
wrenching sigh reached them
"go with Peter, I beg of you!
I can manage him until Doc,
tor" her voice trailed off and
then she spoke into the trans
Ynitter sharply. Doctor Ma
thews? Dan. this is Margaret
will you come at once?"
With no further protest Mary
Lou followed Peter from the
room and went with him t. the
broad curving stairs.
Above, the rooms opened on
q gallery. The room into which
Peter showed her, silently. was
evidently Mrs. Lorrimer's rrl-