Evening star., 1933-09-17

Cheshire when a big sedan stopped
at the gate and, to my amazemen.,
Irene Farnham stepped out.
Perhaps because have no woman in my
life, 1 like to study other mems women, and
Irene Farnham is one I enjoy thinking about.
I'm surgeon Henry Sackett by name. I'll be
65 next birthday and I haven't practiced for
two years. But it was longer ago than that
that fixed up Clark Farnham's leg. He proKe
it falling down the steps of bank. Farnham
was a fnancier many times a millionaire.
Keeping fit so that he might live to be very
old was his hobby. That idiotic aim and big
business were his only interests, and business
wasn't a hobby with him, it was the nreatn
of his nostril. Irene wasn't one Of Farnhams
hobbies, either She was just one OF his pos
sessions
Well" I exclaimed as I went to meet her
What are you doing here? You look to me
like runaway"
Irene is tall and roundly slender, with gray
eyes and sweeping black lashts. She's al
ways appealing and when she smiles sheS
beautiful. She smiling now.
I'm on my way to st. Huberts to see
Dicky" she said. Il remembered what you
told me. Henry about Cheshire so I came
on here instead Of stopping at Hartwel
1 introduced Trevor and she explained
"Dickys my little boy, Mr.. Gaines, just H.
It's his first year at boarding school"
Her lashes swept up as she raised her eyes
to Trevor's, and heard him catch his breath
.How's Dicky getting on?" asked. Home
sick?"
sick" She added, as an after thought: "Clarks
gone to Albany for week
So I'd hit the nail on the head; she was
runaway That old jailer would never have
let her come all this way by herself.
I'd never heard her laugh. though I'd spent
a good many evenings at Farnhams mouse,
if you can call it spending an evening when
YOU have to go home at $50. The French
clock would ping the half hour and Clark
would announce:
You know my schedule, Henry; 10 hours
sleep It's what keeps me ht In spite OF the
terrific strain. That and my diet"
A FTER supper we sat in the high backed
rockers on the porch and moon floated
I'D and we smoked. Trevors big fellow
with light hair and far-seeing blue eyes.
like a sailors He's the son Of an old friend
of mine an attractive lad, "a or IS, and good
dry-fly fisherman. I could see Irene wanted
to keep him talking, so I shut up for awhile
1t came into my mind that it was pity she
hadn't got young fellow like Trevor. Clark
must be 60 and he'd married her when she
was Is.
I heard her telling Trevor about the drive
I'D. now lovely the hills and valleys were.
Trevor said: "It's even pleasanter, I think,
in an open car. Won't you let me take you
for a little run in my roadster?"
you'd better go, Irene" said "The apple
blossoms will be beautiful in the moonlight"
She got herself coat and they went off.
don't believe she'd ever had drive in the
moonlight with a boy her own age.
When I woke up Trevor's hand was on my
shoulder.
II want to talk with you DR.. Sackett"
"She's in her room. feel terribly about
getting her mixed up in this"
I'm what?"
'Well YOU see we didn't realize the time
and I went too far She seemed to enjoy
everything so much! Then, when we were
pretty nearly home, a sharp turn, q man
hlrched out of the bushes and fell against
the car We weren't travelling very fast, but
we couldn't help hitting him. The poor fell
low was so drunk I couldn't tell whether he
was badly hurt or not. It o'clock then.
I thought the best thing we could do was to
take him to Griswold-that was the last town
we'd come through. We found a DR.. TORY
there and he and I carried the man into his
Office Dead drunk and few contusions,'
he said I gave him my name; Mrs. Farm
ham had stayed outside in the car. He asked
for her name, too. I thought it would be
best to leave her out of it, so told him she
was my sister, Irene Gaines"
mot such a good idea, Trevor
II think it will work out all right, DR..
Sackett. We've planned f.. hrx to leave very
early, as soon as she has little rest. She
was merely q passenger. The ;Ehole respon-
sibility is mine. She'll have and then I'll
notify the police" g. ssa}R. ,-,>ttf, ~ -