The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-04-07

eyes enormous in her white face, who
answered Geoff.
"Cary's got gun! Up in his room.
I'll go get it"
Not, by long shot," he told her.
''Show me where it is and I'll get it."
He paused to say significantly over his
shoulder to the Captain: IF you'll
take her around by the front, sir"
SO Geoff Ensloe found himself en-,
tering the Cary house for the first time
by way of the kitchen; following
Tenny through maze of pantries and
halls and up the wide stairway to the
second floor.
Here's Cary's ROOM" his guide said,
f1inging open a door. "He keeps it in
his dresser drawer. I'll show you!"
Geoff pocketed the gun. "Stay up
here for little while, Tenny."
She swallowed. I'm going to. Does
does it just have to be done?'
ut has to be done. It's the kindest
thing, Tenny," he added.
She nodded, and putting her hands
to her ears, ran away to her own
room.
A few minutes later when the little
dogs troubles were over and GeOf was
digging beneath the apple tree with a
spade with which the cook had sup
piled him, Tenny, red-eyed but quiet,
appeared, handsome silk shawl hung
over her arm.
Miss Mona wants you to wrap
Hadji up in this" she said, keeping
her eyes averted from the tangle of
black hair on the ground. "She says
Cynthia's dog mustn't be buried with
out something to wrap him in."
SIS it Cynthia's shawl?" Geoff took
the heavily fringed thing in his hands.
sit seems rather shame"
"No, it's Miss Nona's. You see, she
thinks it's her fault Hadii got hurt.
There's new police dog next door
and Cynthia said to keep Hadji shut
up while that dog was out. And Miss
Mona forgot and let Hadji out. She
says she's afraid of what Cynthia will
say when she comes home"
"Your Cynthia appears to have the
entire household pretty well in SUBJ
lection" was Geoff's comment. "All
right, Tenny! Run back into the
house and I'll be with you in a few
minutes"
Ten minutes later, having washed
his hands in the old-fashioned bath
room to which the cook showed him,
Geoff joined the others in one of the
double parlors below
His eyes roved delightedly about the
room. Old Persian rugs lay upon
the polished floor. True the wall
paper was dingy and there were spots
on the ceiling where water had leaked
through. The enamel of the woodwork
had, yellowed with age and the bro
cade curtains in front of the long win
dows showed many a skillful darn.
But Geoff thought it all the more
charming for these evidences of shah
biness. They spelled permanency to
him, years of home life going on in
one place, rooms which had been the
scene of laughter and tears, hopes and
the bitterness of defeat and disappoint-
ment.
'Tm so grateful to you about Hadji,"
Mrs. Aylesbury said softly. II dread
to have Cynthia know. She was so
fond of the dog-she'll think we were
careless with him" She touched
wisp of handkerchief to her eyes, then
tucked it away and patted the couch
beside her. "Sit down, my dear boy,
and tell me about your mother-about
yourself"
Geoff. beginning with the hesitancy
such an invitation usually engenders,
presently found himself launched on
an enthusiastic description of his new
work, of what he had done and what
he hoped to do. He heard his own
voice going on and on in eager talk
while Mrs. Aylesbury listened atten-
lively.
"And you'll be in Denver a year!"
she exclaimed when he paused for
breath and realized rather sheepishly
his own loquacity. "Geoff, l can't tell
you how happy that makes me. Your
~AOtASA was Als 0CoACSl lilcuu Wueu
we were girls. 1t has been great
grief to me that we've been sep
arated so long.
"But next to having Eunice with me.
We'll love having her SON. You'll live
with US. Geoff, of course! Oh, YES"
she went on as he protested, "you can
see for yourself what a big house
this is You can have your choice of
rooms-several rooms, if you like"
'But-your own family"
ut will be pure joy for Cary to have
another mana man of his own age
here. My father will enjoy it, Gym
thia"-over her face, so expressive of
affectionate welcome, fitted look of
apprehension-'Cynthia will You
mustn't mind if-just at first-Cynthia
seem little-cold She's the dearest
of girls, you know How we'd get along
without her, don't know. But she's
not like Cary and me- She she's
businesslike. She runs shop-a little
gift shop"
Inwardly Geoff shuddered. Gift
Shonc wpra hic NOT ohopoipatso.,