The times-news., 1936-12-03
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CHAPTER XX

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CHAPTER HN
Patient Frank Osborn, who II
fNy-odd years had accomplished
only the holding of a mediocre
lob. the maintenance OF a modeS'
home and the rearing to rebel
lions womanhood OF one child =
''ch. yes, and had, in spite OF ms
'Failirgs. somehow managed 20
'sT8rn and keep the thorough de-
yotior of Mrs. Osborn, TO whom
h., was equally devoted - tins
ep~ank Osborn apprehenSlyeIy
watched the contents of a collec-
tfS of pots on the stove and a
roasting pan in the oven.
Mr. Osborn was not a cook -
ibf earned his living rs n book
Easper-but n bookkeeper who ut
If.fv-odd has never provided hlS
.w-,s with 4 servant must, for his
lFlTurc. have learned during the
yFars 70 be helpful in all the
hoSsehold duties. And tonight Mr..
IOAorn had been left with the re
eYrnSfbility for keeping dinner
this side of done, pending the
'yat.,rn of Mrs. Osborn and Doro-
Inv and q guest-a man guest.
Ne wished they'd hurry; TO his
,tivsa-accustomed, vet still mex
pert eye, dinner appeared ready
.tosServe, and he didn't want 70 De
blsmed for any miShapS. Ihey
had left-Dorothy and her moth
4 Ier.-almoSt an hour ago, and the
! trip should not have taken NOR,
than 80 minutes. With that hnai
srsrt bv which food in process OF
. cooking becomes IN an instant
| ovfr-cooked. the things on tne
' stove were in danger, and Mr.. Us
, born turned off the burners, con
l fident that the folks would be
along any minute.
- He walked into the living room
and gazed at what Dorothy had
accomplished, the new slip covers
Ithe curtains, the repaired turni-
,ture. the lamp shades. Right good,
Inc mused; the poor kid hadn't had
much 10 work with. He sighed re-
Icretfully; he had not given his
Family many of the pleasant
things. But. heavenSl He'd been
lluckv TO hold his job in the midst
,of many layoffS; there had been
lsalary cuts, too. when hiS salary
never had been large. Well,
lie heard the car crunch thru
the snow in the driveway. A
,moment later the back door
lopcned: Dorothy and Mrs. Osborn
came in. Funny, bringing guest
lin the back way.
But there was no guest.
"There sheen the most awful
accident Mrs. Osborn said, GO
ling 20 the stove at once, despite
1.-THE news she had TO tell.
"Something happen TO young
Mr." her husband began. -.
"NIr. McDougall? No, he's al,
fright. My land, you can't imagine
Bank robberies, wrecks, police m
!, a commandeered carl guess Ill
never be the same again. Here,
iwait till / get my things off and
!wcll tell you all about it ut din
ncr. Frank. you let that roast get
a mite overdone-$2.40 worth OF
Imeat there, not a cent less. But
GOODNESS. we were gone lots
longer than we thought we'd be
You did all right. You shoulc
have seen Here, Dorothy, We
can sit right down TO dinner.
81 can't eat, Mother" Dorothy
IrepHed from the stairs
, Dorothy did not turn on tn
lTght. but sat on her bed and look
.cd out a window at the night, a
1.-The pools which the street lamp
made on the snow. No dinner par
II was a bit hard to take -
,tbough tragedy and pain ha
lcrossed her path this evening, TN
was still a bit hard TO take sh
Ind no love for Marcia Canhel'
vet the memory of the wrecke
,cor and its still passengers, tn
memory of that awful ride TO tn
.bospital, had awakened IN her
lGuick rush of sympathy for IN
hurt. n..uLo folt y
Iconcern for Marcia; but fate na
.eo needlessly brought her oW
Ipathetic little plans into the ta
Gle. The bank robbery and It's >
- t6ueI. the Canfields' accluen
would both have happened, WI
,or without the Osborns.. A.
If her mother had not had u
.errand to do, they would not nay
marked on Main Street at all Tn
would have come home, with VI VI
,McDougal, to the dinner part
as She had planned it. The bar
%ould have been robbed, Marcia
lear would have been commaa
ideered and wrecked, but the "
,borns and their guest would N
have been involved-so useless
involved.
Dorothy remembered turnir
her car in at the hospital ga
pnd stopping at the receivlI
Eyard door; she remembered NJ
Dougan climbing slowly out, WI
Marcia in his arms. She remeI
bered his face as he had gol
smickly in, and how he had watc
ed as the doctors and nurses TO-
over his burden.