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to the doctors certificate?
"Of heart failure.
''What caused this heart failure?
An unsupported weakness of the
heart. That was made out and signed
by one of the most famout physi-
clans in Washington, and do you
dare presume to pit your feeble
knowledge of PHYSIOLOGY against
his? Do you dare say he is wrong
and you are right? Especially, as,
when you said that fearful thing,
you didn't know what you were
saying?"
''No, sir-no, Mr.. Fairfax" came a
trembling voice. what can I do to
set matters right?"
81 fear it is too late for that. AS
I told you, those words of yours
sealed your doom. I only came to
offer myself in seeing to it that you
got to the institution you preferred.
It is not an easy thing to do-they
are not pleasant places at best
ooh, Mr.. Malcolm, don't let me
go! You have influence, you are
kind-hearted, save me-save me, for
Corey's sake, save me!'
''You should have thought of this
before you denounced your daugh-
ter-in-law. But your lawyer, Mr..
Farman, is coming soon. Perhaps he
can find a way out"
mo, he can't-he is a nitwit. Oh,
you help me! You are a fine young
man, and Farman is a back num-
ber."
''But he knows you said that about
Perilla, and he knows how serious it
is"
'Tll tell him / didn't mean it. I'll
be lovely to Perilla, and it won't be
pretense I do love her, took to her
at once. And if she will only forgive
my"
'Look here, Mrs. Maiden, you'll
have to have that out with Perilla.
She is not easy to hoodwink, and
you'll have to convince her of your
sincerity. But if you can do that, the
rest will follow. Otherwise, I'm pref
ty sure you're on the road to some
where, and that somewhere is only
a step in the direction of other some
where's from which one does not
come back"
"And will you send Perilla to
me?"
ct prefer to be here also. May I
ring the bell?''
''Do. That brass one. You insist on
staying with u.s."
81 fear I must But don't let me
embarras you It will be better for
you to have me here
Perilla was soon found and
brought to the sitting-room.
"Sit down." was the gruff invita-
ton. 81 want to make up with you"
At a meaning glance from NAL
colin Perilla said pleasantly, "Oh,
there's nothing to make up. You did
not want to see me, but now you
have seen me again, I'm not so bad,
am II"
"You're lovely! I don't wonder
Corey adored you"
Perilla nearly fell off her chair in
surprise. What miracle had Malcolm
brought about?
eyes, he did adore me. We plan
ned to be so happy"
eyes, dear-yes, yes. Now today
want you to remember that I am
your friend, will you? The lawyers
will be here, and I want you to see
them, if possible, in my place. l can't
understand their talk and their ar
guments as I used to, and you must
help me out-both of you"
She smiled at Malcolm, who grin
ned back at her, and they both said
they would do all they could to
help.
Perilla said afterWard that she
was scared to death that Madame
Maiden would kiss her, but the
nurse came then and took the old
lady away.
did you hypnotic herr" whis-
pered Perilla to her brother.
maybe. Keep quiet, now. The
games never out till it's played out.
Watch your step, Pril, especially
with that Farman lawyer. Garth is
all right"
AS the day dragged by Farman
was persistently at her to give him
an exact rendition of this point or
that, until she nearly showed her
resentment. But not quite. Even
when he said for the dozenth time,