The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-06
CHAPTER VII


the date set, on the calendar of the
criminal courts, for the trial OF Myr.
tie Lorre for murder of her husband.
Rod was ignorant OF that date, and
his arrival was without reference to
the trial. He had come back to see
his brother-and Agnes-before leav-
ing for Germany. He had remained
at Rochester much longer than he had
planned.
He had been almost happy there.
That Is, he had found more to absorb
him, to interest and excite him In his
work, than ever he had before. Hap
piness for Rod did not depend upon
sensual satisfactions he consciously
sought none of them, except music,
sometimes. His sole excitement was
In his work and study, which occu-
pied him hour after hour: then he
would 60 off on long, swinging walks
alone. He kept his squire, splendid
body In vigorous condition with swim.
ming, when near water, or with tennis.
Rod played, In fact, to tire himself
out, when he needed 1t to beat down
the longings within him and his
loneliness.
Sometimes he could ward off the
spells by exhaustion; at other times,
they surprised him unprepared. Rod
would come "home" to his dreary ho-
tel room bringing with him new medl-
cal reports upon which he expected
to pass the evening, and he would
never return on the light, but sit mis-
erahly and uselessy Idle In the dark.
He missed his brother. To be sure,
when they had been in the same city,
days passed without Rodney's seeing
Jud; but he was there, and on such
occasions. Rod could 60 to him Instead
OF seeking his own lonely room And
recently, he had been able to go, with
Jud or alone, to the Gleneiths'. Rul
now that was lost.
Rod had made friends among Thu
doctors at Rochester. Not many
friends. to be sure for Rod was NJ
mixer; but he had found few con
genial men whom he liked and re
spected, and whose lives served the
same purposes as Misunderstanding
OF disease. But he could not feel
like seeking them when his spirit
dropped low. They were too like him
SELF His brother-and Agnes-were
utterly different
He had expected-and half feared
half hoped it-that he would have de
stroyed his power to retain Agnes II
his day-dreams. Losing her. he ha(
supposed he must lose the delight o.
his dream Of her; but this had proved
not so. When his loneliness assalef
him. and he sat In the dark. he longet
for her-her. Separate as he had KEEP
himself from her. he Ind never beer
so close to another girl Now sh,
was his brothers, he believed So h,
mustsimagine her his own no longer
But 1t had been futile to forbid Thu
to himself And here he was again II
Chicago. ;.
Rod had not wired his brother. an,
so, while dressing as the train entered
the city, he weighed probabilities 0
Jud's whereabouts
1t was warm, steamy June morn
Ing so 1t was probable that Jul
would be up early for a long day Of
the water.
Having no rooms In Chicago, Ro
checked his bag at the station an
phoned his brothers apartment. M
body answered, SO Rod took taxi an
told the driver to hurry to the harbol
His brothers familiar boat was no
In sight, but when Rod inquired,
boy In a launch said yes, Mr.. Brad
don's yacht was at anchor. That wa
1t, there.
Rod stared at a new motor-cruisc
three or four times as large as tn
boat he had known. 1t looked ninet
feet long, with graceful clipper DO,
and line Of brass-bound. portfolios t
cabins, and with cleaning salon
aboye-deck
The boy ran Rod out to It: and 0
the quarterback stood Jnd. He wa
hareheaded and wearing fiannels will
out coat.
No guests were In sight, and Ro
was glad of that, though he was SUI
that guests must be on the way
were to be picked up at some port
pier Jud never planned a Sunday {
the water without party.
Rodney hailed: judi Hellop Ar
his brother saw who was In the launc
He stood stock still with surpris
and then Rod saw him laugh and r,
to the boat step. and he caught Roo
hand and hauled his brother aboard
"RodW said Jeb--and Rod felt h
brothers arm tighten about his sho,
ders. Like the skiff, old skater
Rodney obedlently glanced abo,
ut looks great, Jud. didn't know
was yours
Good Lord" said Jeb. ut was
all the papers Why's he waiting
Jeb looked at the launch "F'orget
pay hlmf"
Il paid him." said Rod. but t
him to walt"