The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11
CHAPTER X-Continued
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4We'll not fix IT In this city. my boy"
Thus Mcnamara.
/ why not?"
Because when that girl is well she'll
! probably elect TO live her life here,
| and | don't want a soul In this city,
| with the exception of ourselves, to
know that once she had a saddle nose
and dual personality
I'VE can trust the ethical integrity
OF the man ! purpose
I'll trust nobody but myself-and
then not too much. Where is the best
plastic surgeon In this country?'
I'm New York city"
"Lanny, III ask the police commits
sion for a sixty day leave of absence.
Well be married at once and take this
| child to New York with us, put her In
hospital there and have the Job done.
| While It's being done we'll have our
/ honeymoon"
| Three Is crowd--on honey
| moon," Stephen warned.
ITS nothing of the Sort Lanny de-
Tended. "StevIe. you mind your own
business. Dan and I know our way
| about"
'Indeedf Well, just because you're
so contumaclous. I'm going to tell you
| something. II | hadn't promoted this
engagement, you and Dan would not
now be engaged. Dan had you up on
| pedestal-Whlch Is where you never
/ Northumberland po,,frn "a 40 t,.~oux, Yx.nn
shy you never even learned the rudi-
ments of the come-on as practTced by
the dullest, SO talked the matter upln
You didn't talk 1t up to me-"
mo, but / listened sympathetcally
when you raved about what a CRANE
man Dan Mcnamara was. and my neck
Is still stiff from nodding agreement
told Dan you were crazy about him
and worked up his courage" +
You're liar Mcnamara charged
feebly and without malice.
Dan Mcnamara Is one man who
doesn't have 10 have help with his
courage or thinking" Lanny declared
pridetnlly. "And you do. Stephen Burt
You're adept at lording II over your
befnddled patients, but Rehecca r,
Lanning is IA horse of another color"
Il think III 20 home" Stephen re.
torted, and went.
He was back In the morning with the
impedlmenta, Of his profession. Iaene-
lope greeted him grayely. "Good morn.
ing. Doctor Burt"
He started The strident note OF
Nance Belden was gone from her voice.
She spoke now In the low. level tone
of the girl of breeding Then she sat
down, and they conversed for half an
hour on topics OF general interest, but
during that time she did not move once
from her sent Her vocabulary was
free OF underworld expressions her die
tion perfect, her sentences grammat-
ical.
You have had good nights rest,
Miss Gatlin." he ventured.
She nodded. smiling little. Il am
not al all nervous this morning, Doctor
Burt. When am very tired, or ex.
cited about something. Il am always
horribly nervnils.
And you get dreadfully depressed,
do you nof?"
She nodded. so. depressed that at
times | want to die"
We'll, we might as well start your
physical examination. I'm going to
try to ascertain why you can't be
cheerful always. There's reason, OF
course. for your nervousness and de.
preston, so ! want to examine you
very meticulously and see If your
trouble can he charged up to some
physical condition. Let me feel your
pulse"
II was elghty-three. full and strong.
Stephens examination OF the girl
science could make II. and when the
last laboratory report came In three
DAYS later he called Lanny In 10 dis
cuss the girl.
with the exception of a snbnormal
chest expansion, Lanny, that girl Is
without doubt the healthicst young
woman have ever examined Her sole
physical defect Is her nose Rnt for
that think she'd he husky little
athlete right now. She told me she al.
ways wanted 10 excel In tennis, golf
and dancing-well, OF course she'd
want 10 excel In something. She
couldn't compete In good looks. III
write up my report on her and you can