The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-25
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And quietly, she was asleep.
Phil saw her breathing ease to a
regular and even beat. When he
could leave without awakening her,
he went in haste to tell his moth
er; and to telephone jubilantly to
Doctor Mainton.
The doctor was delighted.
"Fine!" he cried. "She may sleep
twelve hours, twenty-four; but she'll
wake as good as new"
He was almost right. Barbara
slept till noon next day; and when
she woke, she spoke easily and nat
urally. On the second day she was
able to sit up; on the third, to get
out of bed.
But before that, another thing had
happened to bring them something
like peace. Mr.. Falkran saw his
client; Mr.. Sentry directed him not
to appeal.
After it had been determined to
buy out Mr.. Loran, Phil accepted
the decision almost gratefully.
The dissolution of the partnership
was arranged to take place as of
April l. During the interval before
that date, Phil went daily to the Of
fee. Mr.. Loran, as he had ex-
pected, received him with restraint.
Phil saw that Loran, too, had suf-
fered from the ordeal they had all
endured; and when their first talk
of business matters was done, the
boy said alphabetically:
"Mr. Loran, I want to tell you.
Mother and I didn't know-what was
going to happen at the trial. I mean,
about mentioning YOU"
Forget it," Mr.. Loran told him.
Damned lawyers trick, that's all;
to throw mud at random and try to
make it stick. Falkran knew that.
Just dragging dead herring across
the trail" And he said: 'I'm going
out Of town tomorrow. Be back April
to clean up the whole thing here.
You can be learning the ropes. And
of course, Miss Randall has been
here nearly twenty years. She could
run the business alone If you let
her. You'll get along"
Phil had his misgivings; but when
after the first Of April he took full
charge, matters went-to his own
surprise-very well. On routine mat
tiers, Miss Randall could advise
him; and the momentum of the bust
tness would carry it for a while.
There were designations, but none
that were sufficiently important to
cripple the organization. And those
major decisions, in which mistake
in judgment might have proved
costly, did not crowd upon him.
But despite this, his world was
suddenly awry. From the day the
papers had been signed, he saw lit
tie of Linda. She sometimes came
to the house, and he had glimpses
of her; but she never stayed long,
and Phil missed her, and one eve
| ming told her so.
81 don't blame you, of course" he
said reluctantly. "After all, you've
given us lot of time, been wonder
fully generous. I can understand
that you have other things"
, She smiled secretly. "I'm very
busy just now, Phil" she admitted.
He had, during April, other con.
, Germs. Three times he saw his IA
Their, going to the state prison with
[ Mr.. Hare. 1t was necessary for Phil
to acquaint himself with every de.
tail of the family affairs. In lieu Of
. will, Mr.. Sentry made deeds Of
, gift; and arrangements were con.
certed to meet gift or inheritance
taxes without sacrifice of assets
Also, he set up a trust for Mr.
Wines, the father of the dead girl
so that the old mans remaining
years of life might be secure.
At the end of the third occasion
all was done; and then, under the
: guards eye, Phil and his father
babe each other good-by.
: ITO BE CONTINUED