The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-04

clear he added, Hes immensely
understanding and his attitude
toward things like that is abso-
lutely scientific and professional. :"
Then you'd advise me to go to
him >"
Il should think he was the one
man in all India to go to. You
needn't feel shy with him. He
won't make you feel shy"
We'll" said Miss Dirks, Il must
say I've never heard anything
against him. It was only that he
was Indian. I've never gotten
over feeling that Indians are a
little strange"
He's the same race as you and
l. Even his eyes are blue"
4 know ! know said Miss
Dirks. but they always seem diff
ferent"
He had thought that she meant
10 leave but she remained, slip
ping off again. temporizing, talk
ing about his garden and John
+ the Baptist. At last she said,
That wasn't all ! wanted ask you.
There was another thing =. about
Miss Hodge"
IF / can help in any way. I'll
be delighted
The color rushed back again into
Miss Dirk's face; You see, we've
been friends for great many
years and she has come to be
dependent upon me - rather too
dependent. She doesn't even think
for herself any more except"-she
/ hesitated for a moment and then
/ plunged-"eXcept in moments of
rebellion; and at such times she
hasn't any judgment or balance.
She's like some one who tries 10
get up and walk for the first
time after having been in bed for
years"
She fumbled with the worn
handbag in her lap and looked
away from him. Lately shes
been getting worse. You see at
times il seems almost as if she
were little well unbalanced. !"
She hurried on as if she were fore
ing herself: You see, I've lost
touch with all my friends and re-
lations at home and the same
thing has happened to her. What
I'm worried about is If I should
have 10 have an operation and
anything should happen to me-"
Tears rose suddenly 10 her eyes,
but they did not fall.
II was the pain and the weak
ness which made her cry. With a
terrible effort she stopped the
tears almost before they had be-
gun TO flow. Ransome. listening.
thought, If only she could say all
that is in her heart. II only once
she could let herself 60" But II
was too late now. She. like Miss
Hodge. was paralyzed, but in a
different way.
You see" she went on. il any
thing did happen to me. "Elizab beth
would be left all alone in the world.
Whatever money I have. I'm leav-
ing 10 her. II isn't much but it's
enough 10 make her comfortable
a little I've saved and what my
sister paid me for my share Of the
shop in Nolham. You see. there
were only two OF US and my father
left II 70 US jointly Ny sister
she married Tom Atwood. son Of
the chemist. Maybe you remem-
Der"
OF course. Perfectly"
We'll, she wanted 10 buy my
share. so | sold II 10 her. But 10
get back 70 the point ! can't
think OF Elizabeth being left out
here all alone. She's so nervous
and flighty. You see. what I
wanted 10 ask you about was find
ing some one who might act as
kind OF trustee for her 10 look
after the money and see that she
didn't get into some scrape or
other ! came 10 you because you
were the only possible person.
Some Of the money Is g; Lloyd's
in Bombay and the rest is al home
IN England. There's enough here
10 get her safely back She hest
ia;ed for a moment. %. course