Show l fh ce tAI Inc hc fI bY lO LOU LOli BROOKMAN fc 1 r DEf JS HERE ilEnE TODAY Y Judith Cameron Campron NeW York typist Arthur nIght Knight c tX o a or of the thi ji l hou lIou In which 1 eh shi she I In emr em- em m. m r Jl L ht U I ft widower I with a. a bubIer 5 rJ Tony Ton 18 18 In Paris and a R. lion non fh chool h I. I Their Bermuda nor 1 J. J at Jj Je moon I li II b by new tiit l l I III on her way ay y back to AmerIca Jr s 's re denounces denounce Judith n a AI n 1 nell icI ell JIgger for her father makes rr I 1 1017 1 ny 1 U fo cr continuing A R t 2 with Mickey Ickey Mortimer wealthy and andri ri d. When Junior comes collies lionia hO for tor rort toru he alio o h-o treats t u I t cold IK jT-dr jT dr Cral a 3 oun man who whom hom has hu helped through collece lr take a Million Uon with lIh Ith tb th publishing firm Irm JI He lie 1 t teen m Jn In loie Jo with Tony Ton for a Jon lone iii In 1 R R. fit of or ang anger r Tony trl tries to lo toh I ee h Jur father r that Andy an Ju Ju- Iti J are on an affair I j dee MoJU ai this but Tony tricks lh the tho pair law a compromising situation elect then tir reconciliation between Judith ted led Arthur follow TonY Tony flirtation with Hh T in ii ro ro- I vid fl when they aro arrested at 3 u JU ja mu for reckless At tony rOIlY win her fathers father's foret-ene foret and amI or of fa a. a trip to Palm Bench Prep for the trip aro Interrupted I comes homo home HI t f tho the family an skee Iku s An examination and a n purse Is 3 In tho the household Later that Dr Shephard I Is b again ng-aln sumi sum euro i rM r I. I to 10 o th thi liou Jlou e I t OU uv GO CO o OX ON WITH T THI J- J STO CHAPTER Arthur S thur Knight In lay gravely ill III with In the upstairs bed- bed wm om of or the suburban homo home two olle one on night anti and ono One on Oil duty walked duty walked softly S In hEsper rh and watched their patient l Dr Dt came fre- fre and spent long bug periods atlie at atho ho lie bedside beds The Tho house was q Jj quiet depre depressing ing Ad id smelled of or hospital supplies t l. At first mention of oC the dr dread a ad Judith l Knight hid had been ter- ter jf ed ried 1 sho repeated repealed hope hope- IJ Oh Olm doctor doctor- o now Dr Shephard's low ones olics came reassuringly You mu mutt must t take aU ake this calmly Mrs Irs Knight Up- Up airs Irs there's theres a a. very ery sick cick man but bute ICS e c's cs s. s fighting Hes He's putting up ai alt areaL a areal i real lt battle batHe Wore all going oln to tc do vc wc ve can cnn This is no timo for Tho rho physician brusquely s though he were quite out of oC pa- pa 1 lence lIce lIce- Judith Knight might have havo that she had never shown n tendency toward h hysterical out- out arsts ersts but the she he did not This vas as aslie tic lie man who was wat- watto to save hie her hus- hus andl andI d She must follow his Ills I Ions ons Til rii do do-an do do anything thin you ro soy say she sheM shelI M lI him making obvious ious efforts to j her hel voice Then Th n im i'm Im I'm going oin to 3 ask ak k you OU as the thin thing to keep out of or that room You cant can't help In Jn time the f-ast- f st there th rc Miss Mallory knows ii tr duties Tho The slightest deviation tue very slightest might at this a ao e be critical In a few da days s 's If ings go as I hope lope you can see cr ar husband husland Meantime you OU ar are arc stay ava away and keep tho the rc rest t. t of oC 10 household away rc doctor tor Mrs Ir Wheeler heler and Harriet and anden veil en Cora their Instruction fence tonee On Ott no account were the they Beater ater Arthur Knights Knight's room Miss Niss wens irene was as the night ni-ht nurse She ml nil Miss Mallory Ia had hind arran arranged ell a so 0 that at all an times of the theay 1 ay 3 a and al l night one ona of them was on uty Trays Tras arranged ed and ent nt up Imp with the nurses nurses' meals It Itis is as exactly as though the time residence ad d' d ceased to become a home and r 3 now a a. hospital Explaining the situation to Tony was moro more difficult It was Im when nhen one mi might ht have ha sup- sup td common suffering would raw raw rats two young oun women into ath eU Uc II understanding dc Not so o found foun h her I stepdaughter l Int in ft t sunroom 51 f gloomily out pen pon On time the March landscape lio doctors doctor's just gone she shin said aid of or introduction The younger girl irl raised her hiet c eyes cs he hc say lIe He hIe says a 1 its it's pneumonia Then hell he'll die ie Ho lIo isn't going o 0 get et well My Iy daddy daddy my my my own add Oh how dare clarc how DAUB DAIlE ou u tell me me- such a terrible thing l believe l it It isn't true FArI ather F Af I I I n I IThe The The- girl sirl was on her feet Her lords came eam In a n gas gasping he ht had slatted ted for Cor or time the door when Judith caught lice her arm You Tony Ton bho sho s said firmly mustn't IJ talk that way And nd you ou go SO upstairs now f VI I will go o I WILL VILL ILL I Judith had hall taken tho tim girls girl's arm Tony oo ay wrenched to get rel jL it free Tho Thic girls sIrl struggled but Judith held heM firm But you ou mU aIm Aho Insisted Dr Dl Shephard says ays no po one is IR to bo Ijo allowed toda today lie He wouldn't let m mo me go Its It's Its It's its it's critical ho said The slightest disturbance I TOil Tony was sobbing n now w. w She l pulling and twisting Her voice voice- had risen in pitch Suddenly she let KO go goof of Judiths Judith's arm vo g her one quick dilick malicious us glance brought l her hand back and S sent it sharply against Judiths Judith's s 's cheek Time Tho shock was vas effective With ith a n. little cry r the older girl Irl drew back Ton Tony made mado for the ho door Here Here what's what's going on hero here A mans man's voice curt curl and author author- e cut the air Miss f Knight l the voice olce continued contin contin- tied uell severely we must have quiet But doctor she sho wont won't let me inc 50 aol soe m my father father- Doctor Shephard eyed Tony Tot Knight over ocr the rims o of his spec spec- He lie had not been the family fam lam II ily us physician of ot the tho Knight household household house house- hold for eight years without learning learn learn- lug ing a 1 thing or two about this girl N Nothing of or the t sort ort he said glowering impressively ely Sho She hasn't got Rn anything to tb do with ll It Ton Tony Toni brightened S Then I CAN go o No You Tou cant Youre You're going oln to stay out omit of your OUr fathers father's loom room and and mind you OU no m moro ro of ot these therie tantrums tan tavi- Want him t to have a a. re relapse relapse relapse re- re lapse do you ou Want ant t to make malce him worse But you But ou said al I SI 1 said ald tn Knight night didn't havea have a any anything tiling to do with issuing orders around here herc im i'm Im I'm giving giving- em cm Understand Understand Understand Un Un- If H you ou want to make your oUr father a n lot sicker than thou ho he Isnow is isnow now no start that screaming again Are Aie you OU going to stop Flop it 7 It was really surprising how ferocious ferocious ferocious fero fero- cious Dr Shephard or ordinarily a L meek man could become 1 Tony hung her head Yes si See Seo that you rou do It Judith had been silent through h this cO conversation but her checks were scarlet Had Dr Dt Shephard se st sc-en sc n the girl strike her Judith Knight was mortified arid and ashamed She looked more ill at cabe case than Tony The rime doctor glanced from ono one girl to tho other oilier Then with JUl a final ho his heel heeland heeland m II turne turned on and disappeared d. d There were no rio more open arguments ments Ton Tony Tommy went about the tho hou house e silently and sullenly and Judith was soon so o anxious about Arthur she Cor forgot ot tho the girl Irl Miss liss Owens was moro tall talkative ali e than Miss 1159 Mallory When hen the night nurse came downstairs at 8 S o'clock In tho the morning after ailer being relieved cd from dut duty Judith took care to toha have ha nn art Immaculate table waiting and a a. hearty breakfast ready After sho h had finished her toast Miss Owens could usually h bo be persuaded per per- ler- ler to alt elt a a. few moments and cli chat at Judith herself did not cat breakfast break break- fast bho Sho scarcely nibbled at nt food at all those days dars complaining complaining- that it choked her She Sho drank coffee when Mrs hs Wheeler sent it tp her herand herand and would have have- ta been surprised ell i it if sho ahmo had realized how often oten this happened throughout the time day dar When hen Miss Owens sa said III Fairly good night Hes He's holding his o own n Judith smiled a 1 vague allIc blurred smile in gratitude When hen the nurse look looked d sober and admitted her patient patient pa pa- tient was was' troubling her tIme the girls girl's e eyes es closed in pain and her lips prE pressed sell firmly together l Two o mornings in succession slon she sho ho heard that her husbands husband's condition was dubious TIme Tho second day Dr Shephard came caine downstairs arid and told Judith It il would be well to send for J Junior U Ii br I 1 think you jou ou owe It to the boy lwy he said shortly four Twenty hours ought to tell the tale talc Dr Shephard mado three o trips to tho the house that day Judith sent senta a 1 to 0 tho the director of ot Arthur Ar M Arthur thur Juniors Junior's school sain saying the time boys boy's pre presence ence was wag desired at home at once She Sue had lo to Keep lus busy She Sho ho had to lo 1 bo ho doing something and so 10 she wall walked el back and forth forth foith back and forth Corth through the downstairs rooms room Sometimes she counted her steps When she hc did this sho shu always al broke off r realizing after a long Ion period that thal she bho had hall forgotten where she stopped counting Mrs hs h's Knight ht the tho housekeeper r appealed to her timidly dont you ou think it il would do O you OU good nu maam ma'am to get el out of oC the tho hou house for awhile Just a a. little mUI walk down the tho street for fresh air air air- Judith shook her head licad resolutely Im Iiii all right Mrs Wheeler Quite all aU right light Sandy sniffed at nt his lila mistress mistress' skirts as us though ho wanted to ex express express express ex- ex press sympathy Tho Time dog log followed Judith about tho the house and antI when she Rho paused or sank ank In into o a n chair chah he lie wedged close to her nudging his cold noso 0 against her hand Sandys Sandy's dark c eyes cs seemed scorned to say he lie was sas terribly sorry sory timings things s were going so wrong wrone- and wished he lie could 1 hel help hell Was QS Arthur I Knight going boing to get well Ju Judith dared darell riot not ot faced the question question ques ques- tIo tion directly yet ct a always s 's It Jl was there in tho thio back of her mind a n specter haunting t each ach moment Was Vas Arthur 4 going to get set well vell Oh Oil of course OK OP COURSE he lie Ie must pull through h his horrible ordeal But But But- would he Z a I Judith arose and began heg pacing I through tho the rooms n again Sho She was as waiting Lot for Dr footstep on tho tIme stairs This waiting was becoming intolerable Sho She must have o some somo comfort Five c minutes ten minutes passed At last sho she heard a door open Yes ho was coming down tho time stairs Tho Time slightest sound was au audible now In this silent nl house Oh doctor to Yes Doctor let Jet m mo nie go to him JIlin Let Lel me luG sec SC him just him just for forn a moment Oh Ohm I cant can't stand stancl this any longer on cr Ill I'll J go o mad Tho The gray haired physician took tho girls gills two hands s in lii his Slowly he lie shook his head You are not going to give bo up now Mrs Knight he lie sal said Y Youve been a bravo brave young woman Ver Very Tty bravo Tomorrow perhaps perhaps wo we can let Jet you see seo him It is a great reat strain I know but hut you are arc making yourself ill iii Find a room that is quiet somewhere l Pull the tIme sha shades cs and tr try to rest rest S SI I r cant can't re rest 1 You must tr try my dear ear Tou You must li-must try try- Doctor I I will try He lie patted her shoulder soo sooth sooth- h- h In gly a good girl ho said aa as a- asa asa a father ml might ht tr try to speak Ill be tic back later hater Good afternoon Eight hours after time the tle telegram ram had been sent Bent Arthur Junior arrived arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived home It was wa S o'clock in the time evening e Dinner had been finished The household routine had been ben en entirely en- en itchy rebuilt since I Knights Knight's illness Tony Tommy and Judith were in the lie living liv liv- 1 ing hig room when a a. on tho the steps broke broko tho the stillness The Time door opened and simultaneously Judith reached reach the hallway Junior she he said softly Im I'm glad slad youre you're here S 1 happened 7 Passionate boyish boish eyes ereS met the tIme girls girl's Tony ony ony appeared beside Ju Ju- Ju- Ju S Oh Ohm Junior f she ghe h cried and railto ran rail to throw her Imer arms about her br other brother Judith touched time the boys boy's sleeve Como Comma in by time the fire tire silo sho Iio said quietly Well Vell tell you jou ou every every- thing S Aithur 4 Junior looked hooked d from one to time Iho other Then he lie moved forward for for- ward vard and all three entered the thc JivIng hising living his liv ing room happened to father fath fath- er Cr Time The boy loy pronounced his words defiantly as though he lie dared darell either of or them to deny tho tIme state state- Inc ment n t. t Judith nodded In Jn her pale face and dark circled eyes f If from froum no other source the bo boy could read tr tragedy thedy Where hero Is Js he lie Junior demanded Briefly BricH gently Judith told toM the thc story ron Tony rony clung to her hel weeping He lIe could not see sec ee his father now Judith assured Junior Tomorrow ow perhaps The They were vere ro there ther together when Dr Shephard entered the tho J hO house e and later when he he- came downstairs The Thc doctor paused on the lie threshold of or tho thio room you Junior Glad tosco tosco to see you ou Mrs Irs J night Knight may I have havea a word wOId with you please Judith arose and followed the thc doctor into the hall To bo ho continued |