Show R UNION l BEGIN HERE TODAY Dr John Joho luke Lule who brought flu ihs th world f famous quintuplets into Info the world end and I guided d them to fo he healthy childhood h happily aw awaits ts the arrival l in of ni his nis phew rhew Dr Tony Luke Tony is coming to help Dr John with wilh his pr practice end and nd rry the country doctors doctor's pretty prett pr practical l nurse M Mary r M Mackenzie After rep repairing iring the m marks merks which a boyish tussle h has s left on Rusty a homeless wf df J and end one ono of the doctors doctor's favorite ch charges Dr John goes to see his beloved There Nurse Kennedy Dr Johns John's assist assistant nt for m many ny years urges him to no 0 tl it te e a e rest Constable Const ble Jim Ogden Dr John The constables constable's wife Is h having ving a e eoe oe 1 Const Constable blo Ogden h has hes s bO boasted sted to Asa Ass Wyatt V f father ther of the quintuplets th that t Mrs Ogden would h have ve sextuplets and end is is greatly dis disappointed when Dr John him with a lone d daughter Ass Asa his record s safe fe Is jubil jubilant nt NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER 2 Constable Jim Ogden's new baby girl was infant No brought into the world by the good Dr Luke The country doctor didn't know anything about the number There had he he realized been a great many b babies bies At all hours in all sorts of places and weather But Mary MacKenzie knew She mentioned it t to Dr John when he hc entered his office and told her of the safe arrival of the I constables constable's s daughter Three thousand eh said Dr Luke quite a good many Together he and Mary walked to the window They could see Nurse Kennedy supervising the play of five rollicking little girls Nurse Kenn Kennedy dy seemingly was enjoying a newt new to toy fully as much as were the quintuplets But when she returned to the office of of- flee fice a few lew minutes later and was told of 01 the birth of 01 Dr Johns John's three thousandth baby she was less pleas pleas- ant Its enough for any anyone one man said Nurse Kennedy It ought to give you something to think about Dr Luke looked sheep sheepish h. h What What he said That Its It's time for you to relax to take a trip trips Forget sick babies and mangled lumberjacks for a while Youre You're always prescribing rest and change of scene for tor other people You look about about- fagged tagged out but yourself Ive forgotten how to oaf the doctor said Its time you remembered said Nurse Kennedy Youve been decorated decorated decorated deco deco- rated by his majesty The whole world has has' acclaimed you the greatest great great- est of country doctors doctors' Anything that happens after this is bound to tobe tobe tobe be an anticlimax When Tony comes home when home when Is he coming The first of ot the month said Dr Luke He glanced at Mary busy over her desk Her eyes went to the calendar that hung just above her Upon it she was marking off the days ays until Tonys Tony's return as a little girl marks off the days before Christmas Let him take over said sald Nurse Kennedy hotly Youve done your job ob Take a trip around the world If f he cant can't carry on with the new hew hospItal youve you've got here and all the new things youve you've provided hes he's not ot much much good Besides hell he'll have Mary Hary I I m might go round the world at that that hat said the doctor weakly But Nurse Kennedy was wrong that hat anything which was to come might alight be be an anticlimax For the next ext day brought forth the big idea Not since the arrival of 01 the quintuplets quintuplets quintuplets' quin- quin had anything so stupendous been een conceived Early that morning Tommy Elaine Blame head of the local chamber of f commerce and Pop Wiley editor of 01 f the town town newspaper newspaper appeared at Dr r. r Lukes Luke's house with the big idea They hey were both pretty much ex ex- ex cited A reunion Reunion of all the 2000 babies who had been brought into the world by Dr John Luke th the gums quins' own doctor He and the gums quins to be behe bethe bethe the he guests of 01 honor It would be belie bethe bethe the lie g greatest honor eyer ever paid the coun country ry do doctor tor It als also would be bea a great boom for the town Blaine Blame I had lad the whole thing planned At first the doctor protested He didn't he said want to see babies babies' all a once grown up or otherwise To Too much honor had already already al- al ready eady been paid him But Blaine Blame was was' a good salesman There are a lot of other famous on your list he said Governor Governor Gov Crandall and Crandall and Dr Sheridan an azid and Janet Fair the movie star star star- Not to mention that man that's in n jail in Manitoba for feeding his wife gopher poison polson said Nurse Kennedy t I tWell Well said Dr Luke defensively defensive- defensive ly Jy y in one or two would be beure sure ure to turn out not so good Beca Because se they convinced him that it t would be a wonderful thing for forthe forthe the he little town to he loved for his people eople for lor whom he had c cared red and because perhaps the talk made him long ong to see some of his old friends again perhaps for the last time he finally gave in Headlines Headline swept the world Drohn Dr John ohn Luke had delivered his three thousandth th baby and invitations to toa toa a great reunion at which the the-quins I would be present had been sent out aUk out aUk The invitations read You are one of Dr Lukes Luke's babies and andare andare andare are cordially invited to attend a re reunion reunion reunion re- re union at Canada May 28 at which the quintuplets will be present These invitations went to strange places A steel worker on a New NewYork NewYork NewYork York skyscraper many feet above ground A nun in a quiet convent garden The pretty hostess hostes of 01 a commercial airplane received one just as she was about to step into her ship A convict behind bars pleaded with his warden to be al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to leave his cell for lor just that one day But there were three people whose whole lives were to be changed by those invitations Dr Richard Sheridan the most popular and high priced surgeon in Toronto Philip Crandall governor of a great commonwealth In the United States And a woman named Janet Fair who had been christened Mamie Haskins shortly aft after r Dr John Luke brought her into the world Dr Sheridan and Tony Luke still in their operating gowns walked down the dim quiet corridor of the Toronto h hospital The older man had deep lines about his mouth and his eyes were circled with black A handsome man with hair gone gray he looked tired somehow de de- de- de It contrasted ted strongly with t the youth and freshness of the y young oung oun man J. J be beside s id him 1 h u y young oung oun man J. J be beside s id him 1 h u g e Tony Luke Dr John Lukes Luke's tall dark nephew nephew- Tony said That was great I did not think he had a chance Dr Sheridan smiled Hell do he said Im going to miss you Tony Youre You're the best assistant J Jever I ever had They stood facing each other and anda a little flush came o on the the boys boy's cheek His voice broke a little ashe as ashe ashe he said Youve done everything for lor me Dr Sheridan But Uncle John needs me Theres a girl back there too isn't there Yes theres there's a girl said Tony simply I think you'll be happier Tony Dr Sheridan said after a S moment Its a a. better life lite Ive I've taught you something but Dr John can 1 teach leach ach you more Did you know I was his first baby when he was an In n a little hospital I got my invitation invitation tation to the reunion today I wish I could go But But it it wouldn't appeal to Helen Im I'm afraid As though the sound of her name were an entrance cue a woman came down the corrid r r. r The scent of her perfume dominated even the strong trong smell of hospital and operating operating op op- op- op crating room that clung to the two men Her slight little figure was set set- setoff et off by a tailored white flannel suit uit and her smart felt hat only partly concealed her exquisite red curls Her eyes were enormous round like a childs child's her mouth was round and p pouting and the way she held the cloak about her the poise of her head had the arrogance of 01 ofa a spoiled child Dr Sheridan's wife wife- was 15 years younger than he She had made a religion of h b her r beauty until Tony Luke juke came along Then for the first time in her lier life she completely lost ost her head The rhe combination of her beauty of 01 her passion for him of 01 the fact tact that he had neve neve before known mown such sucha a woman had been too much nuch for Tony As she j joined ined them his lis whole body grew rew tense with em- em He was being torn pulled in different dif- dif erent lerent directions A dozen pictures swept by him in swift sequence Dr John the idol of 01 his boyhood who trusted him Mary with her clear sweet eyes His own work in the profession to which he had been born jorn and bred Dr Sheridan who had lad taught him much so-much and whom he le so deeply respected And this woman beside him soft and pliant and with a magic of the I senses sense he had never lever known Sick misery engulfed l him im He thought He-thought thought of 01 Dr John and Mary waiting for lor his is return He 10 into Helen Sherdan's Sheridan's Sheridan's Sher- Sher idan's dan's eyes eyes' and knew that she meant he should never return return- and that in a way she had a claim upon him lim To her husband she sa said d softly Darling I know youve you've forgotten about the theater tonight Be Be- sides you wont won't want to leave your patient Id I'd feel so selfish to take you away Let Tony go with me he wont won't mind The great surgeons surgeon's smile was gentle He said kind of I you dear Run along Ill I'll try to join you later Oh Helen Helen- He showed her the invitation to the reunion If he had looked at ather ather ather her face lace instead of the invitation at that moment Jie he would have seen stark fear turn her white and hag hag- gard There was only one person Helen Sheridan feared one person who might stand between her and Tony and sp spoil il all her calculated plans That person was Dr John Luke She said Oh my dear it would be too dreadful Like Lik a picnic oror or oror oror or- or or- or or something I couldn't possibly be there in time for it Dr Sheridan said to Tony Though he knew her eyes were upon him Tony didn't look at the woman He said Yes Ill I'll be there Im I'm going in a few days you know Really said Helen Sheridan softly Well if you go we ought to come up and see how youre you're set set- tIed Well We'll talk it over later dar dar- ling Tony do change We shall be belate belate belate late as it is Continued Saturday I |