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Show crm nnnruwrj". nr--orj-Jvi r-,"--rr-jn -jrjmrmrircrtrRr-an nrj-L.---r- I GABRIEL: anovJ II VJUlwlVIlK ' ByJoelCha41sTi:rris j jj (Copyright, 133, by JoH Chaoaier Harris.) ' jj -"WW. (CHAPTER VContiued.) ! i : "Wouldn't It bebest for some one to call some one who was her friend?" The cool, level voice of Gabriel's grandmother grand-mother seemed to clear the atmosphere, j "Whatever Is to be done should be dona sympathetically. If I could see Polly, there would be no difficulty." "Well. I saw Miss Polly," said Miss ; Fanny, "and she told me the whole situation, sit-uation, and I was on the point of say. tng that Td run back home and send something over, when an upper window was opened, and Margaret Oaither's daughter stood there gaslcg at roe and she's a beauty, Lucy; there's. a chance for Gabriel there. Well, you know how deaf Miss Polly Is; If I had said what I wanted to say; that child would have beard every word." "If Margaret Is ill, she should have attention. I will go there this morning." morn-ing." This waa Mrs. Lumsden'a decision. de-cision. "I'll send the carriage for you as soon Q.L0?? run home." "aid Miss Fanny, with that she rose to go, and hustled out of the room, but in the hallway she turned and remarked: "Tell Gabriel that he will have to lengthen his suspenders, sus-penders, now that Kan has put on long dresses." . "Ob. no!" protested Mrs. Lumsden. v.nIusn put ai,y 8ucn nonsense in Gabriel s head. Nan Is for Francis Be-thune. Be-thune. If it isn't all arranged it ought i?beuWJ1Jthe land Dorrlngton Joins the land that Bethune wiU fall heir to some day, and it seems natural - two eBtate should become one. Gabriel's grandmother hkd old-fashioned old-fashioned Ideas about marriagesT Miss Fanny went home, and In no long time Neighbor Tomlin'a carriage came to the door. Gabriel helped his pandmother Into the carriage, climbed in after her. and In a very short time they were at the Qalther place. ' The young woman whom Gabriel had eeen m Mr. Goodlett'a hack was standing In the door, and the little frown on her forehead was more pronounced than ever. "Good morning." said Mm. Lumsden. I have come: to see Margaret Does she receive visitors?" "My name ia Margaret, too." said the young woman, after returning Mrs. Lumsden's salutation, and bowing to Gabriel "But of course you come to see my mother. She is upstairs. She Is In the room in which she was born." ! "I know the way very well." said Mrs. Lumsden. She was for starting up the stairway, but the young woman detained her by a gesture and turned to GabrleL "Won't you come In?" she inquired. "We are old acquaintances, you know Your name is Gabriel wait Gabriel Tolllver. Don't ydu see how well I know you? Come, we'll help your grandmother up the stairs. This they did. The young woman led Mrs. Lumsden Lums-den to her mother's bedside, and presently pres-ently came back to Gabriel. "We will go down now, if you please," she tald. "My "mother is very ill-worse ill-worse than she has ever been and you can't imagine how lonely I am. Mother is ot home here, while my home, If I have any, is In Louisiana. I suppose you never had any trouble?" "My mother Is dead," he said simply. In a little while he heard his grandmother grand-mother calling him from the head of the stairs. "Gabriel. Jump in the car- I riage and fetch Dr. Dorrlngton at once. He's at home at this hour." . He did as he was bid, and Nan. who was coming up town on business of her own, must needs get in the carriage with her father. The combination was more than Gabriel had bargained for. For some reason or other the youny man was inclined to fight shy of Nan's father; and there waa nothing he liked less than to nd himself In Dr. Dorrlngton' Dor-rlngton' company more especially when , Nan was present, too. Noting I the quizzical glances of the physician, Gabriel, like a great' booby, began to blush, and In another moment Nan waa blushing too. . " "Now father she only called him father when she was angry, or dreadfully dread-fully la earnest "Now fatherl If you begin your teasing, I'll Jump from the carriage. i Her father laughed gayly. "Teasing? Why, 1 wasn't thinking of teasing. I tvas Just going to remark that the weather Is very warm for the season, and then I Intended to suggest to Gabriel Ga-briel that, aa I proposed to get you a blue parasol, he would do well to get him a red one." . ' ( "And why should Gabrtelget a para-6ol?V para-6ol?V Nan inquired. I "Why. simply to be In the faahlon," her father replied. "I remember the time when you ,rled for a hat because Gabriel had one; I also remember that oA-e when you were wearing a sun-bonnet, sun-bonnet, Gabriel borrowed one and wore It." j "I don't see how you can remember jt," said Gabriel laughing and blushing. blush-ing. "Well, I don't aee how In the world I eould forget It," Dr. Dorrlngton responded. re-sponded. - 1 When the carriage reached the bouse. Margaret Brldalbln was standing at the gate. "Is this Dr. Dorrlngton? Well, you are to go up at once. I don't know how my dearest is I dread to know. Oh, Jam sure you will do what you can." "You may make your mind easy' on that" score, my dear," said Dr. Dorrlng-! Dorrlng-! ton, laying his hand lightly on her shoulder. There waa something helpful help-ful and hopeful In- the very tone of hla voice. "This is my daughter, Nan," he added. I ' I Margaret turned to Nan, who was lagging behind somewhat shyly. "Will you please come in? you and Gabriel Tolllver. It is very lonely here, and everything 1b to still and . quiet. My name is Margaret Brldalbln," she said. ' She took Nan'a hand, .and looked Into 1 her eyea aa If searching for sympathy. And she muet have found It there, for she drew Nan toward her and kissed her. j They went into the dim parlor, and Nan and Margaret sat with their arms entwined around each other. 4 ' ' - Dr. Dorrlngton came downstairs presently. pres-ently. "Your mother is very much better than she was awhile ago, h6 s&Id to Margaret. "She never should have made so ton;? a Journey. She has wasted in that way strength enough to ; have kept her alive for six months." ' - j i "I begged and Implored her not to I Undertake It," the daughter explained, "but nothing would move her Even when she needed nourishing food, sho refused to buy it; (be was saving It to bring her home." , I (Continued Tomorrow |