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Show 4 , -- - PLEASANT GROVE REVIEW 'Ltti a in I Medusas -HEAD by rich ty til Partf S pi one gic if ... Jl pUneDaskamBacon vnvrlcht fcr AppLto. n4 Compear UrER VI Continued five fi-ve drooped. ' one thing to do 1 laid, Ms voice guttural kooii must oe o lg fitted, ana bub uu 1 make a clean ure Ing, and clear us what suspicions, Mr. WeHs. our best-no one on certainly, Doctor Schaffner. ' ..,a -aa with von. ell assured Mm. "Bu way line up? Can't all tnls " grow off? She Is youmj, she ert health, nature is on her hy a white wig . i. fnrtv-six years old," said ler quietly. "It Is no use. The Jib!" iiotnerweu nuu "The deuce, you. sayi e h!a coffee. kthnt mates a difference, H?" be said. . nkps such a difference, Mr. Si-haeffner returned slowly, g each word on the palm of 't hand with the fingers of ,t, "that Mr. Crandall White r lav eves on his wife if you wish toy opinion 1" come now, Scnarrner, you talk like that I" iffner shrugged ms square rg. . " -- - ' lly say what I think," he-sald. Jr place, with things as tney elleve I should do the same r lerwell regarded 'him thought- The ! the hthejj lever do eal n Sol tER3 I Ami :IES 'AH EE? mean liean that she looks at all oia a businesslike point of Mr. Wells. She knows her i very well, of course. You ieny thatL Well, she knows ie married her for. That's said Motherwell, "I see." has told the professor how ds and he has told me. I alk with' her much, you see. devoted to her, Mr. Wells, s nothing he wouldn't do. Just what she has done for him I s he owes everything to her is a wajv4ie does, He might have got his chance, without ts of people don't, you know I" mmr she put It to him: would Mr, that could have married any-practically, any-practically, in Europe or !ca, have picked out a woman ty-nlne, with gray hair? That hat she was, you know. It's o know how any man- would uch a blow but a man like She couldn't face it How women could?" on't know," said Motherwell, t know, Schaffner, honestly !" ictly. l'ou don't know." ,; doctor's voice grew thick and ST! do Cod reJffl md tODUfl NG J he remembered her. She's all Gooa. She says we can't do any- and she's right, we can't It so deep over the forehead se her away nothing can af- er skin, now you can't live ee-" He was drunk with fa- have Don' elinjuotherwell studied his worn P silence, half scornful, half or ms closed , eyes, a clumn- P rose on the wooden stairs. per, asleep nowr heard not h ft Motherwell listened throneh en door and looked with h ai uie hairy, foreign man who y. one arm in a black otiointh extended. i!" he cried in a rough ex- Kegardez-mot cal I 8 haa3 dangled a long tress of vraiatiair. Half its length euusa-s own head, but um was pure,;., dead fewer J! ltJOB-Srfrk askecu ed It proudly to the young erweil stared vaguely at It, t tne si ponin- . . nn r r s uctor. snaking atlhMrie0oronsehlnu up, doctor, wake npl" he i ou re wanted!" Schaffner onpno ki ' tre Z n00R tbe PartI- doctno tu.Biience. "Wtors PVoa . MftdXeBK iten- h "tt by magic. . ne cried Incredulously. In. . CKV 11 rrom hi- If tat- '7 r It would be worth a million to tut" He chewed hit Up. The German stared at the tress. blinking." A alow smile spread over his face. ' ( " "Ahl" he said slowly. "Dot's gootl Ferry goot, Indeedt i He Is goot boy, 'DolphI Come now, unci go down. Bring her down." - Schaffner went Into the bedroom and the professor with swimming bloodshot eyes (like the eyes of a sick Newfoundland dog, Motherwell thought) stared at him and talked brokenly. He seemed to think be was addressing some old friend and fellow student. "You see," be began "confidently. "Id vas only seventeen volumea-4 how could I know Id vould act so? She Is unique, dot voman. Xoo know she hass ceffer bersplred not yon drop T res. No bersplra-tion. bersplra-tion. Vot Is dot for pores? Und ber-fectly ber-fectly healthy. If she rubs silver-spoons silver-spoons or forks or no matter Id all comes black on her hands. Idiosyncratic, Idiosyn-cratic, yes. Chemically Idiosyncratic." Idiosyn-cratic." Out of the door came the nightmare night-mare woman that bad been Clelia White, the beautiful, leaning on Coggeshall and Doctor Schaffner. "But what good will It all be?" she was complaining In a fretful, broken voice the voice of a woman wom-an no longer young, and sick with anxiety and fear. "Much goot much goot" the professor pro-fessor urged, and there was real tenderness and hope in his voice, "drust now to old Wentzel, old Wentzel who vould glf a handt off bis wrist to help you I Now come, und you vlll see it vill not be so dreadful any morel" "You wait here it won't be long," Schaffner threw back at Motherwell Mother-well over his shoulder, and the strange, tired procession crept down the hall and disappeared. CHAPTER VII MOTHERWELL lit a cigarette and stared at the empty chair in front of him, shaking his head, unconsciously. He had seen some Strange sights, this young man, but never anything quite like this. Tragedy he could understand, comedy com-edy he could appreciate but what was this? A grim little Jest, pen baps but: there was a flavor of death In It, all the samel He smelt it In the air,. ' Thatstrong sense of the infinite and bazarre In life, that realization realiza-tion of. Its wild possibilities of permutation per-mutation and combination which had peculiarly thrilled him .from his early boyhood, and led him Into adventures ad-ventures like this, welled up fresh within him. -"D n It," he muttered, "it's queer I" . It might have been an hour before be-fore he heard Any sound In the house beside the soft, dull thud of the pump In the cellar. Then came a hurrying, woman's step, and Coggeshall, Cog-geshall, strange because of her dark, flushed face and tight, pressed lips, ran, past him into the room, returning return-ing with an armful of clothes. "Hairpins! hairpins 1" he heard her muttering to herself. "Lord, I must have hairpins!" " -He caught her as she bustled out "Is It' all right?" he asked. She looked at him stupidly, with an odd effect of trying to remember who he was. "Just to , think of It," she said slowly, "to think of it!" She hurried down the hall and ten minutes passed. As soon as he heard the sound of shuffling feet Motherwell threw away his cigarette, trod It carefully Into ashes, stood up, and waited for them. They came back In the same order In which they left him ; the slim, leaning woman between Schaff--ner and the maid, the professor walking behind. The two men looked positively cheerful; relief from the worst had cleared their drowsiness away. "As for the woman; she was more like' a life-size Ivory statue than anything else Motherwell, could imacrlne. ed-out t them -frotnhef-mroloTtess-face-wasrettefloft "wr. up Stood nvpr In thn . vt, . Mf. . ... l... , WHVeS 1)1 IIHir MM WM1LK MS LUC HU11C silk fringe that dripped from the waist and shoulders of her dress, a sort of classic rpbe of creamy wrinkled crepe. Its texture was curiously cu-riously like her skin, which, soft and; fine-as a child's, was at the same time delicately, amazingly wrinkled, from the "widow's peak" on her low forehead down to the "It doesn't mutts" v. i - -..v., pus saiu qui- etly, -really. Never mind It. please. How many other things did you bring me, Coggeshall?" "Only a fen mn.n k.,, - i everything at home, yon know - She looked at the maid, smiling "ghtly, and at that smile the worn- Ana AtiA t . . . --- w wiuenea ana tuied with tears. "Oh, Mrs. White! Oh, no!" she cried, and Motherwell, watching that pale, remote creature, felt as if a little cold wind bad blown over bis hearf She passed lnto the room and sat in a low-backed chair. Her head In her hand, she seemed to slip away from them all Into the deep gulf of her thoughts . . . They watched ber doubtfully. , But Motherwell roused himself and looked warnlngly at them. "Can't , you find some tea and and something to eat for Mrs. White?" he asked the maid. "I'm certain It would do her good, after this stra!n." She nodded and hurried away. The two doctors glanced at each other, then at Motherwell, and stepped out, on a common Impulse. She Drew -Back,- Staring at His Moved Face. He drew a chair near hers, and leaning forward, took her hand In his. - -;. :- - "Mrs. White," he said, "listen to me I know what you are thinking, but you should not Can't you pity that poor man, whose heart you are going to break? Can't you. think of your husband?" . . She smiled . again, and again , he felt that little chill "You don't understand, quite, Doctor Doc-tor Wells," she answered, and said no more. "But I do," he persisted, "I do understand. un-derstand. It's you who don't .understand. .un-derstand. . Just because you' don't feel the love for him that he feels for you, you don't understand how you will hurt him.. - If you did " "If I did?" she Interrupted. In that sweet quavering voice, "if I did? How foolish you are. I love nim more-than anvbodv and everything In the world put together! I would black his boots if I could live near him.- I would shovel the snow off his steps In winter if he would be kind to me when be walked down them 1 Love him!" ' She looked-scornfully a; the man lri front of her. "You couldn't understand," she said. "I love him too much to break his heart Mine doesn't matter." Motherwell studied her a moment His eyes snapped with- excitement He drew his hand back with a careless care-less movement - "I I didn't understand," he began. be-gan. "You are right I supposed, somehow " "Yes. Everybody did," she said eentlv. "But it wasn't true. He Is the only thing In the world I have ever loved. And so I know" &ne stopped. "Of course," said Motherwell slowly, eyeing her, "that Is different if vnn feel that way to him, it might be better not to see him, for be has changed a great ,uea. res heen ill. "and that, and the anxiety about you, has aged him, I hear. It mleht be a shock to you ne was hsuch a young-looking-nan chair, he and ran down iB Bed in muproressorf-ae -poweagaiar "rfnsleeT uncomfortaIe chair, sleep. SSiW! See what ItttK;.. . U1 ear. V fort . es EOt whiter P.f flloL Sled to bis "sai a "'e and hmH fant Han, y that we could-get White, base of her throat where milky laces hid It Her lips were barely pink, like the Inner leaves of a tearose; her eyes, wide open and fixed far ahead of her, a pale hazel with not a hint of the color that he had seen In herportrait She was uke a snow woman, .with milk Instead of blood in her veins. She "stopped at sight of him and turned to CoggeshalL "When did this doctor comer she asked In a soft broken voice. "Have I seen him?" My name Is Wells Mrs. White," said Motherwell, stepping forward with a slight bow. "I . came down to see If I could be of any use." "Oh I And you brought Coggeshall?" She looked wonderlngly at him. "HIT she said, "roof Cranl Yes, I he would be," . Then her pale Hps drew down scornfully. "It Is quite plain that younever loved anybody, Doctor Wells," she said. "A shock to me! And do you really think that I loved my husband .for the way ne looneut You must be a fool I". Her voice was very quiet "I loved him for what he was," she said, 'not for what he looked Uke!" -- ' Motherwell rose and put a strong, browned hand on each of her shoul- T am glad to see. you "looking so welt" he ventured, meeting her eyes frankly. . Her lips quivered a little. - -1 shall never look well." she answered an-swered simply. You know- that Doctor Wells. "Oh,' madam, you're lovely T Coggeshall cried bravely. "And all In white, Use that r ders. "And did you never know that a man can feel the same?" he said sternly. ; "If you didn't then It Is time you learned. Mrs. White, for you are the fool !" She could not grow paler, but her face seemed to turn cold and wan and her mouth drooped, as she stared at him. . ,. "You you mean" i mean that It's not your hair-it's hair-it's not pink cheeks it's not good Jieavens, it's, yon be lpves'l It's you!" - ' She seemed not to breathe,- Two large tears rolled down her cheeks, barter eyes never-left his. He shook her slightly. ."Lord 1" he said sharply, If I were a woman, I wouldn't dare to suit a man sol I'd be ashamed-ashamed ashamed-ashamed r Sbe shuddered a UttleV then dropped her face on bis hand and cried. After moment be leaned down to ber. . Youll go to hlmT be said softly. I'll I'll go and see!" she whis pered, sobbing. Coggeshall's cup and spoon clinked In the ball and be beckoned ber In. "That's good," he said, appreciat ing her filled tray, "see that she takes plenty. And get, a heavy coat from the doctor. We ought to be leaving soon, m do a little tele phoning." Burled in fur, -she sat betwi them in the curtained car. Hans and one of the other men dlsa peared and their chauffeur did not speak; beyond a brief "Yes, sir," to his orders. " " Motherwell talked easily, with comfortable pauses, during the Journey Jour-ney j the two women made but brief answers. "Why did you frighten us so with those Jewels?" he asked quietly. "Didn't you realize we would naturally suppose you bad-had bad-had gone away with them?" "Jewels?" she repeated vaguely. "Oh, yes! Why I bad them with me I was taking them to Glen. I had only one key to the safe. I thought It would be better. I didn't mean to stay at the doctor's" Her voice sank. "You shouldn't We thrown the Medusa away, you know," he said suddenly, after another silence. , "I threw it as far as I could," she answered quickly. "Into the mud ! Under the wheels ! A hideous, cruel thing 1" "And yet she was beautiful," he said quietly. She caught her breath and looked up at him so touchingly that he. found her hand and gave It an assuring, as-suring, friendly grip. When they drew up at the great portico of the hotel, she shrank back and would not or: eould not rise. Half lifted to her feet however, she straightened herself and walked ut and across the hall, barely touching the maid's offered anm Down the long corridor they went and through a door at which Motherwell knocked, opening It himself. No one was in the parlor of the suite and, motioning the woman to a sofa, he knocked on another door at the left It was opened and be stood alone with Mr. Glaenzer. To him the young man spoke rap-Idly rap-Idly for a moment checking with a quick gesture his cry of Incredulous Incredu-lous amazement. - "I thinlS, you had better tell him very quickly,? he said. "He mustn't be shocked and hurt her." Glaenzer. passed through a further fur-ther door and a low sound of murmuring mur-muring talk followed his entrance. He came out before the young man had time to be impatient and seized his bands, shaking them heartily. "1-can't understand It" he mnt- tered. "It simply doesn't seem credible, cred-ible, what you've told me! By and by; perhaps I shall but what does It matter?. Where Is she? He followed Motherwell lnta the parlor, crossed quickly to where the white figure sat stiff, as If frozen there, and bending, kissed her. lightly light-ly on each cheek. . "Thank 3fod, you're back, Clella," he said "You've driven us nearly crazy, my dear. Why, you look like a marquise at a1 fancy ball! Do yon want to break our hearts over again?" ------ He smiled warmly at her. Not a muscle of his face betrayed him. But she did not smile back. "I never broke yours. Glen," she answered hardly above a whisper. "I knew that, always." ' She turned to Motherwell. "Come," she said, taking his hand like a child, and they went In together, to-gether, the Jeweler behind them. She walked a few steps Into the room, and stood In the full Afternoon After-noon sunlight Her Hps parted and she drew a deep breath to speak, but her husband cried out before she could begin. Here was no such ealmness as GUienzer had shown ; his whole face spoke his wonder and delight- - - . "Clelia he said. "Oh, Clelia How beautiful yon are!" , He opened his arms wide and with two jong, smooth, - steps she .was! wrapped In them, kneeling by his chair, her hair against his cheek. "I am sorry that this should have happened, if it worried and "frightened "fright-ened my dear," he said, and his voice trembled, "but why, why could you not. let me know, so that I could help yon?" ' - . She raised her face and held, it close to his, her hands against his shoulders. "You haven't seen me, Cranny," she said, "look at me, now I I am forty-six years oil I am not what you have thought-:! never have been." He held her face In his hands and looked long at it "No, you are never what I thought" he said softly, "for you are always sweeter and moreJeau-tlfuL moreJeau-tlfuL my dear." - - - : - ; A slow, faint flush, like, a tea-rose In autumn, grew In her cheek. She threw her arms round bis neck and cried so. gently that they hardly beard. "And for your age," be went on, hit voice shaken with love, "it gives me the one comfort you-, "could not give before, my beautiful, and takes away my own terror that I could never tell you." She drew back, staring at njs moved: face. "ow we can grow old together. my dearr be said. I THE END. , First Aid-Home Remedy Week Chicago. HL "Insure Yourself Against Needless Suffering!" is the Intensive slogan of personnl action which prefaces national announcement announce-ment that the eleventh anniversary of Firs Aid-Home Remedy Week has been fixed for March 13-10. The National Association of Retail Druggists, Drug-gists, sponsors of the plan which Sterling Products, Inc., dedicated to the drug world in 1922, is Joined in this campaign for nation wide preparation prep-aration to meet unexpected accident and sudden illness, by the National Wholesale Druggists' Association and the National Association of Retail Drug Clerks. For the first time all State Pharmaceutical Associations Asso-ciations are also , co-operating for greater preparedness for the physical phys-ical emergencies of life. Several governors and mayors of municipalities municipal-ities have by proclamation called attention at-tention to the week which has en-Joyed en-Joyed a decade of Increasing success. "Fill That Medicine Chest Nowl" Is the command that has been made from the first week to the present campaign, and all of them have been timed during housecleanlng days. Secretary &. C. Henry of the N. A. R. D, In an awakening suggestion sugges-tion to the retail druggists predicts record-breaking co-operation this year when the week affords opportunity oppor-tunity for live wire druggists everywhere every-where to nse timely advertising in their local newspapers and thus Insure In-sure additional sales In a helpful effort to maintain volume. Neal's Mother 22 Has Right Idea famous Within a few months there will be no more feverish, bilious, bil-ious, headachy, constipated, con-stipated, pale and puny children. That prophecy would surely sure-ly come true if every pother could see for herself how quickly, easily, and harmlessly harm-lessly the bowels of babies and children chil-dren are cleansed, regulated, given tone and strength by a product which has proved its merit and reliability to do what is claimed for It to mil lions of mothers in over fifty years of steadily increasing use. As mothers find out from using it how children respond to the gentle influence of California Fig Syrup by growing stronger, sturdier and more active dally they simply have to tell other mothers about it That's one of the reasons for its overwhelming sales of over four million bottles a year. A Western mother, Mrs. Neal M. Todd, 1701 West 27th St., Oklahoma City, Okla., says : "When my son, KeilaaJhrejL jearsol4 he began having constipation. I decided to give him California Fig Syrup and in a few days he was all right and looked fine again. This pleased me BSrHmth that I have used Fig Syrup ever since for all his colds or little upset spells. It always stops his trouble quick, strengthens him, makes him eat" - Always ask for California Fig Syrup by the full name and see that the carton bears the word "California." "Califor-nia." Then youll get the genuine. -r If It Happened Today Paris, about to leave Greece, has decided to take Helen with him. Making Mak-ing sure .that Menelaus has gone to the links for the afternoon, he steals up to Helen's room. "Wove you," he cries. "Fly with me to .Troy!" - "I wish I could," sighs Helen, "but I Just know I'd never find, a barter in Troy who could shingle my hair properly." ' - ... So Paris goes off to Atlantis and marries a mermaid whose hair is always al-ways kept In curl by the dampness, and the Trojan war Is averted. Kansas City Star. ih. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver, boweli and stomach. One little Pellet for a laxative ihree for cathartic Adv. Her Opinion Hubby What's - thematter wlth this suit I Just bought that you don't like It? The store man said it was a fit - 1V Wife It looks more like a convulsion. con-vulsion. Florida Times-Union. - Among mortals, second thoughts are wisest Euripides. A scientist says It Is the lower part of the face, not the eyes, that gives away one's thoughts. Especially Espe-cially when one opens the lower part of the face. Dakota Farmer. 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