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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER, HYRUM, UTAH rHE BLUE CIRCLE Bv Elizabeth Jordan ( by Tbe Century Co.) WNU Service. CHAPTER XI efficient-lookin- Continued 20 was o. looked at his watch. It 1 Camp-8He and Verity five. P it have been in that infernal hours, would She to dinner? He hoped an, fved she would. The strength or was. J to see her at the tableuncon-tthe it, realize not did he s repudiation of the fore.gner Souse charm. He did not care to It tete-a-tetrepeat that tea hour expenence-f- ne id, s e. been a fascinating that largely owed its charm to ts Now he wanted to unexpectedness. of Verity at loveliness seethe young the color whether lihe table, to discover face, beautiful her to lud come back voice her to to listen nnd her watch ,0 he desired He did not ask himself why 'these things, but if he had the would have been prompt enough, that .lie merely wished to be certain an-cw- herself again that she lilie girl was no ill effects ;elt of the afternoon igence. ex- glance at her as they the dining room and took their was reassuring places at the table as usual, though She looked exactly I The evening possibly even lovelier. had not gown she wore was one he a shimmering thing of seen before, white and silver, set off by a long, chain of pearls, over thp I Madatne Hvoeslef at which of beauty en-ter- I ills first room with long strides, which Renshaw easily matched. They found the patient lying very still, with his eyes closed. An trained nurse rose from her chair by tbe bedside as they approached. Hes not asleep," she said softly. "He has been asking for someone Renshaw, I think the name was. Renshaw leaned over the thin figure stretched out in such pathetic helplessness. The features of the fine old face were drawn into a pucker, us if by taut nerves. Mr. Campbell, he said, speaking very clearly. The blue eyes of David Campbell opened and fixed themselves on the eyes above them. Something flashed In them a light, a question, an appeal. Whatever it was, the secretary tried to respond to It. Youre getting on finely, sir, he We said, very slowly and distinctly. are all so glad. And 1 want to report that I am keeping my eyes wide open. think I understand what you meant I have taken precautions. I am on the job. Please leave everything to me." The childish pucker died out of the face The look in the blue eyes a look made up of anxiety, of fear, with even a suggestion of terror, changed to one of acquiescence. The stiff lips tried to speak, and finally brought out a word; Right One of the old mans hands groped toward him. Renshaw took it and pressed it warmly. Trust me," he said. Dont worry. double-loope- d g 1 1 The hand in his responded to his once exclaimed. she pressure with unexpected strength. But I love you in those, cherie, He nodded to the nurse and doctor, and 1 said. always rejoice when you wear left the room. In the hall, however, he You them. Pearls were made for you. discovered that Morris had followed should wear no other jewels." him. These were Aunt Katharine's, Whats he worrying about? the phyShe gave them to ferity explained. sician abruptly demanded. came me on my last birthday. They "Probably just the little mystery down to her from her since has that concerned Madame Hvoeslef, and and every generation thats all over now." added to the neekjace, until now there Morris shook his head. I feel like really too much of it. Its nothing small, he maintained. a Christmas with poptree festooned That look in the old fellows eyes is com when I have it on." unmistakable. Its fear. By Jove But it is perfect. It is one of the he thrust his hands in his trousers finest I have seen and that says pockets, took a turn in the hall. and. much. coming back to Renshaw, gave him the "Did Verity changed the subject. rest of the sentence face to face it you see grandfather before you came amounts to terror! Didnt you see It?" down? she asked Renshaw. Isnt it, perhaps, the fear of death?" I looked In for a moment, but he Renshaw was thinking fast. How was asleep or still unconscious I don't much, if anything, could he tell this know which." man? He would make an experiment. susDoctor Morris momentarily hes heard or seen somePossibly pended the vigorous operation of his he doesnt like, he said guardthing knife and fork. This is an old house, and odd lies very restless in his semic- edly. onscious he remarked. things intervals, Morris Impatiently shook his head. Theres something on his mind. Hes StanNonsense," he interrupted. apprehensive thinks hes too old to told me about that foreign manuley get over this, I suppose. It will be script business. I dont think a man better if he doesnt fully regain cons- as sane as Campbell would let himself ciousness for a day or two. Worry Is get fussed up over anything of that the worst thing in the world for him, sort. Even if he did, hed get a local as Ive said before." constable or someone to keep watch Can he speak yet? and then hed forget it Renshaw asked the question. He observed that Jenks, busy at the sidebChapter XII oard, remained motionless till he I I I I beard He the answer. tried to, but we wont let him. Everything depends on keeping him quiet. The manner of Morris was less ass- ured than It had been in the morning. Apparently he had not been wholly satisfied with the report of the day nurse, who had arrived after luncheon and bad spent the intervals with his pat- ient. Seeing the eyes of Verity widen in Renshaw broke in on the reflections that Morris seemed to be addressing to himself rather than to his table companions. All that is natural he enough. tasuully contributed. "Mr. Campbell Is slarm. always Re is anxious about his health. the type to take his illness very seriously for a day or two, till you convince him that he is on the mend. I suppose so." Morris words were but his expression brightened. He ate his dinner with bis usual appreciation and strict attention to the enterprise. Catching Veritys glance, Renshaw smiled at her reassuringly, and received a rather tremulous smile in return. No reference whatever had been made to the closet It was episode. clear that neither Morris nor Madame Rvoeslef had heard of it It became clear that they were not to hear of it that an unspoken r to that effect had been issued. No one would know of It save Jenks, and the discretion of Jenks, as far as members of the family were concerned, could be relied upon. After dinner Morris found time for short aside to the secretary; The old mans worrying about I dont know just what something. but it isnt good for him. or-(- John R. Hamilton. Following the arrival of Doctor Stanley, who breezed into the sick room at noon the next day, the strained atmosphere of Tawno Ker lightened still more. Doctor Stanley was gratified by the condition of his patient, and said so. He approved of the nurses, and was careful to let them see that he did. He liked Morris as a man and considered him a good type of com country practitioner; and he allowed Morris to infer that his opinion was much more enthusiastic i than this. Morris felt on such intimate terms with the world in general, and the great Stanley in particular, that after the professional consultation in ihe study, which followed an excellent luncheon, he felt privileged to refer to the case of Renshaw. Isnt he still rather well rather hipped? Only on one point. Hes got, or had, just one obsession left. He Is, or was, afraid he cant make a living Hell get over that In a hurry. Its particularly idiotic when one considers his record. He stopped and glunced Have quizzically at the other man. you any idea who he Is?" No. Is he anyone in particular?" mon-sens- .Rather 1" Stanleys eyes twinkled. He en joyed getting a rise out of the country doctor, especially since the latter had put shaw Ren- 1 Good Lord! Adenic tragedy Of course It was liim that knocked the oul Didn't fie and lus mother and sister and little niece drift around in a lifeboat ait night, alter their snip was torpedoed? i remember reading about it ut the time Yes; and he had to watch his mother and sister and the ehila die slowly of cold and exhaustion. They were his entire family. His twin sister was Mrs. Richard Vande water, you know. She was a young widow, and Incidentally the most beautiful woman 1 ever knew, Stanley mused, "as well as about the most charming. The devotion between her and her brother was unique. They were inseparable. They say he worked like a demon that night to keep her alive even made her get out of the lifeboat with him and swim for a time that kind of thing. But when the mother and the child died, toward dawn, Mrs. Vandewaters nerve went, and she lived only two hours longer. Did you ever hear what Renshaw did after his rescue? Morris shook his head. He pulled some wires, entered the secret service, and went to Germany to meet up with the submarine commander on one of his shore leaves, it seems that the fellow had remained upon the surface, laughing at the passengers in the lifeboats. Also, he had invited Mrs. Vandewater into the submarine his idea of a little joke. The story is that Renshaw finally got' him and killed him in an open fight. I dont know whether that part of the yarn is true. Anyhow, they got Renshaw. He escaped within a year, but the things they put him through, added to the Adenic tragedy, landed him in the sanatorium. They would have landed anyone else in his grave." Morris spoke with They would. rare humility. Its amazing that he has come through. His father was an old friend of mine," Stanley went on, so I did what I could for the son. I promised him, he added robustly, that he would be ns well as he ever was. and he is. The only difficulty Is to make him realize it. His company has a job for him when he is ready to begin real work. Youre going back home today. 1 hear?" Yes, if you think It is safe.," Morris spoke with obvious regret. With two nurses in the house and the patient getting on so well, I really have no excuse for staying longer nd a lot of my patients are feeling injured. But Ill come over every day, of , Good-nigh- t. I I sorts of honors in sports. That's on this know-it-a- ll and ' course. , Better make it twice a day for a . week or two. Look in early every morning and late every 'afternoon-s- ay around tea time, he added without malice. Theres not more than one chance in a hundred that anything will go wrong, but we dont want to take that. Ill be out again Sunday In time for lunch, he added with a twinkle. The house seemed unexpectedly lonely without Morris homely but comforting presence. Renshaw, working in the study all afternoon, and not stopping for tea, did not observe the change until the dinner hour. Then he found at the table only Verity and a wan Mrs. Pardee, whose heroic upward struggle from a couch of pain had been made possible, it appeared, only by the ladys unselfish devotion to others. Verity, Renshaw observed with satisfaction, showed.no evidence of the ordeal of the previous day. It was increasingly plain that the episode was to remain her secret and his, unless Renshaw did one counted Jenks. count Jenks. He also counted James and Annie. Hart might or might not be included in the little coterie that, in the servants quarters, discussed the Incident. When the meal was over, Renshaw accompanied the two women to the door and held it open for them. Then, returning to the table, he took a cigarette from the box Jenks offered him, lit it at the flame the attentive servitor also provided, and leaned back in his chair, ostentatiously abstracted, but in reality alert and watchful. That the two servants resented his presence he was quite aware. 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You can enjoy the tonic effect of well paved streets by helping your local authorities to find ways and means to build more of them. I g air. "Hes John R. Hamilton," he added casually. I suppose the R stands for Renshaw, though he never used the aside. He returned to the living room with name till he went to the sanatorium a reluctance due to his expectation of and dropped the Hamilton. John It. Hamilton, the financial ex- finding Mrs. Pardee there. But the strain of the dinner hour had been the pert and amateur athlete? Unusual combination, isnt limit of her endurance. Verity, alone Renshaw nodded. Yep. "I was afraid he would. If you will it? Prodigy at eighteen. Wrote most before the fire, was buried In the works on banking depths of her grandfathers pet chair. let me speak to him, and if he unders- of our authoritative he was thirty. I have not had a chance to thank before finance tands, I think I may help to quiet and the him. government. you for for the way you acted yesFinancial advisor to one the trust terday," she said In a low tone. You of oi biggest Know what hes Treasurer worrying about? Not entirely, but I have a sus- companies. Helped to establish the were splendid. I shall never forget it. ,.You exaggerated that little epipicion. Anyway, let me see what I currency system of half a dozen councan do. tries. Has had standard coins named sode at the time, he said gently, "and Inci- you are exaggerating it still. "All right. Come In with me now." after him by grateful nations. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Morris led the way to the sick dentally. found time to carry off all I1L Send today for our free illustrated booklet-Concre-te Streets for Your Town PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION 111 West Washington Street CHICAGO fra A National Organization to Improve Extend the Uses of Concrete OFFICES IN 30 CITIES and |