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CHAPTER XV
“Yes, ma’m. What a lot of pray
ing ytou’ll have to do now to square
my account! I told Langdon what I
thought of him-—never hope to have
a narrower escape from -profanity.
But it worked, Hetty! He’s sitting
in my study now waiting to talk to
that child. Where is she?”
“Do you mean he’s—really given
up?”
“Hetty, he’s licked! He’s come to
take her home with him—where she
belongs.”
Mrs. Bolling looked up with her
eyes full of tears.
“I knew it would work that way, I
heard her moving around upstairs
a few moments ago. She must be
up. You go and tell her she’s want
ed in the study. Get her quickly—
and you stay out of that room!”
“Trust me. I've had my share of
the fun and—iThere now, you just
stop that!” He took 'his handker
chief and wiped her cheeks tenderly.
Then he used the linen square to
blow his nose effectively. “You’ve
almost got me started,” he grumbled.
When Serenity opened the study
door, she caught her breath quickly
at the sight of Parrish sitting in
Bolling’s easy chair, chin resting in
his hands, eyes fixed moodily on the
carpet. He lifted himelf heavily to
his feet, as the girl closed the d-'oor
and stood with her back against it.
It was almost a repitition of the
scene in the upper hall ot the home
in the pines. Bui the roles had
changed. .Serenity was pale, but
calm. Langdon the supliant now.
The girl was first to break the si
lence.
"Dr. Boning said there was some-
lone waiting to see me—a patient, he
thought.”
“There is!” exlaimed the other
harshly, taking a step in her direc
tion. “It’s a—.very sick—old—fool
Serenity’s hands were clasped sud
denly on her breast. Her blue eyes
opened wide.
“Oh!” she cried softly. And then
“Do you mean you—”
“Anything you like—if you’ll ciome
back home and finish your job.
Maury wants you. Will you come?”
The words were wrung from him
with great effort, but there was no
mistaking their sincerity.
"And you? Do you want me?”
“Yee. I want you.”
“I will come.”
“You see, I—” He turned sudden
ly and sank down in the chair again,
covering his face with his hands. “I
don’t know what’s the matter,” he
muimbled' apologetically.
“I do,” said the girl promptly.
With a sudden move in her turn, she
dropped down on her knees at his
side. Very gently she took one of
his hands and held it tightly in both
her own. “You’ve been working too
hard,” she explained gravely. “I’ve
been lying down on the job and let
ting you do it all. It’s been a hard
session for—us, doctors.” She mus
tered a smile, a Parrish slowly turn
ed his head and looked at her.
“Yes,” he agreed grimly. “It
-need not have been—but for me.
There’s no use to mince matters. I’m
a proud man. It hurt me to be beat
en by a—mere child. And Maury—
he’s all I had left. I love him.”
“Why, of course you do!” she ex
claimed patting his hand. “And he
idolizes you.” A sudden color suf
fused her .cheeks. “You see,” she ad
mitted slyly, “I rather love him, too.
In fact, that’s why I made him marry
me. But he had told me he loved
me—iso it really wasn't taking ad
vantage of his helplessness. Dio you
think so?”
and tell Mrs. Bolling I’m going—”
She was out of the room no-w and
the words came floating back happi
ly.
Then out at the curb, where Ser
enity turned for a last wave at the
two faces smiling at her from the
Bolling porch.
“Good-bye—Good-bye! Oh, Mr.
Parrish, won’t you let me drive? It
has been ages!”
With a grim smile at her enthus
iasm, Parrish helped her into the
desired place and placed the reins
in her hands. Then he walked
around t othe other side of the bug-
by and climbed into the vacant seat.
“Give Minnie her head,” advised
the Doctor. "She will take you home
the shortest route.”
"I told you she was a dear,” said
the girl softly.
CHAPTER XVI
Joyful ol’ Heart
"You won’t be gone terribly long,
will you?”
Maury asked that question, slouch
ed comfortably in Buster’s seat with
Kewps wedged firmly alongside-
where his master could scratch his
ears for him without undue exertion.
The convalescent was out for his
first motor ride and his wife had
just parked the .car before her office
door.
"Just a few minutes,” she comfort
ed him. “Long enough to put some
things in my case. You’re quite all
right, aren’t you?” was her anxious
query.
“I guess so. But I need an awful
lot of attention.”
“Nonsense! This sunshine will do
you more good than all the medicine
and nursing in the world.”
“Sunshine can’t get to me, the way
you’ve got me bundled up.”
"Never mind. Keep that robe over
your knees until I get back.”
“Serenity!”
“What is it?”
“Good grief, darling! That sign
of your’s is out of date. There isn’t
any Serenity Dale any more. I’ll
have to hang up a new one. What
do you think it should be? ‘Parrish
and Parrish’? ‘Parrish and Daughter
That would be a riot.”
“We’ll see about that later. I may
decide to use my .own name. It’s
done professionally, you know. ’Bye.’
True to her promise, she was. back
almost directly. Instead of taking
her seat at the wheel, however, she
walked around to Maury’s side of
the car and opened the door.
“Just as I expected,” she scolded.
“I told you to keep your feet wrap
ped u,p—look at them. And just
those slippers!”
“But it’s, too hot.”
“Do as I say.”
“Okay. Say, by the way—”
"Yes?”
' “You treated that Danner infant,
, didn’t you tell me?”
“Willie? Yes. Why?”
' “Nothing, only I think he’s due for
a big relapse. He went by on the
other side of the street while you
were in the shop—rolled up his eyes
at me like a. dying duck. What’s the
big idea?"
Serenity looked down the street
where William’s retreating form was
still visible, shoulders drooping woe
fully. "Poor kid!” she murmured
sympathetically.
Her husband grinned. “Another
victim, eh? You know I’m begin
ning to wonder now if I was the sick
est—or the luckiest—”
Serenity Parrish picked up Maury’s
nearest hand. .She glanced about
apprehensively, then pressed a warm
kiss into his palm. She closed his
finger for him, so that the caress
might not escape.
“What you don't know,” she ad
monished, “won’t hurt you, my deari
—much.”
The End
PLEADED GUILTY
In county court Erie H. Johns, for
mer bank manager and bond broker
of Bayfield, appeared for election
before Judge T. M, Costello. Thro’
his counsel F. Donnelly, he chose
speedy trial and pleaded guilty to
the theft of $5,200 from six of his
clients. He will appear next Mon
day at 2.30 p.tm. for sentence.
In a signed statement given the
crown accused relates that he con
verted his clients’ money to his own
use to finance a real estate transac
tion from which he hoped to make
big profits with which to replace the
money taken. The scheme failed.
OFFERED AT AUCTION
The sound of the auctioneer’s
hammer sounds through the august
halls of the county buildings as Co.
Treasurer John McLarty holds his
sale of lands for arrears elf taxes.
“Would some one like a nice,
little public hall for only $12.64?”
the treasurer-auctioneer will ask.
The hall is at Clandeboye, unused
except as a storage shed for the past
few years, .but there are at least
four or five would-be purchasers.
The county is asking $10.2'5 for back
taxes and $1.40 costs. Going—going
—Who wants the iClandeboye public
hall?
On the original list were 681 pro
perties for sale, ibut quite a number
of these, including several Ifanms,
have been redeemed ,by the owners
or mortgage holders.
Another interesting item listed
half an acre in London Township,
“owner unknown.” This orphan
piece of land is a bit of lot 20, con
cession two. It is offered for $5.59.
Cedar Chests
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Also furniture remodelled to order.
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“No.”
She lifted her face nearer hie.
“Did Maury ever tell you what I
said about you the very first time
I saw you? It was the day I came
here—you went by when he was
helping me with the tire.”
“I’d rather not try and guess,”
was the wry admission.
“You never could. I said you
were adorable and—and I still think
yiou are going t-o be very gallant and
return the compliment.”
A ghost of a smile glimmered in
the gray eyes looking down into the
blue ones. With an impulsive ges
ture, Parrish’s unoccupied hand rest
ed for an instant upon .Serenity’s
curls.
"I dare say you are right.” Then
he added soberly, “You seem to be
-—as a general thing.”
“This- time I am,” slie cried happ
ily, springing to her feet. “Shall
we start home now!”
“If you wil>. Maury is waiting
for you."
“You mean he’s waiting for us.
With two whole doctors and Myra
ftor nurse, he'll be up and about in
no time. It just had to he that way.
Are you driving? Or do you want
me to take you in the car?”
“My horse is just outside.”
“It’s getting better and better! I
have envied you every time I’ve seen
you driving that sorrel. She's such
a dear. Now if you’ll wait just lone
little bit of a jiffy until I get my bag
reckless driving charge
DISMISSED
Serious .Injuries Followed Crash
GODERICH—Giving accused the
benefit of the doubt, Magistrate J.
A. Makins on Thursday last dismiss
ed a reckless driving charge against
Lewis Ellwood, Goderich salt truck
er.
The case arose out of an accident
on the night of iFeibruary 4 on the
Grand Bend-Parkhill road, one and
a half miles east of Grand Bend,
when a truck driven by {Ellwood
crashed into a house and buggy in
charge of 'Clarence Desjardine, Ste
phen Township, who had in the bug
gy as passengers his ten year old son
and II- Weigand. The latter was
thrown from the buggy to the road,
was unconscious tfor two days, spent
weeks in hospital and has not yet re
covered from the effects of his in
juries.
Both Desjardine and Weigand ad
mitted there was no light on the
buggy, but both also declared the
truck had no lights at the tiune of
the crash, although, they had ob
served light some distance back a
tew minutes previous to- the accident
Ellwood was positive his lights
were on at the time of the crash and
police testified they were later in
good working order. The road was
“rutty” and at that time of the year,
all vehicles kept more or less to the
centre.
"I do not see any reason why the
truck’s lights should not 'be on at
that time cif night,” observed the
magistrate. “They were in good con
dition after. I am doubtful as to the
guilt of accused. The case is dis
missed.”
TO ACT WITHOUT PAY
Town Clerk L. L. Knox, Goderich,
who a week ago refused to handle
further applications for old age pen
sions without renumeration has at
the request c'f council consented to
act until the situation is cleared up,
rather than have aged people in this
municipality go without pensions, as
threatened in a sharp letter from the
department of welfare.
Several resolutions from various
municipalities in Ontario' have al
ready been forwarded to the Provin
cial Goevrnment asking the remun
eration be provided for municipal
clerks for this work. At its June
session, Huron County council will
deal with a resolution of this nature.
■She: Fancy! There's a paragraph
about me in ‘Flippant News’ and
they call me one" of fashion’s butter
flies.
He: From the way you go thro’
your clothes, I think moths would
be nearer the mark.
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