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Thursday,
May iOth, 1934.
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YNOPSIS
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Nancy Gordon trades herself in
marriage with Dr. Richard Morgan
for fifteen thotxsand dollars—to save
her family the disgrace of her broth-
er Roddy's theft elf that amount far
a woman. Nancy loves penniless thickly.
young Page Roemer, and Richard is : "He's in Richmond, dear," she
•rkin into his
loved by .Helena. Haddon, a sophists- rau�ht at his arm, looking up x
cated young married woman. King- face. "\Vhy, Roddy, you're ill, your
With ti little cry of rapture, Mrs,
Gordon ran to the door,
'Roddy!"
He stared at her, his arms hanging
litngx•, and. when she embraced him he
lurched away from her.
"Where—whersh father?" he asked
don Haddon, Helena's husband sees eyes are all bloodshot—take off your
the elopers. but balde his counsel. if- hat, dear!"
ter the ceremony, Nancy returtd to He laughed foolishly, starting away
DR. G. H. ROSS her parents' hc'nxe, and continues teO from her again and catching at the
DENTIST see Page. who urges her to divorce door -post for support.
her husband. Mr. Gordon, to release "\Vhatsh tie tnattersh with my hat?
Office Over Isard's Store. his daughter from what he considers he •demanded, taking it off and smil-
her shameful marriage, sells his house ing at it idiotically, "nice old peach
DR. A. W. IRWIN
to his friend Major Lomax, who rents of a hat—" he spun it around on one
it to the original owner. Helena is finger, giggling sdudenly. Then he
Jealous of Richard's interest in Nan- began to sing loudly.
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Medical Representative D. S. C. R
Successor to Dr. W. R. Hambly
Phan 54 ' Wingham
cy, although she knows nothing of "Where did you get that hatsh?"
• the marriage, and tries to nxake trou- "Where did you get that hatsh?"
ble. Once Page comes to Nancy's ' "Roddy!" his mother gave a little
house and makes love to her. Nancy cry of horror; she seized his arm and
is frantic—she loves Page but refusesshook him. "Look at me, Roddy, don't
to go back on her bargain with Rich- yon know me? It's mother!"
and by divorcing him. Roddy looked at her, his eyes still
vacatn and watery. Then he laughed
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY wildly, keeping his feet with .a lurch,
der the chi
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and chucked her un n.
"Nancy Virginia," he said solemnly, 'Th'' owl ish a baker's daughter!' "
"we love you and we know it isn't he gurgled, reeled, lost his balance
true. There's a story about you; to and sat down suddenly and heavily on
fight it, to put it down, we've got to the floor.
know the whole truth. Will you trust Mrs. Gordon uttered .a sharp cry
an old man? Will you tell nee?" of horror and dismay, and ran to the
Nancy seemed to grow limp. "What
is the story, major?" she asked.
He told her. "I'm an old man, child
—forgive me—Angie wouldn't repeat
it. I had to. You've got to tell me
the truth so I can put it down."
She opened her lips with an effort.
"I can't!" she said in a smothered
voice. .
The old man stood staring in grave
surprise.
"I can't say anything," she said
brokenly, "I—a woman can't save her-
self—I can't tell you, major—I can't!"
"Then Morgan must!" said the
major.
"Oh, no, no! Not that—never
that!" she wailed, clinging to his arm,
"promise nie—never that!"
She had only one horrible thought.
Richard hadcast her out and left her ing ber hands. "He's crazy!" she
to this! She would not appeal to him sobbed, "Mandy, he's crazy—they've
again. worked any boy to death in New
York".
Amanda said nothing; she seized
Roddy suddenly by the arm and pro-
....
ro-, :. i! pelled him toward the lounge.
"Yo' -all lie down," she said sooth-
ingly, "yo' lie righ' down, honey,
Mandy'!lgit yo' a cup of coffee, yes-
suh, you' lie down."
Roddy yielded to her propelling
touch partly because he could not
keep his feet. He dropped violently
upon the lounge, rolled over and lay
face downward,
His mother caught hold of Amanda
with shaking hands.
"Don't trust to the telephone," she
sobbed, "I can't talk over it now my-
self—you run to Dr. Morgan, Mandy,
run! Tell him what's happened. • Tell
him my poor boy's lost his mind.
Bring hinx, don't let him wait—it'll be
his office-hours—it doesn't matter
bring him quick—quick!"
Amanda, running across the gardens
with her apron over her head, gave
"I can't say anything," she said bro- way once to laughter, and once she
kenly—"I can't tell you, major." knuckled tears from her eyes.
"Fo', de Lawd, his mother ain't
gwinter believe it—if de doctah tells
Major Lomax drew • her hand her!"
through his arm; he said nothing
more, He led her, against het will,
up to his own house and opened the.
door.
"Angie!" he shouted, "Angie -Nan-
cy is here to see you—keep her all
night. I'll phone to her mother." :.
But before the telephone message
reached the Gordons something had
'happened there,' which wiped out its
signifiacnce., Mr. Gordon was away;
he had gone to Rirrhnxond on busi. xess
for the bank, and would scarcely be
back for two days, Nandi had been
absent since luncheon time, Only Mrs,
Gordon and Amanda were at home.
Mrs. Gordon was}busy.
She was startled by Amanda's voice
at the door.
"Mis' Gordon!" she called encitediy,
"Mis' Gordon, heap, conte Mist' Rod-
dy, yes Merl, sho's yo'se born—Mist'
Roddy hisse'f 1"
kitchen door.
"Mandy!" she cried, "Mandy—come
quick. I—I think Mr. Roddy's gone
crazy."
Amanda came, pulling down her
sleeves. Roddy was still .sitting on the
floor, his feet spread out in front of
him, and he was ogling them and
laughing foolishly. His face was sick-
ly pale, and the long lock of his hair
hung down between his glassy eyes.
"Hell, Mandy!", he said, still thick-
ly, "heIIo! Where didsh you get two
heads? Haven't any business to have
two heads, mus'n' get drunk—they'll
arres' you! Man on the car had two
heads, didn't know where he'd got 'em
either—must have been drunk—thass
awf'I."
But poor Mrs. Gordon was wring -
DR: J. R. LOCIHART
Corrter ct trntg nnd PATRICK
Streets.
TELEPHONE 150,
Then she saw Mammy Polk sweep-
ing the back porch and slowed to a
walk.
"I ain't gwinter leton ter dat ole
inip ob Satan!" she mumbled to. her-
self, "she's too big .fish nigger any -
ways -I 'reckon my folks' a heap het -
tab dan hern. Mis' Polk," she said
aloud, with dignity, "where's de doc-
tah at?"
Richard hadjust dismissed a pat-
ient and was standing by his desk,
looking tall and thin lit his white of-
fice coat. He thought it was Mammy
Polk and did not look up until Am-
anda coughed, For an instant he did
not recognize her, and when he did,
his face hardened in spite of himself.
"What is it, Amanda?"
She coertesied, folding her hands
into her apron, "Mis`• Gordon sen' me
fo' yo' -all; 'sub, She sec Mist' Roddy
done gone plumb crazy, ycssuh, arl'
slte wants yo' ter come quick."
Richard frowned, "Crazy? Rod
Gordon? What de, you mean, Aman-
da?"
Amanda edged closer, pleating her
arlron demurely; then she looked tip
I le
ilo
sideways and gave hint a wink—as
one man of the world to anntlier,
"He ain't •crazy, no suh, he's jes'
drunk, but leis nxa's takin' .on an' his
pa ai.n't • home—I reckon it's jes' as
well anyways, Mist' Gordon ain't
gwinter stand no £.00lin' 00 sulx!"
Roddy drunk! :Richard could not
remember that the boy had ever had
the failing of drieltO A thief and a
drunkard. Unconsciously the shock of
it penetrated even the iron of his re-'
serve.
"You go ahead,. Amanda, I'll fol-
low,"'he said, as they left the house
together.
Mrs. Gordon had been on her knees
beside him, but she stumbled to her
feet as Morgan entered.
Richard took her shaking hands in
both his. "Don't he frightened," he
said gently.
"Ain't frightened," said Roddy
thickly, "dry-thass it, dry as dust--
an
ustan she's got water—water—" he be-
ganto sing, ,rocking to and fro.
Mrs Gordon tore her hand out of
Richard's and covered her face sob-
bing, "illy boy's crazy," she said in
a whisper, "I can't bear it—I can't!"
Richard drew her gently out into
the ball.
"He's not crazy, Mrs. Gordon," he
said kindly, "someone has given him
some kind of strong drink—and it's
gone to his head, that's all.."
She gazed at him horrified, incredu-
lous, "lily boy never drank!"
"You •are - better. Keep quiet, old
man, no one knows but your mother."
"I know it—that's, why it's affected
him so badly. He'll get over it. Don't
worry." Richard was sorry for her.
She turned very white. "His fath-
er!" she gasped in a frightened whis-
per.
"Mrs. Gordon, I'm going to take
him home. My car's outside my own
door, I'll get it. Nobody need know,
not even your husband. He'll be all
right tomorrow."
Without another word, Richard
went out. But when he drove his car
around to the Gordon's back door,
Roddy, whose condition seemed to get
worse all the time, had to be coaxed
into it. Richard and Amanda manag-
ed it.
Richard drove the car straight into
his garage. By that time Roddy had
sagged over and gone to sleep. Rich-
ard called to his nxan.
"Sana.! Here—you go up and tell
Mammy Polk she can visit her cousin
tonight. Send her packing. Then you
come back here and help me get this
boy into the ho se and into bed."
Sam went, and half an hour later,
Roddy Gordon was asleep in the room
next to Richard's. He slept heavily at
first, but toward' midnight, he became
violently ill and Richard fought a hard
battle with a touch of delirium in it.
"Must' have been soaking himself
and . got sorne wood alcohol, too," Ri-
chard thought, sitting ,up.
At two o'clock in the morning, Rod-
dy was really very ill; it took all Ri-
chard's time and skill to turn the tide
in his favor.
It was five o'clok now and broad
day. Richard went downstairs and
made some strong coffee, When he
went back to his patient, Roddy was
awake and terribly sober,' He choked
down the hot coffee and wanted to
kill himself.
"How did I get here?" he asked
blankly,
Richard told him; feeling his pulse:
"You're better, Keep quiet, old man.
No one knows but your mother,'•'
"'My mother?" Roddy groaned turtle
ing his face to the wall.
Richard quieted him. He was using
almost all his power as• a doctor and
an older man to keep him quiet when
old Sam called him' front the stairs.
"Somebodydown heals, Mist' Rich-
ard !"
In the hall stood Nancy. She Was
bareheaded ,arid she still wore the
frock in which she had gone to the
Lomaxes.
"Richard, where's Roddy? I must
see nay brother!"
Then, as be hesitated, she broke out
angrily.
"He hasnt' diphtheria! Mama told
me—I mast see him, I've got a right.
to see hien-•-•where is be?"
Richard turned to the stairs. "He's
up .here --he's sober, You may see
him,"
That was all; he did not even look
at her as he led the way upstairs.
At the door of Roddy's roonx Rich-
ard stepped back for Nancy to enter,
The girl stood still an instant, her
]rand pressed against her breast..
"Don't let Roddy frighten you," Ri
chard • managed , stifflj; his voice
sounding harsh. "He's been under the
influence ` of too much liquor. He's
come out of it with a headache and
the blue devils. Don't let it frighten
you," ,
Nancy's head went up; she thought,
he felt that they heaped their troubles
911 him -she and her brother.
Richard opened the door and she
went in. She heard hien close it. be-
hind her and she seemed to hear, too,
his footsteps going downstairs They
sounded heavy, final, like the footsteps
of a man who had too much to do to
bear other people's brudens! Then
her eyes cleared of the mist in them
and she saw Roddy, half dressed, sit-
ting on the edge of his bed, reach-
ing for one of his.lioots.
"I don't want to make a mess here
for Richard—he's been pretty white
to ane," he said bitterly, "I'm going
out to kill myself."
Nancy went, over and sat down on
the edge of the bed beside hien.
"Rod," she said under her breath,
with something like a gasp, "have you
—been doing it again?"
He turned and looked at her, utter-
ly uncomprehending.
"What the deuce do -you mean,
Nance?"
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