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CHAPTER XI. Continued.
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Slinking off lior superstitious terror
Cvcljn touched tlio prostrate mnn.
Terhnps lie was dcod ; unil out of some-
where n thoiiKlit shot Into her iiilml
tlint If lie were tier troubles were over.
"1 don't know" alio ihlspe-ed. "Hut
he looks no I"
Tollyop shoved Evelyn aside mid
slipped her nnn under Hennett'H bend.
She seemed to linve lost nil aversion to
titiii. She realized then only Hint n
liuinnn being wns suffering perhnps
dend. At her tender touch the Hum's
eyes flew open; nnd pmile-strlcken
1'ollyop withdrew her iirm nnd wns
lmck bcsldo the other girl before she
spokc.
"He's got life In liltn Miss Eve" she
chnttered between her teeth. "Look
ut his ejesl . nln't It nwfull"
Quietly Oscnr Iny gazing nt the girls
ns they stared nt him. Tolly was the
first to go ( him.
"Keel uwful sick eh Oscnr?" she
naked In n low tone.
The mnn did not answer oven by n
movement of his lids.
"He enn't tnlk" she went on look-
ing around nt Evelyn. "He ought to
hae n doctor. Cnn't you go up to the
boulevard nn' get Doc Hacoo?"
A fresh burst of tears so choked
Evelyn ltobertson tbnt for u spnea sho
could not answer.
"No I cnn't go out In this nwful
storm nguln" she llnnlly replied. "Of
course I cnn't" sho repented swnl-
lowing. "I'm nfruld. 1 won't go I I
won't tnke n step. If nny one goes"
"Then Mny by him" Interjected
Polly dully "nn" I'll go I"
Ashnmed to declare Hint she wns
nfrold to be left nlonu with Oscnr
Kvoljn untched Tollyop ns she went
out nnd softly closed the door behind
her.
Tolly Hopkins lingered several mo-
ments to nccustom her ejes to the
night's blackness lleyond to the enst
Lake Cnyugn rushed on townrd Itbncn
ns If Its Intentions were to su allow the
little town In one huge mouthful. Tol-
lyop crooned over mechnnlciilly words
which fell hourly from 0 runny Hope.
"Ask nn' It shnll be glcn thee" she
whispered. "Then If Hint's so let me
get Mile one to help Oscar 1"
Through the clatter of the elements
(die heard the sound of footsteps off In
the dark rood. An answer to her
t 'injvr W113 1IIM1III 111 Ml'l UUl III II1U
li night gloom. She hoped It wns Larry
Dlshop or I.je Itrnegor. Opening her
lips she gnvo the weird crjlng sijunt-
tereall of the Sjorm country: and a
voice that clutched at her heart an-
swered hor.
Then by the next llnsh of Jagged
lightning sho saw Hubert 'Terclvul
coming toward her.
"Is that you. Tolly" ho called.
"What's the mutter?"
"Yep" she faltered timidly. "I got
some one hick In the shanty."
Of all the people she had expected
to bee he was the last. As she w alted
for him to approach Tollyop's active
mind grasped the fact tnat now Hubert
would know what his cousin had done.
Sho saw no way to keep him In Ig-
norance of i:eln's relation to Oscar
and shu was too excited to think of nn
excuse to keep him outside.
"Tollyop" commenced Itobert "1
had to see you If only for n few min-
utes. Walt a second before ou go
In."
Contused nnd ngltnted the girl did
not stir a step until bo was bending
over her. One arm went around her
shoulders one tender hand pressed her
head against bis breast.
"Paddy's gonel" she choked almost
Inaudlbly. "They've took him to Au-
burn huh?"
Yes dear child" answered Itobert
Ills own throat full with emotion.
"Hut what I came to tell jou Is this
dear. To already set things moving
to bring htm back. I couldn't sleep to-
night until I saw 5 oil."
A long shudder ran the length of
Tolly's body; her legs grew so weak
she would have fallen but for the
strong arms holding her up.
"I wnnt hli!i nwful bad." camo up In
n lireuth to the pale young man.
"And I sny Tolly dear that he's
coming home" repeated Itobert "and
every day I wnnt you to expect him.
Will you trust me. durllng?"
Ho bnd nsked her Hint question
ome but tbnt was before Old Marc
had railroaded Daddy Hopkins to Au-
burn. "Will you. Tollyop?" urged Itobert
passionately lifting her face and lay-
ing his warm lips on hers.
With swift-coming breaths she Hung
both amis around bis neck.
"I'll trust you every day an all
dnyl" She hesitated and turned her
head. A souud In the but had f .ght-
encd her. She knew Itobert had heard
. It too for he reached out his hand to
open the door.
'We'll go In" said he taking her
arm nnd gathering both of her hands
Into his.
Hy a sudden movement Tolly
pushed him backward.
"I'd rather you'd mnkc off" she told
Mm unsteadily. "Mebbe I can And a
squatter."
"No my dear" returned Itobert.
"When you need help nnd I'm here
tl ...... .. la
j you 131 II I lull UHJ win; noc.
While ue was spenung nc imu uu-
k
engaged bis hands nnd had lifted the
latch.
Trembling from head to foot Tolly-
op follow eil htm Into the hut.
When Itobert caught sight of Ids
pale cousin he stopped short.
"You're not III Eve dear?" ho cried
going to her quickly "Tolly said some
one wns sick here."
He glanced nround tho shanty. A
throb of happiness mado bis pulses
beat faster. "The Greatest Mother In
tho World" still held her place on tho
wall. While ho was contemplating the
wonder of the picture his thoughts
went back to the day ho had given It
to Ids Littlest .Mother In the World.
Illlly-gont Hopkins mousing In the
wood-box brought his thoughts back
but not soon enough to catch the
meaning glance that Eveljn shot nt
the squatter girl who was gazing
steadily at her. With a lltng of con-
tempt Miss ltobertson walked to him
and laid her hand on Ids arm.
"No Tin not the least sick Hob but
but Just now " sho hesitated then
continued hurriedly: "There's a little
boy here; aud I often bring him food
and candy. When I got here" she
whirled around and Hung her band
toward the cot "this man was so ter-
ribly sick that I told Tolly Hopkins
sho ought to get n doctor. Naturally
I consented to stay until some one else
came but I never expected you 1"
The explanation brought a groan
from Tollyop.
Slowly Hubert drew bis gaze from
Oscar's pallid countenance and turned
to her. Ho looked so shocked nnd
hurt that she Impulsively moved to-
ward him
"How'd he come here?" Itobert ex-
claimed going to tlio bedside. "Why
It's llennettl What's ho doing here?"
So passionate were his tones so full
cf that demanding quality that Kvclyn
fearing Tollyop would tell the truth
again caught hold of him.
"He's In love with Tolly Hopkins
Hob" she ottered trying to speak
calmly "and really It's nouu of our
business. Is It? Hut I do think he
ought to have a doctor."
Hubert staggered back flashing n
ghiuco nt tho squatter girl which
seemed to burn her through und
through.
"Aro jou married to him?" ho do-
ninuded of her.
Her palo lips framed tho single
word "No."
"Then bow In God's nnnio came ho
here In your "
Two strides brought him so close
that Tolly felt his hot breath against
her cold face. She cried out In an-
guish aud started to speak ; but Eve-
lyn broke In upon her In franjle haste.
"Now listen to me Hob" sho Insist-
ed. "You are very unkind I V'lmt's
happened here Is none of .voir busi-
ness nor mine I Every squatter wom-
an has a man and you can't expect
Tolly Hopkins to be nn exception. All
jou can do Is to get a doctor."
Itobert passed his band over his
face. He looked dnzedly from Tolljop
"All Right" He Replied Gruffly.
so silent nnd pale to the man so hor-
ribly still ou the cot.
"All right." ho replied gruffly.
"Come on I This Is no plnce " lie
flung n glance at Tolly Hopkins that
struck her like a blow from n whip
and finished "no place for n decent
girl."
Stupefied by the Hood of disasters
that bad overwhelmed her Tolly
watched Itobert Terclval lend bis cou-
sin from tho hut. After the first wild
Impulse to tell him tho truth sho had
made no further effort to clear herself.
Eveljn ltobertson was going to bold
her to the word she had made two
years ago) Ilclng Innately honest her-
self Tollyop could see no way to
lighten her own dejection or to still
Hobert's fierce anger. Her little world
was tumbling to pieces around her. No
longer could Mie think of him as her
own though but a few short minutes
before he had comforted her with
kisses and promises. lie had demand
ed that she should trust him yet at
the very first trial of his faith ho had
flung away and left her nlone
Hlinded by tears sho felt her way
to the cot. Dennett lny In the same
position his wide-open eyes holding
nn expression of horror.
"She's got n lily liver nil right Os-
cnr" Tolly hissed through her teeth.
."Did you hear all what she said?"
Such Is the power of habit over n
nature like the squatter girl's that
Itobert faded from her mind nnd Os-
car Hennctt suffering nnd dying ab-
sorbed her whole attention.
"Can't jou bear anything Oscar?"
she questioned. "Listen mebbe you'll
get well. If jou do tnke your old
mammy an' get out quick. Eve nln't
worth one of your too nails. You've
been n menu duffer Oscar but jou're
too d n good for her. GoJ but she
wero a wicked woman wasn't she
huh?"
Not n move of the heavy head on
the pillow gave evidence that sho had
been heard.
She was still standing by Uennctt's
side when without knocking Itobert
opened the door and came In followed
by the doctor. Tolly recognized the
stranger Instantly us the medical man
who lived a short distance down tho
boulevard. In nnxluus Inquiry she
glanced at Terclval.
Observing that she had been weep-
ing bis anger flared again. It never
occurred to him that his own cruelty
had drawn the tears from her ejes.
There wns the huge farmer stretched
out on the bed; nnd the squatter girl
crying beside him I She was mourning
over tho Btrlckcn man I Itobert
frowned; and hopelessly In silence.
Tolly moved nsldo to give the doctor
the space she had occupied.
After a busty examination of the pa-
tient Doctor Hncou turned to Tolly
Hopkins.
"Something struck him" bo said
shortlj'. "You've been quarreling with
him eh girl? What did you hit him
with?"
Accusation rang ngalnst her not
only In the speaker's tones but In Hob-
ert's Inarticulate crj
"Why did you strike him Tolly Hop-
kins?" ho demnnded hoarsely. "Did
you? Speak I Did you?"
Tbnt he should believe such things
of her crushed her completely. Her
head fell forward but not until Itob-
ert spoke again harshly did she an-
sw er.
"Nope." she breathed. Her tongue
felt ns If It were covered with ashes
"Nope I didn't hit hlinl"
That was all she said. She looked
up at him pleadingly through her thick
lashes. Terhaps lie did not really be-
lieve her gulltj-. Yes l.e did I He was
still fixing upon her that accusatory
gaze.
"He'd better be moved out of this
hole" observed tho docto'r looking
nround "but It's n nwful night." He
considered a moment and then added:
"I'll telephone to Ithaca for an ambu-
lance." Sternly he directed a look of disgust
at Tolly. He hated attending the
squatters anywnj' nnd never would
hne consented to enter the Silent City
If Itobert Terclval had not come for
him.
Aghast at tho horror of the emer-
gency Tollyop seemed not to notice
the physician's contempt.
"Is he goln to die mister?" she
querfed plaintively.
"I don't know" he replied In gruff
Indecision ns he prepared a draught.
When everj thing within human
power bad been dono for Oscar Hen-
nctt Itobert allowed the doctor to pass
out of the hut before him. Then like
n shot he turned back to Tolly's side.
His ejes blazed with Jealousy; und
quickly It crossed her mind that he
was going to strike her. Oh I How she
wished he would nnd then take buck
all tho cruel words be had hurled at
her!
"When you said you loved me you
lied" he gritted savagely. "You knew
all the time you had him. You let me
kiss you I You said love was the
greatest thing In the world I Oh God I
How I wish I could bate joul"
Tolly could not speak neither could
she move. Impilsoned tragedy lay In
the depths of her eyes. If he had been
less lolent she would hno Implored
him to trust her.
Terclval really hoped sho would re-
sent Ids accusations. Stormy denials
would hno been sweet music to Ills
ears. He would have welcomed even
a torrent of abuse from her. Anything
was less maddening than this sinister
silence that seemed to put the stamp
of truth upon his cousin's explanation
of Dennett's presence
"Why don't you speak?" he rasped.
When sho showed no signs of an-
swering ho turned to go. The door
wns swinging in his band but he did
not pass out. It' was as though the
agony scorching him fused nil his emo-
tions; aud In a flash he realized that
be loved her Just the same I No matter
what she bad done he loved her and
no woman In the world could or would
take her place.
He whirled around and with one
sweep gathered her Into his amis. Un-
mindful of the man on the bed he
showered kisses upon her hair her
ejes and lastly seared ber lips by his
passionate caresses.
'Trust mo I" sho gasped. "Tleaso
trust me."
A contemptuous laugh fell from him.
"Trust you?" ho grated. "That I
will not I I'll never trust you again.
Hut you're mine Just tho some. Do
jou bear? You belong to me. But
nfter this I'll watcli every step you
lake and nnd "
He nlmost crushed her Into uncon-
sciousness nnd she hung in his arms
n fragile beaten thing too tired to cry
out too weak to plead.
Then nil of n sudden Itobert loos-
ened bis hold upon her strode to tho
door and without a backward glance
opened It and was gone.
For a long time after he had left the
hut prone upon the rough shanty
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Large Drops Appeared on Dennett's
Brow; and Granny Hope Lifted One
Withered Hand and Brushed Them
Away.
boards she strained her eyes at the
door as If a ghost had Just passed
through It.
Granny Hope's voice cnllcd her
name; aud she etime limping out of
her room on her stick.
"I heard a lot of folks talkln'. Pol-
lyop" sho said "an' I got nwful pains
tonight. It's the storm I guess."
Almost exhausted Tollyop forced
herself tn'stnnd up.
"You hadn't ought to be out of bed
Granny" sho remonstrated. "Yep I
guess It's tho rain what makes you
ache."
Then Mrs. Ilopn noticed Dennett
His ejes gazed at her a moment and
then moved back to Tolly.
The old womon hobbled to the cot
nnd Tolly came to her sldo silently.
"He's nwful sick I guess nln't he?"
observed Mrs. Hope looking up Into
the girl's fuce.
"Yepl" The ufllrinative was but a
breath.
"Goln' to die huh?" whispered the
other.
A deep sob rose to the girl's lips
brought almost to utterance by her In-
tense suffering.
"Mebbe 1" was alt sho could say.
"Toor man" tho woman muttered
wrinkling up her face. "Djln's awful
hard thing for some folks."
A startled expression smoothing
away some of the hard lines spread
over Oscar's face. In the presence
of death which every squatter held
In superstitious nvve. Tolly dropped
down upon her knees beside tho bed.
Her own hurt bad been overcome by
the desire to help him If she could.
And there while the rnln dashed Its
fury Into tho lake and the wind shook
the shanty the three kept quiet vlglL
Iirge drops appeared on Dennett's
brow; and Granny Hope lifted one
withered hand and brushed them away.
"Love'll carry jou over weury places
big dear" she w heezed. "It's all pow-
erful love Is sir."
Oscar's staring eyes lost something
of the abject fear they had shown
us If he hud heard and was comforted.
Then over his fuce swept that look
that comes but once to nny man.
"Aw tho Chrlst'U help jou too
honey" Granny llopo went on again
smiling.
Tollj- weeping silently bent for-
ward and gazed hard nt the dying
farmer. Oscar wanted to stay a littles
longer. He was trying to speak; but
she knew ho could not. To help him
through the valley of shadows and up-
ward Into eternal light she thrust her
head closo to his.
"Jesus Is glvln" you rest Oscar
maul" she whispered.
flX) BE CONTINUED.)
Careful Mrs. Newlywed.
"Mother f "Yes Ethel" "Will
you do something for me?" "What Is
It?" "I wish you would buy me a roll-lng-pln."
"Why don't yoi. buy one
jourself?" "Oh -you know 31m nnd I
have only been married a few weeks
and the store man might think we
were not getting along together."
Youngstown Telegram.
told
LEGION
ICopr for ThU npfutmnt Supplied by
tlr Amtrlcin litton New (Wvic )
HOPE WARS ARE AT AN END
Etatuette of Archangel Michael Pre-
sented by General Diaz to
the Legion Commander.
Wnn aro at an end when the Arch-
angel Mlrhac! sheathes his sword. This
Is the hope expressed In the silver
statuette presented by Gen. Armando
Diaz tho hero of Itnly to Commander
Hanford MacNIder of tho American
Legion and now preserved in tho na-
tional trophy room of the Legion.
Replica of Famous Bronze Statue.
The statue Is a replica In miniature
of the great bronze statue of St.
Michael that crowns the fortress of
San Angelo In Home. San Angelo Is
also known ns Hadrian's Tomb having
been built In the Second century A. D.
by the Emperor Hadrian for his
mausoleum und later converted Into a
fortress. Twelve hundred years ago
Tope Gregory dreamed he saw the
Archangel about to sheath bid sword
and soon afterward a great pestilence
disappeared. The statue was cast to
commemorate the event.
PLANS RELIEF OF AFFLICTED
President Illinois-Federation of Labor
Proposes Arrangement In Co-
operation With Legion.
ohn II. Walker president for the
t eight years of the Illinois State
Federation of La-
bor has proposed
an official ar-
rangement be-
tween organized
labor nnd the
American Legion
for the relief of
the sick and
wounded of the
World wnr and
their dependents.
Commander Mac-
NIder of tho Le-
gion has respond
ed to this heartily and the matter Is
under consideration.
Walker started work In the Illinois
mines before he was ten jcars old
and at eleven was a member of the
Knights of Labor. At some time or
other he has served in practically
every subordinate office In the min-
ers' organizations of Illinois.
Steel Helmet Inventor Dead.
The mnn who saved numberless lives
through bis introduction of the steel
helmet In the World war died recently
In Tarts. lie wns Doctor Monprofit a
member of the chamber of deputies of
France and a veteran of the French
Ambulance corps. Had tho war con-
tinued It Is very possible that the
struggling armies would have gone out
In steel body armor as well as hel-
mets for the plnns of Doctor Mon-
profit for the use of breastplates of
steel bad been practically perfected at
tho time of the armistice. Doctor Mon-
profit conceived the Idea of the "tin
hat" while campaigning In tho Dal-
kans In 191-1.
Keeping It Dark.
"Go right buck nnd tell your boss"
roared a squire In a New England
town "that he's a blinked fool and
that lie's to come here right away and
ilx up that carpentering Job and fix It
right."
The apprentice vanished and n few
minutes later the boss carpenter ap-
peared aching for a fight.
"Do I understand" he bellowed
"that yuu told my apprentice that I
was a blinked fool?"
"Why jes" replied the squire
beaming. "Didn't you want him to
know it?" American Legion Weekly.
Correspondence Courses.
Correspondence conrses In cavalry
Infantry and artillery work Is the
ntest thing in the War department.
These courses have been established
in accordance with the movement for
citizen training backed by the Ameri-
can Legion. A national plan has been
.forked out for their application all
jTer the country. Five courses of In-
struction are offered In each branch of
the service.
TO SEND HOME TOWN PAPER
American Legion and Auxiliary En-
deavoring to Supply News to Dis-
abled Men In Hospitals.
There are 30000 young Americans
who were wounded while fighting dur-
ing the World war or who have be-
come sick following their service In
field nnd cniup now confined to bos-
pltuls over the United States. Most
of them nrn hundreds of thou-
sands of miles from their home town
friends nnd relatives. Many of them
can do nothing but read to pass away
the time.
The American Legion auxiliary
composed of the wives mothers and
sisters of service men is endeavoring -to
have personal cheerful letters
written to these men. Now the Legion
Is trying to have people In tho men's
home towns send tho home-town
newspaper to them either every day
or every week.
There are not more than five r sir
ex-servico men from any avcrage-slzcil
town In hospitals the Legion esti-
mates nnd asking newspaper editors
to send free copies of their pnpers to
their home-town bojs In hospital Is
not asking too much nor more thnn
citizens would be willing to do. The
Legion Is forwarding to Its officials In
ench state lists of names of men from
that state In hospital and nsklng tbnt
locnl newspnper editors send their pa-
pers to these men. Newspaper edi-
tors who are interested the Legion an-
nounces nre asked to signify their
willingness nnd to request lists of
nat.ics of men from their towns from
national headquarters Indianapolis
Ind.
AIDS STRANDED EX-SOLDIERS
Bill Franklin Washington (D. C.) Post
Commander Assists Men Seeking
Claim AdJuGtmenti.
Every stranded ex-soldlcr who drifts
Into Washington D. C In hope of
getting a com-
pensation claim
adjusted swears
by Dill Franklin
local post com-
mander of the
American Legion.
These men are
caught In govern-
mental red tape
sometimes In the
matter of their
claims and go-
broke while wait-
ing. Dill Frank
lin hunts them up nnd If their com-
pensation claims have a chance of set-
tlement they are tided over by Frank-
lin and bis unit tho Vincent D. Cos-
tello post of Washington.
Taking care of these men stands the
post an nverngo expense of over $5 n
mnn. If men come In with hopeless
claims they nre helped In getting borne.
The District of Columbia has recently
taken over n large share of this work.
EXPERT ON ARMY PAPER WORK
"The Walking Encyclopedia" Unoffi-
cial Army Title of Marlon E.
Pollock of A. E. F.
"The Walking Encyclopedia" Is the
unofficial nrmy title of Mnrlon E. Pol-
lock of the A. B.
F. nnd the Amer-
ican Legion now
chief of the per-
sonnel division of
the United States
Veterans' bureau
In Washington D.
O. Though an
enlisted man. Pol-
lock was the nd-
'mltted expert of
the A. E. F. on
army paper work
and colonels and
even second lieutenants addressed hlra
with deep respect.
Pollock served In France as chief ot
the orders division of tho ndjutant
general's department. After the arm-
istice he could quote practically word
for word every order Issued from gen-
eral headquarters during the wnr.
jw
t Carrying On With tho
1 American Legion
The famed "blue devils" of France
have been chosen to occupy the Ilhlne-
laud areas now being evacuated by
tho American forces.
To receive n compensation check
for ?2r00 on n ?250 claim was the ex-
perience of David Tldlllps of Dover.
(). an ex-soldler. Tldlllps refunded
the $a'J50 ut once.
.
Joponeso tenants on fnrms of the
Yakima (Wash.) Indian reservation
have been ousted In favor of service
men olllclal Washington has Informed
the American Legion.
Nebrnskn posts of the Legion will
report directly to their state head-
quarters by radiophone. They also
project community entertainments all
over the state by radio
The nggregato Insurance now carried
by cx-soldlers on the government war
rt.sk policy amounts to $3500000000
according to Charles It. Forbes di-
rector ot tho United States veterans
bureau.
One year moro has been decided
upon by congress for the erantlng of
niedall for gallantry In the World
war. Array officers contend that many
deeds of valor by enlisted men have
not yet been recognized
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