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CHAPTER S “DO YOU love me, Cassie?” He felt her stiffen. [Her voice was thin and colorless as she answered. “I don’t know, Parri Ln angry, but even dn this half-dark he could see the haggard, ravaged look that came into her face. “Never mind, honey, never mind. If you don’t want to say it—but somehow I guess I just want you to say the words.” | : ~ She stood quite still as though ‘his question had eéhow taken away her power to move or think. There was, he thought, almost a look of horror on her face. “Never mind, Cassi¢ darling, I— “Please don’t say it,| Parris. Every-

thing is perfect until \we try to talk

about it. Don’t try ‘me. 2 _Back of all the “er uestions

understand

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that thrust itself in -melee of his

was obscurely aware of . ness in her, some in

“Parris!” ~ “Yes, Renee?” “What did you say?” It was still dar

wish to go home. felt shut out ‘of it. . He went slowly up the terrace steps and to his m. He had been there but a few. minutes ‘when Anna knocked and opened the door. “Ach, Parris, you re here!” “Yes. I just came in. I—I was out.” “I know. I know. I came for I~. midnight when Dr. Gordon

Parris sprang to

she went on, “she [1 hasn’t known © anything. I called you were not hope, thought maybe—I hoped, is, maybe it would be over ré you came wh She spoke rather apologeti-

Madame was pro her pillows. Her and expressionless; her eyes were nearly closed and deeply sunken. “Anns.

of terror. He z d once hefore. Lucy Carr! “Anna!” The whisper was wrenched from him. Parris clenched his hands. “Anna—stop it—some way!” Anna laid her hands on his

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sale, he moved in with Drake McHugh. “I couldn’t go back—out there,” he told Lawes and Skiffington. “A gentleman, Colofiel,” observed Patterson Lawes when Parris had left. The Colonel did nol answer. He was making great ado with his handkerchief. | “Amazing to see-a youngster take the death of an old woman so hard.” Parris was sorting and packing books. He sat back on his heels and wiped his face on hig sleeve. “It's beent awfully good of you, Drake, to take me in—just now.” “ AW! ” “I haven't been—I ‘guess I can’t be any fun to be with.” “I wanted you to stay here. I wish you wouldn't go away at all.” “I half ‘wish so, tod, Drake. Or

for you, but|-—that you'd come along.”

“Nope. Guess my place is round Here.” . “Drake.” “Yep.” j “You haven't said anything about! X.ouise.” “Ain't seen her—to talk to her— nince that day you came along.” “You're not fair te her.”

“How do you figure that out?”

“Well, she can’t folldw you around and try to see you.” | 3 Parris reached for ga pillow and put it under his hesd. “Gee, I'm too tired to get up fom here.” “You've had a pretty big day, kid. Take it easy: . . « Listen! What's that?” “I hear someone running up the drive.” Parris sat up. There was a rush

thing.

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.|of steps on the lorig side porch, .|then a quick knock gt the door. Drake opened ‘it, and Cassandra

der her head|Tower came into the room. She uickly. Think|was out of breath and a little

say.”

“Quickly.” a removed the 1 them on the ute.”

disheveled. Parris struggled awkwardly to his feet. “Cassie! What's up?” “I've got to talk fo you a min-

Drake wheeled a chair forward.

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“Parris!” “You look scared.” : - “You—you did mean what. you gaid?” “Of course I did.” . “Then let me g0 with you—now."” « “Now?” :

“Yes, now. I've got to. I'll run away somewhere--let me go with you. I—I can take care of you.” “But, Cassie, I don’t understand you. I—why. I can’t get married how. I've got to get through—all that study first. Why—" “Never mind.” Her voice, seemed utterly lifeless. : And before either of them could say another word she had gone. They heard her running again, going back the same way she had come. Parris stood in the middle of the room, unablé to think or to move. He looked up, a little fearful that Drake would laugh. might be the matter, he knew that Cassie was in earnest and that she was horribly frightened about some-

too,

“Drake, do you suppose Dr. Tower found out Ige been seeing her?” “I don’t khow.” “I can't leave her there alone to take it by herself—whatever has happened.” “I believe she just got to thinking about you going away and just kind of went off hér base for a minute. Gee, she’s all gone on you, ain’t she?” “It might have been just a—a kind of hysterical outbreak.” “Says Dr, Mitchell!” “You don’t think I ought to try and find out some way about Cassie? For half a cent, I'd just go in to see Dr. Tower and--" “And get yourself kicked all the way to the front gate?” “Well, what is the matter ‘with

“Yes, but you know as well as I do that Dr. Tower is a man like nobody else! Ain't he kept her in as strict as if—like she was a prip oner? 1 don't know what's the matter with people like that. But you know darn well ain't anything

about the Towers been like any-|

body else.” (To Be Continued)

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