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THE GATE CITY JOUKNAL
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By
Finally Found Health byTaJp>
ing Lydia E. Pinkham’«
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Colombia, 8. C .— “ Y ou r medicine ha*
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and was treated by
physicians, but they
didn’t aeem to help
me any. Then I took
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before I waa hardly
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1 recommend it as the best medicine for
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Mrs. S. A. H o l l e y , R. F. D. N o . 4,
Columbia, South Carolina.
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Motor Ship» Favored
For the first time In history the ton
nage of motor ships being constructed
throughout the world recently exceeded
tlmt of steamships.
W in ter
l ie n ne rt« .
D a te Pu dd in g
1 o. m o la ss es
1 o. m i l k
Vi c. b u t t e r
V4 tsp. sa l t
% tsp. c l o v e s
Vi tsp. a l l s p i c e
3 c. flour
4 l e v e l tsp. C a l u m e t
baking pow der
V4 tsp* nu tm eg
%
In
lb. dat es,
piece s
cul
M e l t b u t t e r a nd ad d to t he m o l a ss es
a n d m il k .
S i f t t o g e t h e r flour, b a k i n g
o w d e r , sa lt a n d spices, and a d d w l t n
ates.
S te a m t w o a n d o n e - h a l f hours.
S e r v e w i t h har d o r c r e a m y suuce.
S
He who has the truth at his heart
need never fear the want of persua­
sion on his tongue.
If the ninn behind the gun Is a crack
shot the rubhlt’s left hind foot doesn’t
save It.
Chapped Hands 9k
Cracked Knuckles
Rub "V a s e lin e " Petroleum Jelly
on your hands before working in
thn cold or wet and you'll avoid
c h a p p e d hands and crack ed
knuckles. F o r cuts, burns, bumps,
bruiaea and sorea or akin troubles,
apply “ V aselin e" JeMy liberally.
A lw ays saie, soothing and healing.
Look fo r I ho tradem ark " V a u lin s '’
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PAT. O FF
PETRO LEU M J E L L Y
—
FOR O VER
200 Y E A R S
haarlem oil has been a w o rld ­
w id e rem edy fo r kid n ey, liver and
bladder disorders, rheumatism,
lum bago and uric acid conditions.
HAARLEM OIL
s a a s r nnra t a
correct internal trouble«, stimulate vital
organs. Three sizes. A ll druggists. Insist
on the original genuine G old M edal .
D o n ’t w ait for tim e to
heal that itching rash
VTFLGLECT of even the slight­
est skin rash, roughness,
chafing or soreness may have
serious consequences. Painful,
disfiguring complaints like ec­
zema, ringworm, etc., all start
in a small way.
The safest plan is to keep a
jar of Kesinol Ointment ready
to use at the first sign of skin
trouble.
It promptly stops
itching and reduces inflamma­
tion and burning. The tiny
pores readily receive this sooth­
ing ointment, and its healing
influence is carried far below
the surface of the skin.
Resinol Soap is a favorite
with thousands who like its
generous lather, ao refreshing
and cleansing. A t all druggista.
R e s in o l
INFLAMED EYES
D m
D r rtn a a p » * • R ysw aw r
- IT
O
^ 1
— it depends on the
upon (he problem again. Lancaster
Baking Powder you use.
had
taken
an
Immense
overdose,
one
I
Copyright by W . G. CJ
Inconceivable In the ordinary morphine
You must use a heaping
tiabitue. And he must have taken It
spoonfulof many brands
because they don’t contain as
about building op the Institution— him during rhe brief period when Myers
much leavening strength aa
was with him ; he must have taken It
that wrecked It.”
“ Well, that girl knows nothing, any­ as soon as he got back to his room. !
Why had Myers permitted It?
way."
At last Lancaster opened his eyes.
" I tell you she means to help the
doctor In his crazy plan of notoriety. His gaze fell upon Joan's face, at first j
She means to undo all our work In without recognition, then with wonder.
THE W O R LD 'S G R E A T E S T
“ W a ter!" be gasped, after a few in­
his own interests,” cried Myers vehe­
effectual attempts to speak.
mently.
BY
Joan drew a glassful and gave It
Joan walked away. She had over­
heard unwillingly, and enough to con­ to him, and then another. Lancaster 1
vince her t..at there was a mystery, gulped down the liquid greedily. Pres­
necessary when you use C A LU M E T
with Myers at the bottom of It. and ently he sat up, stood on his feet, and j
she had rightly sensed an enemy in groped his way to the chair.
— it m ak es m ore bakings w hich
“ I’m sorry.” he said, looking at Joan
him, and he In her. Now her mind
m eans a re a l
“I !
was resolute to remain and fight for with a whimsical expression.
saving on bake
Lancaster. It was as If her derision, should have told you.”
"Doctor Lancaster. I am ashamed |
suddenly crystallized, had suddenly
day.
of you,” said Joan.
grown crystal-clear.
“ God knows I'm ashamed of my- j
But she had not passed the en­
trance when the matron's door swung self." he burst out fretfully. "Miss !
open violently and Myers came out. Wentworth, in the third drawer of 1
’Sales XV* time« those
He stood confronting Joan with his that desk, beneath a pile of letters,
o! any other brand
you'll find a bottle— "
Insulting leer.
“ No," said Joan decisively.
"Miss Wentworth," he began, "when
Canada’s Wood Bisons
She knew by the wholly unneces­
Originally “ Jaw s’ Harp”
you and I had our talk this morning
you hadn’t seen the doctor.
You sary secrecy In the concealment, I Canada has set aside a tract of
The name, Jew’s harp, Is probably a
didn’t know how things were situated, characteristic of the drug habitue, that ■ 4,000 square miles for the preservation corruption of the original name of this
and I don’t blame you. Now you've Lancaster had gone a long way down of the only two known herds of wood simple
musical
Instrument,
Jaws'
| blsons existing in the wild state In the hurp, so called because when in use It
seen that the doctor needs a guardian. the declivity.
“ Miss Wentworth, you misunden* • district. The animals are considered Is held between the Jaws. A musician
Well, I ’m his guardian."
" I do not think that Doctor Lancas­ stand me. It’s an antidote for alka* j superior in size and stamina to the named .Charles Kulensteln produced
ter needs a guardian, Mr. Myers," an­ loidal poisoning. I was experimenting I plains bisons, to which, they are elose- remarkable effects with Jews’ hurps
with a new drug.”
! ly related.
swered Joan, facing him steadily.
at the Itoyal institute, London, on Feb­
Joan found herself sobbing, and she
‘See here, now, Miss Wentworth,”
ruary 15. 1828.
was
astounded.
It
was
the
wreck
of
After
a
man
gets
off
one
witty
re­
said Myers, swallowing hard. “ Yon
the
man’s
moral
nature
that
was
un­
mark
he
is
expected
to
give
a
continu­
don’t get the drift of things. Just as
Boschee's Syrup
I thought. You think I'm trying to bearable. She saw the latent fineness ous performance.
Allays Irritation, soothes and heals
stand In the way of your work, when In him, and it was as if the needless
throat and lung Inflammation.
The
I ’m only trying to reach a sort of lie was the voice of the morphine
constant Irritation of a cough keeps
working agreement to keep things In devil that spoke through his lips.
As a young man Dr. Pierce prac­ the delicate mucus membrane o f the
Lancaster looked distressed. “ Miss
running order. That's my aim. Am
ticed medicine In a rural district and throat and lungs In a congested con­
Wentworth, you had better leave rue
I right?"
dition, which BOSCHEE’S SYKUP
was known f a r
‘I don’t know whether you are and go back to Avf^imouth on the eve­
a n d wide f o r
gently and quickly heals. For this
right. I think you are extremely un­ ning train,” he said. “ I ought never
his great success reason It has been a favorite house­
civil.
Take off your h at!" flashed to have brought you here. It was pure
1 n
alleviating hold remedy for colds, coughs, bron­
selfishness on my part. Miss Went­
Joan.
d is e a s e .
He chitis and especially for lung troubles
early moved to
Myers removed the hard hat from worth, please don’t cry. Go away now,
Buffalo and put In millions of homes all over the
his head and stared at her In aston­ and we’ll talk it over before you start
up In reudy-to- world for the last fifty-eight years,
ishment.
He could not understand for the station.”
use form, his enabling the patient to obtain a good
“ I f I go away,” wept Joan, “ you'll
her sudden Initiation of hostilities.
Golden Medical night's rest, free from coughing with
‘Well, I reckon that's iny nature, take another hypodermic.”
Discovery, t h e easy expectoration in the morning.
“ I pledge you my word of honor no,”
and I'm sorry,” he said. He was try­
well-known ton­ You can buy BOSCHEE’S SYRUP
ing to be conciliatory now. “ I ’m sorry said Lancaster, with almost ingenuous
ic for the blood, wherever medicines are sold.— Adv.
If I get on your nerves, Miss Went­ candor. “ I am really not accustomed
which Is an ex­
worth,” he persisted, "but I wasn’t to such a thing; that is why It
tract o f native roots. This "Discov­
So It Seemed
knocked
me
out.
I
have
been
suffer­
ery” of Dr. Pierce's clears away
brought up to be a ladles’ man. How­
The Boss— And what have you been
pimples • and annoying eruptions,
ever, I know my Job, and I reckon you ing from insomnia, and I tried a new
tends to keep the complexion fresh doing all tilts time, Miss Montgomery?
know yours. I f you think I’m trying alkaloid— not morphine, you know, but
and clear. It corrects the disordered
New Typist—Typing the letter you
to stand between the doctor and you, a derivative— for the benefit of my
conditions In a sick stomach, aids di­ dictuted, sir.
patients.”
come and see him right now.”
The words came from his lips so ! gestion, acts as a tonic and enriches
“ R eally! I thought you might have
" I have no complaint to make, and
glibly that Joan was almost con- I the Mood. Vim Is sure to follow its been working It up in embroidery or
have made none," said Joan.
use.
A
ll
dealers.
Tablets
or
liquid.
something.” —Judge.
“ Come and see him,” persisted My­ vinoed— would have been, had not the
ers. “ You're the nurse, and I guess first lie been different. She hesitated.
She had no intention of leaving the
DEMAND “BAYER” ASPIRIN
It’s up to you.”
She looked at him, dismayed by his room, but she turned away.
Lancaster
misunderstood
her
action,
j
expression.
"Is Doctor Lancaster
Aspirin Marked With "Bayer Cross”
With incredible swiftness his hand
worse?" she asked.
R e d u c e s Bursal Enlarge- I Has Been Proved Safe by Millions.
shot
out
toward
the
little
bottle.
He
|
I ments, Thickened, Swollen
Well, nothing that I didn't expect,
T is a n e s , C u rb s , F i l l e d
hut he might be better,” said Myers, had uncorked it and plunged in the
Warning! Unless you see the name
syringe before the girl could snatch I
Tendons S oren ess from
sneering.
“ Bayer" on package or on tablets you
I Bruises o r Strains; stops
He walked toward thé door of Lan­ it awray.
are not getting the genuine Bayer
“ Your word of honor!” said Joan.
| S p e v i n L a m e n e s s , al la ys pain.
caster's room and opened it. Through
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
I D o e s n ot blister, r e m o v e t he
He leaned back in his chair and
the aperture Joan saw Lancaster
prescribed by physicians for 23 years
I hair o r l a y u p the horse. O n l y
stretched out In a large chair, his looked at her with amusement.
Say “ Bayer" when you buy Aspirin
a f e w dr op s requ ire d a t each
"Miss Wentworth,” he said, “you are
head bent forward on his breast, his
Imitations may prove dangerous.—Adv,
application.
$2,50 a bo ttle at
a
nurse.
Surely
you
are
aware
that
j
llmha Immobile. She hurried Into the
dr ug gis ts o r d e liv er ed . Book 1 A free.
I am not to be trusted, that my word
room.
V. F. T0UNC, lac., 51S Lraci I t . Spriajfi.ld, Men.
Impossible, Mrs. Sambo
of
honor
is
worthless?
That
I
am
But Myers preceded her to Lancas­
Mrs. Sambo— Sambo! Sambo! Wake
essentially
devoid
of
honesty
and
de­
ter’s side. He raised the limp artn
up.
“ Gee Whiz,” Said He
and turned up the sleeve. Joan saw cency? Don't you know that this ac- |
Sambo— I can't.
“ Gee whiz,” said a busy man as he
that the skin was densely scarred with cursed thing” —he pointed toward the
Mrs. Sambo— Why can’t you?
tiny punctures. Lancaster was breath­ bottle— “ robs men of their honor and stepped into a Wichita barber shop
Sambo— I ain’t asleep.— Center Colo­
ing heavily, and beside him, upon a self-respect, and lowers them beneath and found six girls in advance of him.
nel.
While he was considering whether to
little table, was a syringe, and near the beasts?”
He spoke as If at a clinic, and quite wait or not, a girl in a chair paid her
that a little bottle containing a few
Cuticura Comforts Baby’s Skin
drops of a pale fluid. Joan drew In Impersonally; there was the shadow hill and departed and the five others
her breath quickly. It was what she of a whimsical smile about his lips, who were only waiting for her went When red, rough and itching, by hot
which
twitched,
nevertheless,
with
baths o f Cuticura Soup and touches of
with her.— Wichita Eagle.
had feared.
Cuticura Ointment.
Also make use
"Morphine,” snld Myers. “ He al- pain.
"That
does
not
refer
to
you,"
an­
now and then o f that exquisitely scent­
ays does this when he comes home.
swered Joan. “ You asked me to help
ed dusting powder, Cuticura Talcum,
Now you understand what I was try­
one of the Indispensable Cuticura
ing to get at this morning, Miss Went- you in the biggest fight of your life.
Toilet Trio.— Advertisement.
orth. I'm responsible for him. It's Well, I am going to help you In that
rid your system o f Catarrh or Deafness
my Job to keep him straight If 1 can. fight.”
"It is too late." said Lancaster.
caused by Catarrh.
America’s First Law School
When I enn't, I try. Now you see,
"N e v e r!" replied Joan valiantly.
S old by druggists fo r o re r 40 years
perhaps, why he’s lost his will power,
The first law school In America was
“ You don't understand, Miss Went­
nd why I have to keep after him like
F. J. C H E N E Y &. CO., Toledo, Ohio opened in Philadelphia in 1790.
worth. That’s the niistnke all people
dog following his master. And I
make In trying to cure us. Don’t you
guess you won't think I'm trying to
Our Idea of an unpopular man Is
know that a man or woman never be­
t him against you.”
s c h o o l or c r r i c i E N C Y
one with a fad for collecting bills.
comes a victim to a drug except from
The bully In the man was coming
A ll commercial branches. Catalog free.
sleeplessness, or physical pain, or un­ SO N. M a in S L
S A L T L A K E C IT Y . UTAH
to the surface again. He thrust out
der
stress
of
mental
anguish?
I
f
you
his head toward Joan.
Any book you want
could
cure
me
the
old
trouble
would
“ Because, if you do, I may ns well
—by mail. C. 0. D.
still be there. I should fall a victim
say. Miss Wentworth. I'm the boss
Deseret Book C o,
again. Life is worthless to me. Miss
here. Understand that?” he continued,
Wentworth," he ended, quite simply.
44 East So. Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
with a blustering air. “ The doctor
hires all sorts of people when he’s like
A N Y B O D Y C A N S E L L T H IS
iH m is v o H h
this, and It doesn't mean nothing. He
9% CENTS
Spare o r W h o le T im e
The truth is out at last. The
can’t pay out no salaries unless my
M en and w om en g la d ly pay $1 per m onth
morphine habit is hard to cure.
fo r our m on th ly incom e accident and sick­
O. K.'s on the vouchers. We want a
6 B ell - a n s
ness policy, p a yin g b ig benefits. B ig op­
Will Joan succeed?
nurse, and If you like to stny on yon
portu n ity, b ig com m issions, b ig com pany.
Hot water
A c t quick.
can. But If .von stay you help me so
N O R T H A M E R IC A N A C C ID E N T
Sure
Relief
far ns the doctor's concerned, and you
IN S U R A N C E C O M P A N Y
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do what I tell you. That's straight.
Is It clear or Isn't It?”
W. N. U , Salt Lake City. No. 2-1925.
Joan looked at hlni Indifferently. Many Legends Treat
254 AND 754 PACKAGES EVERYWHERE
"Help me put Doctor Lancaster on the
of Woman’s Creation
bed,” she said, "and then run and
Woman's first appearance has been
get me a hot-water bottle.”
a popular subject of legends. The
He scowled furiously, but he obeyed Phoenician myth o f creation Is found­
her. And all the while Joan sat at ed on the story of Pygmalion and
Lancaster's side watching him, her Galatea. There the first woman was
mind raji over the questions that were carved out of ivory by the first man,
puzzling her.
and then endowed with life by Aphro­
It's here, right in town and every and stainless that yon can rub It on
Why had Myers spoken of Lancaster dite, says the Kansas City Star.
live druggist has It.
ss coming home, wheu he lived In
often and get thereby, results much
The Greek theory of the creation of
It’s a low price remedy, to be sure, more quickly, when the Joint Is In­
Avonmouth?
woman, according to Ileslod, was that
Who had hired him to be the doc­ Zeus, as a cruel Jest, ordered Vulcan but that doesn't stop it from taking flamed and the agony intense.
the kinks, lameness or torture out of
tor’s keeper?
Being such a powerful counter Irri­
to make woman out of clay, and then
And with whom had Doctor Lan­ Induce the various gods and goddesses your troubled Joints.
tant, It cannot help bringing speedy
Joint-Ease Is the name, so-called be­ and helpful results In congestion, sore
caster been speaking so bitterly in his to invest the clay doll with all their
<onsultlng room that evening when worst qualities, the result being a cause It la compounded solely for the throat, chest colds. lumbago and neu­
.loan called at the house?
purpose of relieving all Joint ailments. ralgia much quicker than almost an;
lovely thing.
Jnst rub It on the tormented, lame remedy you can buy.
The Scandinavian* say that aa Odin,
Chapter Vt
VIII and Ve, the three eons of Bor, | Joints and In Jnst a few seconds It
But you must remember that It la
were walking along the beach they will penetrate through skin and flesh for Joint alMi-flona that It !■ mostly
found two sticks of wood, one of ash right down to the tendons and llga- dispensed and Its helpfulness will aa-
She M t for hours beside the t i c k
iimn. conscious sometimes t h a t Myers and one of elm. Sitting down, the ments of the Joints right where the tonlsh yon after all ordinary liniments
had come in and spoken to her. Hut gods shaped man and woman ont of Tonhle starts then blessed comfort and other treatments have failed.
she never a n s w e r e d him. A s t h e p u ls e thea# «ticka. whittling the soma* \ *omes qnlckly.
Always remember, when Jolnt-1
strengthened she let her mind work from the aim sad
bar Oram.
It absorbs Instantly and Is ao dean gats In Joint agony gets out—quick.
Victor Rousseau
IS T O O L A T E "
SYNO PSIS. — Nurses
In
the
S outhern hospital at A vonm ou th
are
angered
by
the
In so len t
t r e a t m e n t a c c o rd e d t h e m by D r
J o h n L a n c a s t e r , h ea d o f th e I n ­
s t i t u t i o n , and t h e r e Is a g e n e r a l
fee lin g
of
unrest, i n to w h i c h
Joan
W entw orth,
probationary
n ur se, is d r a w n .
Doctor L a n ­
c a s t e r ts p e r f o r m i n g a diff icult
o p e r a t i o n , f o r w h i c h h e has w o n
fa m e .
Jo an, w i t h o t h e r nurses,
is in a t te n d a n ce .
S h e is upset,
t h r o u g h no f a u l t o f h e r o wn , and
m a k e s a t r i v i a l b l u n d e r at a c r i t ­
ical moment.
T h e p a t i e n t d i es
a nd
D o c t o r L a n c a s t e r a cc u ses
h e r o f cl u ms in es s.
She is s u s ­
pen ded , th e a ct io n m e a n i n g t he
end o f h e r h op e o f a c a r e e r as
a nurse.
W ith o u t relatives or
fr i e n d s ,
a nd
d e s p e ra t e ,
Joan,
u r g e d b y h e r l a n d l a d y , g o e s to
D o c t o r L a n c a s t e r 's of fice to a s k
h im to o v e r l o o k h e r b l u n d e r a nd
r e i n s t a t e her.
She o v e r h e a r s a
violen t altercation between D o c ­
t o r L a n c a s t e r and o t h e r men she
do es n ot see.
Joan Is s t r u c k by
t he f a v o r a b l e c h a n g e in the a p ­
p e a r a n c e a nd d e m e a n o r o f the
do c t o r , r e c a l l i n g tha t a t ti m e s in
t he h o s p i t a l he has been g e n t l e
a nd t h o u g h t f u l and a t o t h e r s s u ­
p e r c i l i o u s a nd b u l l y i n g . H e te l l s
h e r h e can do n o t h i n g f o r h e r a t
the h o s p i t a l , but o f f e r s h e r a p o ­
s it i o n In a n u r s i n g i n s t i t u t i o n in
th e c o u n t r y , t e l l i n g h e r she can
be o f “ g r e a t a s s i s t a n c e " to him.
A m a n n a m e d M y e r s de m a n d s
she t e l l h i m w h a t t he d o c t o r had
said to her.
She d e n i e s him t h e
in for m a tion ,
a nd
he
covertly
t h r e a t e n s her.
A t the In stitu ­
tion, w h i c h Is o w n e d by D o c t o r
L a n c a s t e r , J o a n finds My er s.
He
t e l l s h e r he is th e s e c r e t a r y . She
i n s t i n c t i v e l y d i s l i k e s and f e a r s
him.
T h e o n l y p a t i e n t a t th e
i n s t i t u t e Is a Mrs. D an a, d e ­
m e n t e d b u t ha r m le s s.
Jo an Is
vagu ely
u ne as y,
fee lin g
that
t h e r e Is s o m e m y s t e r y a bo ut t h e
place. D o c t o r L a n c a s t e r a r r i v e s .
Jo an a c c u s e s him o f d e c e i v i n g
her, d e c l a r i n g h e r i n t e n t i o n o f
leaving.
H e te l l s h e r he is t he
p a t i e n t w h o n eed s her, s a y i n g he
w a n t s h e l p in a “ b i g fi g h t ," but
m a k e s no f u r t h e r e x p l a n a t i o n .
She d e c i d e s t o st ay.
Evid ently
D o c t o r L a n c a s t e r is a f r a i d o f
M y ers .
CHAPTER V— Continued
"There ts no resson why you should
not see him because he happens to be
with Mr. Myers.”
“ Well, Miss Wentworth, you see, Mr.
Myers is his secretary, and there’s al­
ways a lot of business to he done."
"Doctor Jenkins, Dootor Lancaster
Is In no condition to attend to busi­
ness," said Joan. “ What Is the mat­
ter with him?”
The doctor looked right and left, as
If trying to find some refuge. But
the girl was standing in front of him,
and he could not enter the buggy wltli-
I out pushing her away.
"Miss Wentworth, please don’t ask
me about the doctor,” he said. " I do
my best for him. It isn’t In my power
to do more than I am doing.”
“ It Is in your power to help him to
he master of himself. How can the
. most furnous surgeon In the South
| come here and he at the mercy of a
man like Myers?"
“ Why, Miss Wentworth, you've got
that wrong,” protested Jenkins. "Sir.
Myers 1 b only the secretary. Mr. My­
ers does all he can for the doctor.
We’ve got to keep the institute to-
j gether, Miss Wentworth, and we're
I each doing our best. You see, the
trust fund wasn't made over to the
doctor, lie was only in charge of It,
and when the uiuey was missing It
worried him. And—and— ”
He Btopi-ed, .s If he had enught
himself babbling about something that
should not have been mentioned.
Then, as Joan stood aside, he leaped
Into the vehicle. “ Good morning,” he
muttered, raising his hat, and drove
away furiously.
Joan remained where the buggy had
been. Site reullzed that for the pres­
ent she could get no help front Jenkins.
He had seemed afraid, not for him­
self, hut for I.unenster. What had
Lancaster done, then, that he should
he in the power of Myers? Had he
embezzled the funds of the institute?
The question wns an absurd one. It
was
unbelievable
that
Lancaster
should be a thief; besides, the expla­
nation would not solve the problem
at all.
She went hack to the verandah. She
was resolved to reach the bottom of
the mystery, for Lancaster's sake; to
prove her loyalty although he had
withdrawn his demand on her.
As she reached the front door she
was startled to hear her name spoken
In the matron's room. The speaker
was Myers.
"But she knows nothing at all," Mrs
Fraser was saying.
“ She knows a good deal too much.”
Myers answered. "What do you sup-
' pose the doctor brought her here for.
| If not to try to publish Ills shame to
the world?”
"Aye, his shame," repeated the ma
tron bitterly.
" It ’s hard work for
three people to try to hold up one
man. without a fourth coming In.”
"Well, ts that his game?” demanded
the secretary. "Is It or Isn’t It?”
t "W e want a nurse. You know we've
often tried to get one, Mr. Myers, hut
key won't stay here. It's hard work
faking care of the patients sometimes,
when there's a rush.”
• Kush !” repeated Myers scornfully.
I "Who'd rusa to till* old place with the
doctor* reputation?’
"They do come, and the people trust
t him.” laid Mrs. Fraser, half crying.
“Tea," scoffed the other “ And the
still baa hi* grandiose ideas
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