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MUTT AND JEFF

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"Dad! Mother! Gee, I thought you'd never come."

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After sixteen years Emily Stark was She sat going to leave her husband. alone in her bedroom, waiting for him to come home. To-night she would happened? No, don't bother to tell us tell him. To-night everything would now. You're coming out of this all your be settled, and to-morrow she would be right. We'll see you through away with Chester Moore. Idly she mother and I,” thought of Chester. He was pleasant Tears came into the boy's eyes. "I- At first I was glad it and tall and genial. And rich. Other- I'm all right. wise there was nothing particularly im- happened. I thought, well, if I died, pressive about him. He lacked the then things wouldn't matter any more.

He looked from one to the other of nre and energy of John, her husband.

Vindictively she thought how sick to them. "But now-it's different. You're death she was of men of John's type. here together. I'm all right now." Of John. He had been too occupied Emily tried hard to swallow the lump with his work, with building up his that had come into her throat. Then on the pillow business. That was the reason they she put her head down

He had beside her son's and cried. After awhile had begun drifting apart.

she stood up. John was waiting for had no time for his family:

Suddenly her-mind leaped to Haidee her at the door.

should Curious why she Pearson. think of Haidee. Then a voice way down deep in her heart told her that Haidee was the cause, the real cause. looked at Robert and then came back of the trouble between her and John. to the two by the door. "He'll be all If she hadn't see them together that right-now. For awhile we were wor- night at the Flamingo Club, if she had ried. He didn't seem to want to re- heard no whispered gossip. She and cover." He looked at the boy's parents John would have kept on drifting curiously. "He'll be all right now."

Outside, John and Emily walked drifting until he made the first move

Neither

A doctor entered the room. "Is he will everything be all right, doctor?" The doctor went over to the bed and

that would break things off. That slowly down the corridor. was why she was going to tell him spoke, nor looked at the other. At the to-night. She couldn't stand having end of the corridor was a small con-

By Karl Grayson

him be the first to broach the subject. servatory. It would be too great a blow to her entered. pride. Her pride was about all she had left.

She

It was empty

and they

"Emily, I guess we haven't been good parents. I guess things have

about."

The telephone on her bedside table been happening that we never dreamed shrilly interrupted her thoughts. waited until it rang a second time, feel so ashamed and guilty."

then picked up the receiver. A woman's voice answered, She wanted John Stark.

"This is Mrs. Stark."

Mrs.

"Yes," Emily said. "Yes, John. I—I

He took her hands and held it awk- wardly. "There! Now there's no need to blame yourself. It was -

I guess I'm to blame all around.'

"John! You're no more to blame. Haidee Even if you and

"This is the city hospital, Mrs. than I. Stark. Your son, Robert, has been in Pearson-" She broke off, biting her You'd better get down lip, regretting the impulse that had an accident. here as quickly as you can.'

made her mention Hafdee's name.

John's eyebrows went up. Emily's heart stopped beating, then again, pounding wildly, "Is he is he moment the lines about

hardned. Then he smiled. She couldn't finish the sentence.

The voice came back cool and reas- has his pride, too, you know. Haidee suring. "There's no need for im- was the best I could do on such short mediate worry, Mrs. Stark. He's ask- notice." ing for you and his father."

For his mouth "A man

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"Emily looked up quickly. "You "Oh!" She dropped the phone, mean - ?" whirled, stopped. John was standing He nodded. "I couldn't see you get- in the doorway, She stared at him. ting all the gossip. I figure I deserved "What is it? What's happened?" a little." Then abruptly he began to He took hold of her shoulders and shook laugh, and Emily laughed too, and sud- her. "Has something happened to Ro- denly she was in his arms und Chester bert?"

and Haidee and the gossips and every- "Yes. He's had an accident. He's thing else that had been wrong seemed at the City hospital."

far away, blessedlly far away.

(Copyright, 1939, by The Associated Newspapers.)

Without a word he turned and went out. She caught up a wrap and fol- lowed him downstairs.

"The car's out front," he told her. He had his hat and coat on, was hold- ing the door. John got behind the wheel. The machine leaped down the drive. He drove fast, but not reckless- ly. His face was cold, inscrutable. Emily wanted to talk, wanted to say something.

"John, is it our fault? We haven't been very good parents, Oh, John, he mustn't die!"

"We

"He won't die," said. John. won't let him die." She felt closer to him then than she had in years.

A nurse admitted them to the hospit al room. Robert was conscious, writ Ing. His handsome, boyish face light- ed at sight of them,

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