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HQL for a pleasant eveninz." l "Cheerlo. Pence. I! my wide "a" been as good ns your excellent portl I shouldn't have let you down i". the final rubber. And dont 1989b our foursome on Sotllrdfly- Hlllriiml uni Nugent seem piety eykrlml | ‘pg out the t/errl 1e‘ Swill- 15252’ ‘$2.1m a... a fcrtni81l; ere. but 1 don't fancy they'll be 5'11???“ when we get back to ifne l9t . "Good-night, sprees. Gwd-"fiili Colonel. N0. 1 wen. forget See _ ' day, I'll do my be“ iv 1W1’ 113119;? peat the dose but one neicr h 1-1 ll I can keep clearol tltixeikrmgxe S! should bke we lkbht; if I s U e _ " a » s mloqttlice {soignd of subdued laughter‘ Dr Anthony Pence eiefed ti" "91" door upon two qt his departing gues s, and returned to the iillllllii- room of his bachelor home. Here a vhird WBllIZP-Plbbln Tlennant-N-

malned. HBl/illl; 111E113’ cllmgvivlg common—teml1el'flll_l5" 5 “ ‘ct fourrl sympathe ;c contact 8

- . ulnts. these bwo hadvlqilg signers-logged the borderline dividin8 acqcaintance from friendship.

Robin had moved from the card table. and stood with his beck i0 e cheerful fllret. i-ie linizled some evil“ in his C 6 .

“No lace c! ‘beggar yvllr llelllll" hour’ (cl-night Tbny.“ he sad. On five rubbers I reckon Ive lilllilled about three bob ‘.0 the seed Pretty steady going for ‘contract’

"I-fml" Penge made a mock Brim- aes "Your gain. my loss. Still il- nasm quite cleaned me mit- But I hope yours not going to make a habit of it." "Iv-min: to tile 11°" decanter he said: "To Drove I har-_ bcur no malice What about one for the road? It's an oldwiliehlblled invitation but happily some tiling‘ dozrt get stale by a8e- Ovlollel Fm“ guson was good erioli81i to commend tihe vinaZQ" n

"sound Judge, i00- But. —glanc- mg at Lhe clcck-"bif- latte dont 3'0“ tthlnk? Gone eleven." Then. "ml assumed seriousness. Tennantvadded "130 you, prescribe lt_ doctor? '

“Yes. yes I think I do Usually I've found that in the oflse 0! 9X- pectant fathers. and lmilififllrl’ bachelors n, little exira stimulant doesn't do any harm." Pence refilled Termanfls wine 81556- Mid 915°“! ll on ‘The mantelpietie, “You are. I be- lieve. still in the latter lmQTlvlable position."

“That's right. but thank geol- ncss not. for long." ‘Pennants rathr " heavy but kindly features broaden ed into g smile, “Ediths comic: lwome next Monday I wanted to t' you about that, and aibollt mill-C 111113 else. too. She's not return l'i~,—“ Breaking oft‘, he 1001196 -"- his replenished 81MB. "Aren't y". Joinhig ma?"

Shaking his head, Panza Nliliicfll g tfhe stopper in he decanter: “Two l l= my luniit. We doctors-lips an, wry rate~mufit rigidlv disc! line 1 1- lves. We're difkren‘ from you . 1 . .ho can go to bed switch off‘ the light, and be virtually Cérhlllilw nothing will dlsiurb than lmtii their maid brings tlhelr cup of tea in the morning, Lucky icegrt r5! We :=‘rep wl'li a telephone a‘. our bedside an-l never know-There you are!" From’ the surgery on the other side of the hall came the tinkllng of

a l.l.

“What was I telling you? Almost l practical demonsruticn. Eifwsg me Robin; I'll be back in a fe-w min. utes.‘

Theft alone, Tlennant took a. slp of his por, and pulling an arm- rlzctr sat before the fire. Yles he nvri: nflriiby 81nd Edlflh would be homo again on Monday She'd been BWBY~how long was m ah yes. jus‘. over a fortnight. Well it hall been like a y-ear. Funny how n chap missed hm wife, felt at such -a=:i abtolwtely loose end. and like

'a. fish out of water, Yet. was ft, funny? No. he didn't think it was —-not. that was. when two people meant as much m each other as dld he and Edith.

Smiling rcminkececitlzv. ‘Ilennant recalled that they had been marri- ed nearly twenty-five years. Twen- tv-five years! Yet how amazinqly short the period seemed. Well there you were again! Was that fun- ny too? No! I-Icvw could it be when not so much as a speck of oilld had darkened the horizon of their nuptial happiness. When s ome bl hter spoke "ecringly of the blea-

age unite-caught. to make

a tupld and ocioua 10kt: of it-he- ‘Pennant-always felt an almost un- controllable urge m kick him, And quite properly. toci Gad! l: any- l-hlm should happen to Edith—- Tennant took another sip from his glue. and glanced casually round the mom. It was venv comfortable and suggested well-being and re- pose. In wiring with mordern fash-

cn. he walls held few pictures and

those chiefly etchings display art- istic discrimination. Indeed for a bachelor ‘ ‘ ‘

t. th achane — as Tcnnant comprehen- elvely phrased it — was surpris- fngly good. Dash it. he wasn't at all sure ivhetlter eien Edith could have done better. To whcm, then,

“M? tit?" 1 ‘t- r had m 15 _ p‘, I M _ D _ it; will be nice for the kitL-Pamela- {@119 1" h t g d_ "N .Rn5° put dawn 5 °- "r "9 m; m‘; to...“ ngfr?“ r5 u! if we have her with us for a bit- pours‘: not/e’ glrignesiigactlon b.3111: been "w!" and looked "t “W” :1 _____, perhaps until after Christmas. m, w“ he sank h“ head m.” h“ acme: the blmkfem table. My A 10mm grow Help to trite t-hc yo ‘a mind cupped mndslandflm motion mm’ nowp for you. and mo boot SALT LAKE crrv n 2i M£And yiiui" Pence raked the quec m“ PM“ b’ u” “m” “lmlsvlili for pifmlrtmaqfiuigifllcld: (an - The General ecilospit; lien quietly. ‘gig?’ w "Strain n’ "hm ho"- w-de

ltlff didn't know what to du for the aching tooth of Paul Lopez. r patient with a broken neck - lnd a tooth ache. There ivas nn rtlff dentist. ‘rhen another pati- ent. encased in plaster from ncnd. ‘.0 waist, pulled Lopez's tooth. He vu a dentist who contracted us- leomyelitia l6 months ago.

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I ~-GO;~D_NIQHT_ Doc m; 'f‘hank. ' Mrs. Durbln. he knew. was a. very}

sort." —a. riddle wltn which Tennant hau

definite attempt to solve it. Could

n, romance that was over and done with, but which had left indellbx memories. Pity! Tony was such a. sound chap-the kind to whom he 5e would willingly entrust his own life and-infinitely Edlthis 8a well.

tgra cfgiust moved with ut era's no eepmtc hurry- evenythlng is going a ong quite well’ I fancy there was something you' were going to tell me when I was‘ called away."

hnportant. Juet that. we're to increase our bringing l» girl pack youngster of twelve." Adoption?"

, oh n think I've maiden aunt, with whom she's stay- ing now. a permanent invalid. and engaged a companion a couple of years ago. A widow with one child and by all accounts a fine type Edith says she has been wonderfully e colour 3°°d

thinks the world of her. Well to cu me eta-y short Mn. 9

course." For a. mcment with a whim- sical twisted snllc Tennant looked at his friend. then lowered his gaze. "One Joy has been denied us. Tony." he cald. "Edith and I would have given nearlv all we process to have ad a child."

cry orbit. two events which came rather cut- _ side what mivht be demrlbrd an is @4100 m an 5.1g n! 1,000,000 gqugrel ordinary routine. For example. Dl'k Green, n proud father was able ml

capable woman. Now A_ widow. he

remembered tue sensation caused‘

ln the village when her husband a decent, hard-working fellow, was killed in a road accident. Memory; brought back to him, also the com; cern they had felt. about Mrs. Dur- bltfs future. In those days-about sixteen years ago-site was not exactly a young woman, and, al- though childless, her prospects of marrying again could not be con- sidered rosy. Then old Dr. Hluiely had died, Penge came on the scene and bought his practice. and Mrs. Durburs problems were solved. Finishing his port, ‘Pennant re- collected how. after ascertaining the "new doctor" was a bachelor, he had. to use his own expruslon, taken the bull by the horns, and gone along to ask whether the ser- vices of a housekeeper were requir- ed. The answer was "yes," and that was that. But now. seated in the dilllna-room of the man who had since become his friend. he could not bring himself to suppose that the worthy Mrs. Durbin was res- ponsible for the decoration. That Seemed i! bit outside her range. Musing in his chair, Tlennant reflected there was another funny business-how one thought brought up other thoughts. Now here was Penile-a man with a comfortable 11mm’, fln assured professional position esteemed by his nelgh. bours, not much over forily, and handscme in n restrained cultured Wily. yet lacking what was surely the Breaticst comfort of all-a. wife's help and companionship. True, tiiiif. 3.‘; °’.i.'l..i.°‘°§ia°“ “W” “.5 " e un l one Rot to know him

not Wont to conceal their admira- ll°ll 7°!‘ 111i 800d looks and talents. Nor could he bring himself to be-

write w a delighted mcthar-ln-law telling her that. all was well with the new arrival-“a boy, weight eight pounds, mother and baby doing tine; and Robert Tennant was given the courtesy title 0f uncle."

For the second circumstance Pamela was responsible. In a mood implying a mixture of shyness and defiance. obln tried to define the astonishing kid. Tony. Plenty of high spirits, Yet somewhere be- neath a strain of tenderness-come- thlilfl that appeals and gets under it. but happy though we were be- fore Edith and I are wondering whether the place will ever seem quite the same after Pamela's gone.

They were playing n round of golf and Penge carefully teed his ball.

“Well R/clbln she'll have i0 g0 of course."

“Oh yes. We'rs reconciled to that. But I was just. telling you. Oh, good drive!" 5o the round went on. and Robin believed himself to be living in the brightest of all bright worlds. But later that day-a week before Christmas-the first dark cloud made sombre the horizon of hi5 nuptial happiness. "

Penge was finishing his tea when

lleve that the doctor was, as tho 53y.

Ills gaze became ing went. "not one of the marrying e

well, there was the puzzl

often toyed. without making any

the explanation be, he wondered again, some love affair of the past-

more precious- The return of Pengc put an end w T-ennnritb medlaitlmis. "son-y I've been so long. Robin. It's young Mrs. Green. at the Post Office." "Ah!" Tennant sot up and nodded kIl0W1-1l81Y- "50 you'll be trotting along with your surgical case. Now-

‘ firmness again. "I-am so sled Mflfle M"

Drawing her on to the arm of his chair, Tennant patted Pamela! Mild "It's all right. dear. Di‘ PNIBe fvflys it will be all right. But theres a nurse ccmlilll {aid we've got to keep very. V91"? qll -" prom the other side of the fire- place Penge glanced “D ll-l 1°°k at his friend. Instead his rue beeeme fixed on the child. Thole round dag-k oppressive eyes. and. YB. more startlin8 still, the dimple in tile cheek which he was sure would be Vegv provocative when she smiled. Extraordinary! What was there in i the girl that revived memories. and mad; hlrn acutely concloua of nil old adie? Was it merely trick of fancy, play of lmflfilnllmn- schooled to exact self-control even when "10""! P"! “n33 1m’ pumesyeng, said: “Ive been think- ng things over. Robin. If you wouldn't. hate it to much I fee it would be better-that is. better fer mm. and perhaps for all concerned ,1! Pamela spent (Jtirtstmu with me. I know"—he lauqht thickly- arm a middle-HEM and rather staid bachelor but we-Mrs. Durbin and I-‘would try not bile if gglefllll h ilk wet an e . Dr-‘iigamug. mails cxcceainsly 800d of“) youfll ‘Igillllyzlll? “t “P: n ugntdu . Rm - d1ecked by another idea. he tuléie}: to the child. You-you W0"! ill mind, Pamela? Uncle Tony-will be and her uncle. won't yflll Tim!” we'll do all we can to make yo" 11913938" vmh n solunrmess alien f0 h" years Pamela went to Dr-Peilile- ‘Thank you, Uncle Tbny." she m“ "It ls very kind cfuyou. "id 1 $1191} 1mm yd“ m come. For a her uridarliP ulliveled ' but gahhe

will soon be well."

Pamela fitted quite easily Bl

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flxetl on the child

the summons came. Staining upon the Christmas dewrationfi. balm‘ was standing, on a stepiadder when she overbalanced and tell. Her head struck the edge oi me sideboard nnci she was unconscious. The white- laced, trembling maid who deliverd the message ended: “Please cmne at. once. sir. Mr. Tennants terrible-I like someone nearly out, of his sen-- s ..

The statement was no exaggera- tion. It was indeed a very distraught and agonlzeu rwbln that inc Penge -—a man Whose face llnes had in- credibly deepened and who suddenly, looked twenty years older. 1nvolun-, tarily putting out his hands Tennang said: "Thank God you've come, Tony. You'll save her won't you- yoiilwwonw. let my precious darllng|

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fldnys. I've noticed. doctors don't me

carry little bzack bags." "Observazit lad! Well, even doc- the times.

"Oh yes About Edith. but noihlni

houechoid. Ste’: with her-a

Surely first‘: ncwrl

o! Simply on l. visit I told you that Edith’;

"Indeed!

become mom or less

of woman. to her aunt. and the old lady

t Ewing-that's nion-was rushed

"Me? Oh I'm Just falling in, of

In the days that followed, village fe moved much within its custom- But there were one or

Tennant. “We must, get, h“ to Please call your cock Mrs. Lucas. She ' and I manage gill/lie well." i

back into his chair.

RegardinB his friend with practis-i ed eyes. Penzes tone in reply was‘ a blend of pleading and command, _ "Steady. Robin! You must play] mlr. One patient at a time is enough.‘ P01" yourself a brandy. and no thgriitar-lnal! Inelllaure either."

, the palor of her face in- tanalfied

tee. Pe flclal nxam atlon. then turn

thing-room l to

Half an hour later Penge came!

downstairs. Though his face was lose haggard, 'f‘ennat'c eyec revealed the extent cf his

mental suffering. said. but frwt

“Well?" he

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Rest. and absolute quite are needed. W9 1111151 Bet a nurse. I'll see to that. and Phone Wollerton la soon as I let "W16 a liillhirpauce-"lf you'd like

back. Of coursfl-Penge

in consultation

someone y, comps to 1 _ -» hospital for an appendix operation or mun“ A “Tab-ch” mm‘

n few days ago. and Edith thinks

Tennant half rose. but dropped

5 Y

Presently he raised his head. “I'm, sorry. Tony," he said. "Forgive me. But when a. man loves his wife u I love Edlth—" l

"I know, I know." O

to him Pence rested a hand on his friend's‘ tliolilder. I

While still sensible to the Pres?

sure cf the otherfia fingers. and in tha mld=t of his own torment. a sudden desfrv came to Tennant to solve a rid-file which had so long pcrtiexed

iZlIIl "But-but how can you know

' second day Mrs. Durbln Pmfla-lmed

into pengesbachelor- htune. By lhe

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lmcampan 26, 1944 ‘ d d x flu" ' m0 v . I v g =3 may?" asked. "You're not mer- W0 were in e: very glut ricndi- Daddy.‘ ' . __- ma. “ii-cc h—" my. more. we loved ewh other’ 1m: wevleleve mleelnell l" b" The nut. of the Nativity of our "y..." ma“ mud um hearth amiy. Pei now-But 1 mun. ma. rcumnt looked up at the alw- no.4 was loleumly oble at. m down "That/l it Robin- hurry away, or else I about b0 mac flake inlberlll-‘lemfd "ml 31°7- Dunrten’ lull!» by at once n girl came in my lilo and l bee! before aha arrives." "Ulcmiidl" ha raid. ‘Three chem “u. m m" y", Th, we. wu ery .Butflut ‘Ihnant wuunokin; m fcr1bul"'rhcnaalfl>°¢n“¢l° brunt ‘ e teiia barely hllf of the etaew- Mere alinr-bnlkfut cignmh in his himself, he added: “HIWY Ohrlllv- Bflhop o ohnrlatmcwn muted true tc say that I em etfll r ill on mla everybody! nev. . v. McKenzie u High tonic memory n!‘ whet mlcht have when Pamela-g, very aroma and Hearing him Pamela echoed hu “m. m4 nguv. r. MoQlllldln been. Years n80 I put two things rather breathless Pamela-came wcrds-"Balppy Christmas W"? my. W. J. oGuigan er Deacon! before love-duty n widowed with e hula bunch o! flowm. Be~ ‘men. raisin: herself Io o, Ho”... m“ a Hum,“ a, mother uyd ldvplcunent ‘games; m? mm was e0 much w tiptoe height. an. put '11:; alga m," of mm and Rat/waif‘. med an was donate-in ‘IWNM We! ' "u - uld become l denim" Poll-lb" the first. time to him at their mined. "Darllng U710]; Robin!" M, _ mv. 1.. A. Dougm Mu- I hi... self. I riatmu dhmanhllhzbin felt him-_ (The Bod) tcruof Oeunoniea. ‘me sermon

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