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"He should have looked"

In her anger she ceased her sibilant whispering, and stood erect

"I told him you'd be hard," she said "He's outside, half-sick with

fright, because he is afraid Afraid of you," she added, and went out,

her silks rustling in the quiet corridor

She had gone away soon after that, the nurse informed him And toward

dawn Clayton left Audrey in the sick roo-room, and looked boyish and very tired

Clayton's heart contracted

He went back to his vigil, and let Graham sleep on

Some time later he roused from a doze in his chair Grahaone And the injured boy

stirred and opened his eyes

"H-hello, Joey," said Graham, with a catch in his voice

Joey lay still, his eyes taking in his new surroundings Then he put out

a hand and touched the bandage on his head

"What I got on?" he deht his father's eyes across the bed, and sht, Father," he said And suddenly crumpled up

beside the bed, and fell into a paroxys With his array dawn the greatest

thankfulness of his life Joey would live That cup was taken froain, close together

The boy's grip on his hand was tight Please God, they would always be

together from now on