Drusilla with a Million

Friedman, asking him regarding the man. The doctor answered that there was no man by the name of John Gleason in Adams; that the Spring Valley Stock Farm was owned by a man named Gleason who h

aid; but it hurt her worse to k

uman natur', and I'll never trus

she was still smarting from her wounded feelings, that she was told a clergym

byterian clergyman from Adams, your old home, and

ed into Drusil

n?" she said, rath

anger s

lace of old Dr. Smi

to a higher land"-motioning u

, and Drusilla began to thaw. She forgot her other visitor in he

"we are in a little trouble in our churc

stiffened

I do?" s

s it is very hard to raise money in our little village, I thought you might be willing to hea

at him a momen

minute?" she said poli

irectly to

There's another man in there fro

mes to carry out her order

some children in A

the mother is able to support her little family of six. We want to keep them together-instead of putting them in asylums and separating them. And there are two children who have lost both parents-at

arges of his parish if there had not been a discreet kno

ou asked f

oom. She said, pointing to the astonished clergyman, "

sputtered t

to the police station,

ge, ma'am?" asked o

at it is, but I make

ewildered clergyman,

rrest the next man who tried to git money from me by saying he was fr

ly struggling with emotion, trying to find some

the officer gruffly. "Don't

ands on his arms

o you mean? I tell you, I'm the Re

"Whoever heard of a name Algernon! He looks much worse

door, where he again refused to go, and the policemen took him roughly by the shoulders and pushe

d Algernon Thompson; and th

rs shook h

r. We're used to yo

the wail of the clergyman: "I tell yo

she went slowly upstairs to find John. He looked up from the b

silla. Has somet

down wearil

arrested. It's upset me awful. Ring for William; I believe I'll take a glass of wine. I don

pped the wine; then finally s

hink I'd ought

asked you for money, claiming to be from your old home. He said you m

know; bu

ight, Drusilla;

lla s

like a preacher, and he said his name was Algernon. He'd ough

lau

et's talk of something else.

at back in

nd sleepy so quick as being read to. I can sleep as easy when you're readi

fect. Drusilla almost dozed; but when John raised his eyes and, se

just half," she said; and

interrupte

wishes to speak to y

to you. You know I don't n

station, ma'am, and they say the

n? Laws-a-massey! Well,

elephone table and sat

that y

assey, he

om the telephone. The

Reverend Algernon Thompson, from Adams, and has gi

the

said Drusilla; an

her, after all, and he says he's goin'

d and ran his hand t

n't know, Drus

usilla. "Just think of putting a preach

had an i

hornton; he is a lawyer a

ew a breath

time I ever wanted to see that lawyer." Turning to the telephone she said:

r down and get him. Have him co

ne and turned a very

Joseph to get that man if he has to tie him up! And you go telephone Mr. Thornt

usilla that greeted Mr. Thornton and

"because Mr. Brierly said you were in some tro

aughed rat

s a case for your father. I

an?" said Mr. T

or he was there unless Joseph

p a twinkle from his eyes as he listened. But he did not

?" Drusilla finished. "You

r thought

e poor of his parish. Perhaps we can arrange it. Mo

never thought I'd arrest a preacher, and at my time

ous lawyer; but Drusilla brushed him aside and went up to the man a

t to say or what to do! I won't never forgive myse

at her and the angry

Doane," he replied. "It's rather a ne

can't talk. Just set down and let l

n's visit, and that Drusilla had received instructions to a

be the next man," the clergyman said with a

oked at him

will help them children Mr. Thornton will give it to you tomorrow. And now

lushed, this ti

be willing to go to the police station every day if

know you're hungry. I'll have some supper brought up here and you can talk with John. Are you goin', Mr. Thornton?" as the lawyer rose. "Let Daphn

talked nothing but no

er arm around

r; I like your chatt

nt to Drusi

re and as Drusilla settled into the luxuri

preachers was a luxury-but- Well, tal

ing to come over for a week, but I've been too busy. You know, Miss Doane,

ooked at h

wn love aff

ed under the

id hastily;

ow you had a

apa's young

lla l

ther I should think he could

ch older than I am. Oh, she's very old-she must be thirty. Uncle Jim and she were to be married, and then all at once she broke the engagement and went to Egypt. Uncle Jim would never say why it was, and I didn't know until she came back last week, when I found out all about it. She cried when s

to do about it? You

me to our house for fear she'll meet him, and he is too proud to go and

uiet for

some way to have th

ace with me. Now, why can't I get in some kind of trouble-that's always easy for me-and I'll telephone him to come over right away, and then you com

about you and she said she

we'll trust to someth

rose

a-brick, M

ok her finge

everely, "I know where y

shed and she put her che

er serious, if he ever thinks of me at all-which I am afraid is not often-" She was quiet a moment, her hand resting against th

lla l

ying out that part of