course shall be onward and upward, and which, while the earth
endures, shall not pass away.'"

"I agree with you that it is his best story," said Adelaide, as
Percy finished reading and placed the card in her hand. "Now you
must go or I shall insist upon taking you back to the station."

"I shall stand here and time you till you reach the next turn," he
replied. "Then you will be in sight of Westover. One! Two! Three!
Go!"






CHAPTER XXXIII

THE DIAGNOSIS AND PRESCRIPTION





WINTERBINE, ILLINOIS,

December 4, 1 903

Mr. T. O. Thornton, Blairville, VA.