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Robert Hardy's Seven Days* Continued from Third Page. with his dreams of the accident Hardy wok to lie down and get a little did so. but was aroused about 10 o'clock by the doctor coming In. had just finished a visit near by. He saw the light and was anxious, as the ease was an extraordinary one. to come In. He examined Clara's face very ■/ keenly and then sat down by the bed for an instant. After giving certain medicines he found that he was in need of another article, which was at his house. "I will go and get it, doctor. It's not far, and I think a little fresh air will do me good and help me to remain awake better," said Robert. He wfint down stairs, and the doctor followed him as he went out into the hall and flung on his overcoat. Mr. Hardy turned before he opened the door: "Doctor, tell me the truth about my girl? Vyhat Is her condition?" "It is\serlous, but more than that I cannot sky. There Is a possibility that by meant of a slight operation the dis astrous Ansequenees of the shock to her eyes ilay be averted, and it is pos sible tbatlthe other results which 1 hinted mnf be altogether different. It is not in itcdical power to decide with certainty.'JP • So Mj/ Hardy went out Into the night 1 With a glimmer of hope iu his breast. It was snowing agalu, and a strong wind was blowing, so he buttoned his big coat close up, drew bis hat down over his brows and, leaning forward, walked as rapidly as he could against the wind In the direction of the doc tor's house. The streets were almost deserted. The lights at the corners flickered and showed pale through the lamps. As he turned down a narrow street. Intending to make a short cut across a park that lay near the doctor's, he was suddenly seized by three or four young men, and one of them said iu a tone which betrayed a drunken debauch: "Hold up your bands and deliver! You've got plenty of chink, and we haven't! So no squalling, or we'll !- shoot you for it!" Mr. Hardy was taken completely by surprise. But he was a vigorous, ath letic man. and his first impulse was to shake himself loose, to knock down two of his assailants next to him and make a run for it. His next glance, however, showed him the nature of the group of young men. They were not professional robbers, but young men about town who had been drink ing late and were evidently out on lark and were holding him up just for fun. T M IN. and begged her husband ■est. He He ' a v Mr. Hardy guessed exactly right. v Wi]nt could he do? Two of the young men were known to him, the sons of the Bromleys, who were well to do people in Barton. Mr. Hardy's next Impulse was to discover himself to them and beg then to quit such dan gerous fooling and go home. The three other young men were iu shadow, and he could not toll them. All this pass ed through his thought with a flash. But before lu> had time to do anything a p.oliee officer sprang out of a door way near by. and the group of young men. dropping t hoir bold of Mr. Hardy, fled iu different directions. The officer made pursuit and after a short run captured on? of the young men, whom, after vigorous resistance, he dragged back to where Mr. Hardy stood, exclaiming: * "Here's one of the rascals, sir. I heard 'em when they held you We've been looking for this gang up. some time now. Just identify this one if he Is the one that just now grabbed you. sir." Under the light of the lamp the po liceman dragged the form of his vic tim and roughly struck up his hat. At that Instant Mr. Hardy looked into his face aud cried out: "George! Is it you?" And the son replied as he started back: "Father!" The two looked at each other in si lence, while the snow fell in whirling flakes about them. And this was the end of Robert Har dy's third day. CHAPTER IX. Mr. Hardy looked at his son sternly, standing at the little distance off lie had recoiled after that first recogni tion of tlie boy. It would be difficult to describe his emotions. He had nev er been an affectionate father to his boys. He had generally given them money when they asked for it aud had not questioned them about its use. He was not familiar with his older sou's habits and only within the last few days had he known that he was what the age popularly designates as "fast." He had never made a com panion of his son. He had not grown up with him. so that uow as he faced him under the strange circumstances that had brought them together he was actually at a loss to know what to do or say. The thought that his son was guilty of a crime which might put him be hind prison bars did not yet occur to his mind. He was only conscious of a great longing to get back home and there have a thorough talk with his boy In the hope of winning him to bet ter things. But he must say something to George. Tho police officer stared iu wonder after the first startled cry of "Father!" on the part of the young man, but h* did %iot loosen hl3 hold on him. He took an extra twist In the coat collar of h's captive and looked sharply at Mr. Hardy as much as to say, "He may be jour son, but he's my victim, and I mean to keep a good olnteh on him." Geonre was the first to sneak: "Fat Uw. you liiiuti i winniin t uo such a tiling really for a little fan. of course, harm. We tvere only fooling." "It was dangerous fooling." replied his father. He still stood apart from the boy and spoke quietly, but his face was pale, and his heart was wrung with torture for his firstborn. Ah, how careless of hint he had been! How little cnnipnninn«ti!n the two had had! IIow very little help the boy had received front the man! Now. believing that only four more days lay before him to use to the glory of God, Robert Hardy felt the sting of that bitterest of all bitter feelings, use less regret, the regret that does not car ry with it any hope of redeeming a self ish past. After his father had spoken George sullenly remained silent. Mr. Hardy bowed his head and seemed thinking. The officer, who had been waiting for another move on the part of the older man. said: "Well, we must be moving on. It's warmer in the lockup than out here. So come along, young fellow, and do your talking tomorrow morning with the rest of the drunks and disorder lies." "Stop!" cried Robert Hardy. "This Is m.v son! Ito you understand? What are you going to do?" "Well, governor, that's a pretty ques tion at this time of day. Do! I'm go ing to jug him for assault with intent to commit highway robbery. It's un affair for the 'peu.' I can tell you." "But you heard him say it was all a joke." "A pretty joke to try to hold a man up on the highway and demand bis money! Oh, uo! That's carrying a joke too far. I'm bound to obey or ders. We've been after this gang of young chaps for a month now." "But. officer, you don't understand! This is my son!" "Well, what of that? Don't we jug sons every day for some deviltry or other? Do you suppose you are the only father whose son is going to the devil?" "O God. no!" cried Mr. Hardy, with sudden passion. "But this is my older boy. It would kill his mother to have him arrested and put in jail for trying to rob his own father. Yet he was once innocent— What am I saying? He might be now if I had done my duty." * Mr. Hardy confronted the officer with a certain sorrowful dignity which even that hardened defender of the law understood. "Officer, let the boy go. I will answer for It if any blame falls on you for It We were only out We didn't know you. We didn't mean any real : v fe & V' - '■U >'< r * •* Hi ''A w Æ I 'iii'V M : V, i . W/ fi v' V r ! fi'C m % T&i.l VI fW \\j «>■' \ "Stop!" cried Hubert Hardy. "Ti Is U my sun!' He was not at fault iu this matter. He i was not the one who assaulted me. He | did not louen me. You could not gel a ! particle of testimony against him. Aud, besides that, it is necessary that he turn with me. law of God. court." The officer hesitated; Mr. Hardy step ped nearer his sou. "George," he said as if forgetting for a moment that the officer was present, "did you kuow that Clara and Bess re Tliis is a case for the This belongs to a higher and Will were in the accident last night?" Georg» turned pale and tremblingly replied: "No, father. Were they hurt? ! Was Bess''— The boy seemed moved as his father had mot yet seen him. they were not—that is, Bess was not hurt at all. But Will was se verely bruised, aud Clara still lies iu a slate of stupor or unconsciousness, aud we do not know what the end will lÄKÄrÄ ! -p house. You must come back with me j , The law has no hold on you." I "Maybe the law hasn't any hold on \ him, but Michael Fiunerty lias. I don't Just like the idea, mister man, of let ting the boy go yet," replied the stub born and unusually dutiful officer. Mr. Hardy began to appeal to the man's love of his owu children. It did not seem to move idm in the least until he mentioned the fact that It cruelty to keep the suffering girl home waiting for her father's return. Finnerty finally loosened his hold George and said slowly and painfully: "And if 1 lose me job I'll be knowing who was to blame for it. 1 always told Michael Finnerty that he was too soft hearted to go on the force!" won't suffer, officer. Many thanks! Come, George." And father and son moved off to gether, while the defender of the law stood irresolute, watching them disap pear through the storm and muttering to himself: "I'm a soft hearted fool. I ought to 'a' been born a female hos pital nurse, I had." Dwinv that walk home, after Mr. Continued on Seventh Page. 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