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Book, page 101 / 259 looking man to the Burtons' shabby, but still beautiful, colonial doorway. Dorothy had not seen Keith, except on the street, since her visit with Mazie in October. Two or three times the girls had gone to the house with flowers or fruit, but Keith had stubbornly refused to see them, in spite of Susan's urgings. To-day Dorothy, with this evidently in mind, refused Susan's somewhat dubious invitation to come in. "Oh, no, thank you, I'll not come in," she smiled. "I only brought father, that's all. And--oh, I do hope he can do something," she faltered unsteadily. And Susan saw that her eyes were glistening with tears as she turned away. In the hall Susan caught the doctor's arm nervously. "Dr. Parkman, there's somethin'--" "My name is Stewart," interrupted the doctor. "What's that? What's that?" cried Susan, unconsciously tightening her clasp on his arm. "Ain't you Dorothy Parkman's father?" "I'm her stepfather. She was nine when I married Mrs. Parkman, her mother." "Then your name ain't Parkman, at all! Oh, glory be!" ejaculated Susan ecstatically. "Well, if that ain't the luckiest thing ever!" "Lucky?" frowned the doctor, looking thoroughly mystified, and not altogether pleased. Susan gave an embarrassed laugh. "There, now, if that ain't jest like me, to fly off on a tandem like that, without a word of exploitation. It's jest that I'm so glad I won't have to ask you to come under a resumed name." "Under a what, madam?" The doctor was looking positively angry now. Moreover, with no uncertain determination, he was trying to draw
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