The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
CHAPTER XV-COntnued.

scious Of his singular intermittences OF
silence. He seemed T. shy away from Ger
tain subjects. She did not know what he
believed or disbelieved, and this 70 any
one with AIotisfont blood in their veins
was exceedingly unsatisfactory Joy and
Sir Giles held the conviction in common
that in politics and religion ones flag
ought 10 be nailed 10 the mast Sir Giles
was fond Of saying What IS right IS
right. and what is wrong IS wrong No
man. for instance. with any pretenslons
70 being considered sound could up
hold the passing OF such an iniQuitous
measure as the deceased wife's sister bill
You might as vel debate the propriety
Of free love OF the naturalization OF land
However, Esme Burgess served as a
peg upon which 10 hang conversation
The young fellow wes doing brilliantly
There could be no argument about that
The big papers reported his speeches IN
fuIL Everybody said that he had Won
the Norfolk bye-election OF his own bat
The New Brooms-lt was confidently pre-
d-cted-were likely 20 make a clean sweep
OF It The disafected on both sides were
asking questions and receiving stagger-
fng answers. Down with Expediency-.-'
had been adopted IS sort Of battle cry
II the New Year number OF TIE Saxon
Burgess published a remarkable article
setting forth in detail the lies told by
both parties during the recent election
Nobody reading this paper could doubt
that the truth was being presented by
The saxon as a substitute for soft soap
and bunk1En-
Burgess has come 20 stay said Hugo
You really think sJ1"
He viii 50 very far
In his mind was vision OF Burgess
ascending triumpha1tly to the skies.
scaling inaccessible peaks. and always
carrying Joy with him Wei. Il he could
please her by p-edicting triunphs, by all
means let him play the prophet
They were now in mid January, ard
the DAYS had begun 20 lengtLen- Hem
shaw Magma and Parvs displayed proud
y q clean bin OF health Jordan Cottage
was disinfected. swept. and ga-uished-
The modest sign. apartments, cleaned
once more above the porch one day
Hugo read a paragraph IN the Morning
Post. John Tempest had returned from
India Joln- Of course. had gone ovwu
10 the Abbey for The cream Of tie hunt
ing. The big house would look rather
empty without Angela and Poppet Hugo
had not received another letter from
Angela but he heard from the faithful
EAAlEA or Two klELLE 70 LAe llL and LE-
-nands for information discreetly with
held Pixron. indeed. vas instructed 70
say that his master was IN the wilds, and
therefore presumably beyond the zone OF
letters and tsIegra-ns-
angela. indeed. and al she represented. {
seemed very remote. Hugo had become q
boy again, and Ike a boy. was able 70
banIsa from his mind CIsagreeabie
memories and associations. During this
"a q
there came 70 him with extraordinary
vivldness certain scenes OF his youth and
childhood. when Cynthia had been his
comrade and companion Happy are they
for whom such scenes have g definite F.
message, for Il means that youth IS not
dead in them There had been endless 4
expeditions in search C1 eggs OF the rarer 4
wild fowl which nAsted IN the Suffolk I
marshes and feus- To secure the booty I
they had risked ducllngs innuDersble I
and much dounderlng through mud A.
ways they had returned u the widest 7
spirits. laughing and singing and tnordi- I
uately hungry Edward spoke Of these .
Jaunts geneucaily as 'galIivanJing. not 1
being able 10 understand their overuas- ]
rertng desire 70 escape from the common
place ruL In the summer. there were 4
carnpings-cUI, tent pitched II wood, I
gypsy sJews, smoke from q pine-coue i
fire, blazing sunshine, and drenching I
showers Before Hugo went 10 EtOn a 4
favorite topic Of conversation had been
hidden treasures: chests full Of doubloons
and pieces Of eight IN both lay a buc-
cancer strain
This vasabond existence was renewed
with a fuller intensity Whenever Joy and
Hugo plunged into the Forest Of Us Hugo
found himself talking to Joy as he had
talked % Cynthia He could not speak
OF the future, and IL was 50 easy TO recall
the past, % compare notes and expert
ences common % each Such prattIe
flowed on ard On without any exasperat-
ing hesitatiOns and sileuCes- Neverthe-
less. silence lay between them Ike the
sword OF Slgurd, and Joy had an instinct
that If ii were touched pain might be
inflicted
One day an incident occurred which
increased the intimate nature OF their re-
latiOns. Hugo had walked I'd 10 the
Tectorys as usual, for a game OF bridge, 4
but he found the parson pottering about
his cabinets. enE7ssed II some new ar
rangement OF the Cloudy TeuOrEs- Hugo
sat down 20 talk With Joy. when sudden
y, 20 their horror, George Eennable fell
forward on 10 the carpet and Iay there
insensiole- Within a few minutes he was
making light OF what had happened, re-
ferring 70 Il as an attack OF gidCiness-
he had been too long upon his feet. had L
unwisely neglected TO rest after eating
his dinner, and 50 forth But Hugo d.
viued from Joys face that she was very
seriously alarmed She insisted upon her
father going 70 bed at once and Hugo |
helped him upstairs and then bade him
goodnight Joy during a minute when
she was alone with Hugo. whispered that
she would send for Tisdale early the next
morning. ID
Tlsdale. Il appeared afterward. flight
ened Joy badly Il IS likely that he also /
regarded her as the strong, capable, self
possessed nurse, who had never lost hope
when terrible disease was raging. At
any rate, he spoke plainly. He admit
Sed that the lesion was serious and OF
gaulc- At the end. he reminded her that
threatened men live long; particularly 7
those whose heads are stronger than J
their hearts. ?
Your father Is TOO sensible 70 run !
risks he said but It would be IN I
wise 70 tel him what have told you. | I
You must watch him very carefully" c
With that being in a hurry, he went / Z
his way joy was aware that for some Z
time, ever since the Epidemic came 70 an :
end. Frank Tisdale had seemed to avoid :
her Without a word passing between Z
them. each apP7ehsnded the feelings Of | c
The other. JOY did not want q lover. '
but she resented losing a friend Ghe had &
~ s-ormous respect, admiration, and
liking for Frank T1sdaIe. which. human I
-y speaking would never develop into q q
warmer and more tender sentiment Be c
cause of This she listened with apparent
-almness 20 his diagnosis. But when he I Y
had gone, she felt desperate. and IN such !,