Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13

thing in that IL would enable him to ocs
cupy great deal OF room In the universe
when he grew up
She busted herself all the morning about
the fiat happier than she had been for
whole year. Her days of Hagardom
were over. The menacins shadow OF the
finger of scorn pointing at her from
every ART Of heaven had disappeared. A
clear sky welcomed her as she came
back to take mp an acknowledged posi-
ton in the world. The sense Of release
from an intolerable ban outweighed the
bitterness of old associations She was
at home. in London. among dear. familiar
things and faces. She Was almost happy.
When Mime. Bolivard appeared with
bonnet and basket undismayedly prepared
to market for lunch and dinner, sho
laughed like a schoolgirl. and made her
repeat the list of English words she had
taught her in view Of this contingency.
She could say cabbage" sugar" let
tuce" and ask for all sorts OF things.
But suppose you lose your way, Nine.
Bolivard?'
Il shall find it. madam.
But how VIII YOU ask for directions
You know you can't say 'Ecclefechan
mansions
Mime. Bolivard made hopeless, splut-
ter'ng sound as IL she were blowing teeth
out of her mouth. which in no wise re-
sembled the name of the place wherein
she dwelt. But Nine. Bolivard, as has
been remarked. was brave femme: and
allons done. this was the least Of the
difficulties she had had to encounter dur
ing her life. Emmy bade her godspecd
in her perils among the greengrocers.
She went biithely about her household
tasks, and sang and cooed deliciously "a
the child lying I'm its bassinette. Every
now and then she looked at the clock
over the mantelpiece. wondering why
Septimus had not come Only in the
depths of her heart-depths which hu-
mans In their everyday life dare not
sound too frequently-did she confess how
foolishly she longed for him. He was
late. With Emmy Septimus never broke
an appointment. To insure his being at a
certain place at a certain time to meet
plicated precautions. Before now he had
dressed overnight and gone to sleep in his
clothes SO as to be ready when the ser
want called him I'm the morning. Emmy,
Knowing this. after the way OF women be-
gan To grow anxious. When. therefore.
she opened the flat door to him she up
braided him with considerable tenderness.
1T was Glenn Sypher," he exp aimed,
taking off his overcoat. HE sent for
me. He wanted me badly. Why, l don't
know. At least ] do half know. but the
other half l don't. He's a magnificent
fellow
a little later. after Septimus had in
spected her mornings work in the fiat.
and the nights progress in the boys
tooth. and the pretty new blouse which
she had put on in his honor, and the rose
In her bosom taken from the bunch he
had sent to greet her arrival i'm the fiat
the night before. and after he had heard
of the valOrous adventure of Mime. Boil
ward and of a message from Hegisippe
Cruchot which she had forgotten to de-
liver overnight, and Of an announcement
from Fora to the effect that she would
call at Ecclefechan mansions soon after
lunch. and of many things of infinite i'm
portance, Emmy asked him what Glenn
Sypher had been doing. and wherein lay
the particular magnificence OF character
to which Septimus had alluded. s'-
Hes awfully Splendid said Septimus.
HE has given up fortune for the sake
of an idea He also gave me an UNI
brella and his blessing. Emmy"-he
looked at her I'm sudden alarm-"did L
bring an umbrella with meg"
''You did. dear. and you put it In the
stand; but what you've done with the
blessing ] don't know"
I've got 1t in my heart said he. Hes
a tremendous chap"
Emmys curiosity was excited. She Sat
on the fender seat and bent forward. her
hands on her knees, in a pretty girlish
attitude and fixed her forget-me-not eyes
on him.
Tell me all about it, 3
He obeyed and expounded Syphers
quixotism in his roundabout fashion. He
concluded by showing her how II had
been done for Zora's sake.
Emmy made little gesture OF Inn
patience.
'Zorav' she exclaimed, jealousy. IT'S
always Fora. To see how you men go on
one would think there was no other wonl-
an in the world. Every one does crazy
things for her. and she looks on calmly
and never does a hands turn for any
body. Glenn sypher's a jolly sight too
good for her.
Septimus looked panied at the dispar-
agement Of his goddess. Emmy spranE
10 her feet and put her finger tips on his
shoulders.
Forgive me, dear. Women are cats
I've often told you-and love to scratch
even those they're fond Of. Sometimes
the more they love them the harder they
scratch. But J. won't scratch you any
more. Indeed won't"
The sound of the latchkey was heard N
the front door. -
There's Nine. Bolivard,' she cried. II
fishes she has performed. Do mind baby
till come back
She danced out of the room, and Sept
mus sat on a straightforward chair be
side the bassinette. The baby-he was a
rather delicate child, considerably under
grown for his age, hut a placid, uncom-
planning little mortal-looked at Septimus
out of his blue and white china eyes and
contorted his india-rubber features into q
muddle indicative Of pleasure. and Sept
mus smiled cordially at the baby
civilian Octavilis Oldrieve Dix" he
opostrophe which caused
the future statesman a paroXysm OF
am exceedingly CAD tn
see you. 1 hope you like London. We're
great friends. aren't We? And when you
gov up we're go ng to be greater. /
don't want you to have anything to do
with machinery. 1t stops your heart beat
ing and makes you cold and unsympa-
thetic and prevents women from loving
you. You mustn't invent things. That's
why l am going to make you q member
Of parliament-a conservative member"
William Octavius, who had been listen
ing attent'vely, suddenly chuckled. as II
he had seen a Joke. Septimus' gaze con-
veyed sedate reproof
when you laugh You show such a
deuce Of a lot Of gum-like Wiggleswick,
said he.
The baby made no reply. The converse
ton languished Septimus bent down 10
examine the tooth. and the baby clutched
a tiny fistful OF outstanding hair az A
reaper clutches a handful of wheat. Sep
timus smiled and kissed the little, GRIN
killed., bubbly lips and fell into reveric
William Octavius went fast asleep.
Cro be continued tomorrow