Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-06
their duty to remain side by side. Those

their duty to remain side by side. Those
whom God had joined together"
He didn't" snapped Cousin Jane.
They were Joined together by scrubby
man in registry office"
This is the wild. and unjust way in
which women talk. For aught Cousin
Jane knew the Chelsea registrar might
have been an Antinous for beauty.
Mrs. Oldrieve shook her head sadly. She
had known how 1t would be. III only
they had been married in church by their
good vicar this calamity could not have
befallen them.
"Ar the churches and all the Wears and
all the .archbishops couldn't have made
that man anything else than doddering
IDIOT! How Emmy could have borne with
him for day passes my understanding.
She has done well to get rid OF him. She
, has made a mess Of it. of course. Fec
pie who marry in that way generally do.
/ 1t serves her right.
| So spoke Cousin Jane. whom Sypher
found, in "a sense. an unexpected ally.
She made his task easier. Mrs. Oldrieve
remained unconrinced.
And the baby just a month or so old:
Poor little thing: What's to become OF
Emmy will have to come here" said
Cousin Jane, firmly, -"and I'll bring 1t up
Emmy isn't fit to educate a rabbit. You
had better write and order her to come
! home at once"
"I'n write tomorrow sighed Mrs. Old
rieve.
of the proposition and on the reasons
Emmy still had for remaining In exile In
Paris. He also pitied the child that was
to be brought up by Cousin Jane. 1t mao
extravagant tastes. He smiled.
My friend Dix is already thinking OF
sending min to the university; SO you
see they have plans for his education"
| Cousin Jane shifted. She would make
plans for them! As for the university
| II it could turn out doddering idiot like
Septimus, 1t was criminal to send any
young man to such q seat of unlearning.
She would not allow him to have a voice
| in the matter. Emmy was to be sum-
moned to Nunsmere.
! Sypher was about to deprecate the idea
| when he reflected again, and thought OF
| Hotspur and the spirits from the Vastly
deep Cousin Jane could call. and sc
could Mrs Oldrieve. But would Emmy
come? AS the answer to the question
was in the negative ne LETT Cousin Jane
You will no doubt discuss the matter
with Dix" he said.
for goodness sake, don't let him come
| here! I couldn't bear the sight Of him.
| Sypher looked inquiringly at Mrs. Old
rieve.
| ut has been a great shock to me-" said
! the gentle lady. ''It will take time to get
| over it. Perhaps he had better wait a
little.
| Sypher walked home in wrathful
| mood. Ostracism was to be added to Sep
timus' crown of martyrdom.
Perhaps, on the other hand. the closing
of 1.-THE Nook doors was advantageous.
He had dreaded the: result OF Cousin
James cross-examination. as lying was
not one of his friends conspicuous &C.
complishments. Soothed by this reflection,
, he smoked a pipe, and took down Bun
vans Pilgrims Progress from his
shelves.
While he was deriving spiritual enter
tainment from the great battles between
Christian and Apollyon and consolation
from the latter's discontinue. Septfmus
was walking down the road to the. post
Office, a letter in his hand. The envelope
was addressed to Mrs. Middlemist. White
Star Co.'S s. s. Cedric, Marscille.'' 1t
contained blank sheet of headed note
paper and the tail OF a little china dog.