Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

CHAPTER XII.

| 1t never occurred to Septimus that he
had done a quixotic thing in marrying
Emmy, any more than to pat himself on
the back for a monstrously clever fellow
when he had completed q new invention.
At the door of the registry Office he took
off his hat, held out his hand and said
goodbye
But where are you going?'' Emmy
asked, in dismay.
| Septimus didn't know. He waved his
hand vaguely over, London and said,
| Anywhere
| Emmy began to cry. She had passed
most of the morning In tears. She felt
doubly guilty now that she had accepted
the sacrifice Of his life;- an awful sense OF
loneliness also overwhelmed her.
II didn't know that you hated me like
| that she said.
Good heavens!'' he cried. in horror. 81
don't hate YOU. / only. thought you had
no further use for me"
"And I'm to be left alone in the
street?"
iii drive you anywhere you like" said
| And then get rid Of me as soon as pos
sible? Oh! I know what you must be
feeling
Septimus put his hand under her arm
and led her away. in great distress.
Il thought you wouldn't be able to
|
"Oh, don't be sillyr' said Emmy.
Her adjuration was on a higher plane
| of sentiment than expression. 1t COM
| forted Septimus.
what would you like me to dor
Anything except leave me to myself
at any rate for the present Don't you
see. I've only you in the world to look
God bless my SOUL" said he, II sup
pose that's so. It's very alarming. No
ON Il I0o1y &1 -
I'd wander barefoot for you all over the
earth. But couldn't you find somebody
else who's more used to looking after
people? It's for your own sake entirely,
he FASTENED to assure her:
II know" she said. But you see it's
impossible for me to go to any Of my
friends, especially after what has hap
pened.' She held out her ungloved left
hand. How could 1 explain?"
You must never explain he. agreed
sagely. ut would undo everything. ]
suppose things are easy. after all, when
you've set your mind on them-or get
some chap that knows everything to tell
you how to do them-and there's lots OF
fellows about that know eyerything-solic-
itors and SO forth. There's the man who
told me about a registrar. See how easy
| it was. Where would you like to go?"
Anywhere out of England" She shud-
dered. Take me to Paris first. We can
go on from there anywhere we like
Certainly" said Septimus, and he
hailed hanson.
Thus it fell out that the strangely mar
Fled pair kept together during the long
London had been rented furnished. The
maid Edith had vanished, after the man.
ner OF many of her kind into ancillary
space. The theater and all 1t signified to
Emmy became a past dream. Her inner
world was tragical enough. poor child
Her outer wOrld~was Septimus. In Paris,
| as she shrank from meeting possible &C.
quaintances. he found her a furnished
appartement in the Boulevard RaSpail.
while he perched in little hotel close
by. The finding Of the appartement was
an illustration Of his newly invented, OPP
timistic theory Of getting things done.
He came back to the hotel where he
had professionally lodged her and informed
her of his discovery. She naturally asked
him how he had found 1t.
"A soldier told me-" he said.
"A soldier?"
Yes. He had great baggy red trou-
sers and a sash around his waist, and q
short blue jacket braided with red and a
fez with a tassel and a shaver head. He
| saved me from being run over by a cab ;.
Emmy shivered. "Oh, don't talk of it
In that calm way-suppose you had been
killed!' E.x
led inches such a helpful creature, you
know. He's been in Algiers. He says ]
ought to go there. Fits name is Hegisippe
Cruchot.'' %t~.... - I'D 60
But what about the afat.' asked
Emmy. s..g4
'..Oh, YOU see. 4 fell down in front of the
cab, and he dragged me away and brush
ed me. down with "a waters napkin
there was a cafe within a yard or two.
And then asked him to; have a drink
and gave hin. a. cigarette. He drank alb
sinthe. without water, and then l began
to explain to him an idea for an. inven-
| ton which occurred to- me to prevent
people from being run over by cabs. and
he was quite Interested I'll show
YOU"
you won't said Emmy, with a laugh.
She had her lighter moments. You'll
do no such thing-not until you've told
me about the fat
"Oh! the fiat" said Septimus, in a dis
appointed tone. as if it were a secondary
| matter altogether. II gave him another
absinthe. and we became SO friendly that
told him that I wanted fiat and didn't
in the least know howsto set about find
ing one. 1t turned out that there was an
appartement vacant in the. house OF which
his mother is concierge. He took me
along to see it. and Introduced me. to