The evening times., 1911-07-28
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this morning to be married"
Mrs. Farjohn spoke a little umidly, and her sons
did from his newspaper
"oh WE'LL he replied ungracously This egg
tastes musty. mother"
1T is ddcult to get eggs of year." his
murmured
"And they the third Of
pretty girl with anxious pucker over her brow
dsregarded her observation They manage to get
eggs be easier in the country
looked at each other without resentment
ruefu smiles They accustomed to keep the
little pnchngs Of their life from the man OF the house. and ne
certainly notice them Neither Of them
minutes passed Then Herbert and stretched
his long legs, rusting the on to the floor
Thine be off, You know breakfast Is always laten an
bootss"
Katie who had left the came in again pink with hurry
Jane just going The cab at the door Come and say
goodby She pleased with little present poor
"Are coming to speak to her, Herbert: Mrs Farjohn
fingered at the door,
"oh She doesn't twopence for
congratulations anyway"
Eyes come, BERTHE" This from his sister.
you Herbert replied irrated
tone That little fool hides my boots in fresh place every
morning."
They only the mat outside room," Katie sad
with a smothered laugh. Aren't you coming:'
mo, not" he answered with considerable emphasis
Don't worry with and things get Office
loud sniff from the hall, where Jane waiting
punctuaed by bang
did sniff he did hear the cab wheels
and hen looking at the clock 1rraonay blamed Jane 1or
making him late
"W dinner Katie called after him from the
doorstep.
say. going The Dollar Princess with Marsden
If he's free If I'm back dinner might keep little
supper midnight always
last train to these beastly suburbs"
He shouted this pleasant remark from the but his face
disagreeabe words suggesting grum
bling habit that i'll strides
along short the At the sight Of James
crawling gave
being accustomed to hard work, fell asleep again.
shell miss the train anyway he consoed himself by think
ing, "and should just have made her later Besides don't
know hang about her"
this mood he reached the station and
second The usually up with
there he bought another himself Like
when the door at the last and
fell in him. He still when be
James round resoute face under hat with pink
She jerked opposite
nodded to her curtly, without smile.
Twenty minutes to Victoria, shut with
haven't word to- he meditated angiy suppose
must Then as an icy blast blew through the win
dow "You might shut that window Jane" he said aloud
James first expression seeing him disgust
thing like it. Then light shot into her suddenly and
scous fellow When his command reached her she
sat
"shut it yourself" she replied concisey
The fell from the mans hand in his
at her audacy But he recovered himself and picked
You forget yourself he said severely
"1ts pity couldn't forget
Tor awhile 1t would be relief to all you"
Her cheeks very red and defiance voice
Herbert gasped Was this Jane, the demure maid
overtaken herr He
pace
"You had better present excited"
he remarked coldy and congratulated
somehow did have the young
lady opposite She neither subdued
two hands in wooen gloves umbrella parrot
heavily that anything given
under the and continued speech
eve been excited eighteen months"
burst either though I've been pretty going
to spit that Providence compart
nent She nodded the magenta determinedly
"e quiet" dignity more heat this
t4ms. II have nothing to say you"
But ave to you" retored. strong clad
he
and what's I've twenty say n and
you've got to ear it And what I've selfish
asy greedy good fornothng that two
in.oeents mother sister, misery
preys them like a vulture a
She stopped breath tnyectiye and
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