The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-17
CHAPTER x.
The Week Of Their lives.

TCye's gone back to Italy" said
Cazalet. He says he may be away
only week. Let's make it the week
Nqf our livesl"
The scene was the little room 1t
pleased Blanche to call her parlor,
and the time a preposterously early
hour of the following forenoon. Caza-
let in her sunny snuggery rather sug-
gested another extravagant taxicab.
But Blanche saw only his worn. ex-
cited face; and her own was not at
it's best in her sheer amazement.
"Italy!" she calculated when did
he go?"
Nine o'clock last night"
aBut"-she checked herself-"I sim
ply can't understand it, that's ALI"
Why? Have you seen him since
the other afternoon"
His manner might have explained
those other two remarks, now bother
ing her when 1t was too late to notice
them; on the other hand. she was by
no means sure that it did. He might
simply dislike Toye, and that again
might explain his extraordinary heat
over the argument at Littleford.
Blanche began to feel the air some
what heavily charged with explana-
tons. either demanded or desired;
they were things she hated. and she
determined not to add to them If she
could help 1t.
i haven't set eyes on him again, %
she said. But he's been seen here
in taxi"
Who saw him?"
"Martha-if she's not mistaken"
This was little disingenuous, as
win appear: but that impetuous Sweep
was in a merciful hurry to know some
thing else.
When was this. Blanche?'
"Just about dark-say seven or so.
She owns it was about dark" said
Blanche. though she felt ashamed of
herself.
Well, it's just possible. He left me
about six; said he had to see someone.
700. now think of it. But I'd give a
bit to know what he was doing, mess
ing about down here at the last mo-
menti"
Blanche liked this as little as any
thing that Cazalet had said yet, and he
had said nothing that she did like this
morning. But there were allowances
to be made for him, she knew. And
yet to strengthen her knowledge, or
rather to let him confirm 1t for her.
either by word or by his silence. she
stated certain case for him aloud.
Poor old Swept" she laughed.
It's shame that you should have
come home to, be worried like this"
Il am worried" he said simply.
i think it's just splendid. all you're
doing for that poor man. but especially
the way you're doing it."
Il wish to God you wouldn't say
that. Blanche!"
He paid her the compliment of
speaking exactly as he would have
spoken to a man; or rather, she hap
pened to be the woman to take it as
compliment
But do say it. Sweep! I've heard
all about 1t from Charlie, He rang me
up last night"
You're on the telephone. are your
Everybody is in these days.
Where have you lived? Oh. / forgot"
And she laughed. Anything to lift this
duet Of theirs out of the minor key!
But what does old Charlie really
think of the case? That's more to the
point" said Cazalet uneasily.
Well. he seemed to fear there was
no chance Of bail before the adjourned
hearing But rather gathered he
was not going to be in 1t himself?"
NO. We decided on one of those
Y sportsmen who love rushing in where
"a family lawyer like Charlie owns to
Rocking down his nose. I've seen the
chap. and primed him up about old
Savage, and our find in the founda-
tions. He says he'll make an example
Of Drinkwatefl and Charlie says they
call him the Bkbby's BugbearI''
~But surely he'll have to tell his
client who's hthind himY"