The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-04-28

"My Boy, You Have Eeen Far Away"
Two at time? You're getting bet
ter"
The captain subsidized. Zone for
Alan be grunted.
The drinks came. Alan welcomed
long journey. The captain gazed on
his own glass defiantly but ordered the
maid to set 1t on the table at his side.
Alan waited long for him to take it
up, and then be saw that the captain
had fallen asleep. Alan slipped his
drink. The captain was right, it was
fiavorless. But Alan remembered that
he had thrown away his last cigarette
for the same reason. He sighed
In spite of the judge, Allx was feel
ing very lonely. abandoned, unloyed.
She sat on the little veranda at the
dreamed. Across her knee lay the
morning paper. A word caught her
eye. Elenic. Half unconsciously she
read: Among the arrivals by the
Elenic Hon Percy CoIlinge-
ford"
Collingeford! She started to her feet
and then with what seemed a percep-
tible click her mind repeated. "Elenic."
She sat down again. The hand that
held the paper was trembling. She sat
for long time looking at her hand
The telephone bell rang, but she did
not hear it. Old John came and stood
beside her
'Mr. Collingeford telephones to know
If you are in town.
A frightened gleam showed in Alix'
eyes. It passed and a fame Of color
came into her pale cheeks. YES" she
said, II am at home Tell him will
see him at any time today"
Colliugeford lost no time. When he
arrived Alix was still sitting on the
veranda. She received him there. He
came upon her with a rush-iike a
fresh breeze. "What luck" he cried.
Really in town on a hot summers
day7
Which Is it? Frocks or the dentist?'
Alix rose and held out her hand. A
faint smile came to her face, fingered
moment and passed. II am glad you
have come" she said, and then paused.
Her eyes wavered. Was she glad be
had come?
ColIingeford caught her mood. "Just
what do you mean by that2" he asked
graveiy.
Alix' eyes came back to his face
IL don't know" she stammered.
They sat down. Collingeford dropped
his hat and stick and leaned for
ward. 4 dull color burned in his
cheeks. 'Alix," he said. "has-has
anything happened?"
NO" said Alix, mot what you
mean. Gerry is alive. He has writ
ten. He says he Ia coming back
some time"
Collingeford sprang to his feet, his
eyes flashing.
Some time! Did he really write
that? Some timer
There was a petulant look about
Alix' mouth that belonged to an Alix
Of long ago. She tried to shake IL off
with her mood. NO" she said duly,
after q pause. He didn't write just
that but it amounts to the same thing.
He wrote but he has not come
CoIlingeford paced up and down the
little veranda. his arms crossed and
one hand pulling neryously at his mus
tache. He came to stop before Aiix
and stood looking down at her, his
ewes eager but questioning. t'Well2"
he said.
AHx made little gesture Of despair
with her two hands. II don't know"
she repeated. Then, quite quietly. she
began to cry.
CoIiingeford caught her hands and
drew her to her feet. He put his arms
around her. She laid her head against
his shoulder and sobbed. C6iiinge-
ford's heart was beating furiousiy.
His arms trembled. He longed to
strain her to him. but he only held her
firmly and patted her back. Some in'
stinct told him that this was not the
paopaent oe possession