Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-01

ing as his books?"
swell Scott didn't turn up. But he
sent a substituted marveloAs speak
err David nervously crinkled the ia
blecloth. "H's name was Tyack-a
marvellous man!'
"Tyackw
Yes; Mr.. Tyack, the most marvel.
ous''-
"Whyr broke in Angela, with gentle
confusion. How strange! l once
knew a family of that name. 1t was
In the south, when I was teaching
school there"
"Oh, ycs-when you were teaching
school," he repeated ~absently.
She gave him a brief smile and fin
gered the single rose at her breast
You are wretchedly pale, Davie. You
mustn't worry so. Don't forget that
we'll have not the slightest cause to
worry In a little while when the mort
gage is paid. We're certain to pay it
in a little while; | can actually count
the months. And everything will be
easy for us then, here together. until
we die"
Il suppose that's true" muttered Da-
vid, pushing back his chair.
YOU'D better order our winter coal
today said Angela briskly. Its
cheapest just now, you know"
He glanced down at her with abrupt
apprehension, wondering If he ought
to accept this excellent chance of tell
ing her that next winter they would
need no coal at all In the old house;
that he would be In the New York
slums, and that she-but David falter-
ed So he Kissed Angela, according to
their custom, and walked out
The landlord advised him that Mr..
Tyack "a not IN the hotel at present.
Hes gone for a tramp, David. Yes.
sir, this Mr.. Tyack. he said that he
didn't get to the country often and
that he wanted to make the most of It.
He reckons to take the q o'clock ex-
press"
David scrubbed a short note, begging
for an interview at noon. Then he
climbed the stairs to Tibbard's office
and unlocked the door, for the last
time, as he hoped.
He leaned back In hts chair and his
thoughts flew again to Tyack and Ty-
ack's noble crusade.
Would the leader enlist him IN the
ranks? Why not? He was ready to
follow the banner Of such a hero, even
ON hands and knees. David scrutinized
the clock eagerly. His mood was ap-
preaching the hyster1caL
His eyes happened to fall on a mem
orandum slip which was nearly hidden
by the blotting pad. The memorandum
referred to a document which David,
jumping up with a start, recollected
that he had left on his dressing table.
Mortified by this carelessness, he
snatched his hat and locked the office
door.
NoOntfme was only half an hour
away. David. in his agitation over the
fmm1nence of the interview at the no.
tel did not wish to encounter Angela.
He glided like a ghost up the front
stairs OF the Mawes house and pereelv-
ed the document on the table by his
bedroom window. But when he reach
ed the window David staggered and
grabbed the fimsy curtain, aghast and
staring.
John Tyack was sitting beside Ange-
La on a bench In the garden
In spite of his amazement, David
was able to note that his sister had
rarely seemed so charming The gar
den bench was backed by a vine cov-
cred trellis, and against the deep green
of the vines Angela's tenderly smiling
vtd believed that he had never seen
such color in her face.
Tyack bent close to her as If talking
softly and earnestly. Once she raised
her hand with a pretty gesture of yield
ing protest: a minute afterward she
gave Tyack the rose from her breast.
Mawes TREMENDOUSLY supported him
self against the window frame. He
recalled Angela's confusion when he
mentioned Tyack's name at breakfast
A wild, overpowering suspicion dizzied
him.
~ NLhL 6Au6Cld (Oold etSI
have a love affair was practically new
to David He had not dreamed of
such a thing since her girfhood. Her
later life always had appeared to be
~contentedly rooted and compete-in
the care of the old house and the gar
den. In her tranquil village activities,
In her profound affection for her broth
er. But now David felt. with desper-
ate certainty, that he could not mistake
the meaning of the picture beneath the
window.
"Confound him. moaned David.
sand he has a persuasive tongue, too!
I remember that. Somehow l remem-
Der thati'
He remembered it very tndistinctly.
A hot spasm Of jealousy had scorched
his mind quite bare of everything ex-
cept a sickentng dread of losing Angela
forever