The Hattiesburg news., 1916-07-09
CHAPTER III.
a Foe in the Household.

"Oh, Henry! You surprised ms sne
said -
q came before the others" Street
man explained, "because there IS some
thing YOU must do for me at once.
"About the fleet, suppose, sne
cold somewhat wearily, as she turned
away from him.
"How did you know?" He shot the
question at her almost too quickly for
caution, But for the moment he ex-
perienced something approaching
alarm. But her answer reassured him.
"Nowadays it is only Of the feet
Won ask she told him. And sherrSS
garded him with eyes that were pal
tbetic. if not reproachful. Once it had
seemed to her that Henry Streetman
was interested in her. But of late she
had been obliged to admit to herself
that that interest had quickly waned.
Her handsome caller paid no atten-
tlon 10 the obvious complaint that lay
in Ethels answer. In the most mat
ter-of-fact fashion he proceeded
straight to the business that was up
permost in his mind.
"You must learn at once from Sir
George where the ships at Spithead
are going" he announced bluntlyr
"Find out if they sail together, or if
they will disperse-and how."
AS she faced him again there was
beseeching in her voice, her eyes, her
whole manner.
"Wait, Henry, waitr' she begged.
+ | s1{ hat 4a1I
when are you going to let people know
J we're marriedY
Streetman remembered then that he
had many-sided role to play. And
thereupon he went up to the girl; and
, taking one of Ethel's hands in his,
while he put an arm around her, he
! looked down at her in a most loverlike
fashion.
"Ah, my dear! I'd let them know
! no this minute-if only couldP' he
+ exclaimed.
"Bdt we must announce our mar
riage at once" she said quickly.
Announce our marriage-why? 2"
"Georgy Wagstaff told me just a
G few minutes ago that when / said
was in Brighton a friend of hers saw
! you and me together in Paris,v she re-
: piled in tragic tones.
g you did not explain?" he asked.
q 'sThat we were on our honeymoon? ?
= No! l kept my word to you. said
u l was in Brighton" She looked at
him in a puzzled way as he left her
! then and paced the floor in nervous
Z fashion
2 "0f course, it's easily proved that ]
Z was not in Brighton" Ethel continued
"Georgy seemed to think you and
Well!-you can imagine what
!, she must have thought. OH why must
y there be this secrecy? loathe it,
She sank upon the settee and stared
y moodily at the fioor-a most unhappy
picture of pretty bride.
= Streetman reused himself and ~
~ over her.
~ MY dear! We must wait until j
Is can arrange matters with my family
ie he explained in his most plausible man
ner. until can come into nv owl
= again we should starye. Soon 1t vii
he all be arranged" And once more h,
turned away from her-this time witt
lei an air of finality-as if there wer,
Il. really no argument against his vagu,
}. protestations.
70 Soon? You have said that for
y month" Ethel reminded him. .sYou'v,
=, - said IT ever since we were married.
-,u ssa Next week, thenn' he agreed in des
~ peratlon. II promise! And you viii
- learn tonight about the fleetfy b
T. added In the same breath.
- But, Henry, if do ask Sir cseorg
~ and he tells me, isn't it rather a shaf
Z by thing to do then to come to vo
and
IL. no no, no--as I've often told youi
his ne interrupted. 1t seemed to him tha
her objections were interminabl.
,on and under the stress of the urrin
~ tti from his superiors his forbearance NJ
~ ~ Iast reaching its end. To hide III
~ anxiety and his irritation, he stenna
~ 70 the window and looked out
But Sir George trusts mes rtb.
ar9 resumed. Streetman stified moutI
ming German oath while he listens
sor 20 her. when he answers nv ma,
AZ 1ohs' she continued, he does So n
her cause ne thinks I'm just idlv curio,,,
ne never dreams I'd repeat wbat 4
~ says to anyone. 1t all pufs me- L.
( peastly position. Sir George IL ! a :,
tba hngilshman, and If he thouoht. lS'
49, Streetman would not let ksr i,
era " s1e wheeled about and said sharplv q
ins i torestall even the rnerest nentirn ~ :, !
Ms ssen e'hag as an informer-le aion