The Dermott news., 1917-11-08
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trOO'l-Ds. t-ilali ljt. NtuA Y ulNbltI said with a wink that the others did not catch. If don't see you before I sail. drop me postal My address will be in care of the General Post Of fee, Havana Cuba"
 Charlie Brown smiled at him indul- gently He knew just how serious Guy was in regard to shlrking his duty But Mrs FaIconer was still troubled by her sons apparent disatfection.
 "Please. Guy she pleaded She could not bear to hear her own child brand himself as unpatriotic, if not an actual coward.
 "I never knew till now that you were a spartan mother" Guy told her Besides. l didn't think you'd want to see your own little boy all shot to pieces"
 They were on the point of leaving when Sir Georges butler brought the news to Mss Willou-hhy that Captain Redmond was calling
 "CJrtaiu Redmpu1" she repeated. IS if the upWs were a}me= tuo strange for belief. Ask him to come ur, Brewster"
 N the name Guy Faleouer turned 10 Ttre tayfully.
 "L3rry back after q whole yearf' he.erInd. Isn't that riHa#s,'
 aea. We mast wait to see Larfy as' H.s mother sad
 aoa. indeed we must" added Ge5gsy
 h another moment Captain He1- maal ~tse3 before Ge#. There e.s certainty ID question as to his zras.-= IHg. Guy fa.y5ucr att but fc1 a#a H5s neck
 "rre,Jo. good rrop,e.s fHe newcomer said with aa t.4 embracing ~mi#e. He was lr5sa Thp h.nt of tHe broeap eeaa la those fe8 WarI- ~AaWel tIlIt mas#. had his dancing blue eyes off aaF eaauco If doubt a. n h5s ra'o Nd- mirat.1H, as well a~ affection. ~.nnc in t4p faces of lis friends as t.ey fs3ssed their own eyes Hpau f=s#.# for Che = H- taie was uaeHe~.ioaahsf q :iu" f@ur E Q. q .u ta fa his spruce aa=taaa af he Irish Guards Euel W#3ea-ahr ws 1ha iH~t to greet h@- Bat when tIe fe<t had released hjm sEte he5 out her hsHd to lE5a.
 Harry. an glad "a sae yoa.. sae safl ftn# f#e=Hattem af HaH h.HH5.
 ii, >taHzs1 st.~t Tn H-s a0saazsi- e=a alt- tae.u.heH- #zeeet.as- Al eHHa@ a'eU y 10 t#zea js hs tzd esas t1" 4ee a aHe he e-e.a#esls
 ~aea, Het as much as 1m ta see 1aa,' Aal ha fatse ae=4al A.z d. t-ht at seeing her oa=e E3ec.
 .Wl,n afg Seu ret faea ol1 maaz' Guy asked H'a1 they G5l introduced HafrT aHa Charlie Brown.
 eon)y lis =moruips. Gap'aa Red menl answered. "hut tl5u-ht Fl haee to come here directly tn pay my respects to m old friena-and meet three o.l friends"
 Georgy N WzsstaG pouted at that. She Was extremely fond Of the dlSAiHS of- fcer and she dearly loved 10 banter with him
 "I'm not so terribly old" she ohieet- el-"or do you think I've aged much 2"
 Tn year, sure you've grown younger You're outy I sip of q girl now; and you were getting to be quite q young woman when 1 left he told her.
 "lt's whole year since you went away" Ethel Wiuouehay half whis- pefel to Redmond aS he came nearer her.
 "Aud 1t seems a hundred" he de- e1arel Charlie Brown, catching b.s reply to her knew of a certainty that he was Irish But underneath the cop tain's ful>ome remarks there often lay a sincerity that was t4orc deeply root ed than casual byStfadcr might sup pose.
 AIr. Brown felt that he must really tear himself away from that interest ing party.
 "Good-hy. Miss wiloughhyr he Said "Geod-hy. captain hate to bust ID a reunion nEe this. hut I've got to get back and write piece for the paper"
 still Mrs. Falroncr would not let her sons friend escape qu.ta yet
 MT Brown she sad for some reason ike you. fauay f,s becaa~e yea amu~e me Why daat yuu d5ae With us: Perhaps if azk Capain Ee.ia.o. l. Ethei Wi'.eoMe
 Lets due earlr," GuF sail "peR't bother to dress Wen sa 10 t'n Slvav afH and meanwhile IHt aet tickets far fHe Elaee There's aa a8fu.y clever AurriD-u z.rl there ION.
 eWe1 Hf#'z vou I'D here EtAal." his mes5yr adttj-e-ay n Aaif .u hour N, H6-Af# be alle to meaar to E5eh- maud for dinner and still see the >aaH"
 "WH you plsk me up here, tool" Captan Redmond asked
 In haif an honr" s5e agreed.
 In the doorway Georsy Wagstaff cast roguish glance hack at her pretty coverneSs. SescesSseSSss>s sSssSsssSsssepssecsseeeS