The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-26

! Englandw she said. hastily.
"Ah! That was different. was poor
them" he reminded her.
"Oh-and now"
"T'm the idle rich,'' he Informed her
humorously. IAN uncle in India fell
of his horse, hunting-not very roman
tic, was it? And they cabled me
was the sole heir to his vast esta tes."
| 81 didn't know you had an uncle in
India" Ethel commented with some
surprise.
mo more did |! But-God bless
erence.
"And why-why have you come
back?" she inquired slowly.
'For the same reason that ] went
away" he said promptly.
what was that?"
"a woman"
His soft reply, his serious eyes,
thrilled her. But at the same time she
knew that she must no longer let him
remain in a lovers mood-she who
would have given anything to hear
that one short month ago.
"You, Larryv' She forced a gay
laugh. How exciting! Tell me. who
was she?"
THE woman l loved" was his quiet
reply.
She could not mistake his meaning.
81 never thought you were in love
with anybody" she rejoined.
"But / was and she was a darlin'-
the loveliest thing in the whole world,
watched over by some guardian angel
that brought her the best in life."
"And yet she refused your" Ethel
said with a smile. She wished that
Larry Redmond had not stayed to talk
with her. But the man fascinated her.
He always had. And though she knew
she had no right to listen to such
things as he was telling her, some ir-
resistible force seemed to hold her
helpless until he should have told her
that he loved her.
"Ah! She hadn't the chance to re-
fuse me-" he was saying, "for I never
told her-because how could /? / was
just captain in the army; how could
hope to take care of her the way
man should take care of the woman he
loves?"
Ethers heart was heavy with the
thought Of what might have been.
"How selfish you men are! Perhaps
she cared, too?' she suggested.
Captain Redmond shook his head de-
spondently.
''NO, l think not" he replied. II
don't think she even guessed how
felt. l don't think she guesses now.
You see, she was rich. she was beauti-
full. There were always a dozen men
dancing attendance on her-bully
chaps, some of them! And one day
when they told me she was engaged
to the bulliest Of them all. went
away"
without saying Goodbye" Even he
caught the suspicion of reproach in her
voice.
81 couldn't do that" he explained. II
wanted her to be happy; but couldn't
quite bear to see her happiness with
my own eyes. And so I've tossed
away the last twelve months-no good
to anyonev'
"Yet now you've come back" she
said sadly. to herself more than to
him. She could not help remembering
what he had just said about the Irish
being too late.
He turned to her eagerly.
"'Twas only the other day in Pana-
ma picked up a copy of an old Times
and | read there a paragraph about
her. She was still Miss-Miss-and so
Pm here" he said pointedly, though he
had mentioned no name to identify the
girl of whom he spoke.
''Here?" she asked. as if perplexed.
He went to her then.
ETHEL! Ethel! l want you to marry
mev' he besought her He kneeIed up
on the settee beside her. "Please God.
say you will!'
"Oh! Larry! Larry!'' She was both
happy and sad-happy to know that be
really loved her, but desolate when
she realized that what he asked could
never be.
''Oh, Ethel! l love you-I love you!"
And l never even dreamed it," The
irony of it all swept over her like some
engulfing food.
"You care for me. too. don't you?
Oh, say you dov' he begged.
She rose, as If she would shake off
the cruel chains that kept her away
from him.
1--WE always cared" she told him
brOkenly.
His heart leaped at that. And STEP
ping behind her quickly, he laid his
hands gently upon her two arms.
MY love, my love-what a great
world it is when you're happy!' he ex-
claimed. "Just think! I'll get the IL
cense in the morning: We'll be married
in the afternoon and on our way to
Switzerland know the darlin' Of