Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-13

The days and weeks drifted into
m. his, and John remained in London.
His circle of friends and his interests
h: i widened. 1t was only his rela-
TONS with Louise which remained still
u, 'anged. Always charming to him,
SWING him much of her time, fayoring
H., beyond doubt, more than any OF
her admirers, there was yet about her
s...iething elusive. something which
seemed intended to keep him so far as
g ,ible at arms length.
There was nothing tangible of which
IN could complain, and this probation-
ury period was of his own suggestion.
/ ia bore it grimly, holding his place.
-. never 1t was possible, by her side
With logged persistence. Then one eve
mig there was q knock at his door.
and Stephen Strangewey walked in.
Stephen, although he seemed a little
..t Rand gaunter than ever, though
he seemed to bring into the perhaps
arerwarmed atmosphere of Johns lit
tie sitting room something of the cold
nusterity of his own domain, had evil
df,.'ly come in no unfriendly spirit He
took both his brothers hands in his
;l.nl yripped them warmly.
Il can't tell you how glad am to
soc you, Stephenl" John declared.
VI has been an effort to me to
CONE" Stephen admitted. II am one
Of the old-fashioned Strangeweys.
What l feel is pretty well locked up
ins.de. The last time you and l met
..-aps l spoke too much; SO here
an %
IT'S fine of YOU" John declared. Il
ie.-ember nothing Of that day. We will
look at things sQuarely together, even
where we differ. I'm"
He broke off In the middle of his SEN
tcnce. The door had been suddenly
opened. and Sophy Gerard made a
somewhat impetuous entrance.
'Pm absolutely sick of ringing,
john" she exclaimed. "Qh, beg your
pardonl l hadn't the least idea you
had anyone with you"
She stood still in surprise, a little
apologize smile upon, her lips. John
fastened forward and welcomed her.
ITS all right, Sophy," he declared
Let me Introduce my brother, may Il
My brother Stephen--Miss Sophy
Gerard"
Stephen rose slowly from his place
laid down his pipe, and bowed stiffly tc
Sophy. She held out her hand, how
ever, and smiled up at him delightfully."-
How nice of you to come and set
your poor, lonely brother p she said
1--WE have done our best to spoil him
but I'm afraid he is very homesicl
sometimes. / hope you've come to stay
a long time and to learn all about Lon
don. as John Is doing. II you are hall
as nice as he Is, Well give you such {
good time p
From his great height. stepher
looked down upon the girls upturnet
face Attle austerely. She chartered
away, entirely unabashed.
II do hope you're not shocked at m,
bursting In upon your brother Xix,
this We really are great pals, and
live only just across the way. We ar,
noSH icSS ioiihni w mere, you kuOW
than you are in the country. John, rvt
brought you a message from Louise"
About tonightT
She nodded.
Louise Is most frightfully sorry,
she explained, but she has to go dow
to Streatham to open bazaar. and sh
can't possibly be back in time to din
before the theater. Can you guess wha
she dared to suggestF
: II think can," John replied, smiling
"Say you will, there's a dear" sh
begged. Il am not playing tonight
May Enser is going on In my place. w
arranged 1t week ago. had tw
fines to pay on Saturday. and haven
had decent meal this week. But
had forgotten" she broke off, with
sudden note of disappointment In he
tone. "Theres your brother. musn
take you away from him."
"Well all have dinner together,
, John suggested. you'll come, {
course, Stephen
Stephen shook his head.