The evening herald., 1918-06-29


merely amused when Mr. Carver would
have been continental and would not let
Uin &C.. ura. her Her one reference 20
what had happened waD as the cab neared
her own door She said. You know what
YOU dd when ! had fallen asleep Never
uY lO DO ~ again And never speak %
of 30 20 me I couldn forgive II twice.
YOU know Tonight I've made sums
allowance 'ur we'll here We are must
get odt'
She was NOT troubled about Mr. Garter.
Sha had toln him thar She was asleep uui
nad implied that ho was under the iu
fueuce Of wine SH, g.li that she could
ALWAYS manage Mr. Carver
But what about Teddy iIp must never.
never know Do was one little slip Que
moment uf maun"ss and 10 would never
napp'u again u would boz wicked 10 let
ieddN know aud to make him wtrt,hrd
ON the other hand. ID she did not tell
him how was she to quiet the voice ~
'ohs' ."uo"' What became OF their inu.
idal 'uuhdcuCe' She fel that she could
never be happy AGAIN until she had 'ald
Hll and been forgiven
She took the thiug tragicaly She saw
we NhoIe oi n"r own happiness aud
Teddy e happiness ruined hy that oua
moment of madness aud the future OF 'u.
htil" BOYS seriously imperillod She was
Just wondering who. iu the event of a
separation. would have The custody of tho
children when she heard the sound "
Irdd' = hanson as 20 stopped 90 the door
Whai ON earth was She 90 do7 She
tnuid never face him She would just
hurst into tears and te'I him everything
bu' she found herself quite unable 20
carry uui this decision Teddy looked So
cheerful Tie talked more than ususI
How had she ilhsd It1 a rar, good aim
ner 10 seemed to him And shoe had been
by Tar th" proit.o,r woman there 10
had t-ii proud lf her
80" smiled sadly, and said iha, he Was
preJhdl,ed Nud how did ,uu r,f nn
With Miss Holmes
"Oh ul -Eht The trouble with her IA
thal she's rather affected and ar,,ation
is Ws' uro of those thing, thu ant
stand
" only for on" moment ho would 'ake
ms eve, "f her She frlf distraupht She
hhrdN knew what she was sa ug She
observed thai sparkling burgundy sr,med
rather a heady wine He hastoued 20
agree with her
i didn't take much OF H. To tell IN.
iruth, a. not "a wine ! ever met before
hhd 'h" taste seemed to me rather funny
sooner have a whisky and soda any
have one now DO why not7 I'm
run up to bed because I'm so tired dare
say ahaIl De asleep by the time vnu
come
"oh. shan't be long. said Teddy. and
Dora managed TO get OUT uf the room with.
out being Kissed
The moment She had gone Tcddy's
'h'"Tiuluess vanished lie mixed himself
very sun whisky and-sOda and sipped
tloonlly staring at the dead cigarette be
tween his fingers
Dora painted as she undressed Tragedy
O.. -. u. III
lhl" bed. When Teddy came up she pre.
tended 10 be asleep, but she got lirtl,
sleep that night
Two days had passed and Dora had not
spoken There were dark lines uuder her
eyes, aud she seldom smiled Teddy al
ways kind, had been kinder 10 her than
ever lie said complimentary things Co
her Every evening he brought her frtlit
from the city. because she liked fruit. IL
was expensive fruit. too And every kind
word or act seemed to cut her heart like
KNIFE. She felt so unworthy Of dave
ton The position was unendurable. ana
on me third morning Rs they rose from
breakfast she suddenly determined TO end
nero Ahd then-to tell him everything
and throw herself on his mercy
want 10 speak &c you for a minut,
before YOU go TO the city" she said. "Wni
you come into the drawing room7"
Very we'll" said Teddy.
~ the drawing room she found that sha
was shaking all over and had TO sIt down.
She was thinking how she would bsgin.
when she heard II hollow voice say Wait,
you neeH say nothing" II was Tsddya
What DO you msanp" she asksd IN a
chOked whisper
DO you think haven't seenY' said
Ieddy, almost hercely. "You guossed a
somehow when came into the house that
night. ! suppose q bad conscience gives
itself away. thought you knew when
you asked me how l got on with Miss
Holmes. These last two days you'ye baan
upset You've not been yourself And
tnat' or course. made mo certain YOU
90 do IT,"
Yes" said Dora. with great sslspOs.
'ssS,oHi su,; tell me thak.
We'll she Eas talking aboua the Iona.
nness OF her life. II was As murh pity "a
anything. And the cab was Roin1 down :
dark street at tina tima. Mfn6 i hnla
Kissed her once. And thesmoroeni 4 Az
u II was ashamed Of myvolI You AcnT
Know what Two bean through
nothing. Saa@
e swear that Z OAra. forsno. ,vou.n 81
the world but you. Dora Pm s~en,is
ever forgive msf- wv"
.sIs,s Dcss rose and plApe4 both HANDS ON hia
Sns said. II had Let man Ma u,Sfl@
IA ~ssSS ss;rs : - moment "HsAs bdsa.fAs
Ker f.ce YAs ifkB, TIE hAoa.ue an.&nssK.
Insn. Teddy dear, I forxiya ycu sKs,i
lstslT Wy WIN nesss spsAS of kAls 49,,
ana VIII neyeT happen AEAiR viii IL
Never sAih tha rspsntanf ktun1r. ana
kissed herr A'Ns mo
to max msfs ssS,oSs :SsoSs1. s.ss ~ saDg =,