Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-02-21
GOOD THINGS IN LIFE
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Pred. I remarked Caverfy. stretching
himself luxurioualy. it's 30 quiet
and resting
Fred Hastings nodded TT h rees
9ul Ia here, Cav
The little cafe wan bat gparsely
nIlsd. The lights ware low, and 10
screeching violin or tfnkllng piano dis-
kurbed the gentle silence oe the fern
decorated room
funny I never met your wife.
Fred You and were such chuna
In the old days before you went
acrOs Guess It WouIdn't 40 for me
10 recall some of the high iinks Of
the long ago, hey =
Haatsngn glanced IL hia friends
smiling, rather dissipated face. and
erOwned slightly.
No. be said. decisively, sc
wouldn't do, Cav. You know that's
all over with nov. I'VE got over ny
foolish days. Wait until you meet
Bertha; you'n know then why / set
tied down. Youll like her, know. =
he went on, enthusiastically, she's
1nilea and miles too BOod for nae. I'm
the luckiest man III the world today
CaverIy.'' z
Caveray grinned
"Cut II out, Fred = he laughed.
Young married people. ron know Z.
We'll, gaesa II does sound rather
foolish to yOu, but you must remenn.
bsr that never knew what good
womans lore meant until met
Bertha"
CaverIy reached over to the wall
and presaed an electric button.
Two cocktails, waiter Best thing
IN the world. he added to his com
panion, when you're getting senti.
mental. Ali you've been doing ever
since met you IL prattle about tha
joys and bliss of the married state.
Nov. rive little experience 70 re.
late. and. I. glanctng dc his watch. I'd
advise you to give me s chance now
is you want TO hear II before your
wife Joins ps +
''0o shead. old man" Hastings said.
smiling. you always did Ike to hear
yourself talk
Il waa over on the other aide. win.
ter before last, and intended looking
you up, but circumstances over which
had no e0ntrOl made II impossible.
However, that has nothing I'd do With
the story. Z
Cayerly slipped his cocktail media.
lively. 40 though seeking way IN
which to begin his narrative,
As ron know. Fred. am usually
fond Og the good thlnga 81 lie. and
they're usually mine. I'd kind os
been going the pace little too fast.
and had decided I'd have to ieavs
Carlo and get rested up for tins
when gok mixed up With young
French gentleman whose honor quite
unintentionally slurTsd, and who took
me on with the rapiers with the con.
sequence that ] had rather nasty
h0le pat in my aida In the state
wan III that meant The hospital.
@And there met her. Oh. know.
Fred, that I've been ali kinds Of .
fool, and that my shortcomings ara
many and my virtues rev, but know
now that I loved that gtri with all my
heart Godl II had only known q
than. She waS employed 90 nurse
st th@ hospital and IT was she that
brought me- back to lie. And * was
then that committed the greatest
folly or foolish llSa had money
and she enjoyed the httle Injuries 81
life that my money could buy bat
that she could not afford to ges with
hsR slender wages We were happy
together Too hanpy, ] know nOws
such happiness cannot last Her
brother had auapIciona, and confront,
Ing ua one night ln small resort
whence we bad gone 70 hear tbs or
.chestrai concert he openly accused
us. She, frightened. would not lie.
hut confessed to him. trying TO taks
the blame On herself.
CaverIy's face was whfte and hia
eyss shones the corners of his nOuth
twitched neryousiy With q shaking
hand Ne reached for bis glass and
took the drink 81 guip
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be continued. twisting the gEnas II his
angsra, rs with an awful oath he
drew Il raaOr. from bin pocket and
aIaahed me across tha throat Cav.
@gay's 6ngern careased his neck ner
wOualy. and Hastings ah,addered at
his friends unconscious action And
then. eontinued Cayeriy. leaving me
where / had fallen. he turned on his
sister. and although with powerful
e00rt dragged myself to my feet, 1
was unable % prevent him from using
his weapon on her. She did not die.
I learned that later waa In y state
ue semic0nscio for nearly SIX
waaks, bat whan returned abe could
mt be found. The youth had ahOt
Aiupa1s later. NJ only clew waa "a
Nna d woman whose faca would bear
Ehe awgui triangular scar shat had
seen administered. and that | win
nsvar forget
Hastings face had suddenly gone
as white as shat Of hia companion
PBhaw, gaveray remarked with
"a aktaape 1t careiessflesa. my