Evening star., 1921-09-18

Smith Nth: Hes :sy" rot,sr sssl"'%ss wss,v Morley
And quitting me like this. to save
his own mean hide" she cried bit
terly Leaving me. here to be
what ho!'' said Morley Smith.
That's a bit strong. what?"
Well. what do you care?" she ask
ed ed with th. sudden anser what hat II .s he
me rough? I thought he was square
until you came butting in here. II
you had not come here maybe
would never have known how yell
gone along with him forever. just
thinking he was rough. but never
finding out he wasn't class. You did
1t. You came and gave him the
chance to show himself up. and now
l can't go back to him."
my word!" said Morley Smith.
Gould you go back to him If you
were in hy place." she demanded
But, say" exclaimed Morley
Smith, "You don't want me to marry
you. what? BY Jove. that would be
nice bit of trouble. that would.
when he's your hubby and all that!
1t can't be done. my good girl. I'm
a bachelor. what?"
You don't sayr' she said scorn-
fully. And I expect you were born
cne. weren't you? Well. lfsten.friend.
I don't want to marry you. II that's
what you are afraid Of. I've had
enough Of that. I've been married
to him. and it's cured me. Don't
from now on. 1t rlon't matter what
happens to me. I can starve II
have to-"
She put her hanl on the door
"But ! ssyw said Morley Smith.
"Wait a bit!''
The woman hesitated.
You don't mean you're going back
to that char, what?" he asked.
''To him. To a man with d yellow
streak? I'd die first
But then what DO you fnean?"
said. laughing lightly. I'll make It
somehow. 1t does not matter about
my kind
"fsut I say. really" said Morley
Smith with great sincerity: you don't
lobk that Kind at all. II I get what
and all that sort Of thing. don't you
know
He was awkward in trying to say
what he meant.
Il mean. II you had bit Of 4 lift.
sou might I bs a-be ne the ss'mesa rshs sort 1a
what? Back to the old farm. and all
that sort Of thing! Start over again
somewhere and things like that. l
say!" he cried suddenly. as IL a great
light had come to him.
"What?" she asked. her hand still
on the knob.
"war work. don't you know-Red
Cross or this canteen sort of thing
or something. What? jolly good
ideal"
u
THE woman looked at Morley
Smith. taking In the eagerness
in his eyes
mo use," she said sadly. 'It
sounds all right. friend, but you've
got to be known before they let you
into those things. You've got to have
credentials. I'VE nice ones, haven't
But that's the idea" cried Morley
Smith. stick around in some nice
place awhile until they know you.
Place liRe this Westcote place. II you
jolly good what-you.call-it. You get
what rnean?"
.Frietd," said the woman. that
Morley Smith was. still holding his
ns mttch his poske ss ina GATED a e
what say II I do my btte he
asked. "War wSrk. whats"
"You mean" she asked eagerly;
"tlfat YOU would stake me while i
was getting a reputation, In some
qufet town. 50 they would take me
on in some sort Of Var work."
He saw thliat her eyes elistened
with ea6efifkss.
"By Jove, yes" he said. That's
jolly well what mean"
"And would be free from Ed for
everw she said. II would be able to
live my own life again. I'll do IT.,
pal!'
Morley Smith took his wallet from
his pocket. He did not 16ok to see
how much money he gave her, but
be knew 1t was all she would need
for many months, for NE never came
iadveHturinE without q soodly sum