The Washington herald., 1921-10-02

don't love you--alWays remember
that whatever hsppens-whatever
happsns-I love you. love youf
she held back from him, trying 70
see his eyes.
.why do you talk like that7 Yeu
sound-you sound ~ II you were GO
ing away-Johnl
80 shall never 60 away-unless.
unless you send me-"
, she gave 4 little sigh of relief.
aThen IL will be never" she said.
They were silent for time, then
she laughed softly.
.John DO you think everyone who
,oves someone else quarrels and
makes IL up again, like we do?"
ssT don't know"
she put her face up to his and
kissed him softly.
IT hate-quarreling with you-and
yet--we don't really quarrel, do We?
There was a puzzled note in her
voice. TT seems as if-as IL things
lust 20 wrong-without any rea-
Without any reason, Her fond
words seemed to mock him.
She went on softly: Before you
came home used to think how nice
j would always be to you'll used
fOstn1nk Oh I'll Cuc WOulo uO
for you-to make-you happy"
anne" He tried to stop her:
Il was almost more than he could
bear.
.But Tn afraid haven't been
very NICE" she went on, signing.
"Sometimes I've said cruel things to
you. John.
They were only what deserved"
IT ought to have trusted you-I
ought to have waited for you to ex-
piain-I wish now, oh. I wish I
had"
The Fortune Hunter could not
answer. and she said again: Some
times you've looked SO unhappy
it's almost broken my heart"
"Oh. my darling"
She was heaping Goals of fire on
his head. His very soul was full of
shame, Knowing his own unworthi-
ness. He silenced her lips with
kisses. Presently he took her back
to the house. There was a light
In the drawing-room. and through
the open window they could see Mr.
Harding sitting In his favorite
chair reading. Everything looked
just the same as usual. and yet the
Fortune Hunter knew that nothing
was the same. that he walked now
in very truth on the edge of ruina-
tion. A day-an hour-what did IL
matter? It was there. irrevocably
waiting for him. Just before they
went in, he drew Anne again into
his arms.
You've been happy tonight-have
you been happyT' he asked desper-
ately. He longed to hear her say so
just once, 1t would be one sweet
memory to take with him into a
sunless future.
She raised herself on tiptoe and
put her arms round his neck. "I
could always be happy with you
II you would let me-" she said.
He sent her into the house alone,
and presently followed
Tommy was halfway up the
stairs. and he turned and grinned
frritatingly at the Fortune Hunter.
Anne's been looking for you," he
sad. ''I believe she thought you'd
bunked of for good" His grin
widened. She'll tie you to her
apron strings fast enough when you
are married."-He went up another
few steps, and added meaningly, "if
you ever are"'
The Fortune Hunters face famed
he went up the stairs two at a time
and caught the boy by the shoulder.
Look here, you little devil," he
said savagely. "Tf you've got any
thing to say to me. say 1t and have
done! I'm sick OF the way you
crawl about the house. grinning and
sneerinE. I'll wiring your neck II
you don't stop it."
Tommy wrigGled free of him, his
face was livid. and his eyes cow
ardly: he limped of at top speed.
You shall pay for this" he said
under his breath as he rushed for