The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-03
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MA1kfN S-AbtsEs u Well euucileu
Englishman, that after eight years
OF married life he is almost com
pletely estranged from his pro
sale and snobbish wife,
MABEL. He seeks refuge in
the company Of his eccentric
neighbors. Mrs. Fargus and the
Perches'-
YOUNG PERCH and his invalid
mother.
Suddenly an old friend returns
TO mis- life, The friend is
MONA, an old sweetheart, now
the wife OF the dashing
LORD TYBAR.
Sabres inability TO find SYM
pathy at home is duplicated in /.
the office of Fortune, East and
Sabre where he has charge of the
publishing department. He dreams
of writing n history of England
and has been promised full part
nership in the firm. Suddenly his
hopes are blasted when
TWYNING, a jealous colleague,
announces that he has been prom.
Used the partnership by Fortune,
chief shareholder.
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Sabre uttered single word, Good. y
Twything 3 face darkened again and
darkened worse. He spoke also but
single word Thanks" He turned
sharply on his heel and went to the
door.
II say, Twyningr' Sabre jumped TO
his feet and went 10 Twyning with
outstretched hand 81 didn't mean
to take it like that DON'T think I'm
not--I congratulate you. Jolly good,
Splendid. | tell you what don't
mind telling you-it was a bit of a
smack in the eye for me for a mo-
ment. You know, I've rather sweat
ed over this business. his glance
indicated the stacked book-shelves. the
firms publications, his publications
:. See what l mean?"
A certain movement in his throat
and about his mouth indicated, more
than his words, what he meant. y
slight.
Twyning took the hand and gripped
it with firmness characteristic of
his handshake.
Thanks. old man. Thanks awful
ly. OF course l know what you
mean"
Outside the door he clenched his
hands. He thought. Smack in the
. eye for you, was it? You'll get a
damn sight worse smack in the eye
one Of these days Dirty dogr'
II.
Immediately the door was closed
Sabre went what he would have
called plug in to Mr. Fortune, that
is to say. without hesitation and
without reflection.
I've just heard that you've told
Twyning you're going to take him
into partnership"
The whalelike front gave. sud
den leap and culver precisely as II 1t
had been struck by a hrisket bail.
Mr.. Fortunes voice hardened very
remarkably. "As to that, / will per
NIT myself two remarks. In the first
place, l consider il highly repre-.
hensible Of Twyning TO have com.
municated this TO you-"
Sabre broke in. Wen, he didn't
I inferred X. II seems l inferred
correctly
There flashed through Mr.. Fortunes
mind a poignant regret that, this be
ing the case, he had not denied it..
He said, 81 am exceedingly glad to
hear IT,"
Sabre. despite his private feelings
in the matter, Enthusiastically fol.
lowed this reasoning completely. and
looking at Il. sir, and ! don't say Il
isn't perfectly sound-from your point
OF view"
Mr.. Fortune inclined his head sol.
EMMY: Il am obliged 10 you"
Only other people look al things
on the face OF them. just as they
appear You know--it's difficult 10
express tive put my heart into
those books. l can't quite explain IL
but | felt that the slight, or what
looks like a slight. is on them, not on
me" He put his hand 10 the back
OF his head. a habit characteristic
when he was embarrassed or per.
picked. TIN afraid can't quite ex.
press 1t, but it's the books"
No, l confess that is u little be,
yond me, said Mr.. Fortune, smooth,
ing his front and they remained look
ing at one another.
A sudden and unearthly moan sound
ed through the room. Mr.. Fortune
spun himself with relief to his desk
and applied his lips 10 a fleribl,
speaking tube.
Sabre reused himself and stood W
abruptly. "Ah, well' An right, sir
III.
Arrived again In his room, Sabr,
dropped into his chair. In his eve,
was the look that had been In then
when he had tried to explain 60 Mr.
Fortune about the books. what Mr.
Fortune about the books, what Mr.
Fortune had confessed he found
little beyond him. lie thought; "Th
books or course Fortune hasn'
imagined them seem them groy
-. But II hurts. Like hell 1t hurt
-. And | can't explain to him hos
| feel about them . can't explail
To any one"
His thoughts moved oni "rvo bee
twelve years with him. Twelve year
we've been daily together. and whe
/ said that about the books sa
there and he sat there--and Just looi
ed. Stared at each other like maskI
Masks! II rit pehind my mask an
ne sits behind his and that's all "
see. Twelve mortal years. And there
thousands ot people in thousands ,
offices thousands of homes
Just the same. All behind masks NV
ferrous business. Extraordinary.
He thought All looking for som'
thing You can see Il la half ia
faces you see. Looking for what
Lover But lots have love. Hspp