The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-27
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To that enormous affection and ad.
inlrstion for his son which sabre
well remembered ON the occasion OF
haroid joining up. His facr shone.
his mouth sremblcd with loving pride
az what Harold had been thru and
what he had done. And he wa4 such
a good boy--wrote t~lc. week to
hts mother and once when he was
sick In hospital the Padre Of his bat.
talon had written TO say what n
good and sterling boy he was. Yes,
he had been recommended for com.
mission and was coming home that
month 10 Cadet battalion at
hournsmoufh.
when sabre made his conxratuia
,ions TwynlnE accompanied him
downstairs to the street and warmly
shook his hand. Thanks. old man
thanks most awfuiiy. Yes. he's
everything 10 me. my Harold. And
OF course as n strain never knowing
{. Well. well. he's in Gods hands.
and he's such a good. earnest boy. :"
Extraordinarily different TsSyning
the father er Harold. and Twyning
In daily relations.
VIII
His leave drew on. fIe Nigh, get
his orders any day now. Mabel was
much occupied with her r~hearrais
lie spent hts time In long walks
alone and. whenever they were pos.
sihi-. In tho old evenings with Mr.
targus. In Msselss absence hs and
Effie were much thrown together.
Mabel frequently came upon them
thus together. and when she did shc
had . nanncrism that somehow
seemed 20 suggest catching them
together. And sometimes she used
that expression. II would have been
uncommonly jolly 90 have had Bright
Effic as companion on tho walks. and
once or twice no ala. But Mabel
showed very clearly that this was
and on tho second occasion said 90.
There was the slightest possible iit.
Ito tiff about u. and thenesforward
the subject having been opened--
there were frequent little passages
over Effi-. arising always 90, Of his
doing what Mabel called forever
sticking Up for her" How frequent
they were. and how much they an
noycd Mabel. no al not r.alizs until.
in the last week of his leave. ana In
the midst 81 a sticking up for her
scene. Mabal surprisingly announced.
We'll. anyway I'm sick and tired Of
the girl. aud I'm sick and tired OF
having you always sticking up for
her. and I'm going TO get rid OF her
tomorrow"
He said. Tomorrow How can
your dont say it's not the best
thing to do. Shes pretty miserable.
should imagine. the way you're al
ways picking q, her. but you cant
rush her off like that. Mabsi-
We'll. I'm going to. f'm going 70
pay her up and lee her So
But Mabsi--whai win hss people
thtnkT"
I'm sure Z don1 ears What sAsy
think. II YOU'RE 80 concerned about
the precious Girl. III tell her mother
that I vas going 10 make other ar
ranSemcnf. In any case ana that ~
this was your last weak We thought
we'd ike TO he aions togethsr. WIN
that satisfy your
Il hope It will ssttsfy than. And
I hope very much indeed that you
don't do it,
But she ala % a. On the following
day Fife left Sabre. pretending TO
know nothing about ~. wen, for a
long walk all day. when he r.-
turned r,ffis had gona. lie said moth.
ing. Her name was not again men.
toned between him and Mabel. II
happened that the only reference 20
her sudden Departure IN which he
was concerned was with Twyning.
Setting out on hts return 70 France
his orders were 90 Join . Fusllier
battalion. reporting - ssth Division
he found Twyning IN the platform
at Tidborough station buying q
paper.
'1Hulio. old man. said rwyninx.
Just Off any. old man. old
pright's very upset about Effis get.
ting the sack from your place like
that How vas mr.
lie felt himself flush. Besssiy. hsv-
ing to defend Mabel's unfairness like
this. "oh. 7 fancy my wife had the
idea Of getting some relation to live
with her. that's all
Twyning was looking fesniy a.
him. ''oh. zee. But n bit sudden.
wasn't III ! mean 10 say. thought
you were on such friendly terms with
the girl Why. only a couple Of days
before she left I saw you with her
having tea ia the CIolster tea rooms.
I don't think you saw me. did you.
old rnan7''
mo. I didn't Yss. 7 remember.
We were waiting for my wife. There'd
been a dress rehearsal OF this play