The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11
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LADY NONA TNBAR, an old
sweetheart, now unhappily mar
red
sabre's prosaic and snobbish
wife,
MABEL, fails to understand her
husbands poetic and whimsical
temperament. In business he is
undermined by jealous associates
in the firm of Fortune, East and
Sabre and promised partnership
is diverted from him to
TWYNING. At this point, No.
mas life with Tybar becomes in
tolerable and she asks Sabre to
take her away. War is declared
and Sabre rushes to secure a
commission. He speaks to Colonel
Rattray of the Pinks.
GO ON WITH THE STORY
"Eh? Into what?"
'The war" 1t was easier after
The plunge. II see in the papers that
civilians are being given commits
sions by recommendation. Can you
get me a commission.
Colonel Kattray showed surprise
"Well, l don't know l might I've
no doubt l could, il you're eligible
How old are you, Sabre?"
"c'hirty-six'
Colonel Rattray said doubtfuly,
Come on up to the Mess in the morn
ing and I'll get our doctor to have
look at you. Then Wen see what
can be done. All right, eh?"
III.
lie said nothing to Mabel Of his |
intention. 1t was just precisely the |
sort of thing he could not Rossibly |
discuss with Mabel. Mabel would say |
Whatever should you?" and of all |
imaginable trdeals the idea of ex-
posing before Mabel his feeling about .
England he would tell her when
II was done. if it came off
And his thought was, when a few
hours later he was walking slowly
away from his interview with Major
Earnshaw. the doctor at the bar
racks, THANK God. never said any
thing TO Mabel about it,"
Major Earnshaw had very pleas.
antly had so at this heart of
yours" Withdrawn his stethoscope
and shaken his head. 1t was mo
go; absolutely none Sabre
We'll, but that's for a commission.
III go into the ranks"
You can't possible go in as you
are-now. The standards will prob.
ably be reduced. but they'll have to
be reduced 4 goodish long way before
you'll get in, l don't mind telling
you"
Then came another of the frightful
undoings of his emotions.
The occasion was that Of his meet.
ing with Harlness outside the Coun. j
ty Times office. Hardness was a cap.
tain of the battalion that had gone
out who had been left behind owing ,
TO some illness. The British Expedi.
tionary Force had been in action. I
Sabre said, News? Anything about !
the 'Pinks?" ,
Hardness nodded. He seemed to be I
swallowing. Then he said, "Yes, the :
regiment. Pretty bad"
Sabre said, ANY one" and also
stopped I
Harkness looked. not at Sabre, but D
straight across the top of his head '
and began an appalling. and as it G
seemed to Sabre an endless recita. I
tive. The Colonel's killed. Bruce is
killed otway's killed" !
"Otway e" !
"Cottar's killed. Bullens killed" .
Endless! The names struck sabre l
never going TO end?
ffArunf4bu.Ifa lsi1f.l
brothers his voice cracked-kilIed. {
Skies is killed" \
skies killed D. And your broth.
er q
Harkness said in very thin.
squeaching voice, Yes, the regiments Il
pretty we'll The regiment" He 1
looked fun al Sabre and said in q
very loud, defiant voice. q bet they l
were magnificent. by God. / bet You ,
they We're magnificent Oh. my God. I
why the hell wasn't thcre?" He
turned abruptly and went away, walk. d
ing rather funnily.
This was the moment al which !
there descended upon Sabre never +
to leave him while he remained not ,
"in IT," the appalling sense OF op. 7
preston that the war exercised upon
him. On his brain Ike a weight: on u
his heart like a pressing hand. y
V.
And stin events; stll and always.
now, disturbing things.
While he stood there he was sud.
denly aware Of Young Rod, Pole or ,
Perch, rather breathlessly come up.
81 say. Sabre, have you heard this
frightful nows about the Pinks?--
| want You to talk 70 my mother.
She'll listen to you. I'm going to
enlist.
Sabre said, Good Lord, are you. ,
Perch2 Must you2 Your mother.
why, what on earth will she do with.
cut you? she'll"
Young Perch WINGED painfully. IL ,
know. II pretty we'll kills me 10 think ,
of IL and I'm having the most fright. /
iul scvuus with hor But Two thought ,
II all out. Sabre and know I'm do.
ing the right thing. This is well. this /
is chaps country. and I've figured ,
II out it's got to come before my
mother. It's got to. she says II will ,
kin her II ] so. / believe It will. !
Sahre.
lie rubbed n hand across his eyes
and hroke off. Never mind about ,
that. know what i've got TO do ,
You know lots Of people. Wen.
want to get hold Of some nice girl to
live with my mother and take care OF
her In my place while I'm away. a
sort Of companion. aren't they calledg
want someone who my mother win
Indignantly call chit Of child
he gave rather broken little laugh =