The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-03-02
The
Sunset
Hour
by Raone Anquefii

efuuieu the thFuH sht httNs az iNfS'N
long and searchingiy. looked admiring-
ly as well. for Kitty Marstairs was
certainly good TO look upon.
He had known Jedro Mars,sirs very
intimately at Yale. and liked him Inn
mensely. A big. handsome, clean
souled sort Of chap general all-around
good fellow, good at study, sports and
play. His marriage to Kitty had been
the elimination OF romantic love
affair and Jarredson shared the opin-
ion Of their social world thinking that
the marriage would be an Ideally hap
by one.
II Just three months had the happi-
ness lasted. Then Kitty, accompanied
only by her aunt. had gone 10 Aiken
! for the spring season-and slipped
away from there very quietly and gone
TO some little obscure western town,
where she had remained until now
! when she had returned to her former
social world--its very latest Divorce
Jedro Marstairs had been among the
first to join the fighting forces. lie
had been "over the top" and through
letters received from mutual friends
"over there" Jarredson learned that
Marstalrs had won the croir de guerre
| for distinctive bravery under IRE, saw
ing, by his quick wit and action, his
entire company from slaughter. He
had suffered severe personal injuries,
however, and upon his partial recov-
cry, had been invaded home.
i That day. Jarredson. during Q few
hours stop-over In the city en- route
from Washington to attend the dance
his wife was giving that night at
their country home, had run into Mar
stairs, and not knowing that Kitty
was among his wife's house guests
had insisted upon Marstairs coming
home with him.
II Mrs. Jarredson always had a wei.
come for any II Jimmy's friends. but
i there was CONSERVATION In her eyes
| guest was.
"Its all right, dear" Jimmy had as
sured her, confidently. "Jedro didn't
| want TO come on account of the house
| party; but | insisted, explaining that
they were all leaving tomorrow. and
that we'd have a quiet restful week
end together He finally agreed
STIMULATING that he'd have dinner In his
rooms tonight and be allowed to es-
chew the dance"
The explanation had pacifed Mrs.
Jarredson, and she had gone down to
dinner carefree and happy
Dancing was not 10 begin until late.
| The guests had an hour Of freedom
and were generally scattered. Kitty
at the end Of the card game thought
she would like a stroll through the
beautiful grounds. and ran upstairs for
cape.
| All out-of-doors was bathed In the
| light of the extra hour OF day, and
Kitty chose the fower-banked wind
ing path that led down to the river.
| At the last turn In the road.
| at a point from where one could, most
enjoyably. watch the sunset, she found
several very spacious garden chairs.
and into one she cuddled.
She hated sunsets. Why had she
come? And tonight-of all nights
| The anniversary OF her engagement to
Jed. Just such another scene as this
the river bank, the garden chair, just
big enough for two; the music Of the
softly tapping water. and the ra-
dainty beautiful glow of the setting
sun
The glow OF her love-" he had said.
would never let the sun set In his
life. II would be shining for him al.
ways In her eyes"
And she, loving deeply, had believed
him. And all the time, even after they
we're married. there was that other
girl. Well. she thought bitterly. she
had shown him.
] The increasing twilight warned her
| that she must return. With head held
high, she strobe up the path with the
| air OF an injured queen. And there be
fore her There-at the curve Of the
road, watching the sunset-was the
material form and semblance Of her
thoughts Was IL an apparition. or
was IL JedrO In the fieshl
Her inarticulate "O-o-ohT' caused
him 10 turu quickly. With barred head
and rigid dignity he stepped aside.
waiting for her to pass. But Kitty
stood mOtionless, his eyes holding hers.
He, too. she thought. had remem-
bered this nights sunset And whyf
The next instant the FUR cape had
I slipped from her shoulders 70 tie
ground. He spraug forward 90 restore
j H. For a second he held Il irneso
I lutely-then. replacing III upon Der
+ shoulders. crushed her iB hls arms
kitty. Kitty be- murmured. -lope
f - ny heart. vhy did you not trust
mefr
+Jetdy-don't-lo me-
Kitty cried hroseniy n fno. have
suffered. because ~ ms pride. bot
4 Teddy she said almost whisper E1Es