The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-16
Continued From Our Last Issue.


fRIt would have been uncommonly Jolly
n 10 have had Bright Effie as companion
on the walks, and once or twice he did
But Mabel showed very clearly that this
was very far from having her approval
and ON the second occasion said so.
There was the slightest possible little
tiff about IL; and thenceforward-the
subject having been opened-there
where frequent little passages over
Fife, arising always out of his doing
what Mabel called forever sticking up
for her." How frequent they were, and
how much they annoyed Mabel, he did
not realize until, in the last week of his
leave, and in the midst of a sticking up
for her scene, Mabel surprisingly an
nounced, well, anyway I'm sick and
tired of the girl, and I'm sick and tired
OF having you always sticking up for
her, and I'm going to get rid Of her
tomorrow."
M "But Mabcl--what will her people
think?'
sts''Im sure don't care what they
think. If you're so concerned about
the precious girl, I'll tell her mother
that was going to make other arrange
= ments N any case and that as this was
your last week we thought we'd like TO
bc alone together. win that satisfy
you?'
II hope it will satisfy them. And I
hope very much indeed that you don't
do It,"
But she did do it. On the following
day Effie left. Sabre pretending to
know nothing about it, went for long
walk all day. When he returned Effie
was gone. lie said nothing. iIer name
was not again mentioned between him
and Mabel 1t happened that only the
reference to her sudden departure in
which he was concerned was with
Twyning.
Setting out on his return to France
4 his orders were to join Fasilicr bat
talon reporting to 34th div. ion-he
found TWy 1inl ON the platform at It'd
borough station buying a paper.
''Hullo, old man." said Twyning.
"Just off? | say. old man. old man.
old Bright's very upset about Effie get
ting tlie sick nom your place like that.
How was it?'
Tvynirg was looking keeniy at him.
'But b,t sudden. wasn't it? l mean
to say | thought you were on such
friendly terms with the girl. Why. only
3 couple OF days before she left l saw
yop with her having tea in the Cloister
tea rooms
"Yes, | remember; we We're waiting
for my wife,
"Oh, yes, waiting for your wife, were
you?" Twyning appeared to be think.
ing. We'll that's what l mean, old
man. She's seeing YOU off. l suppose"
mo, she's not. She's not too well.
Got rotten cold"
Twyning stared again. "Oh. I'm sor
ry, old man. Well you'll want TO be
getting In. I'll tell old Bright what you
say about Effie. | quite understand
Seemed bit funny at first, that's all
Goodby, old man. jolly good luck
He put out his hand and squeezed
Sabres in his intensely friendly grip;
and destiny put out its hand and added
another and vital hour to Sabre's ultl.
mate encounter with life
VIII.
His leave ended with the one thing
utterly unexpected and flagrantly i'm
, possible.
Arriving in London about nine, he
stood on street refuge TO let by cab
coming out OF the station. AS II passed
he saw is occupants-two women; and
one saw hm-Nona! OF all incredible
trlngs, Nonal
Che st ped the cab and he hurried
after 1t.
"Nonar'
"Mnrko.'
She said. I'm hurrying to Euston TO
catch u train. Tony's mother is with
me-"
How funny her voice was. Mona.
you look III, You sound i'll. What's
up? Is anything wrong?"
She said. "Oh, Murko. Tony's killed"
AZ "Nona"
That came careering head.
long, aa with malignity. bitter and wan
ton, had loosed savage bolt.
IN.
On the following morning ne crossed
10 France. there To take up again that
strange Identity In whose occupancy his
own self was held in allegiance. waiting
his return. Saven months passed be.
fore he returned to that waiting iden.
tty and he resumed II then permanent
ly--done with the war The tremendous
fighting OF i9i7-his participation In the