Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-04-17
Continued From our Last Issue

-like; and 1 smelt dear brother
solicitors smell in that letter. Ask
ing him to make a nome possible for
.her to return TO so they might re-
sumo their life together.
Il handed IL back. 1 said. HIM
again. I said. HIM. you remember.
.old man, there was that remark
that remark that perhaps the girl
might have a claim on you. Remem-
Der that, don't your
by Jove, I thought for a minute
he was going to flare up and let me
have Il. But he laughed as II was
a fool and said. oh. good Lord, man.
that's utterly ridiculous. Man alive,
with all my faults. my wife knows
me-"
CHAPTER III.
I.
on a day a month later-in May
Hapgood said
Now. I'll tell you. Old Sabre
by Jove, it's frightful. He's crashed.
Look here. it's in two parts this
sudden development Two parts
morning and afternoon yesterday
and a bit today. And of all extra
brighton.
yes, Brighton. 1 was down there
for a Saturday to Monday with my
AIissus. Monday morning we were
Stunning on he pier, she and I.
We'll, all Of a sudden she began.
oh. what a frightfully interesting
face that mans got'
II looked across. Old Sabrel
Il went over TO him. His face was
like a shout on a sunny morning.
} Yes. he was pleased. like to think
4 how jolly pleased the old chap was.
Il got old Sabre on to a secluded
4 bench and started in on him. What
on earth was he doing down at
i Brighton. and how were things2
He said Things o.? Things are
Z, happening with me. Hapgood. Not
i TO me-with me. l had TO get away
81 from them for bit I'm goiBg back
" tomorrow. Efie was right-with her
Il baby She was glad 1 should 60
glad for me. / mean. Top Of her own
Il misery. Hapgood. she's miserable at
-swhat she says she's let me in for.
II She's always crying about f.. She's
81 torn between knowing my house Is
the only place where she can have
N her baby. between that and seeing
Il what her coming into the place has
n caused She spends her time trying
81 TO do any little thing she can TO make
me comfortable. is pathetic. YOU
. know. Jumped az this sudden idea
of mine of getting away for couple
~ of days. Fused over me packing up
(. and an that. you know. Look, just
N 10 show you how she hunts abou,
H-for anything 90 do for me-said my
= old straw hat was much too shabby
for Brigh on and would I get her
same stun. oval.c ACID. and let her
q i-.n if ur fnr mo-. As matter of
# fact she made such a shocking mess
of the hat that I hardly liked to wear
E it, Couldn't hurt her feelings
Though. Chuckcl it into the sea
when I 90. here and bought this
new one. Make a funny story for
her when 7 get hack about how It
blew off That's tho sort Of life We
cad together. Hapgood. Give you
another example. Just when
had brought her tho stuff for my
That Met mo with. had I los. any
.ih.ng2 Said 1 was 10 guess. Guessed
vi lace that 10 mus. bc my ciearcti,
kase It was. She'd found Il iying
III bout and took me 20 show where
IVA he'd put u for safety-in the back
U9f the clock In my room. Said
i Nwas always 20 look there for any
title valuables I might miss and
wanted me to know how she liked
% be careful Of my things ike that
Fusslng over me. d'you see?
II That's the sort Of life we Leaf
ogether, Hapgood-together; bu
IS ne life I'm caught up IN. the thing
hat are happening with me, tina
m right in the middle of. that
el. ! had to get away from for bi
astounding, Hapgood. astounding
mazing D."
" 'Hapgood. n I kept forty womei
4 IN different parts Of London ant
made no secret of Il. nothing woul,
be said. People would know / wa
'ather a shameless lot. my littl
ways would be an open secret. bu
nothing would be said. I should b
received everywhere. But In
bought 20 have brought one woma
nto my house and I'm banned. In
inspeakable.
< DO you see, Hapgood? Do yo
Zee? The conventions are all righl
+ moral, sound, excellent. admirable
i lut to save their own face there's
Ms lind side 10 them. a shut-eye side
Keep that side Of them and you're a
light They'll let you alone. They
. pretend they don't see you. Blu
5 @ gmc out and stand I'm front Of thor
'.@3 nd they'll dcvour you. They
AZ; mash and grind and devour yoi
Iapgood They're devouring me.
." That's where they've got me
& heir jaws, Hapgood: and wher
hey've got Eme in their jaws
{I* IS. precisely again on a blind. shut
5 ye side They're rightly base,
f hoy're absolutely Just, you can
f<< a'nsay them. but to save their fac
gain. they're indomitably blind an
cnf 10 the hideous cruelties in the
pplication. They mean well. The
ause the most frightful sufferinl
A. most frigh,ful tragedies. but the
ont look at them. they won't thin
them, they won't speak Of then
hey mean well
Old Sabre put his head in n
ands. He might have been prayin
with that he went back 10 a
bat stun I told you he told n
hen I was down with him la
on.h. He said. his face all Dir
nder his skin, he said. 'Hapgoo
., cot tho oae~at H.. - -. 4.