Evening journal., 1922-04-06


temperament. At the firm OF Fortune.
East and Sabre, school and church
outitters Sabre is undermined by
Jealousy and n partnership, once
promised 10 him, is promised TO an
rwYNING. Suddenly one who under
stands him returns to his life This Is
MONA. an old sweetheart, now the
wife OF the dashing Lord Tybar. Sabre
learns that she Is unhappy with Iybar
and Mona tells him that she chose
wrong: u ought 70 have married you.
Marko' The breach between Mabel
and Sabre widens Then Sabre learns
that rwyning has become partner.
II.
Sabre remained standing at his
desk. He had a tiny ball OF paper
Ia his hand and he rolled It round
between his finger and thumb, round
and round ana round and round
his mind was a recollec
ton: ''You have struck your tents
and are upon the march"
He thought, "This has been com
ing a long time It's my
way OF looking at things has done
this. I'm getting so I've got no
where TO turn. It's no good pretend
ing don't feel this. I feel II most
f1ghtfuily II was rottenly
done Behind my back Plotted
against me, or they wouldn't have
sprung it on me like that. This
frightfui feeling OF being alone in
1he place. More empty at home
And now there's this. And I've got
.+o % hack TO that. You
have struck your tents and are upon
the march Yes. Yes
He suddenly recollected Mona
letter. He took Il from his pocket
and opened it: and the second event
was discharged upon him.
she wrote from their town house;
DAfarko. take me away-Nona."
His emotions leapt 10 her with
,nost terrible violence. He felt his
heart leap against his breast as
though engine OF his tumult, II
vonld hurst its bonds and 70 her. He
struck his hand upon the desk he
said aloud, "Yesl fes! lie re-
membered his words, If you ever
feel YOU can't bear Il, tell me.-Ieli
me-"
lie began to write plans TO her
To would come to London tomor-
row She should come TO the
station II she could; IL not, he would
,e at the Great Western Hotel. She
,ouid arrange TO meet and discuss
what they should do He would
ilee 20 go away with her directly
ihev met. but there were certain
things TO see TO. He wrote But i
can only take you
His pen stopped. Familiar wordsl
lie repeated them to himself, and
their conclusion and their circum-
stance appeared and stood, as with
sword across the passage OF his
thoughts. But I can only lead you
downwards. I cannot lead you up
wards
As with a sword
FIe sat back in his chair and gazed
upon this armed intruder TO give II
battle.
the morning passed and the
afternoon while still he sat no more
moving than to sink lower in his
seat as the battle Joined and as he
most dreadfully suffered in It's most
dreadful onsets. Towards five o'clock
he put out his hand without moving
his position and drew towards him
the letter he had begun. The action
was as that of one utterly undone.
He very slowly tore II across, and
then across again. and so into tiniest
fragments till his fingers could no
more fasten upon them. He dropped
his arm away and opened his hand
and the white pieces fiuttered In
little cloud TO the floor.
Presently he drew himself up TO
the table and began to write, writing
very slowly because his hand trem-
bied so. in half an hour he blotted
the few lines on the last sheet;
SO, simply what 1 want TO
dc IS TO fet our step-if we take It
! be mine, not yours. We shall for
get absolutely that you ever wrote.
It's as though it had never been
written on Tuesday / will write
and ask you. "shan I come up to
youg" SO II you say Yes the action
win have been entirely mine. II
VIII start there This hasn't hap
pened. And during these days II
between, Just think like anythinl
over what I've said. Honor can
have any degree. Mona, any NOR
than truth can have any degree
Whatever else the world can quibbl
10 bits It can't partition those: trut
Is lust truth and honor is Just homo
And a marriage vow is pledge {
honor. and II one breaks II on
breaks ones honor, never mind whit
the excuse Is. There's no conceivab
way Of arguing out Of that. That
what / shall ask you TO do on Tue
day and I'm just warning you
YOU shall have time 70 think befor
hand"
He took his pen. and steadied h
hand, and wrote:
And your reply. when I ask 70
whichever It Is. shall bring me lig
into darkness, unutterable dar
ness.-M."
he could hear the homewa
movements about the Office. 1t W
time to go. He wheeled his bicyc
10 the letter box at the corner OF ~
Precincts. As he dropped in his Il
ter, the evening edition came bav
ing around the corner.
AUSTRIA
DECLARES WAR
on SERVIA
He shook his head at the pap
the boy held out TO him and ro
away. What had that kind OF thii
10 do with him2