Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-27
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"Why. Frank! You're back again
n safer The young woman in
mourning held out her hand to the
chauffeur. MY aunt wrote you
were a prisoner in Germany"
It's fine to see you, Miss Fay"
returned the chauffeur. "They
turned us loose after the armistice."
He hesitated. It'd like to say,
miss, that we all felt something ter
rible-the servants. l mean-when
the news came about poor Mr..
Tudor"
He shut the door and, climbing in
blind the wheel, drove down the
Village street. Fay's soft blue eyes
had blurred at the reference to her
brother. but she winked back the
tears determinedly.
Sandy Cove was one of the most
exclusive of summer colonies, and
Fay looked at the superb estates
which had once been so familiar
with a sense of bewilderment. Every
thing seemed just the same. just as
she had remembered It. and yet
there appeared to be a subtle, in
tangible difference. Could it be
merely her nerves again, those
wretched overtaxed nerves which
had driven her from her rcconstruc-
llOn Work IN FRANCE.
\ She leaned forward impulsively.
MY aunt and cousin: they are
both well. Frank"
Eyes, Miss Fay"
Fay sat back one more. Dear
Aunt Clara. Herr unclcs widow was
ms close to her as her OWL blood,
and Laurel, her cousin. had been
like a little dark-eyed, vivacious
sister.
The car swirled IN the driveway,
and halted before the steps of the
wide porch. upon which a slender,
Whitehead figure stood.
Fay had only time to note that the
piduant face seemed as childishly
naive as ever, before her cousin
folded her i'm a tense embrace.
'Oh, Fay, Fay, I thought that
transport never would get in
Laurel. dear!'' Fay kissed her
warmly, and mounted the steps to
meet the gracious figure advancing
toward her.
Mrs. Tudor was thirty-scven and
looked twenty-five. with the delicate
lender irrcgularity of feature which
st escapes actual beauty. Every
Ming about her was pretty; her
blond hair and soft blue eyes and
the rose-lcaf skin, which was inno-
cent of the slightest line. Her still
girlishly slender figure moved with
4 slow rhythmic grace.
Later, during the meal. Fay
studied her aunt and cousin covert
~.
1t seemed there was a strained
note in Laurel's vivacity which be-
trayed Il nervous tension.
She was puzzling over it when the
girl remarked:
"You haven't asked about n OF
The old crowd. Fay. Now that the
men are back it is like the old Sandy
Cove again. MIR. Clayton and others
are staying at the Country Club"
mr.. .C1ayton?" Fay glanced up
quickly.
Eyes. One of the dollar-a~year
men in Washington
He has been magnificently gen.
rrous." Fay's eyes gIowed. II shall
be glad to see him again."
Mrs. Tudor glanced across the
table at her niece and smiled.
Hes quite the same as ever"
she said. plays abominable bridge
and talks shop"
ooh, mother only abuses him be-
cause he is as insane about her as
cvef!" Laurel laughed, but there was
a little culver in her voice
as she hurried on. Jack Huntington
Is Ill IIe Ciup"dllu Ilhlty Soo
She drew a quick breath as she
mentioned the last name, and her
ewes seemed to burn into her cous-
ms, but Fay merely responded
quietly:
us he?"
Harry Cadmus. Fay actually had
forgotten his very existence for
~ore than a year. How heartbrokcn
e had fancied herself when the
test came and he had frantically
pulled wires to obtain an assignment
al home rather than face the haz-
ards of active service! With what
hot scorn had she parted with him!
And now it was with difficulty h a
she could %conjure up a fleeing i'm
preston Of him.
Mrs. Tudor rose. Fay, ] did not
mean to touch upon your brothers
death so soon after your return, but
/ think you may be glad to know
that Wilbur,s friend brought all his
things. to us, and they are in his old
room now. The key is IN your dress
err"
ut was Captain Warren who
brought them?" Fay asked. did
you like him."
1--WE did not even meet him. We
were up in the B~erkshires when he
came. BY the way, 1 fancy we shall
have a crowd from the club for tea.
"Please, Aunt Clara" Fay pro-
tested, you will let me escape
won't you?"
ed,o Laurel exclaimed. Seeing them
in such an informal way will be