The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-04
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After eight years OF married life,
MARK SABRE realizes that he 10
neither understood by his pro
safe and snobbish wife,
MABEL, nor by his colleagues In
the firm Of Fortune, East and
Sabre A promised partnership In
the business has been denied hin
andspromised to
TWYNfNG,'a Jealous associate.
Suddenly an old sweetheart,
MONA, now the wife OF the dashing
LORD TYBAR, returns after tive
years Of travel. Mabel becomes
Jealous of Mona who visits Sabre
81 his office. Sabre suspects that
Mona IS not happy with Tybar.
In the conversation In the office,
Sabre realizes that Mona can
give him the sympathy and un
Outstanding that he Graves,
GO ON WITH THE STORY.
Clearly, as 1t were yesterday, he
remembered the day she had de.
clared 10 him her choice. In the
Cathedral cloisters. Walking to.
gether. And suddenly, In the
midst OF Indifferent things, she told
him, u say, Mako, I'm going to
marry Lord Tybar."
And his reply, the model OF in.
difference, "Are you, Nona?"
He came upon the picture OF him.
self alone with Nona-alone witt,
her watching her beautiful face
and saying to her, Look here, there
were three things you said. three
expressions you used. Explain
them, Mona. Explain "There!' with
your glove of. Explain 'F1otsam.
Explain We'll, l had to come Ex-
plain them. Nona-for Gods sake"
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But 1t was October before he ask.
ed her to explain them. The Ty.
baray as he learnt when he next
met her, a week after her visit TO
the office, were only at Nerthrepps
for q breathing space after their
foreign tour, Through the summer
they were going the usual social
round, ending in Scotland. Back in
October for the shooting. and win.
tering there through the hunting
season. y
There was the occasion of a III.
lie dinner party at Northrepps 10
which he had come with Mabel:
Major Hopscotch Millet and one
or two others were among the
guests.
Mona came with them to the
door on their departure. Sabre was
last down the steps. well, ]
shan't see you again till October"
she said.
NO, till October" He had. no
more than touched her hand and
turned away.
She was close behind him. He
heard her give the tiniest little
catch at her breath. She said,
tsfShall ! write to you, Marko?"
He turned towards her. She was
smiling as though 1t was a chatting
remark she had made. Her shield!
And he answered her from behind
hissown shield, "oh, we'll, I'm bad at
letters, you know.
But their eyes met with no shields
before them; and she was wound.
ed, for he just caught her voics
as he went down the steps, "oh,
Marko, dotwrite to mel"
He got into the cab, Major Mil!et
had taken the seat next Mabel.
AS the horse turned, Mabel in
snuired, What was Lady Tyhar
talking to you about all that time?"
30 said, "oh, Just saying good.
But he was thinking, That's o
fourth question; Why did you say,
sOh, Marko, do write TO me-? Or
MAS that the answer to the othei
luestiong tfalthough I never asked
CHAPTER ".
A draper occupied the premises
ppppsite Fortune, East and Sabre's,
ON an October afternoon, Just be.
fore five o'clock, Sabre SAW Mona
alfght from her car and 60 into
che dFapefss Heputt on his hat and
coat Rnd descended into the street.
hs crossed the road she came
out
Hulie, Markell
sphneRhereg
think that's q good idea
He suggested the Cloister Tea
lRcems, shesspoke 10 the chauffeur
and accompanied him.
Mona began some account OF her
summer ytsitations, Sabre smoke q
Iite Of local businesses: But the
subjects were but administers
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