Evening journal., 1922-04-03


LORD TYBAR. returns after two
years Of travel Mabel becomes jeol-
Gus OF Mona who visits Sabre at his
office. Something makes Sabre eus-
pect that Mona Is not happily mar
ried. She says she is Just drifting,
fotsam."
She said swiftly. as though she
were stirred. "oh. Marko. yes, that's
mysterious. DO you know some
thing I've seen drift like that. and
I've felt-oh. don't know. But
I've put out a stick and drawn IN
piece OF wood Just 70 save It being
carried away into-well, into that,
you know"
Have you, Nona7"
She answered, DO you think
that's what life Is. MarkoP~
"It'e not unlike" he said. And
ne added, Except about someone
coming along with a stick and draw
Ing a bit into safety. I'm not sure
about that. Perhaps that's what
we're all looking for
He suddenly realized that he was
back precisely at the thoughts his
mind had taken up on the morning
he had met her. But with a degree
more of illumination. Two feelings
came into his mind, the second hard
upon the other and overriding Il, as
a fierce horseman might catch and
override one pursued. He said,
TITS rather jolly to have someone
that can see ideas like that" And
then the overriding. and he said
with astonishing roughness. But
you-you aren't fiotsami- How can
you be fotsam-the life you've taxi
emf"
And. 10, n he had struck her. and
she been bound. defenseless, and
with her eyes entreatinE not TO be
struck again, she could not deeper
have entreated him than in the
glance she feeted from her eyes.
the quivver OF her lids that first re-
leased. then veiled Il.
It stopped his words II caught
his throat
III
He got up quickly. I say. Mona.
never mind about thinking. I'll tell
you what's been doing. Rotten.
Happened just after I met you the
other day"
The dust on these roadsi" she
said. She touched her eyes with
her handkerchief. what. Marko %
We'll, old Fortune promised 20
take me into partnership about an
age ago"
'Marko, ne ought TO have done It
an age ago. What's there rotten
about that7" Her voice and her air
we're as gay as when she had en-
tered.
The rotten thing IL that he's
turned It down. At least practically
has. He" He told her OF the
Twyning and Fortune incident.
Pretty rotten Of old Fortune,
don't you think7"
"oid iendl" said Mona. "old
trout!"
sabre laughed. Good work.
trout. The men here all say he's
like a whale. They call him Jonah" !"
and he told her why.
She laughed Raily. 'Nfarkoi How
disgusting you arei But I'm sorry.
I am. Poor old Marko. or
course Il doesn't matter a horse
radish what an old trout like that
thinks about your work. but It does
matter doesn't IL? I know how you
feel.
she was at the shelves. scanning
tho books. Her fond her almost
tender sympathy made him. too.
feel thar Il was rather nne. Her
light words In her high, clear tone
voiced eEaotly his feethnEs towards
The books rSlktng with her WA
IN ne reception and return OF his
lnouBntH, nearer to reading a book
mat delighted him than to anythlns
eise with which he could compare
x There was the same interchange
oi Ideas, not necessarily expressed.
ne same creation ana NAV =,
fancy, imagined, not stated.
".
she sat brislSly forward in the b,v
armonair IN which she faced him
making OF the motion a movement a !
tnough throwing aside turn the
conversation had taken. ''Weu 70
on Marko. I'm not going 70 let vo,,
stop talking yet love that abou.
how people get success nowadavs
It's jolly true. never though. ~ I,
before Yes, you're stiu a terribl,
thinky person, Marko. Go on. Thinl
some more. Out loud
Caressing-drawing him on-ius
as OF old
He said thoughtfully, Il tell Won
thing ] often think lot about
Mona. You being here Ike this put
It IN my mind. Conventionsn
She rffaI1rT
Mako I know you'd simply hat
H. my coming like this. Does ,
seem terribly unconventional. i'm
proper. 10 you, shut up with me 1,
your officer"
He shook his head. 1T seems YER
nice. That's all It seems. Ion
here. Mona. this really Is rather IN
,teresting-"
Yes she said. "Yes."
Just so he used to bring ideas 2
her; just so, with "Yes-yes." sh
used TO receive them. ?
But he went on. why, conven
tie=, you know. it's the most myster
ious, extraordinary thing. It's
code society his built up to protec
Itself and 10 govern itself. and whe
you go into Il it's the most marvel
Gus code that ever was Invented. A
sorts OF things that the law doesn
give, and couldn't give, our conver
tions shove IN on us in the mos
amazing way. And all probabl
go