The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-17
contInusd Ffom our Laat Is.ue
0I91l ASAHU1cAINooN

Continued From our Las. issue
He had-once. He showed me
the letter. Well, you know, ola
mar, every fox knows what foxes.
smell like; and I bmelt q dear
brother solicitors smell in that let
ter. Asking him TO make q home.
possible for her TO return 10 so
they might resume their life to-
gether1
handed It back. I said. HIM
again, I said. HIM you remember,
old man there was that remark
that remark that perhaps the girl
might have o claim on you. Re-
member that, don't you?"
by jcye, I thought for a minute
he was going to flare up and let me
have AZ. But he laughed az II l waS.
fool and said, "oh, good Lord,
man, that's utterly ridiculous. Man
alive, with all my faults. my wife
Knows me-
CHAPTER ~
On Q day a month later-in May
Hapgood said:
Now, I'll tell sou. Old Sabre
by 1oye. it's frlghtful. He's
crashed.
Look here, it's in two parts, this
sudden development. Two parts
morning and afternoon yesterday
and q bit today And Of all extra
ordinary places 70 happen att
Brighton.
Yes. Brighton. was down
there for q Saturday to Monday
With my Missus. Monday morning
were summing on the pier, she ana
Vel, all Of a sudden she hogan.
oh, what a frighttully interesting
face that mans got!"
looked across. Old Sabre!
went over to him. His face
was like a5shout on q sunny morn
ms, Yes, he was pleased. ] like TO
think how jolly pleased the old
chap was.
got old Sabre on TO q. Secluded
bench and started in on him.
What on earth was he doing down
at Brighton. and how were things?
He said Things? Things arc
Happening with me, Hapgood. M.
q me-Yith me. | had to get away
from them for a bit, I'm going
back tomorrow. Ettie waS right
with her baby, She was glad !
should ko-glad for me, ] mean,
Top ~ her own misery, Hapgood,
she's miserable at what she says
she's let me in for. She's always
crying about ii. She's torn be-
twensknpwing my house Is tho only.
splace Where she can have her baby,
between that and seeing what her
coming Into the place has caused.
She spends ler time trying 10 do
any little thing she cal Ia make
me comfortable. It's pathetic, you
know: Jumped at this sudden tden
OF mine of getting away for Il
couple OF days, Fused over me
hacking up and all that. YOU knew.
Look, Just to show you how she
hunts about for anything to do for
rne-said my old straw hat was
much too shabby for Brighton ana
would ! get her some stuff, OxaIic
acid. and let her clean 1t up for
me AS a matter Of fact she made
such q shocking mess Of tho hat
that ! hardly liked 10 wear t..
Couldn't hurt her feelings. though.
Ghucked It into the sea when I got
here and bought this one. Make a
funny story for her when ; get,
hack about how II blew Oft. That's,
the sort of lifo we lead together.
Hapgood. Give you another ex-
ample, Just when | had brought
her the stuff for my hat. Met me
With, Had ! lost anything? Said I
waste guess. Guessed at last that
" must be my cigaret case. 1t was.
Shed found It lying about and took
9me to show where she'd put II for
safety--in the back Of the clock IN
my room. Said | was always to
look there for any little valubles |
might miss and want me to know
how she liked to be careful OF ms
things like that. Fussing ovor mo,
diyou see?
.srhat's the sort OF life we lead
tegether. Hapgood-together; but
the life I'm caught up In, the things
that are happening with me, that
I'm right In the middle Of, that 1
felt ! had TO get away from for a
6lt-astounding, Hapgood, astound-
ng. amazing.
.Hapgood, II l Eept forty wo-