The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-08

tie dinner party at Northrepps TO
which he had come with Mabel
Mona came with them to the door
on their departure. Sabre was last
down the steps. well. ! Shant see
you again tili October" she said.
mo. TN October" He no more
than touched her hand and turned
away. lie had kept hls resolution.
she was close behind him. He
heard her give the tlniost little catch
az her breath. she said. ~Shali
write to you. Markor''
lie turned towards her. she was
smiling "A tho Il was chatting 70
mark she had made. Her shicidl
And he answered her from behind
his own shield. ~oh. well. i'm bad
a. letters. you know"
Bu, their eyes met with no shields
before them: and she was wounded,
for he just caught her voice as he
went down the steps. 'oh. Marko. do
write to mers
As the horse turned. Mabel In.
CURED. what was Lady TyhAr talk.
ing to you about ali that timer
But he was thinking. That's q
fourth question: Why did You say.
Oh. Mako. DO write to mer on
uas that the answer to the other
questions. attic / never asked
them
He ala not write 10 her. But tn
October . ridiculous incident i'm
pslisd Afre<h the urgent desire 20 ask
lar the questions an incident no lc~s
absurd than the TACT that In ccto-
Der Low links knocked her knee.
Mabel spent two months OF the
summer On visits 10 fricndA In
August she was with her own poo
pie on their annual holiday ~ Bux.
ton There Sabre. who had . fort.
night. joined her. IL happened To
b tho fortnight Of tho croquct
tournament. and II happened that
Major MiIiet was also in Buxton. Gu
rsously enough he had also been at
Bcurnemouth. whence Mabel had
Just come from cousins. and they
had played much croquet there to
scther. II was projected as great
fun to enter tho Buxton tournament
In partnership. and sabre did not see
. grsAt deal Of Mabel
IL wac late September when they
resumed life together at Penny
Green In their absence thu light
railway linking up the Garden Home
with 1,idnorouxh and chovensnury
had been opened with enormous OK.
element and celebration: and Mabel
became at once immersed In paying
calls and joining the activities Of the
new and intensely active comnu-
nifty.
Than Low links Knocked her
kneA.
The knee swelled and for two days
Low links had to keep her leg on n
- Low links sitting In tho kitchen
with her leg stuck out on . chair
She told Sabre II was extraordinary
how that class Of person always
got In such 4 horrible STATE from the
most ridiculous triflez Il suppc~e
! knock my knee . dozen times .
week. but my knee doesn't xweii up
and get disgusting. You're always
reading In the paper about common
people getting stung b. waspzs OF
getting n scratch from q nail. and
dying the next dap. They must be
In horrible state. II Always makes
me feel quite sick
Sabre laughed wen. I expect
poor old Low links feels pretty sick
too
She enjoys r."
What. sitting there with . knee
like . muffin I had . look at her
just now Don't you think she
might have one OF those magazines
to read7 She looks pretty sorry for
herself"
signs OF flying Up Ton haven't
given her . magazine. have your
"No-T haven't But told her I
would after dinner
III you don't mind you won't Re
becca has plenty to occupy her time.
Shs can perfectly well clean the sir
yer and things like that, and abe
has her sewing She has upset the
house quite enough with her leg
stuck out on a chair all day without
reading magazines"
And then In the extraordinary way