South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-04
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Il think that's a good idea"
He suggested the Cloister Tea
rooms She spoke TO the chauffeur
and accompanied him.
Mona began some account of her
summer visitations Sabre spoke
little of local businesses. But the
subjects were but skirmishers
thrown out before dense armies of
thoughts that massed behind met
and trihed and rode away. When
pretence OF dragging out the meal
could no longer be maintained,
Mona looked at her watch. Well,
I must be getting back. We haven't
had a particularly enormous tea,
but the Chauffeur's had none"
sabre said. Yes. let's get out Of
this It was as though the thing
had been a strain.
He put her into the car. She was
so very. very quiet. He said. I've
half a mind 10 drive up with you.
I'd like a ride. and a walk back"
had been n dull day. Evening stood
mistily far up the long avenue Of
the drive and in the distances
about the park on either hand.
Among October's missing leaves. a
small disquiet stirred. The leaves
banked orderly between their par
ent trunks Sabre noticed as a
curious thing how. when they stir
/ red they only trembled in their
massed formations. not broke their
ranks, as If some live thing ran be-
meath them.
He said, do you know what this
/ seems to me? It seems as though
it was only yesterday, or this morn
ing, that you came 10 see me AT
the Office and we talked. Well, I
want il TO be only yesterday.
want to go on from there"
She said, Yes"
He hardly could hear the word.
He looked at her She was as tall
as he Not least of the contribu-
tions 20 her beauty in his eyes was
the slim grace of her stature But
her face was averted: ana he want
ed most terribly 70 see her face.
stand a minute and look at me.
I Mona" He touched her arm. Il
want 10 see your face"
She turned towards him and
raised her eyes to his eyes. "Oh.
what is II YOU want TO say. Mako %
There was that which glistened
upon her lower lids; and about her
mouth were trembling movements.
and i'm her throat a pulse beating
He said. It's YOU I want 10 say
something l want YOU to explain
some things Some things YOU said
Mona when YOU came into my room
that day and shook hands YOU said
There" when YOU gave me your
hand You took off your glove and
said There" I want TO know why
YOU said There" And YOU said.
Well I had TO come And YOU
said YOU were fotsam. And that
night-when we'd been UP to you
YOU said. oh. Mako. do write TO
me-. I want YOU TO explain what
YOU meant"
She said, oh how can YOU re-
member"
He answered. Because I remem-
her. YOU must explain"
Please let me sit down. Mako"
She fatered a little laugh 7 can
explain better sitting down"
A feued trunk had been placed
agains. the trees facing towards the
parkiand They went 10 It and he
sat beside her She sat upright but
bending forward a little over her
crossed knees. her hands clasped
on them. looking before her across
the park
no. YOU must look at me-" he
said
She very slowly turned her body
towards him. He thought heI most
beautiful and the expression OF her
beautiful face was most terrible 10
him in all his emotions.
III
She spoke very slowly: almost
with a percepuble pause between
each word She said. We'll. I'll
tell you I said 'dotsam. didn't Il?
If ] explain that-you know what