The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-27
CONTINUED Prem Yesterday,


IN, the three days At horne were
not 10 60 on this singing note. They
werr narrcd ex the discovery that
his suspicion was welt founded. she
was bullying Erie. lilo began TO no.
slec n AZ once. Erie. with whom
he had anticipated a lot q run. was
different. not nearly 80 bright. sub.
duea. her eyes. not always. but only
nv occasional flashes. sparkling that
intense appreciation OF the oddities
Of life that had 80 much attracted
him IN her. Yes. dash IL. Mabel was
treating her In = rotten way. Bully
lag. No. II Was not exactly bullying.
!. a was snubotng. a certain acid quail.
-. always present In Nabel's voice
IN she addressed her--that and a
inner Of always being what hs
cught q as at her" The gtrl
temed 10 have an astonishing mum
her 81 quite trivial duties 60 perform
--srtvlai: there certainly was no sus.
gezlion u her being imposed upon
a. he had always felt MiSs Bypass
up at the vicarage was Imposed upon.
hut Mattel was perpctusliy and acid
". at her over one trivial thing OF
another. IL was forever. "Alss
Bright. I think you ought 20 be In
the morning room. oughtnt youF
Miss Bright. ! really must ask YOU
not 70 leave your door open every
time you come out Of your room.
yoa know how dislike tho doors
standing open" Miss Bright. II
you've fInished your tea. there's
really no need for you 10 remain.-
lie hated II. lie said nothing. but
IL was often on the tip Of his tongue
20 say something. and he showed
tha, be intensely sislfked Il. and h.
knew that Mabel knew he cisliksd Il.
on the whole u was rather . relief
when IN. thre. days were M ana he
went down to the Cadet battalion Al
Cambridge.
In March he came back. q second
lieutenant: and Immediately. when IN
sirns to come he looked back. things
kx<f I'm train for that ultimate en-.
enter with life which was awaiting
tf~ UFNl.EAsu NN*tA 70 ttFSNi ulu MT
t6rns off. Whit. he was At Cam
bridge Mabel wrote TO say that the
Garden Horne Amateur Dramatic So
ciefy vas going 20 do His Excel.
icney The Governor In AID Of the
Red Cross fund. at the end OF
March. she was taking part. she
was f>arfuily excited about Il. and
as r-hesrsais began early IN the
usonth she naturally could not be
away. ste was sure he would IN.
cersssrd and would not mind
He did not mind m the least. They
wer. years past the stage when n
would have 80 much a. crrnssd hts
mind that shs might give up Thu. en-.
gnremsnt for the sake Of spending
his leave on q bit Of gsye.y IN town.
ts had only suggested tho idea on
fsrred the prospect ~ doing long
~siks about his beloved eountryslds
Cow passing into spring.
VII
Arriving. he began 1t cncs 90 90
%. He vent ever for one visit 20
ths office ~ Tidsorough. Not 80
much enthusiasm greeted him as 10
encourzgs a second T~yntnx and
Mr.. Fortune vvsr. Immersed IN sdapt.
ing the workshops TO war work for
ths Government Normal business
was coming 20 a standstill. Now
Tvyninx had conceived th~ immense
patriotic. and profitable IDEA Of max.
Ing aeroplsne parts and n was made
sufficiently clear 20 Ssbr. that. .,
long away ana Immediately % be off
sgatn. there could be no interest for
'A.rr In the enterprise.
You won't want 20 70 into all ~
sr~ doing. ny dear fellow enid Mr..
FORTUNE. Tour hzrd-earned leave.
chi We mustn't exp~ct you 90 give
= up 70 business. en-. Tvyninx-'
And Twyninx responded. NO. no.
old man. Not likely. Old nan. wen.
h's ie'iy 10 s~~ you IN the office
sgain' and he looked a. his watch
and sad q word 20 Mr.. Fortune
about Meeting that man With an
CIR which quit. cieariy Informed
tabrs that Il would b. foiiier stiii
70 So him put on his eap ana walk
lost Of the offics again.
Wen. II was only what n. had ~~.
pec'ed: trifle pronounced. perhaps.
npt the Obvious sequel 20 their lat.
fsr-dsy manner towards htm; they
had wanted 70 get him out; he was
Iout and they desired 70 keep him out.
/ He rosa 10 go. oh. that's all
Sisht I'm not going 70 keep you.
only called in to show off my off.
GERS Uniform"
TWyning said. Yes. conRra;uia-
uons again. Old man" He laughed.
roa mustn't think you're soing 20
nsvs Harold saiuting you tho. n you
ever meet. Hes getting a commits
ei0n too III. 1900 <st~.-.t.. A.