The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-05
Q IolL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

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aetly inriore mo to-
She yawned ',oh. well. | knew
yeu wouldn't care about r." She
yawned Rssin. 'Noh. dear. I'm tired.
We must have walked miles. 20 and
tro." She put down her hands TO
take up her magazine again. She
clearly was not interested hy his In.
terest hut he thought, 'sWen, Of
course she's not For her it'a like
eating something after us got cold.
Dinner was the time
lie said. IL expect you did-wan
miles Bagshaw all over Il. / bet"
She did what no called tighten
herself" We'll. naturally. he's
pleascti-enthuniassic Hes done
more than any one els, To keep tho
idea going
sabre laughed. 4 should say sol
Marvellous rersoni wha's he going
20 do about not wearing clerical dress
when he has TO wear galterrr'
What do you mean--gaiterrr-
signs Of flying up. What on earth
fort "why. when he's a bishop.
Don't you"
She fiew up Il suppose THAT'S
some snecrg-
-sneer' Rot mean n. A chan
Ike nsEshsw's not going 10 be a par,
ish priest all his iife. He's out TO
ha bishop and hen be bishop.
II he changed hts mind and wanted
TO he Judge or a Cabinet Minister.
he'd he Judge or a Cabinet Min
lister. He's that sort"
Il knew you wnre sneering-
Mabel. don't be sfiiy. I'm not
snecrtng. nssxhaw's n CLEVER
you say he's that sort That's
sncer.- She put her hands ON the
arms OF her chair and raised herself
to sit upright eh. spoke with ex.
traordinary intensity. ''Nearly every.
thing you say TO me or 60 my friends
- sneer. There's always some
thing behind what you say. Other
people notice it,"
-osher people,
Yes. Other people They say
you're sarcastic That's just polite
Way
lie said. '-oh. como now. Mabel
Not sarcastic. swear no one thinks
I'm sarcastic. promise you Bag.
shaw doesn't Bar~haw thinks I'm
fool A complete fool Look at
lunchrs
she caught him UT. she was roaf
" angry. Yes. Look at lunch.
That's Just what I mean. Any one
that comes 20 the house. any % my
friends. anything they say you must
always take differently. always argue
about. That's what I call Hne~ring--
lie. fatty. We'll. that isn't sneer.
inx. Let's drop L.
She had no intention Of dropping
r. III Il sne-rsng. They don't know
II Is. But / know Il la
x
Tie had The feeling that his anger
would arise responsive. to hers. as
one beast calling defiance To another.
II this continued And he did not
want (, 10 arise. He had sometimes
thought o. anger as a savage beast
chained within man II had helped
him 10 control rising iii-semper. He
thought of Il now: Of her anger. He
had a vision of u proving. M dark
beast among caves. challenging into
the night. He wished to retain the
vision Hls own anger. prowiing also.
would not respond while he retained
the picture. II wns proving II was
suspicious IL would be mute while
he watched IL While no watched
IL
wen. we'll he said ITS not
meant to be sneering. Let's can n
my unfortunate MANNER
lie stood before her. haif-smiiing.
his hands In hts pockets. looking
down at her.
Fhc said. Perhaps you're different
with your friends. hope you are.
With your friendz-
lie caught n CLINT IN her ~y. as she
repeated tho words. It's meaning did
not occur 10 him
He bantered. -oh. I'm not ss bad
as all that And anyway. the friends
arn all the same friends This place
isn't so big"
Then that quick CLINT Of her eye
was expIained--the flash before the
discharge
Perhaps your friends are Just
coming back she said. Lady Tt.
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