Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1922-04-04
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ana SnoLblSh Witc,
MABEL nor by hi colleagues in
the firm OF Fortune, East and
Sssre, A promised partnership in
the business has 3oca denied him
and promised 10
TWl MING, 4 Jealous asso late.
Suddenly an old sweetheart,
MONA, now the wife Of the dashing
LORD TNRAR, returns after two
years of travel Mabel becomes
jealous of Mona who visits Sabre
at his Office. Sabre suspects that
Mona Is not happy with Tybar. In
the conversation In the office, Sa.
bre realizes that Mona can give
him the sympathy and understand
ing that he Graves.
Go on Win the Story
Clearly, as it We're yesterday. he
remembered the day she had declared
to him her choice In the Cathedral
cloisters. Walking together, And
suddenly, in the midst Of Indifferent
things, she told him, 81 say Marko,
I'M going to marry Lord Tybar.'
And his reply, the model of in
difference. Are You Mona
He came upon the picture Of him
self alone with Mona alone with her
watching her beautiful faCe--and
saying to her, Look here, there
were three things you said, three eN.
pressions you used Explain them,
Mona. Explain There! with your
glove of Explain ,Flotsam' Explain
We'll. | had to come Explain them,
Mona for Gods sake"
CHAPTER V.
But II was October before he asked
her to explain them. The Tybars,
as he learnt when he next met her,
week after her visit to the ohc',
were only ut Northrepps for a breath.
ing space after their foreign tour
Through the summer they were going
the usual round, ending in Scotland.
Back in October for the shooting, and
wlntering there through the hunting
season.
There was the occasion Of little
dinner party at Nurthrepps to which
he had come with Mabel; Major Hop
scotch Millet and one or two others
We're among the guests.
Mona came with them to the door
on their departure Sabre was last
down the steps. well, shan't see
you again till October she said
no, till October" He had no moro
than touched her hand and turned
away
She was close beind him. He
heard her give the tinlest little catch
at her breath. She said, "Shall
write to You, Marko?"
He turned towards her She was
smiling as though it was chatting
remark she had made. Her shield
And he answered her from behind
his own shield, "Oh, well, I'm bad at.
letters, you know.
But 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 me.
He got into the cab, Major MiIlet
hao taken the seat next Mabel.
AS the horse turned, Mabel in
quired What was Lady TEbar talk
ing to you about all that time?
He said "Oh just saying goodby
But he was thinking hlhj a
fourth question: Why did you say
oh, Marko, do write to me? Or WAS
that the answer to the other Ques,
tions, although | never asked them
CHAPTER VI
l.
A draper occupied the premises
opposite Fortune, East and S&or@a
On an October afternoon, Just before
five o'clock Sabre saw Mona alightI
from her car and 20 into the draper
He put on his hat and coat and de-
scended into the street. AS he crossed
"ffullo, Marko!'
TWhat about having some tea
somewhere
II think that's a good idea
He suggested the CIoister Tea
Rooms. She spoke to the chauffeur
and accompanied him.
Mona began some account of her
simmer visitations Sabre spoke a
little Of local businesses But the
subjects were hut skirmishers thrown
out before dense armies of thoughts
that massed behind met, and trned
and rode away When pretencc Of
dragging out the meal could no
longer be maintained, Mona looked
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