The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-13
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n would have been uncommon.
Jolly TO have had Bright Eftie
"a companion On the walks. and
once or twice he did. But Mabel
showed very clearly that this was
very far from having her approval
andson the second occasion said so.
There was the slightest possible
little tiff about It; and thencefor.
ward-the subject having been
opened-there were frequent little
passages over Etfie, arising always
out Of his doing what Mabel called
forever sticking up for her, How
frequent they were, aud how much
they annoyed Mabel, he did not
realize until, in the last week OF
his leave; and in the midst OF a
sticking up for her scene, Mabel
surprisingly announced. well. any
way I'm sick and tired OF the girl,
and I'm sick and tired of having
youalwnys sticking lip for her, and
I'm going to get rid OF her-to.
morrow
But, Mabel-what will her peo-
pie Think
Sim sure ! don't care what they
thing II you're SO concerned about
the precious girl, III tell her
mother that was going to make
other arrangements in any case
aadSthatI as this was your last week
Va thought we'd like to be alone
together VIII that satisfy you:
hope it will satisfy them. And
hope very much indeed that you
don't do II"
VII
But she did do It. On the follow
ing day Eftie left. Sabre, pretend.
ing to know nothing about 1t, went
for a long walk all day. When he
returned Effie was gone. He said
nothing. Her name was not again
mentioned between him and Mabel.
Il happened that only the refer
ence to her sudden departure In
which he was concerned was with
Twynlng.
Setting out on his return to
France his orders were 10 join a
Fusller battalion reporting to 34th
DIyision-he found Twyning on
the platform at Tidboroagh sta
ion buying a paper.
"Hullo, old man." said Twyning.
sJust off? ] say, old man. old
man, old Bright's very upset about
Effte getting the sack from your
place like that. How was it?"
Twyning was looking keenly at
him "But a bit sudden, wasn't 1t?
mean to say, 1 thought you were
on such friendly terms with the,
gill. Why, only a couple Of days
before she left I saw you with her
having tea in the Cloister tea
rooms"
Yves, remember, we were walt
ing for my wife,"
Hoh, yes waiting for your wife
were you?" Twyning appeared to-
la thinking. well, that's what |,
mean old man. She's seeing you OFT
suppose?"
mo. she's not. She's not too
well. Got a rotten cold"
Twyning stared again. "oh, I'm
sorry, old man. Well, you'll want
"a be getting in. I'll tell old Bright
what you say about Efrie. l quite
understand. Seemed a bit funny at
first, that's all. Goodby, old man.
JolIYfgood lucx.".
He put out his hand and squeez-
Cd spbre's In his intensely friendly
erip; and destiny put out its hand
and added another and a vital
hour TO Sabrc's ultimate encoun-
tst with life.
His leave ended with the one
thing utterly unexpected and flag
rantly impossible.
Arriving in London about nine,
lie stood on a street refuge to let
By a cab coming out OF the station.
Asst passed he saw its occupants
two women; and n saw him
Sonal OF all Incredible things,
Nonat
She stopped the cab and he hur-
sied after It.
.'Nonai"
Marko!"
She said. I'm hurrying to Eus-
tonic catch a train. Tony's mother
IS with me-
How funny her voice was.
Nina, YOU look Ill. You sound i'll.
What's up? Is anything wrong?'
She said. "oh, Marko, Tony's
H 4 10
Mona"
THAT came careerlng headlong,
as though malignlty. bitter and
wanton, had loosed a savage bolt.
X
on the following morning he
crossed to France, there to take up
again that strange identity IN
whose occupancy his own self was
held In allegiance. waiting his re
turn. Seven months passed before
h%sireturned to that waiting identity
and he resumed II then perman-
entiy-done with the war. The tre-
mendous fighting of 1917-his pa.-
ticpation In the war-his tenancy
Of the strange personality caught
up In the enormous machinery OF
sc Attended for. him in the great
break through of the Hindenburs
Line In November. On top OF a re-
collection OF sudden shock. then OF
whirling giddinass In which he
was conscious Of some enormous
violence going on but could not
feel it-like las he afterwards
thprght) beginning to come TO In
the middle Of a tooth extraction
under gas-on the top OF theSa and
ofSextraordinary things and scenes
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