The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14
VContmuci From Yesterday

III
Sometimes this was q little sur.
crising. Fresh from newspaper In.
Struetion OF the deafness OF tho dead.
lock. the potgnancy % the crisis. or
the stupendity OF the achievement.
one rather expected ones own per.
sonal world to stand stiii and watch
AZ. But ones own personal world
never aid stand stili and watch H.
Sabre. coming into his office on
the day reporting the affray in Dub
In. was made to experience thiS
In tho town. on hts arrival. he pur.
chased several OF the London news.
papers TO rad other accounts and
other views OF the gun-runnlng and
its sensational sequel fih intention
was to read them the moment he got
60 his room. lie put them on a chair
while he hung up his straw hat and
filled a pipe.
They remained there unopened TN
the eharwoman removed thaV In tho
evening. on his dcsk. as he NiAnced
towards n. was letter from Mona.
lie turned II over Ia his hands
the same neat script Shc never be-
FORE had written 10 him al the office.
IL bore the London postmark. she
would be writing FROM their town
house. IL would be TO say she was
coming back. But she never
wrote on the occasions OF her return.
they just met And she had never
before written To the office.
"a -
municating door. sabre put the let
ter into his pocket and turned to
wards him
Mfr. Fortune came into the room
With him was young man. a youth.
whose face was vaguely familiar to
Sabre. Twyning behind
-Ah. Sabre" said MFR. Fortune
Good morning. Sabre. This - rath-
sr larger number OF visitors than
you would commonly expect. but We
are larger staff this morning than
wc have heretofore been. arm bring
Ing IN TO you a new member OF our
staff lie Indicated the young mar
beside him "a new member but
bestrfng an old name A chip Of the
odd block--the old T'wyninE block. .
He smiled. strokinE his whaie-lke
front rather as tho this pleasantly
had proceeded from Its depths and
he was congratulatlng Il. The young
man smiled Twynlng. edEing for.
ward from the background. also
smiled All the smiles were rather
nervous This was natural IN the
new member Of tho staff but m
TwynIng and Mr.. Fortune gave
Sabre the feeling that for some rea.
son they were not entirely at ease.
His immediate thought had been that
IL was an odd thing 70 have taken
on young Twyning without mention
ing II even casually 10 him. II was
significant OF his estrankemcnt in the
office. but their self-oouscious man
ner was even more significant. il
suggested that he had been kept out
OF tbs plan deliberately.
He gave the young man hts hand
Why. that's very nice hs said II
thought l knew your face I think
Two seen you with your father.
You've been In Blade aud Parsons
place. haven't your"
Young Twynlns replied that he
had He had his fathers rather
quick and stiff rnanner OF speaking
He was fair-haircd and cornpiexioncd.
good.looking in n sharp-featured way.
n Juvenile edition OF his father In a
different coloring.
SIR. Fortune. stfri stroking the
whaielike front. produced further
pleasantly from H. Yes. with Blade
and Parson- Twyning here has
snatched him from the long arm Of
the law before he has had time TO de-
velop the long jaw Of the legal shark.
In point Of fact. Sabre"-Afr. For.
time ceased to stroke the whaie.like
front. He moved a step or two out
Of the line OF ssbre's regard. and
standing before the bookshcives. adj
drpssed his remarks 10 them as tho
what else he had 10 say were not
OF particular consequence---Tn point
OF fact. Sabre, this very natural and
pleasing desire Of Twyning TO have
his son IN the office. a desire which
! am most gra;ified TO support. IL
his first-what shall 7 say7-feeilng
OF his fcet--establishing Of his post
tion--in his new--er--ln hts new re-
sponsibility, duty--er-function.
like this deeper tone In the SIX
Terms binding. Sabre / distinctly
approve H. Yea what was say
mgr All, yes. Twyning II now In
partnership. Sabre. Yes. Good"
He came abruptly away from the
shelves and directed the whale-like
front towards his door I'm process Of
s
Nothing more. just n little reorgani-
zation. I think you'll find we shall
all work very much the more com.
fortably for H." He paused before
young Twyning. wen. young man.