The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-11
Continued From our Last Issue

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Mona had written Of it in ring
Ing words, She flushed in beauti-
ardor Of the enthusiasm she
Joined with Sabre at his opening
words OF their meeting: but she
ended with a sad little laugh.
And then" she said,
What do you mean, Mona,
And then'?n
Shettook a letter from her bag.
only got this this morning just
as was coming away. It's in
teplyfto the one | wrote him about
his W @. Oh, Mako, so splendid,
60 utterly splendid as lie Is. and
then 10 be like this. Look, he
says he's Just got leave and he's
going to spend 1t in Paris! One
ots his women is there. That AIRS.
Wtnfred. He's taken up with her
again. He says, Poor thing. She's
all alone In Paris. know how
aorry you will feel for her, and l
feelyI ought to go and look after
her know you will agree with
me I'll tell her you sent me. That
VIII amuse aud please her So"
She touched her eyes with her
handkerchief. ut rather hurts,
Mako. It's not that I mind his
going. It's Just what he would do.
Bntsits the way he tells me. He
lust says It like that deliberately
because he knows 1t will hurt. So
utterly splendid, Marko, and SO
utterly graceless." She gave her
little note Of sadness again.
Utterly splendid! Look, this Is
ati he says about his v. G. Isn't
this fine and isn't it like him? He
says, p. s. Yes, that V. G. bust
ness. You know why I got 1t,
don't you? 1t stands for Very
Cautious, YOU know"
They laughed together. Yes,
ifkeShimi Tybar exactly! Sabre
coptd see him writing the letter.
Delghting in saying words that
would hurt: delighting In his own
~whimsicallty that would amuse.
Splendid; airy, untouched by fear;
untouched by thought; fearless,
faithless, needless, graceIess. For
tunes darling; invested In her
robe OF mockery.
Nona's laughter ended ina little
ratch Of her breath. He touched
her arm. Lets walk, Mona"
Nft.MlnNE #HLlI
He thought she was looking
thin and done UP. Her face had
rather a drawn look, its soft
roundness gone. He thought she
neSerthadi looked so beautiful to
him. She spoke to him OF what
she had tried to say in her letters
of his disappointlnents In Offering
himself for service. Never had
her sweet voice sounded so exquI+
Bitely tender 10 him. They spoke
OF the war. Never, but In their
letters, had he been able thus TO
give his feelings and receive them,
touched with the same percep-
lions, kindled and enlarged, back
into his sympathies again.
He shook his head, not trusting
himself to look at, her. He said,
You, Not /. Anyone can know
the right thing. But strength to
do it-Strength flows out Of you
20 me. It always has. l want 1t
more and more. ] shall want IL.
Things are difficult. Sometimes
I've frightful feeling that things
are closing in on me. There's
Sheiley's code to the West Wind
makes mel don't know
wrought up. And sometimes I've
the feeling. that I'm being carried
along like that and towards. that
rghtfullcry at the end, % Wind,
winter comes"
He stopped. eysaId, s"Glve me
sonr handkerchief to keep. Mona.
Something OF your own to keep.
There will be strength in it.for
me-to help me hold on to the
fest-to believe IT. III Winter
omes-Can Spring be far be.
htnd7n
She touched herthandkerchiet tc
her lips and gave It to him.
"
Sabre had always thought
Bright Fife would he wonderful
With old Mrs. Perch. He wrote
ong letters to Young Perch, tell
ing him how much more than
wonderful Bright Effe was. Fife
mothered Mrs. Perch and managed
her and humored her in a way
that not even Young Perch him,
self could have bettered.
Marvellous Effe! Sabre used tn
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