Evening star., 1923-03-08
THE HOUSE OF MOHUN
BY GEORGE GIBBS
Author Of youth Triumphant" nd succes,s.
& o.
Copyright, lse9, D. Appleton 3 %

I badly bruised hip, which were to con-
| fine him to the Lycetts house for
| week and make the, writing Of letters
difficulty and the work on his book
The visit to the Lycetts' had al
ready been too long protracted. as his
small apartment in town now awaited
| him, but the weather remaining hne
| had been persuaded by his hostess to
| extend his visit. His injury gave Mrs.
| Lycett the excuse she needed to keep
! him at Huntington until he was able
| 20 move about without discomfort.
And as Mrs. Lycett was a very
busy woman and the use Of his right
hand was prohibited, he had many
! idle hours in which to sit In the
morning room and aa',s,s browse ,ove over MS MS
Mohun had challenged his physical
courage, what possible difference
should 1t have made? Physical cour-
age was. after all. merely q trait Of
character more often than not given
to persons Of a very low order Of
linteiligence-the acrobatic perform
or. the prize fighter, the fireman. the
policeman or even the burglar, 1t
and was doubtless commendable In
the service OF ones country, the
preservation OF order or in the raw
ing OF life or limb. but when none
tie instanc. which had resulted so
disastrously for himself. he could
only feel that he had done a very
stupid and unnecessary thing at tho
whose friends he was now afford
ing considerable amusement. He
wasn't particularly angry at Cherry
Mohun--only impatient at the flaw
in his will which had made him SEN
sitive, for the moment. to her ridi-
cule. II was this which kept him
silent as to the actual details OF the
experience.
But on the third day of his con-
finement to the house he received
written in an angular scrawl. offer
ing condolences and sending him
some roses. This note pleased him.
he couldn't say why-because it had
and was very badly expressed-un-
less perhaps because she had thought
1t necessary to write to him at all.
But the roses were really very lovely.
the afternoon. And the next day.
much TO his surprise, while he WAS
summing himself on the terrace. she
drove up with great noise OF back
firing and stopped at the front door,
springing out with an air of know
ing exactly what she was about and
approaching him directly
"Hello!" she said cheerfully as he
rose to greet her. Don't get UP.
How's your arm?"
"All right. Thank you very much
for the flowers 1 tried to get you
on the phone but you weren't In. !
can't write, you know" he explained,
moving futile elbow.
Wont you SIT DOWN he asked
awkwardly. Mrs Lycett had gone
to town. but"
"oh, that's fine. Then we can have
Nt lf1A ~ 1917
Sangree smiled at her downright
ness. rather fattered just the same.
II trust the--er-ah-Centipede
suffered no Ill effects from the e1-
pe@ssn's No She Ad d,dee xee'rad said Cherry, eu.
as matter of fact ] had the devils
own time squaring the thing with
Bob. She's Bob's-ny brothers, you
hn2S. "0S. VAS Ms Sss has mad red ssrry' ss hops"
spoiled. 1t served him right He's
always having his own way in every
thing. Why shouldn't he loan Cent?
Does he know the risks she RAM"
NO" said Cherry. regarding him
curiously. And then bursting into
a laugh, "Oh, say-but you were go
ing IT."
II seem to have that impression
myself" he replied dryly.
She twisted toward him suddenly,
her face eager.
'Why-oh. why, did you listen TO
me: 1t was rotten OF me to urge
you. ought to have known that
you were hurt. I oughtnt to have let
you get on again when you were
thrown. I've been worrying about
it Why did you do II, DR.. Sangree?"
SangT-ee sat looking past her. but It
was not until she repeated the ques-
tton that he answered her.
You seemed so-ah--so anxious
TO be amused. ! hated to disappoint
you" he said with a grin. 'Es-
pecially as felt myself under-ah--
somewhat definite obligations to your
father"
"Oh-Dad." she nuttered with a
frown. OF course. But that needn't
have made you take UP fool propo-
sition like that, especially as you
didn't know how to ride"
"Oh: err" he objected Quizzically.
But now that I come to think OF
Il I must have ridden rather well"
She glanced at him soberly and
then burst into laughter again.
Ito BE Continued Tomorrow