The Glenwood post., 1923-03-08
Illustrations by R.HLhingstone
coev1loHr ~ Lr1r,l, brown, AND COMPANY

IN front OF Eaton. But as Avery'S
club was coming down, Eaton, like a
flash and apparently without lifting
his mallet Mt all, caught the ball
sharp, smacking stroke It leaped like
bullet, straight and true, toward the
goal, and before Avery could turn, Ea-
ton was after 1t and upon it, but he
did not have to strike again; 1t bound
ed on and on between the goal-posts.
while together with the applause for
the stranger arose q laugh at the eX-
pense of Avery. But as Donald halted
before her, Harriet saw that he was
not angry or discounted. but was
smiling triumphantly to himself; and
as she called in praise to Eaton when
he came close again, she discovered
in him only dismay at what he had
done.
The practice ended, and the players
rode away. She waited in the club
house till Avery and Eaton came up
from the dressing rooms. Donald's
triumphant. satisfaction seemed to
have increased; Eaton was silent and
preoccupied. Avery, hailed by group
of men, started away; as he did so,
he saluted Eaton almost derisively.
Eaton's return of the salute was OPEN
ly hostile. She looked up a. him
keenly, trying unavailingly to deter
mine whether more had taken place
between the two men than she herself
had witnessed.
you had played polo beforehand
played it WELL" she charged. "Why
did you want to pretend you hadn't?"
He made no reply. AS she began to
talk of other things, she discovered
with surprise that his manner toward
her had taken on even greater formal
ity and constraint than 1t had had
since his talk with her father the day
before.
The afternoon was not warm enough
to sit outside; in the club house were
gathered groups of men and girls
who had come in from the golf course
or from watching the polo practice.
She found herself now facing one of
these groups composed of some of her
own friends, who were taking tea and
waters in the recess before some win
dows. They motioned to her to j6n
them, and she could not well refuse,
especially rs this had been part of
her fathers Instructions. The men
rose, as she moved. toward them, Ea-
ton with her; she introduced Eaton;
chair was pushed forward for her,
and two of the girls made place for
Eaton on the window seat between
them
AS they sented themselves and were
served, Eaton's participation in the
polo practice was the subject of CON
versation. She found, as she tried to
talk with her nearer neighbors, that
she was listening instead TO this more
general conversation which Eaton had
Joined. She saw that these people
had accepted him as one of their own
sort to the point of jesting with him
about his lucky" polo stroke for IA
beginner; his manner toward them
was very different from what it had
been Just now to herself he Seemed
at ease and unembarrassed with them.
One or two of the girls appeared to
have been eager-even anXious-to
meet him; and she found herself oddly
resenting the attitude of these girls.
Her feeling was indefinite. vague: it
made her flush and grow uncomfort-
able; to recognize dimly that there
was in 1t some sense of n proprietor
ship of her own In him which took
alarm at seeing other girls attracted
by him; but underneath it was her un-
easlness at his new manner to herself.
which hurt because she could not eX-
plain it. AS the party finished their
tea, she looked across to him.
Are you ready to go, Mr.. Eatoni"
she asked.
"Whenever Mr.. Avery Is ready"
"You needn't wait for him unless
you wish; I'll drive you back" she
offered.
"Of course I'd prefer that. Miss San
toine."'
They went out to her trap leaving
Donald to motor back alone. As soon
as she had driven out Of the club
grounds. she let the horse take Its
own gait, and she turned and faced
him.
"Will you tell me-" she demanded.
"what have I done this afternoon to
make you class me among those who
oppose you?'
"What have you done? Nothing,
Miss Snntcine."
"But you nre chasing me so now."
"Oh, no." he denied so unconvinc-
inglS that she felt he was only put
ting her of.
Harriet Santolne knew that what
had attracted her friends to Eaton
was their recognition OF mis- likeness
to themselves; but what had i'm
I pressed her in seeing him with them
was his difference. Was 1t some men,
ory Of his former life that seeing
these people had recalled to him,
which had affected his manner toward
| her?
Again she looked Mt him.
Were you sorry to leave the club7'
she asked.
II was quite ready to leave" he