New Britain herald., 1924-05-07
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lneN nad HnlsneO De1OTe MaTy ana David returned. They came into the room together, laughing and talking as if they had known one another all their lives.
 David carried a rug and Mary's coat over his arm; his rather pale face was flushed with the fresh, damp air. Dora had never seen him look so young and animated. He stood quite still when he ssw lips. But the next moment he had recovered himself, and came forward with outstretched hand.
 This is an unexpected pleasure." His eyes searched the room rather anyiously.. sIs--is Monty with you?"
 Dora laughed. -.
 No; and he doesn't know I am here, either" She explained the situation to him as she had done to Miss Narney; he accepted it Eravely.
 "you've had your journey in vain, then?"
 Her eyes shot him an appeal.
 Not in vain, David, if I see you all. How nnkind.'
 She tried 10 laugh.
 Miss Varney introduced Mary.
 Miss Fisher--Mrs. Bretherton, Nicel's wife" Mary held out her hand She looked little pale and troubled. For one terrified moment she, too, had wondered if Monty were here, too. 1T so--if so-oh, what would have hap pened?
 T am SO pleased 10 meet you." said Dora effusiyely. She bent and kissed the girls grave face. "I do hope VIC shall be friends. Nigel and were great chums."
 She was no longer jealous Of Mary. In her heart she had already summed her up.
 Dowdy and uninteresting. How could Monty have ever described her as pretty?
 She would have been amazed could she have known how David was con- trasting her with Mary--infnitely to Mary's advantage; he considered her thousand times more attractive in her simple mourning than Dora in her smartly cut clothes and pink and white beauty.
 Mary drove all the way without my valuable assistance this after noon." he said to Miss Nsrney. He looked at Mary with a sort of pro- prietary smile in his eyes. She won't want any more lessons now"
 "Do you like motoring:" Dora asked.
 "I never had any before I cam. here, said Mary shyly. T never went in a private car"
 Dora looked surprised.
 q thought Nigel had one. am sure I have heard my brother say that he did"
 Mary had remembered, too late. She caught her breath hard; her eyes went 10 David with sort of agohized pleading. He came to her rescue quietly.
 Mary doesn't call that old knock about ear I expect" he said. Nigel bought 1t secondhand, and it vas only a two-seater; I believe he had nothing but trouble with it."
 He changed the conversation by asking if there was any tea left
 We must have some fresh" said Miss Narney: she was very particular over the way her tea was breUed. She gave the maid most careful in- structions when she came to answer the bell.
 Are you going back to London ionight?" David asked; he had taken 2 chair beside Dora.
 She laughed.
 Why, of course l ami I didn't mean to stay five minutes, only couldn't resist the lea. and Miss Var ney said you would be in soon. Why didn't you come 10 see us last night, DaNid?"
 Her voice was reproachful. Mary moved away and stood looking out Of inc window into the darkening garden.
 II was surprising hor acutely sen- sitiee she was 10 every word that ! passed between David and Dora: ! though she tried not to listen, she l heard everything they said. ' She had never seen Dora Fisher ! before. but she had heard Nigc1's Rife speak Of her many times. ! Dolly had inelegsntiy called her q tdressed-up cat: she had made fun Of the pav she did her hair, and the clothes she wore. though she would dearly have liked to have worn the same things herself. Tn her heart she had known Dor, fto be both smartiy and srpensiysly dressed: it was through her jealousy < that Nigel had been obliged to break of all friendly associations with the . I-ishsrs. Mary vas recalling all this | vaguely as she stood a; the window. and heard Dona's rather affected { voice. and Datid-s deep tones She knew she Tas not going to like bora: she knew that she resented ' this yisit--tbat sine resented the fact tiiat FisHerfs sister called David by | hiss-hrisiian name. II vas sn sb- surd resentment. but none ths less real.
 ' The past feg weeks at the Fed Grange had Spoilt her: she had been fusds much Of for the first tir1s ia her life. She feit out in t1e ccld and unzsnted ss she stood there
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