Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-17

in his, mid.twenties! This mood pre-
, Saas un srom n some i brutal villains
LuCY JOY, good-looking, piqaant,
poised. She has won pig prize IN
and Is . noted film actress. Archie
has merely saved her from some c'n-
SEYMOUR. movie man. her admirer:
pressible brother. a naval cadet.
THE ADMIRAL. rubicund. choleric old
officer, who dotes on Lucy.
MRS. JOY, gay. charming. almost as
youthful as her daughter Lucy.
Slim, Pretty--and Cool!
For young Laverock had never
been what has been described as
"dogward" He had neither loved
nor owned among the creatures who
were in part ow-sportsmen, in
part idols to 50 many of his pals.
No; Archie had never fully under
stood those men who found com.
plete companionship in the society
of an Airedale or OF q fox terrier and
who talked to these in speech Of q
melting tenderness only suited (the
Rover considered) to some loved
woman. Now he envied these dog
lovers. They had found something
that he had not. Friendship with
out disillusionment. For what does
put one off" nine times out Of ten?
Something the friend says; some
Earring image, some unsympathetic
remark at the wrong moment, some
phrase illchosen. Dogs have no
words; only the upward glance of
slavish worship that seems to hang
upon the master (who in reality
hangs upon that regard). Dog
worshipers have said, IF he could
only speak," Archie imagined
that II some of these adored animals
did break into human speech there
would prabably be heard the whin-
ing complaints of q selfish over-in-
dulged child, or the edged snap OF
n jealous mistress. But dogs never
do speak. Thus there is put into
their mouths only the phrase that
voiced. Illusion lives ."
Yes: Archie thought he'd have to
see about getting n dog.
A bull terrier was the breed he
fancied: white, with shapely TANKS
and pointed ears. People say
they're SO deaf . He wondered
AS he did so, he rose to thrust q
bit of coal between the bars of the
range and he glanced again out of
the window above the door.
There suddenly, framed by that
window, and set against that ground
of drowned purple, drenched gray
and weeping green there approached
in the raincape a half-oval OF fresh
color. Taken merely as color. It
was pleasant enough--a vivid and
glowing rose: deeper than pink,
paler than scarlet. Taken for what
1t signified (health and YOUTH, 1t
was equally agreeable. 1t was the
flush driven by rain and exercise
into the face of a girl.
mfr. Laverock?" inquired the
voice of thisSgirl from the steps of
the caravan.
Archie tucked his pipe into his
pocket and opened the door.
Il am Laverock," he said, won't
you--"
mo. thanks. won't come in"
there cut him short the very bust
Iless-like voice OF the girl with her
foot on the lowest step.
He saw that she was very tall and
slim. dressed in n long brown oil.
skin with an oilsbin cap pulled over
her dark eyes and dripping on to
her shoulders. or her face little
was to be seen but that flush OF
live carnation between wet gleam-
ing cap and coat. She might have
been twenty three. but her voice was
the voice of woman older than
her years, n woman accustomed TO
give orders; cool. dominant, de-
tached. Especially detached. No
Ticker OF interest did she display in
the super-caravan tobJect of poign-
ant interest all along the London
Shrewsbury road, none in its in
habitant.
She said next n surprising thing.
Il nave come to apologize to YOU"
Young Layerock, standing Just
above her. framed by the caravan
door. looked down bewildered.
ITO apol-"
YES: and didn't mean I'd come
l should have said L was sent to
apologize"
"Rat'-began the young man.
The young woman, however, waa
OF those who do not allow the
sentences of others to be finished.
came from Mr. Rice Mathews,"
she explained brusquely. He's nv
grandfather. you know. He meant
you to be asked up to dinner the
Day you arrived here. But-well. /
stopped. your coming"
me Rover. at the door, gaxed
down upon this forbidding girl in
oilskin, backed by the downpour.
You stopped my coming? Hut
You hadn't even seen mel" he ex-
planned. What had / done? why
should you"
1T wasn't anything you'd done.
IL was just anybody, not YOU" the
girl explained quickly. You see.
my grandfather is really very deli
cate. He simply has to be Kept
quiet sometimes, though he doesn't
IKE It. There's only me to look
aiter MIN now, you SEE. | think he's
aii right today. And he was annoy
Gu win me Tor having put You Off.
80 l told him I'd make my
oh, please don't" Archie bessp
smiling. Its absolutely"
Hut again she broke In. I'm that
cool detached voice that evidently
covered pique at having been sent
IKE scolded child, upon this or,
raha. And will YOU please come
up 10 Rios tonight instead? We
dine at eight We
on. thank you. How very good
OF you to come, and In all this wet
fiease tell Mr.. Rice Mathews thai I
snail be delight
You know the house?" she took
up prusquefy. ITS the first 1odr-
gate, white. on the left as YOU Leave
.he village. Good afternoon"-and
nclore he could speak she stepped
ngnuy on the ladder. swung away
along the water-course which had
I im ~ a road and was swallowed up
We'll! No danger of any .Ro.
L..