Evening star., 1925-09-04
THE WRATH TO COME
o"' Of 'hs Eve, Bee, 1y' ss'e'' BY E. Phillips Oppene
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to be sympathizing with you. But
how can |. Grant? You fix your mind
and affections upon an ingenue OF the
most British type and then YOU nurse
broken heart because the inevitable
happens
He broke away from the subject.
May / take il. then he asked.
that YOU and your husband are
reconciled2"
I'VE are about to be. she admitted.
1T is very amusing. / made the first
overtures, or rather Mr. Cornelius
Blum made them on my behalf. He
pleaded my cause most eloquently.
have been given to understand that
] am forgiven. Ny husband arrives
today. We are staying at the Ritz.
| think | will not ask YOU to call"
She saw the displeasure in his face.
For a moment she faItered. She was
gripping her little gold purse tightly
with the fingers Of her left hand.
Il seem TO you fiippant?" she went
on. "Well,-you must make allow
ances for me. This is not exactly the
hsppiest day of my life. / suppose
really l should look for happiness in
other ways-trying TO do good and all
that sort Of thing. If I were TO play
the much admired part Of long suffer
ing heroine I'm the cinema romance Of
plainest clothes. wait mysteI1ousiy
upon your young ingenue, confess the
whole truth to her at the cost of my
own undying humiliation. and not
leave her until ! had shown her the
truth. Then ! should telephone YOU.
You would leap into a taxi and drive
to Yeovil House. / should take a last
look at your photograph and an over
dose of veronaI. Curtain 10 slow
music
Grants feelings had suddenly
| changed lie realized the state Of
strain in which she was
You're talking a great deal Of non
sense Gertrude" he said. Il am glad
TO have seen you. / am glad to hear
your news. If | may be allowed 10
say so. | do indeed wish you happi-
ress. | wish that ! could have had
my share in bringing il to you
He passed on little abruptly and
Gertrude made her delayed entrance
into the establishment where lowering
satellites had been eagerly awaiting
her. To Grant the interview had
been, in it's way. a painful one. From
material point Of view Gertrude :
! reconciliation with her husband was
certainly the best thing that could
! have happened TO her. Yet, during
! the whole of their conversation, he
| had been conscious of an uneasy en-
| yironment of misery. The meeting.
| notwithstanding a certain sense Of
relief which il brought him. had only
4 increased his depression. He strolled
/ on without any particular idea a 10
where he was going. AT the corner Of
/ Bond street and Piccadilly he heard
q familiar voice and felt a friendly
/ hand upon his shoulder.
Why so woebegone. my young
! friend? You ought TO be up in the
seventh heavens to think Of all the
! excitement YOU are causing.
| Grant was suddenly down gain in
/ the world of real things. He shook
1 hands heartily with his new friend.
! Good morning. Admiral he said.
Do look as though l were indulginc
in nit of blues?"
IF / hadn't been brave man. ?"
| Sullivan declared-''we'r all brave in
| the navy wouldn't have ventured
to speak 10 you. Come along and
! lunch"
Grant hesitated His companion
| took him by the arm.
| Ritz grill room-my favorite cor
ner table" he insisted. We ought To
| have heaps 10 talk about-except that
/ am too hungry to talk at all. I've
/ been up since o'clock on your
/ business-in the Marconi room al the
admiralty, most of the time.
! ANY news"
! Not much that's fresh. anyway.
| We're getting things into shape for
| the moment we receive word from
| Washington. There's a cabinet coun-
| ell today. YOU know. Lucky some of
| our friends can't get hold Of the
sgenda. We should have the whole
world by its ears tomorrow"
Continued in Tomorrow's Starl