Evening star., 1926-05-16
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there need not be any delay. They
still have plenty of time to dress.
Il hate clocks" sighed Mary Ian
sing. "Phey remind me of my hectlc
youth. You people don't begin to un-
derstand what it means to be
awakened by a jarring alarm at
am. to rush into your clothes and
swallow some hot and taStelesS tea IN
the kitchen and catch q train or bus
at SIS so as to he in the office at y
o'clock. If you two want TO featlZe
how the poor live. so and stand for an
hour early one morning at the CITY
end of London Bridge and watch the
| hurrying. unsmilinG crowd as II
passes 1t will be a revelation. When
l think of that sad procession now
adays it induces sort of waking
nightmare
II don't suppose it's haporth
worse than hanging around the Judg-
ing ring III an agricultural show most
DAYS during four months of the year
said Betty.
There are various ways of being
bored with life" put in Eileen quietly.
Il should imagine that the ennul OF
doing nothing is the least endurabie.
Are YOU really happier now, Lady
Lansing. than when you and Sir Regi-
nald worked together in the same
office?"
mo: perhaps not. But | couldn't go
back to it. Wise saws about the Dig
nifty of labor are all very we'll for
those who have never had to work
nine hours daily five days in the week
and five on the sixth. Reginald VOWS
he will retire soon. | hope he means
it. really. If leaving the business i'm
plies seat in Parliament, I'll go
on strike. Imagine me canvassinE
slum constituency, | could astonish
some of the woman voters, of course,
but it would he ii loathsome job.
Abstain Panton was the first of the
men to look in on the way to his
dressing room. Eileen, wondering if
he had vet read Jacks letter, could
make nothing of his inscrutable face.
do YOU people know there has been
a special mail delivery? Some acci-
dent delayed the morning train. and
our London letters have just come in"
That was all. Eileen expected that
he would ask her to join him in the
billiard room, but he disappeared.
When the whole party Of seven-for
Col Grant had motored over from
Glen Inver for the afternoon and eve
ning-gathered in the drawing room.
he uttered no word to indicate that he
had heard from his cousin. Lord Oban
vanished after dinner and the others
played bridge. 1t happened that the
newly married couple cut out of the
first rubber so Eileen decided to force
the pace a little. : Drawing Alistair
aside. she said that she was in the hall
when Macdonald brought the letters
and was aware that John had written.
What of it?
"A hopeless business" he said off
handedly. II promised YOU should see
his reply. Please don't insist on that.
But l do
You will be horribly upset Al any
rate. wait until the others have gone.
Il have waited seven years"
Yes. | know. That is why I think
you should be content to dismiss the
whole ugly business from your mind.
do you refuse to tell me what John
has said?"
No only urge, for your own sake.
that YOU should allow me to judge in
this matter"
1T must be serious, then. Don't be
afraid. | shall not make a scene, If
that is your motive.
Very we'll. wish | had not pledged
my word. But
Copyright. 1925. by Louis Tracy
Continued tomorrow