Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-30
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- said Anna. open It and
read the name.
EVELYN made no move
ment 10 take it, She lifted
her head and spoke very gently, but
as If from distance:
Il don't want to open it. l don't
want TO read the name"
Something in Anna responded. she
nodded
What then do YOU want?"
"I want Il for his family-for Sir
Cottereil I-aytion. l don't want it for
myself at all; want il TO use il there
is trouble about the successSena
Take it then. 1t has never been
raped"
Still Evelyn did not put out her
hand.
u don't want to take 1t like that.
want you to do something for me.
want you TO sew it up in piece
OF stuff VIII you do it?''
4 curious look OF comprehension
came into Annals eyes. She nodded
slowly twice and put the disk back on
the Bible Then she opened her work
box and produced a scrap of linen.
With this l have been patching
the last Of my grandmother's sheets
II is good old linen. now there is none
like it any more"
She pressed the paper close about
the disk. set il on the linen and cut
a square. Then she threaded
needle, turned the edge of the linen
in neatly and ran a drawstring OF
stout thread all round it. When the
disk was IN its linen bag she fastened
IL with a few strong stitches and put
# into Eyelyn's hand.
AS their fingers touched Anna
said sharply:
rs he well? Is he happy: You
have told me nothing"
Evelyn held the disk. The linen was
cold against her palm.
He is well"
And happy" Annals round blue
eyes accused her.
NO. he isn't happy"
why"
81 don't know why"
Something fierce came into Annals
veice.
He was happy here where he had
nothing. Now he has everything and
he is not happy. Whose fault is
that"
NO one has everything. Frau
Blum
Evelyn turned 10 the door and
opened IT. The sun streamed in. 1t
dazzled her, and che turned back.
Anna had not moved. There was
great sadness in her face.
Some az us have nothing" she said.
Evelyn had an extraordinary i'm
pulse OF understa nding and pity: her
heart went out to Anna. She kissed
her quickly on the cheek and ran
through the open doorway into the
sunshine and down the winding path
among the trees.
Monkey. I think you're absolutely
weak about Evelyn"
I2cv's futeIike voice was little
rlainti*e. She felt herself justly ag-
grieved To begin with. it was very
f1ne dav and she would have enjoyed
the drive.
why. then. should Monkey have
Insisted on her remaining AZ home
really !naisted--wEen all she had ever
suggested Was that she should sit in
the car ard keel, him company while
EVELYN went 70 zee Frau Blum
You can say what you like, Mon.
key. but il would have been much
better il l had come with You as ]
suggested. Suppose Evelyn had faint
Cd. or anything like THAR"
''She didn't faint"
"She might have fainted-you never
know. And IL she had tainted, why,
then I should have been there. And
anyhow ! should have insisted on
hearing what hah happened "nereaS'
80 far az ] ran make out, you let her
come back looking Ike "a ghost, snd
didn't ark her single question
my child. what a dramatic mind
you've got. ! didn't ~ Evelyn looked
like "a ghost hah She i"Dhed az
se We ~ ~ .,.. n a', ma ~. ear and
said. You Wont ash any question:
g0nkeS Will YOU vel, hatufaIy
Didn't aSk any ana "liat more,
I<als -;
Lazy sml)@d ano ofDpD@i nam i4t'
tie cosfkeH.
you going - stop me. Monkey. dar'
lbf 49,. ,-1 10. 80 .s.,.,,,
Manning pm mana On hef snopi'
Der. All the lines On hls faAe oe"p'
ene6.
I'm serious,
FEs t"3sfHH away 'i"'p "'" VI"
petlisi4 laugh
And - an SERIOUS. EYs'yns
MY very own cousin, and shall ask
her ~ fnsny questions ~ ! hke.
manning "eH1 "pf - ~ ~. ''"' @'''
banged the door t@hind him.
4 little later Lacy had sn opIrr'
funity II putting hfi questions. she
With Evelyn, boz she hn n"t R"'
much far'bef ,h@ a., - Fran e,,,,o