Evening star., 1928-01-22

Cruel to make her say II. She held
the dog tight.
Il mean-what'll you tell her
about-yourself and me?"
She said. III tell her-theres 70 be
"A divorce"
Christopher fingered his mustache.
His mouth twisted-hardly 10 be called
a smile Your mother told me you
were happier than you'd been in
months. You don't look ii. You're
too thin"
Where did you see my mother'"
cried Sybil
The day she came to my Office"
She didn't go 10 your Office
She said you knew she vas COM
ing" said Christopher.
4 knew! What did she say TO
| you?" said Sybil.
For one thing" said Christopher.
she said you had been in love with
Sam Martin since you were both kids
and that. when cut in, made
mess OF your life"
Did she say that"
That's only half Of IL. She said
/ the kindest thing could do would
be never TO try 20 see you again That
YOU were Jus, getting hold OF yourself
. after-about Chris
Getting hold OF myself" said ST.
bill She meant she was getting hold
Of me-"
/ "Dyou mean that" asked Christie
pher sharply.
Sybil said. with tired and bitter
laugh: She always wanted me TO
marry Sammy. She thinks now. that
after we leave Paris"
She told me how you hated me"
said Christopher. In case hadn't
known III
She SAYS had no pride" said Sy-
bill. TO let you put II over on me as
long as you did think she's right"
oh. undoubtedly" he assured her.
THEY might have gone then. leav-
Ing only emptiness. bare walls and
echoing floors behind them. dusk deep
ening in deserted roon-but they
didn't.
I hear you're steppins-xi,h MAJ
geyy Harleish?"
What do you care' II true."
That wrung q cry out Of her. Chris
YOU brute.''
He said What abou: you?"-be-
tween his teeth.
Il haven't hurt YOU"
You haven't What do you think
am"
DO you mean you're no, happy
now Chris"
lie took out a cigarette and forgot
10 light II, turning il over and over.
crushing IL, spelling IT, y dare ssy
your mother told you I was"
She Ssys-She SAYS we were hope-
!e>sly m.sr,ateG. Or we'd never have
Towed the way we did-all the time
one reason ar another
DO you need your mother 10 tell
you when you're mismatede"
You didn't want me-"
Did she tell YOU that. too"
Do yo0e" said Syh.l 'chris--do
Size pu, her hand on his arm
when she saw the look III his ewes.
she put her arms about hts nerS-<Se
rus her head down on his ne.r.
and her lips parted TO feel /, .huSd.nS
faster
4: yen wan, me-" she said. take
mc back"
Il wan, YOU" ss:d CHRISTOPHER.
he held her 50 cloSs, she 5-,,,ns,
ne plush dog-and didn't Know 4,
ChriS--- said Sybil. r,cppinS h~-
ewes with his hsndkerchief-"I thins
We oash' TO s!vc thar clerk Scme.hins
let's give him everything we've so.~
IL our packets"
Between them, they ,o,alss nins,x.
TWO dollars and eighty-nye cents
,'Pn' 1t III an cnvelope." Chr,S,,,es-
said herr. I've got one-sva xr.,s
ms name oa il, DonlcG. isn't ~ q a
G something like thai
INJURED Syh.l. writing
iheS stopped on the way ou, Ard
Shri>'npher put the enyelcpc ints
Donion'S hand Ns
rhsass' Gcoa night, Mr. r,nos,,,. !
innlon watched them sn oesmn,s |
aiter ,hem, He'd had a Sccc huncS ,
Mhca n telenhone6 EN- eo;h. Thry'S &
az EN-. " WA
Once syhsl and Chris,ephcr wer, ,,,
M sight, nonlon opened the envele,,e
WIN shaking fingers Nisht he
seupe ~ ,enS~~he hardly dared he,e /
Tor oltr~he had ave OF his own.
tWenty-nre would b. enough m ,<,n-
vince walt that he VAS trylns ~ raiSr
u bN tcmorrow he mlsht think
81 ano'hes lme~Ae MAS t>Ne aayned
tired tonight
A"VnN~ tWo twSntieS t,Ne. twt>
three, four tens N>ns>n ~, a
eh'sN sweat ereak,ns out cn his uprev
isr III the palms of his hands RE
nnsrFrd the hills ncrrSs,lcu>,y, INNr
NNrS cne$-an0 eiyhtv~flNe cents
IN M'Ner, That Mas \ hoi SketeA' AS,
wait woald say Why the eiSNtv- ave
cents Never mind TAKE Il all ~
sstheF nsaety>tWo dollars and
etehtN-ftve certS
theSd eeen Srasetsl all yssAt They
nsa turned out their pockets scr him
tie knew it~~VaSuelN
Jimmy --~~ra" ne said ~ the pS,Ytes, :
sa>$'as the ortee at the n,,,lneas.
jimmy" With a stevce eNci,eaens
sfpplas htm~~"Ceusd ,<,u ,et ms have
TWO dNl'afs and nsteen eentS-tiu the
end M the week.
What's the idea cg the ettesn
.entSS" asked Jimmy euyk,sSlN--~eut ne
set h'nsnn have IL
Ihat made an evea hundred Nm,
Mh put 10 IN srvSh enyelSHNe and
Mse'e acrvSSS the tace ~ II Waiter q
tNNhsen" Walt eame In white n waS
~ IT,
Nhes what's the meke Go, sens,
tang tot me-" II
tANnEnn turned s,d,ns hS wave Of
trnntpA.
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