Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19

the truth about the robbery. ne dashes for
noms on a to learn that PatFies ngrious
proposal OF marriage from his cousin Hugo.
Continued From Yesterdays Starr
THIRTIETH INSTALLMENT.
- ONE years before, as member of
the English Rugby foot ball f1f-
teen, it had become necessary for
~ John one rainy afternoon in Dub
lin to fall on the ball at mo-
ment when five or six muscular Irish
forwards were endeavoring to kick it.
Until this moment he had ranked that
as the most unpleasant experience of his
life.
His fingers frightened their clutch on
the table. He found its support grateful
"Hugo?" he said.
He felt numbed just as he had felt
nun1bed In Dublin, when what had APP
peared to be a flock of centipedes with
cleated boots had made him the object
of their attentions. There came to him
the sound of his uncle's voice. Mr.
Carmody was saying that he was de-
lighted And the impossibility of re-
naming in the same room with man
who could be delighted at the news that
Pat was engaged to Hugo swept over
John like a wave. Releasing his grip
on the table, he tottered into the
garden.
Pat was walking on the lawn, and at
the sight of her John found himself
in a wlite-hot fury.
He was hurt all over, but he was so
angry that only subconsctously was ne
aware of this. Pat was looking so cool
and alluring, so altogether as II 1t
caused her no concern whatever that
she had made fool Of a good man that
he felt he hated her.
She did not attempt to avoid his
eye-the least, John felt, that she could
have done in the circumstances. she
was looking straight at him and there
was something of defiance in her gaze.
To her, Judging from her manner, he
was not the man whose hopes she had
raised by kissing him that night on the
Shrine, but merely an unwelcome IN
trllder.
$50 you're back?" she said.
John was anxious to speak, but afraid
that If he spoke he would stammer, and
q man on an occasion like this does
not wish to give away by stammer1ng
the fact that he is not perfectly happy
and debonair and altogether without
O care in the world.
IT hear you're engaged to Hugo" he
said, speaking carefully.
Eyes"
''Tt's-a little sudden, isn't it?"
els it?"
when did Hugo get back?"
~This morning. His letter arrived by
the first post and he came right on top
of it."
His letter."
eyes. He wrote asking me to marry
him
"Oh!"
John relapsed into a gray silence.
Pat stified yawn.
Did you have nice time yester-
day she asked careleSsly.
or
dare say you heard that we had
burglary up at the Hall, went of TO
catch the criminals and they caught
me-"
What"
ct was fool enough to let myself be
locked in a room with bars on the
windows. I only got out an hour or so
ago"
"Johnniei"
However, it ended happily. I've got
The stuff that was stolen"
But, Johnnie! thought you had
gone off picknicking with that Molloy
girl"
1T may have been her idea of pic
nicking. She was one of the gang.
Quite the leading spirit, l gather"
He had lowered his eyes, but an odd
choking sound caused him to look up.
Pats mouth had opened and she was
more beautiful John could not remem-
Der the occasion. Something seemed to
clutch at his throat and the garden,
seen indistinctly through a mist, danced
few steps in a tentative sort of way,
as If it we're trying out something new
that had just come over from America.
And then, as the mist cleared, John
found that he and Pat were not, as he
had supposed, alone. Standing beside
him was rugged and slightly unkenpt
person, clad in bearskin that had OBJ
v1ously not been made to measure, in
whom he recognized a Stone Age an
cestor who had come to give him few
words OF advice in moment of crisis.
The ancestor was looking at John
reproachfully. In appearance he was
rather like Sergt. Maj. Flannery, and,
when he spoke, it was with that well
remembered voice
"Oo-er," said the ancestor. Now
you see what's happened or occurred
or come about, if I may use the ex-
preston, through your not doing what
told you. Did I or did not repeat
edly urge and advise you to behave
toward this girl in the manner tested
and proved the correct one by me and
all the rest of your ancestors in the
days when men were men and knew
how to go about these matters? Now
you've lost her, whereas, If you'd done
"Stay" said quiet, sanity voice,
and John perceived that another form
had ranged itself beside him
Still, maybe it's not too late even
now ;"
mo, no." said the newcomer and
John was now able to see that this
was his better self, IT must protest
Let us, please. be restrained and self
effacing. I deprecate these counsels
of violence"
Tested and proved correct :? in
serted the ancestor. I'm giving him
good advice, that's what I'm doing
I'm pointing out to i'm, as you say,
the proper method"
81 consider your advice subversive to
b degree" said better self coldly, land
disapprove of your methods. The
thing for this young man to do is to
accept the situation like a gentle
man. This girl is engaged to another
man. good-looking, bright young man.