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Show I M 1 1 ; i m m I m i n 1 1 1 Ml The Way the Wind Blew By C. MACKIE hh-i i m ii n i M n n i M (Copyright.) ' j nTnE wind," observed Mr, Harold Monsnnby. hs he mounted the marble steps of the Scnnsby mansion, "Is fair south or southwest, I should say!" .... A pallid butler opened the door. "Miss Scnnsby Is In the garden, sir," the man announced. "They are having ten under the beeches, sir." The young man followed the pompous pom-pous figure cut of the bouse.across the wide green lawns, around to the beech trees, spreading. their coppery foliage I under the hot sun. Monsonby quivered when he saw the girl who sat under them pouring tea. "So glad to see yoa, Mr. Monsonby," she railed gaily. "I've Just been hoping hop-ing you would come around this afternoon aft-ernoon you know Mr. Youngs, I am sure. One lump or two?" Mr. Monsonby had every reason In the world to hate Bill Youngs. They had been classmates at college and as Hill had always kept nbout three Jumps nhead of Harold Monsonby, the latter felt a vague premonition of evil when he found the "handsome stranger" stran-ger" drinking tea alone with . Ethel Scansby.. lie was never one to be diffident dif-fident - "I'll ' outstay' him," Harold determined, deter-mined, picking out a nutty little cake and nibbling It. "yind seems to be In the east." he said aloud. "East 1" scoffed Youngs, "why, the wind Is suth and the sky Is hlue what more could one ask?" His brown eyes sought Miss Scansby's "T am wondering," Bhe trilled sweetly. sweet-ly. "Now. Harold, do tell me what Is the matter with you today? You look positively gloomy!" narold Monsonby aroused himself and smiled at her. "Really, Ethel, I nm feeling fine only I happened to be thinking of something Important Just then somebody tell me who won the Cloverlelgh match." Tiigsby," announced Youngs abruptly. ab-ruptly. . "Good fellow, old Bigsby," muttered Harold. "Pretty good," yawned Youngs. "Of course you nre not surprised to hear that this same Bigsby used to be my caddy." . Ethel Scansby smiled Indulgently. ' "That must have been a wonderful help to him." she murmured. "Nasty dig for Bill," chuckled Monsonby. Mon-sonby. softly stroking his tafTy-colored hair. "I feel a cold breeze," complained Bill Youngs, "never noticed It until n few minutes ago funny, eh? Must be the wind's In the north, eh 7" " "Wind Is south." contented Monsonby Monson-by complacently, settling back In the chair while a man servant removed the tea equipage. "How do you know?" asked Ethel Idly. "My feelings with me, 'all's well with the world' and all lhat, you know," "You must be In love," exploded Bill suddenly "Must be that pretty Jinks-by Jinks-by girl the other night." "Where?" demanded Harold coldly. "At the Jlnksbys place, Tuesday night." "I was not there," lied Harold calmly. "Neither was I," confessed BUI urbanely, ur-banely, "but the newspaper had both our names In the guesf list!" "Please do not be so silly," protested pro-tested Ethel Scansby. "You know very well that T danced with both of you at the .Tlnkshy's affair and as for Stella Jlnksby of course everybody knows that she's engaged to Jim BaiTton." "flood fellow. Jim." said Monsonby hardily. "Oh, he's Just a darling." burst out Ethel. "What do you like best about him?" queried Bill Youngs. "About Jim?" Ethel's eyes sparkled and then suddenly became very shy and downcast. "Guess what I like best a brut him?" "Why oh. because he's a big brawny follow, with lots of money and a good sport." said BUI Youngs promptly, flexing his heavy arms. "And you. Mr. Monsonby? Why do you think I admire Jim BnfTton?" asked Miss Scnnsby, Harold smiled grimly at BUI Youngs. "Perhaps you prefer him because he Is of gentle blood, fair skinned and fair minded." he said holdl.v. "now funny you are both of you " her laughter chimed sweetly. "The only reason that I like Jim Bnffton Is because he Is going to marry Stella .Tlnksby!" The two of them sat there, listening to her happy laughter, each of them madly In love with her. and neither one offering to leave. "Won't you stay for dinner?" asked Ethel nfter a while. They shot up together and made thetr farewells. "Wait a moment," said Ethel, rising and standing before them like some lovely culprit. "T must tell you both now you are such good friends of mine my engagement will be announced an-nounced in n few days some one you both know Ralph Bigsby I" "You mean the one 'who won the Cloverlelgh .match?" gasped BUI Youngs. "Yes." smiled Ethel. "Used to be your caddy, remember?" As the sun dropped behind the trees, the copper beeches took on their dress of "somber bronze, and the departing .: Iters looked back'oifce and saw the girl standing there, a slim, white figure. t |
