Show W 11 its omar IN 11 HE morras mores moores had bad lust just had AV their first no not quarrel tiff harry was now in hla his study pulling down books he did not want and piling thorn them up on hla his table ile he selected a row ot of notebooks bearing title the grisoni orisons and the italian valleys Val leya lie ho got out extensive white blotched swiss survey maps and flies ot of the little ladin paper printed at Sama aden ile he had got all this up thoroughly on his last journey and now was the time to dip deep into the pile ot of printed and annotated annotate il tuff stuff it would help him to forget anything so absolutely silly as a little wife upstairs in her room the tears of temper still wet on her cheeks and employing her small email wh white ite teeth tn in reducing to tattered waste a soaked lace handkerchief henry henry morria moore felt himself very superior ile he was calm cold judicial and above what he called infantile tempers upstairs clara wept and fretted to think only to think scarcely ten months married and it had come to talal chist ali ah itoney it only she had known I 1 were all men inch so cruel so BO bitter did nobody care tor for her she would go to her mother no claros claras reflection came refreshingly cool like a splash of cold water no o oo well not quite that for one thing she know knew her mother anil and mrs mur ray linklater would pack her back to tier her husband clara heard her mother speak these very very words but it was over so much was fixed never never yip yer would it be glad confident morning again henry had bad settled that when he spoke those words those cruel dividing words he had bad said had said well clara could not V V 3 iz k e 3 X v C arz 0 5 q N Z 4 4 0 nv av arro vr ro wy quite remember what but at any rate it was over she could never forgive him for saying that yes about dear aunt Lae laetitia oh yes yea she bhe remembered that he could never get her a single night to himself without some stalking old she bhe patriarch with a reticule coming in to spoil evereth everything ifie clara would not have her family spoken against not by a score of 0 henry moores she had been educated carefully in the murray linklater cult and no vere do de vero vere could be prouder ot of tier her name clara in her bolted bedroom was getting out her blotting book and pad to write to her p poor 0 or wronged aunt she was going to ask a refuge for the few remaining days of a blasted life yes that was the adjective she was using and strange coincidence the villain below stairs was wag also using it though perhaps in a more colloquial sense ile he had just knocked over a whole pile of the neat notebooks in which he stored away hla his literary material materi aland and was passing oft off his own clumsiness in invective against inanimate things this was his mans way of biting his handkerchief but tile the strong arm of coincidence reached yet further stumbling and grumbling harry gathered up the fruit of his travel experiences and aid began re storing restoring them in the little three cornered shelves where lie he kept such things tor for reference work would not go tonight to night somehow one in his hand a small pocket notebook with rounded corners which served to carry about him lor for the shortest personal jot tings usually it lay among his keys on the dressing table and when he shaved he be was in the habit of putting down a word pr or two oh as brief and bald as possible but this particular stubby volume happened to be ills his diary of two years ago and he stood there with one hand mechanically pushing the notebooks into their places white while his eyes an tangled by what he read transported him to the ragged carpet the peremptorily furnished lodgings thy the boli military tary walks hands deep in pockets packets overcoat collar up cap pulled low of the days when first but stay what was waa clara dolne she had got out her blotting book from un det der tho the songs of the north the new mald maid very hard hara on the temper of young wives are new maids as a cla cliss gs had jammed it into the rack bending the corners shamefully and so when at last clara had released the folio lot a cascade of solidly built volumes in red basil clattered to the ground she had just time to spring back for the volumes had solid brass brasa locks ill all opened with the tha same little gold key she sha worn wore it about her neck and no one la in the hf us F ir y Q R q 11 10 t W F 4 X 1 4 1 1 4 V V I 1 X world not even harry had over ever been allowed to peep within indeed since sho she was married she had not often done so BO herself but now now that the happiness of her life had bad foundered beneath her she would go back it might be all the pleasure sob that was left her thus to live over a happy past A time watkins the moores new matti maid experienced some surprise and not unnaturally when in the exercise of her vocation she was wan carrying a copper ju jug g of hot water to mrs mra moores dressing room before sounding the iho first gong she observed her master and mistress approach each other from brorn opposite ends of the corridor both I 1 intently reading like people on a stage he in a small black book she ghe in one large fat anti and red A still poorer opinion had sarah watkins of her new place when she saw the readers look up simultaneously suddenly and guiltily cloi close cloie e their books turn on their several heels and so BO exeunt and them aez as what they has only been married ten months she meditated well well see to come of this the family ninner dinner that night was distinguished by extreme correct ot of demeanor and an etiquette almost spanish in its ness they were nothing it if not polite that la Is when wathina was in the room but watkins knew and stayed a moment on the mat listening to the silence that dropped lake alk a pill pall bho entered smiling to herself knowing oh ch experienced watkins that she would find clara looking lookin g sideways nt at the pattern of the carpet as though she had bad never seen it before while at hla his end of the table harry was molding bread pellets as if for a wager these things do not vary but even watkins the wise did lot not know everything penny fiction does not inform its readers what real people do a so as soon us as clara had escaped out of the dining room before he had time to open the tear door for or her harry sulkily sat down anti and felt lor foi hla his cigarette case lie ile was sure he had bad left it in the room yet he would not go for it lie could hear clera clara playing a noisy jig the wriggle and stamp of which he particularly loathed the little wretch he said laughing in spite ot of Idin himself self she knows quite well good evening mr air moore said his wife and he rose and went your ci cigarette garetto case Is in tho the smoking room but this time harry had it all his own way six x feet of blonde colossus ma made de short work ot of m mere ere pinpricks pin pricks ot of tho the toneta to neua clara foniri v 13 y of czi 1 1612 1 herself swept off the piano stool and installed where on the rounded arni arm ot of a big easy chair she elie had bad little more liberty of movement than that of swinging be her feet naughtily anti and rebelliously llou liou sly while her husband her what book were you reading so BO intently tills this afternoon when I 1 camo came upon you in the corridor let mo me see ace it El shant lant A time oil oh you coward I 1 13 because e you ou fire are strong I 1 shall go to to chero to whom sald said harry easily to my to aunt Lae laetitia sho she have hae you ou child laughed her he r hu husband osband and besides besl lea she bho would chargo charge you board which I 1 should have to payl pay well I 1 would pay it out ot of my own money esthere there what awn money my house money 1 you forget mrs clorria moore said her husband gravely it if you run away y you on have any house money 1 then in a burst as he shook her oh you great baby he cried inal anale a up bring brine tho the bockl it was waa a volume 0 of your diary I 1 knew by tho the lock ill show YOU ou mine fair exchange off with you youl well come with mo me then sald said clara holding out her hand but dont you think im 9 lying giving in it its a only yielding to brute force orco my spirit la Is unconquered never mind your spirit said bald tier her lord fetch the bockl and in these books the greater and the file lesser leaser they tend read late lata into the night and this was what they found christmas eye eve said clara begin therel there and she paused waiting with her finger in its place oh said her husband 1 I dont think there Is much and you call yourself youra elt a writer terl well shall I 1 begin clara was all on pins and needles now she could hardly keep still the quarrel was forgotten christmas eve she road read A dull day da y paid calls in the lane went to margarets baby Is adorable and tom begins to love me and calls me aunty aulty dee dfwar ar came home by grants and brought back fruit tor for dinner there Is in a man coming a friend of fathers it Is a horrid nuisance 1 here clara moore broke off suddenly oh I 1 wrote everything fresh you see I 1 wanted to remember youve daive no idea how bad my memory used to be in those days being married helps one has to remember ones husbands iniquities set in a notebook learned and conned by rote murmured marry harry III his wife stopped anti and looked severely at him well she said 1 I 1 did write a lot I 1 know and yours is no fair exchange I 1 dla it partly or as an exercise you see for I 1 was considered very good at composition at school whatever you may think besides I 1 dont believe you have bay anything in that book at all oh yes 1 have and he flourished a closely written page of memoranda before tier her eyes well she said with a a sigh and her eyes were dim and distant 11 T will read though I 1 never thought to let anyone see not even you but since you lavo have been so BO horrid to me I 1 will it seemed an odd reason but liay harry wisely nodded clara fluttered lutter pil some leaves leavea thoughtfully where shall I 1 go on she asked knitting tier her brows brow a you lid did begin from the beginning ho smiled as an lie he spoke why not continue she lie glanced up with sudden shyness almost at as lie spoke why aby not continue she glanced up with sudden shyness ahne ea almott almost like a surprised eve you were saying that it was a horrid nuisance having me come to dinner said harry moore did you sou change your our mind hero billere it Is sali sald Ms his wife running her eye down the columns of 0 close knit writing 11 1100 p m ile he Is gone it was waa not so horrid after all 11 hut but I 1 think he likes edith best he fie Is bli big and badly dres dressed oed why cant writers and artistic people dress humanly ile he had on the funniest tie I 1 ever saw and a beard and ho be came in a big gray cloak like one of millets shepherds but he talk edyes it was worth NV while hearing lilan talk not much to me ine though but he looked at me a lot and some boine how seemed to bo be conscious of everything MIB n doing kr dr stoner came cama in after awl aaa wanted wan toil mo me to look out music for him we W went into tho the corner together arid and got out th alf 6 olios folios and though lie he was talking to lather father 1 I knew very well he was as watching us charn all clara concluded she had been reading very rapidly as aa if anxious to get to the end now for or youral aurl M mine I 1 net oh ob mines no groat thing said bald icax ry pening opening hla his little black pocketbook jot tingo tings merely go on please cried clara stamping hw ber foot fool and mind dont alter a word or put in more I 1 shall knowl know I 1 christmas ovo eve began harry worked at guardian article took it round saw proof of yesterdays sester days chief wants wanta rne me to go to armenla armenia about the atrocities shant to club in afternoon clifton mccosh anti and say T oral eral of the follows fellow a there who wanted mo me to stop told them I 1 had to go out to old Linkla to dinner girls music bo bore but I 1 should look in later ohl interjected clara with her head wt and denly haughty a bore was it you said a horrid nul sancel remarked her husband and continued his reading without brou trou tr doubling blang to defend himself further 11 1 I got there early carly long way out of low several false trails at last found the place bacq abig n big house under trees from the doorway I 1 could ifould see in the hall ball a girl standing on stem putting up holly and green stuff presently old linklater come and introduced mo me this it IH claral clara I 1 became conscious of two great dark steady grayish bazel eyes the dinner went all right t after that pretty well I 1 dont know a fascinating and glamorous person certainly thero there was na also a sister Noli nonsense ainsel said clara you aro are macint up its as you go along 1 I know you tier her husband silently handed her the tha book decidedly it ans so BO written clara did not apologize for or her un belleL slie she only remarked oh but you are a dears dear ant and rubbing tier her cheek against hla his coat sleeve she purred go out she bho said dinner quite Int onual 1 harry continued talked too much but got led on somehow Bome how went well doctor fellow adlow there who put on oil a lot ot of friend of the family bide bat ant in a corner it and nd talked to tho the girl with the 11 eyes ali ah list ha you see you were jealous already cried clara clapping her hands joy bously nonsense ensell arild harry moore ot of little stonor I 1 think I 1 see my Boltl head gillead the next day go on go ant no the day YOU lou carno camu to elton again went to make my digestion ca call 11 took some flowers up to elton anti and talked to tho the old lady think I 1 mado a conquest dut but the ludy lady ot of the hyes eyes did not show up waited an hour and a halt half but dont think I 1 wasted my time entirely dear old lady 11 harry larry you are a cold blooded wre wrench hl I 1 very much the tha cont contrary rury mrs modrel now shall I 1 read and without giving him time to answer clara opened the solid basil boards and continued dec wont went out all the afternoon with w ath miss grierson raon down dewia tho the lane soup coup kitchen girls club and went homo home with her to tea when I 1 got homo home f T saw had a secret you always know by b the eatla fled way abe bo hb has of 0 looking mid mysterious ste she would bo be disappointed it you 4 nt ask her ber at once so I 1 teased her to tell t do you know whom ive been entert entertaining alti nil all afternoon sho she said her shoulders should Bf shaking with laughter I 1 und erste well enough A X oh the curate I 1 said as carelessly sa I 1 could 1 I saw him going down the lane like allt a pair ot of compasses compas aea let loose do you think the curato curate would bring we cne those said mother triumphantly and she nha ahr me a lovely bunch of roses a wagon loal nearly which sho she had set well back ina in the dusk of the piano so that I 1 should not sew see them before mother had her bar little triumph my they must havo have cost coet heaps ot of money this time ot of year they aro are all mine said mother but it if you are ara good you can have bave just juat one bud tor for yourself you see what one gets by stay trig ing quietly at homel she was tensing teasing me of course this derr dear old hearted mother you see what one gets tor for doing works gorksi of charity and mercy I 1 said lib 1116 would hive given them to me it if id been here ill never naver do a good action again ll now turn on to four seu cottage md and read about that cried clara iter her oyes eyes were not gray now nor yet hazel the dark puella had swallowed up all tho the rest overflowing everything with the soft salt blackness ot of a misty night ot of few stars lets see raster easter 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