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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1937-6-23, Page 2�ce of Hearts BY AMY MILLER THE ARU$SEJ POST 1W1+1RNI:HDAY, elleri1 23rd, 19937 —row t' ,A 1!d �tr1`R�N tleSentteeertes:*# eeet ttettatt?etteitt ss k,,1eletrb' ,,. a CHAPTER Y, . ed with gratitude, if they behaved time, and thoroughly enjoyed the getraouely and looked over it;' renewal of the old companionship. Ave The f:onquer0r, - I. raa, "That would have ettaddened me," They were going, that evening, 'o "Thiltgtl happen to eta suddenly," said Lorna, "I'm afraid he's rather ,a dinner and dance at one of the thuugbt Merle, tbree weeks later,; narrow.ntlnded, your Tim." large hote'ia, and Lorna interrupted "Who would have guessed I should ', "Fre isn't urine now." remelted her daughter's lessons to consult be in E:gel4 new?" 1 Merle, not without a pang. Merle about their dress. She was rookie; from the window j '1 expect he is;' laughed Lorna 1, "Wear your silver," said Lorna. of -a neon in Lorna Savants fiat, dna j Yo11'1's not the kind of girl a man "No one here bas seen it, And it's IRrna'n little girl, Inas, now elerle's p forgets. Ism sorry for him, but '1! lovely, and won't cease tette ray doing her lessons near. t, still I should have felt the same in Y blue pupil, was Your place." 111 "It's dated rather." arerle demur - The ragMerlee, as Merle bad called the Sett in ber own mind, had net heel I This was comforting to a girl who 1 red. "1 bad it a year ago. It's bar long, and the green uniform had ! }I04 been alone with ber worries. hardly smart enough," aeon beep ditsearded, t Merle said— "tIOY.n like that are never dated.' Lore had once beep at t "I haven't told ('on yet;' declared Lorna. "And it's you— Site and a e abetolutely " the same school. Lorna, leaving : "1 shouldn't;' returp.d " Larnd before Merle, had married soon at- `• eomtortablg, '-Leavy: all that• The Berle sate way. She was the ter and gone with her husband -to . Point is, are you coming back to 1 Bevans' guest. and must do them Caul sits u:" credit. Br :des. Lorna was right— live in Cairo, where be heed a Gov- ernmet.t 1)001. 1,"1 ones with I t'ould. hot yea mute ( the silver canom , after *Ow slight t tree oo, was actually tee Imposeibieee returned 'Merle, l alterations made in preparation for The two girls had written. t+ ea e F t ber hontym nup11 other or•easionally; buts era' !tad ru.fu 1,- i been (ea:teed by new laterette and -1x4--'t sea rete sed Lor the minute, 11: h o i' V.C.glad to nave youShe had bad many of her clothe, F telt much, mei Ira: sole•''imti months beeti:'+. d 1, ;cu b' rat rhnated. for iter means had net tweet. their lettcthr,i,,..l: I permitted Of an elaberute new went, free -title', endured, Lent- a get -en -tern ! t net Lorna and her ireebee 1, El ar , "a' a 0.:2 1 tae ,.1, h., 01 i vise pari riot peon welling 10 ac- ?,_, ,dF t_ e p:) t„ r I,+. tor, nuth terns friends. She Belts., t:, +ied acme to F at.'d 1 T 'ss w , I ret! :o tarok of that, now. Wave, mrd Lorne, had 11. std. en I t <- -t mere:. r.t •..,e add treed "s, ..er . t hard 7 n i:a+l been marrying a girl e i r r1. E t . 'ea3 01 n t1 -.':.r , tee:,, ye ,nee, batt ser hat her tee , u•s si I r 1 It :r,.,. j0 -.I. Kefore her rt -^1.L -<y .ett heer. a:ra'd of app":.,eying at a Fen), ..- tent It, sh:,p 3larr,4•5 ...,. n•a 14.,, y ,:•1, 8,8._,88 'I:-udr.: 'ac--. She knew how to and r.<. ..:k1 her old irferd In one • .site Edgar. n' I et er.'1 she we. y•. _et '-" .t of eel• ezether, and of the ' '1,- ✓ .. r tt r t em. SW- t 1 innteted. en Mere: -o^ wee sen t a e,, lie tVit e ▪ n' a-... r r �.. t1•1 have },ought her some to dire with her and. Edgar at LF mss. �.., . _.. _^ a marv,-Let rh the:o in Paris, no bone.• doubt, And af'rr that, they had A 'rsea. tee, heart talk heti eat tee- •: nee n nee et err I e honeymoon 1n North Afrf- ,anr. d a WI: fee, r ed. 2 d 1.4:71 uu a i .;:"e a • t e e , 1 - r 1. uan.ir-ring. by easy stages, t0 the tee .. *.f Tim, and tet ,rota., i et _. , IAOett:e tai^:a k,'yi�t• ga emert. ? "_ • =a r • 4 ;, Strang to think that she was in ,.lee et este a p: erer e e i A ._ ser girl ::,d ('tiro after all, teeing a great deal s ' .. dtee itteteenne.t.reet t, he and Tim had meant to see said frar.kty. 'Bee how iterfeetie c, , .:,,pat`s, tugelher. silly 'rt rfakp a flee b:bt a. : � sr l •• ; • .. x _ t ,llen griefs, arid She ape Guy Devenish had talked Ing ;;t ., .1.o r, r, era'•mt= -r;?h , 1 1 .. teen . .teat 1..ee. _.eve 1e,,11,:•; of Egypt. He knew it, 0f course. Ifeve:...... I n_.. Id 21. a 1. 11': had been ^' s �� n all over the world. * e :' ra tot She bad not worn the silver err to ... ri ma R,1P',leer lett- tteetetes ntree and fee gown since that night at Melbury tete tenets. retpettere court, One could count the time :'-.z Tr., ,...:r_ ":.• with h -r. i by weeks since sho earl made pre- _: ._ q'larri tr`nre vee had not a dance left for _ ti ',:..- . . me elder Guy, but time mutt be counted by etteet 1' • .. end in a e211011 s, and esperleneee, and so -,e by. much had happenrel to r-ltange her >_ tee. .,.-•_.re . i.e. tee. did all Ir. elitire outlook. that she felt as if • -et,. v.. getet .ler:e a go,'I In ber heart, she was nuwlliing to wear that shimmering Platinum gown. It brought back Wo many memories, 1t had been Tines fav puree, and it was the one she had worn when Guy heel first seen her. They bad both gone oet of her sphere now, and I1fe was going 01t, briegiug much interest and even pleasure, 1n the renewal of an old 01d friendship, and in scenes new to her. But she felt nothing that teary mattered could ever happen to her again. Yet it was good to be back in the world sbe used to know. She re- solved to forget all her troubles as she dove with the Bevans 10 the Palatial a hotel TUe 1 actnatf on of the Fest, mingled as 1t was with 'Western luxury, took hold of her, The ballroom was rluilt and dec- drdteo 10 a typically frgYptiau man- ner, with pillars, and a teeselated terrace beyond. 'Merle bad met some of Edgar's eecolleeguee and was soon claimed for ;a dance—her first since that memor- able evening when she had ;net Guy, chance. eetned h0.re tee:. "Ne, I t diem:wet but a I r 1..,,,, f- .. .. trait.. _. : . poor 1:m we, tee "It t4-1-1 • ._• Merle. .But ire a..: A_.: +;res„ behaved as ,f 1 n.:,._. ea teterwenater, y, tire- m-' have 1 vts.'d. Canadian Pacific Extends Air -Conditioned Service 21 The Canadian Paclfte Railway A.ngua Shops at Montreal are humming with activity these day': as the Company continues its 'comprehensive programme of air - Conditioning. In the current year, ale -conditioning etluipment will be added to 130 care, including standard sleepers, dining cars, tourist sleepers, parlor cars, and day coaches, and these, in addi- tion to the 130 cars air-condition- ed in 1936, wile permit a very considerable extension of air-con- ditioned services throughout tbe Dominion. a Provision is made by the 7037 programme to provide air-con- ditioned dining tars on all trains tatrrylng air-conditioned sleepers +Sr parlor cars, besides additional wee,e ee ad entelar nary for uLt ',eel r a irs-'f 3ettte,et. 1124Ctre0 F t. arid. fAttoxt. Ter r ..; e.r ; < teterc, teal 3'' as 1 4 ',"Me-teeat 7412 ad : Saint ',Az:, NB, e S-rtoniV.• ye Mg of tofret t ';0,11 for t,b8' 4t, tratmer,reir etaeen t rti.ene VanCierie r 11131 Sfrnr•;rtiY.l Onto in a new ,•..r,>1 ;r.-:eriit:,:'x.g fra, tures of the 1197 pree:4'a of ,e. S e will nuppl ntreat teal. yaar'e seer t V1Cen which ull,,w&J 121 -.',o21 - ed standard ekes/ere, went -lounge, bedroom, fur! parlor , cars to be used em. trar,eat ontlru, toil trams between efr,4trr et, T'or ronto, and Vancouver the tgon'.i real, Toronto, Hamilina, f hi,Lso services; and the night trains boat tweet Montreal and Boston. toe:al rted sleepers and lounge ;ars were Mee provided for the et:lonlitae-1 er" servIne between r t,:eery, :1.1. Paul, and Vancouver, $'ror r; hde:a of the work ronnect- r:d tvctb a11r,nditleaning in given uy ti.e pi,:tures above, tars aro c.trtpp1d, a.e in lower right, and eentaod tea keep out heat, cold, rid .dart. The pictures at the 21.14 eel ow tenert of the material oee tee platted in the cars. The r,..eft.' .eu written all over the 10'4 ,f the yeterg lady, in "Lower r" entre:t tt the. public's feelings V,wc,rd this new type 0f eontrol- viI ' os fort In the centre la a !'_ose up of the reinter)] equipment, 1.27 W14'1,, as the arrows indicate, 'ilk S0,fivldeel roan regulate the volume anddirection of the flan of air, 0 This was a far different scene Froin that very English one. Ther. were glittering uniforms, olive faces under fez or turbot,, dark-skinned attendants in picturesque and col- ourful costume. The music cutin from a famous orchestra, and the whole gathering watt Pervaded by the Oriental atmosphere. To Merle, It seemed half unreal. She was glad to dance again, to be made conscious, by the manner of the men she danced with, that she was young and beautiful, but the sense of something missing, of beer,{ alone in opii'b, even stele she seem- ed part of a gay crowd, would not leave her, She :Upped away presently, and went out to the dimly -!ft terrace. The gardens lay dark and myster- lout below and above was the vel- vet -blue darkness of tbe Egyptian sky, gemmed with brilliant stars. Tits nor Guy. yet with 1118 shadow. of them both In her vision of him. 'rim bad worn his likeness some. Omen when She clad clothed him with her ideals of chivalry and tattle fulness. And Guy, whose ides had been a wrong to Tim, had held Iter, for one diiirlous 4nomen?t as the dream•Iover might, Tim, whom she had known so long, was already in the land of shadow.% while the man she had known for a day, was haunting her in her thoughts, and would eat leave her. "Merle i" The voice, low as it was, reached her clearly, It came from beneath the terrace where she 810od, and her eyes, accustomed now to the dint light, saw a figure emerge from the shadow of the shrubs, a face looking up at her, "I'm coming up," said Guy Deven lob, The next she knew, he was climb- ing the wall with the aid of the stone carving and the tall shrubs that grew beside it, He swung himself up to the broad ledge of the balustrade, and over it, to stand be- side her. She was breathless as they stood looking in each oeeher's faces, "Oh, 'why did you do that " sbe cried foolishly. "It was quicker than going round to the steps, he answered. "The quickest way is always best" "Is It You might have fallen." "Oh. no. It's marvellous to see you here." It's mulvellous to be here,' she auswered, "Is Egypt all you dreamed?" "More- 'mut•h morel" 'I'm so glad" But '11ai did the glory of Egypt matter With a thousand things to say, they were saying nothing. Iia might have dt•opped from the skies, so soddenly he had appeared before ber, and they were talking as any chance acquaintance might, Het' brain seemed reeling benesth the sudden shock of jo,t, and yet she was tongue-tied. He was standing betide ber, not even touching her hand, yet his nearne_- VMS overpowering. He was silent. too, Just looking ,it tier as if lie would read her thoughts. "So—it's all eight." he said after that long pause, "'I'ni glad—l'nt veiny glad l" She wondered what he meant, She was hewildered by her owls emo- tions. "Will you dance with me just once ' he asked suddenly Site neither consenxe, a0r denied. A:; in eeme rir"1101 she slipped int'' his arms, and melted there, as on The music from the ballroom Boated out to her. Here and there were little groups and pairs who sat at the tables, and loitered by the balustrades. . Ther,: were a. few dint lights, but where Merle stood it was almost dark. There was a rustle amidst some flowering shrubs below the terrace. Its perfume was wafted to her, completing the strange spell that was woven around her. If only the companion for whom she vaguely longed had been beside her, feeling as she dire the tempell. Ing p05101' of the night's magic! •It seemed a waste to be alone, She miss.'er1 the dream -lover, whom site had never met—needier MARTIN-S@NOtlR GUARANT. �f. • _ 8888.. rear tem' emeteors You paint for beauty and protection—and Martin•Senour 100% Pure Paint guarantees you both—guarantees in writing on every can that no cheap and useless adulter- ants are used in its manufactures That's why you get Ionger lasting protection, firmer colors and a better and more economical job. NEU-GLOS Medium Gloss Enamel The new sanitary, washable finish for interior walls and woodwork, An easy product to use: Aries with medium gloss. Obtainable in wide range of beautiful pastel shades. 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Her lips were hungry for ewclt a kiss as she had known, She wanted him to held her closer yet, and never let her go, But the music died away in ell- enee, and they paused, Mile clasped together. ,, He lifted her hand, and kissed her ed to his, unconsciously entreated, "Tbank you, dear," he said, 'That vas wonderful, I shall always re- member;" He released her then, and with a chill forboding she waited. "I must go now," he said, 'Good- bye, Merle, You don't know what Ft means to me, to have had this glimpse of you, and to know that all is well." Her voice came in pitiful jerks, "Aren't you staying here then '' "'No, dear. I'm off again to -night. So it's just hail and farewell." He titled ehr hand, and kissed her argentite. The very mockery of a cards, it seemed to her. Then she was standing alone, and he had vuniehed in the darknes , suddenly, as mysteriously, as he bad appeared. 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