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SYNOPSIS
Ruth Norris, student at tendon
Art School, joins her father, Court_
land Norris, it composer, and his
pupil companion, Boris Quentin 'for
a summer vacation In a caravan
Boris Quentin'a mother was a Hung-
arian gypsy and he inherited her in.
tense nature,
He falls in love with Rutb but
she tells him . elle can never love
111M.
They encouniter a young man on
the road who had been knocked
down by a motorist, He is Hugh
Marvin, an Ealishanan on a walking
tour. Following a night in the hos-
Vital, Ruth who is much attracted
to him offers him a lift In the care:
,van.
She caught Berle looking at her
strangely once or twice and wonder.
ed if he guessed anything, but she
did not care. Nothing mattered
except that she loves the yiung man
with the blue eyes, and that t" mor-
row she would have a .whole day
with him --one long, glorious sum-
mer's day, to be for ever remember-
ed.
She deliberately kept her thoughts
away from that photograph and the
words written on it- -"V'th love.—
Cynthia." She wanted only to
think of happy things to -night,
) The young man 'was waiting for
their outside the hospital next more leis aye. "But I. love the sense of
fling, with hls etre in a Clog, but freedom, after being cooped up ,n
otherwise, apparently, in good l an office meet of the Year. We've
health and sph'lta once again. Ruth I been care busy the last few months,
loved -the look of him, standing too, so the governor gave me a
Lit
there in e sunshine, so tail and month off, now we're slack, and I set
broad,
with the bedtgood looks Illay,oif to enjoy myself lo my own way.
of tete typical. young Engllebman. There's a wonderful fasoinatinn a -
Fie introduced himselt as Huge bout the open road, isn't there""
Marvin, and thanked her father for They discovered that they shared
his 'kindness. As he shook hands a taeie'for advetature, for books, and
with l3or'is, Ruth thought that the ,for many other things, By lunch
latter ]coked rather sulky He had ;time, when they stopped at a way -
not seemed too pleased when site nid'o inn for cold beef and salad, they
told iene ort the arrangement to give seemed to leave known one another'
the stranger a lift, all their lives.
However, she did not intend to Boris 'barfly spoke at all, and
waste 'time trying to understand the Ruth's Rather seamed tired. She
queer wirkings of Boris's mind, and looked at him anxiously, and sug-
was relieved Mien he went off to gested that he should lie down dur-
walk beside the horse, while her mg the afternoon.
'She :was rather alarmed to find
that he areed so readily, for usual-
ly it was difficult to persuade him
to rest, but she made him comfort-
able on the folding bed inside the
caravan, and she and Hugh Marina
walked beside Boris, who still seem-
ed sulky. He seemed ;to cast a
certain constraint over them, to
banish the easy comradeship of the
morning, and Ruth felt beavy-heart-
ed as she thought of the precious
hours slipping by, to the time when
she and Hugh Marvin mu"t part.
Presently they came to as old
stone wall, which Hugh told them
belonged to the house for which he
was bound.
"You must camp in the paddock
to -night," 'he said. "My friends will
be only too delighted to be of ser-
vice to you—especially when they
know how good you have been to
ma"
Ruth wondered who these friends
were, and whether they were eon-
nented with the girl of the photo-
graph, hut, she asked no questions.
And when they came to a broad
drive, leading up to a solid, grey
stone house, Hugh went on ahead teo
make the necessary arrangements.
He returned in a few minutes,
with a girl at his side, and as they
came near Ruth recognised, with
heavily beating heart, the girl of the
phut ogra ph.
Mr. Norris was up by this time,
and Hugh made the necessary in-
troductions, It appeared that the
girl's name was Cynthia Wettleli,
and that this was her house. She
was very lovely, and despite Ili Un-
happy jealousy that tore at Ruth's
heart. slip could not help liking her,
she was so friendly and charming.
Me at once gave thr,m all an invi-
tation to stay as long as ever they
Jilted. and Slygeeeted that they
should let her put them up in the
house.
"It is a great barracks of a place,'
she ,told them smilingly. "There
Is heaps of room. I should be de-
lighted if you would stay."
Ruth looked at her father, guess -
Ing that he would not with to, tic -
father settled down to work, and eh?
and Hugh Marvin who bad been
warned et the hospital not to walk
too much, sat at the open door, tali: -
lug.
He was a delihtful and enter-
taining companion, and be talked
freely about himself, telling Ruth
that he was in Ids father's business
—Marvin, the big engineering firm
But not once did he mention the
girt of the photograph, though shr
could not be his sister, for he ex-
pinired thea he was the only cited.
-My people think rot uutd e:' go
off alone on a 'walking tour for my
holidays," he said, with a twinkle in
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CANADIAN NATIONAL.
Sport Fishermen Ready for Season
Canadian fishermen, bored to
tears atter telling each other
a11'winter about the big ones that
got away, will soon be able to
wake a fresh etart.'Spring brings
the Opening of tiehing seasons
thronghout Canada, ,and ixidtca:
Cions front inquiries from sports-
men and information from guides
pouring into the offices Of A. 0.
Seyfnot"r; general tourist agent,
Canadian Pacific Railway, lzltont-
real, are that game flees are going
to liave a hard time of it.
More people are planning early
vaeationa to take advantage of the
fishing while it is at Sty best.
Reports from Canadian Pacific
Railway hotels in the Maritimes
and Quebec, the Devii,"e (lap and
French Rivet Bungalow !Camps
in Ontario, and bungalow camps
and hotels in the Canadian Rock
les, as well as favored fishing
'centres ,on Canadian Pacific limes
Indicate 'that sportsmen aro on
the move again. The number of
Canadians travelling within Can-
ada and of Americans visiting
this country especially for fishing
will run into many thousands. En
a country the size of Canada, and
wilt its variety of fish and condi-
ttdba, opening seasons vary wide-
ly in the different provinces, a
fact shows" In fishing booklets ob-
tainable from all Canadian Pa-
cific Railway agents, •
THE BRUSSELS POST
.cep' the Myna Mu, for he loved tete I
caret eta 1110. .to site Aad oxpeetec+,
110 ouurteuusly durllued tire iuvtt t
Nun, saying ,that they would bt
tithe eernluriablo 11t the patldeue 1f
they aright have the tree et rt tot 111
0110 'tight.
"For as long as ever you like to
stay;" Cynthia Wendell told thea''
"And if You will not stay with sus,
you shell at .least have tea with nee
I insist upon that."
They gratefully accepted, and
presontlY were sitting iu a pleasant,
shady drawing -room, enjoying a
dainty flee,.
Ruth spoke little, leaving the eelr-
versation to her father and rinse
Wendell— who, it appeared, was.
keenly interested In music, and ex-
cited at meeting the famous com-
poser of whose ,she had 'heard so
much, Presently, she persuaded
hien to play to them—and it needed
little persuasion, for his eyes had
roved longingly to the magnificent
piano that stood by one of the long
windows leading into the gardeu.
The music was wonderfully sooth-
ing. Courtland Norris, not having
touched a piano for so long, was
thoroughly in his element, and glid-
ed on from one ,Chopin noctere to
another, and then on to Debussy,
while fthey all sat in a dreaming
silence. The two young men scarce.
ly took their eyes from Ruth, as she
lay beak in her obair gazing into the
quiet peace of the garden, though
Cynthia Suede au exquisite picture
in fixer flowered chiffon frock, as she
sat watching the pianist,
Ruth was trying to fathom the
secret of the relationship between
Cynthla and Hugh.
There 'was an easy, affectionate
intimacy_ between them which would
have made her think they were en.
gaged, but Cynthia wore no ring.
Cynthia's compnaion, too, a middle.
aged woman, wixo seemed to be
bustling about the house all the
time had called him 'Mr. Hugh," as
though sbe knew him very wed.,
The question remained unsolved
when the party broke up, and Hugh
esconted them across the grounds to
the paddock, where their caravan
Istood. Cynthia's eager hospitality
had provided them with milk, water,
and everything else they could pos.
sibly need, and she had begged tbem
to let her know if there was any-
thing else she could do for them.
IHugh and Ruth found themselves
dawdling behind the others, but
they did not seem to have much to
say 6o one another. Ruth had an
instinct that he was feeling some.
thing of the constraint which I,.y
over her own heart.
As they shook hands, and said
good night, their eyes met 1n a
lingering glance that sent a thrill
through Ruth,
"I shall conte and see you to.
morrow, if I may," Hugh said, "You
will not go without letting me—us--
, know, will you. I should hate to
come here, and find nothing but a
withered heap of flowers—a parte_
rain such as the gypsies leave, when
they take the road again."
, He smiled as he spoke, but there
was an undercurrent of seriousness
in hip voice,
"We shall probably go on again
to -morrow," Ruth told him, bravely.
";wiry father hates to stay long In one
place, however pleasant. But, of
course, ewe will not go without see-
ing you—and thanking Miss Wen-
dell for tier hospitality,•'
He hesitated, as though he would
have liked to say something else,
but the words remained unsaid, Ile
turned aside with an abrupt "Good
eight," shook bands with her Lather
and florin, and strode off acres the
darkening fields towards the horst:
where Cynthia Wendell waited fm'
flim,
After she ]taut will good niele. t,
her father and delis, Ruth set tc'r a
lung t,nn, motionless, on a freer
log, her eyes on the glimmer of light
from Cynthia's house, that shone'
hke a yellow star through the trees.
She Otto thinking or Ilugh'e work
about the patleraitt, Peril:tee it
waned be teeter if .,he could hove
slipped away lllte that, Ieavfll,;
nothing but a beep of W'ithete4
flowers -"All the flowers of love
mid memory,'
]fur lips moved, though no snivel
but a whisper came from them as
she murmured the words to herself,
Presently, the light from the b nice
went out, and as the darkness
swallowed it, Ruth's heart was
drowned in a wave of loneliness a ad
longing,
She got up, and whit slow, heavy
footsteps, went to her teat, and as
she took a last look et the sleeping
countryside, she wondered what
fate had in store for her—whether
the unreitsouing vague sadness that
bad haunted her ever since she
Joined the airai'an was a presenti-
ment, or juste mood of the artist,c.
temperament which she hod Inherit.
ed from her father.
The next day was very hot agate,
ACg •
eL.E
as se often happens in early Augu,l-.
Ruth anxiously noted the dark
shadows under Iter father's 0.701,
and his pallor and listlessness, and
determined to try and persuade hie;
to rest here tor a few days,
She d1d not know whether she
wanted to stay or not, In ono mood
she could not bear the thought of
going away, and not sailing klugh
again, and In another she felt
equally unable to stay and watch
him with Cynthia Wendell. But of
one ,thing she was certain—that her
father was not strong enough for 'tl.e
roving life which he loved so mush.
So wormed was site that oho was
reedy. to go to Cynthia and ask t'r
to give her a room, so that her
father could have the tent, where
there was more air than iu the
stuffy caravan, at night. Aad yet
she shrank from the intimacy witn
Hugh and 'Cynthia this would bring
—the continual' torture of watching
them, and wondering about them.
llhey both came down to the eate-
ven during the morning, and invited
them all up to the house for lunch,
but Ruth was already prepartug
their usual picnic lunch, and she
invited them ti stay and share lt, if
they did not object to the "simple
life." They willingly accep.ed, and
the five of them had quite a jolly
lunch together.
After lunch, Cynthia said she bad
some calls to ma.,:e, and Hugh went
off with her, it having been arranged
that they should all go up to the
house to tea ago:..—dor Ruth had
managed to persu..de her father to
stay one more nie.,t, at least.
"But 1 must go tete the town to
get some more scute sheets," he an-
nounced. "I he. e none lett, and 1
have just had the birth of an inspire -
tion o7 a Symphony of a Summer's
Day, I must work while i am in
the snood."
"You are always in the 10,104,
daddy," Ruth told 9tIn wait a whim
aisai smile, "i Aon'G bsilovo you
know what it IS to zest -and you
ought to, you ltnOW. The doctor
told you to take things cosily
"1Vlltlt nonsense: I out perfectly
strong, I don't get suffieieet asci'.
vise, that is all that fig wrong with
title, A. walk will do me geed,"
'net me get them for you," Ruth
pleaded,
"No, no, my dear, 'You stay here
and 'talk to Boris, I want to be alone,
to Oat0h the music of to birds, and
the bees, and the wind through the
trees: '
Ruth kuow that it was no use
arguing with him, so she jet him go,
Boris carte and sat beside her
when he had gone, and for a moment
she eves afraid that he was going to
reopen the frobidden subject 'be-
tween them, bub she was reassured
.when be began •taleing of everyday
things. Gradually the subject seem-
ed to wot'k round to Hugh Marviit—
perhans beeaues he wait uppermost
in both their minds.
(To Be Continued,)
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A block from the door your Rogers
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ears blue. You slip on an icy side-
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brush yourself off, you think about
how nice et will be when summer
comes.
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