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The Brussels Post, 1939-1-25, Page 21 THE BRUSSELS POST ENTITLED LED TOURNZtMENT By Olive Wadsley reasa t'It is Live minutes past two, exactly," said Marlow, glancing at his wrist watch, 'which did not go. ',But the silver -toned hall clock had walla, a hie kern ear's of the hour already, 3Ir. Stillweed must have been kept at the studios after all," mur mured Laura, a horrible leckly feel ing gleaming her. She looked at the maid almost appealingly, "I think—perhaps, yes, we vel! wait a little whiff, in case he comes. she added. "Very well, ma'am, 1'11 see it dnesn't spoil as much as I eau." said the maid, who adored both net- master ermaster and mistress. And once more Laura was alrne with Marlow. "What makes you say he will not come?" she demanded, abruptly. Marlow shrugged his shoulders. "One hears things in a myster- ious manner in the studios. People talk—the staff and so on—and I heard that your husband an? Pansie and Mathers had ordered lunch for three of them at a restaur- ant. Laura recovered herself. "That Is very likely," she said. "1 never know where I am with Toby when he is engaged on a new film And now, Mr. Marlow, I cannot ask you tau stay .to lunch to -day," ger eyes regarded himr sternly. "Laura, you shall not speak to me like this!" Marlow suddenly caught her by the arms above the elbows and almost shook her, his face sud- denly white. "1 love you as I have never cared for a woman in all my life before. You have no idea—no conception—of the love, the overpowering, passionate love I feel for you! No, hear me, end thenlaugh, turn me out, hate me if you wish, but I must speak or I shall go mad!" Laura looked at bi:u agha•t. Very truly he did look mad, and she de- cided to cheek his wild utterances was unwise. ' Her own thoughts were confused. She realised. that Toby was lunch- ing with Pansie, yet he had proms - et to come home. Business was business, but she felt something was wrong and that ! this horrible, mean -faced man knew t more than so far he had told hoe. Then her eyes flashed as Le Yet' the idea of his being near her drew aside for the door to open. a turned her 111 with anger and dis- gust, "What Is It you want to say " she asked 1u a low, tense voles, "What• ever it is surely there is no need 'e be so dramatic or to hold me as though I was your prisoner:" "You are love's prisoner," said the roan swiftly. "I am, too, and J'. isie and Toby, We are all pile oilers and unless someone cuts the knots there will be tragedy." "What are you talking about?" asked Laura, ller arms suddenly sagged under his strong fingers; her knees begs r to shake, too, She feared and ]rated this man more with every passing uminute. Abruptly he released her and s"re almost fell against a chair by the table. "I wish I could explain,'' said Mauiow, and his voice was as quiet as to be almost inaudible. "Unfor- tunately I am in the terrible post - tion of being the despised lover of my friend's wife and whatever I say—" He broke off, shrugged his th'n shoulders and moved towards the door. "I will go." ]re muttered, "I have been unwise—I see my folly now— but, believe me, I spoke from my heart." He bowed coldly and put his hant on the door knob. "Someday—you will see I have been trying to say to you without hurting you,"'he added, Breaking in on his words came the shrill voice of a telephone bili In the hall. With all her heart and soul Laura longed to dash out and take the message herself, yet aide 'gold her back. Not for the world would she let thls man know how she feared what she might hear. So she faced tem quietly, her ears ,strained and !n these a contusedthudding which was her heart beating one name— Toby! "You have behaved in a very— unforgivable manner, Mr. Mar- low---" she said with as much dignity as was possible considering 1 how utterly unnerved she was. "0 I shall never forgive you, but If we do not meet any more it will help matters,'' 1 hc "Yes " A message, A1iee?"she added, as the maid entered. "From the master, ma'am. He said I was to tell you Miss O!Coa- uor had fainted twice—re supposed It was the beat of the macre lamps, and that he was bringing her home as soon as she was able, He sold if he thought it advisable he would take her to the cloeto.'s first, as they may be a bit long in Coming back, T7;&t was all, ma'am." "Thank you," said Laura, me- chanically. "And—oh, Alice, open the door for Mr. Marlow," Without looking again at either the girl or, the man with the watch• lig eyes Laura went past them both, and up the stairs to her room Was it only fate, a mere chain of circumstances, or was 1t the right thing ,for Toby to .do to run here and there for another girl, when she, his wife, matted at home alone. Was there no one else who could have been at hand to attend to Pausie? Why hadn't Toby been on ht; way home by that time? Why had he been hanging about on the "set," so near he could devote himself to that girl? Her thoughts were interrupted ba a rush of feet on the stairs and be- fore she realised what was happen- ing, she sawClive Marlow tomo running up towards where she stool outside the door, her hand on the handle, ready to enter. She swung round with a cry real fear, for Marlow looked mad. "You'll regret this! You'll regret ordering me out of your house, You will be at my feet one day and ashamed and humble and—" 'Go down at once!" cried Laura, "How dare you—" "I will dare anything to get what I want," cried Marlow. "I offered you my love, One day you may need my help—my pity event" "Are you mad!" "No. But I want you to know what is coming to you—soon!" Then Clive Marlow dashed down again, gushing the startled servant side. Flinging the door open with a rash he ran out, slamming it be and him again. 'He is man', panted Laura. Then, unable to control herself ny longer, she began to cry hys- Eagle's View of Rio for Cruise Members Not flying nor rolling down to Rio but leleurely sailing there aboard a luxury liner will go a ter cruise tour - lets happy icrowd of next January when the Can— adian Pacific liner Empress of Australia heads south from New York January 15 on a West In- dies and South America cruise, The was namedglamorous atin city' ( Rio de Janeiro be - Cause its harbor was discovered in the month: of January and mis- taken' to? the mouth of 11' river clalmp that the bariiof le the World's meg Tseitutiful. Cortaialy other post Wou7(1 have to show rauoti to Had thrid Claim, and there is Tlardly 'g douli£, that the Empress of Australia's cru so llad• sengere will return confirmed "Rio fans." 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PIPC TOIIACCO 1 t,1: A WI O C0d21.SMOKE sterloaily, and was Sti1l crying, sitting on the top of the staircase, with the n: aid altuvia.lely offering her snmeiltng•:ialts, a enp of tea and t alas saf water—when Toby drove up in his two-seater, with a white. Mood Pau&le, who clung to his .arm in the moat natural Way! "Fur lieaven's sake what is the mal • " lie cried, aghast, ants at000 rtali,lg up at L,iur:,a sobbialr nettle. "It':: that :iuui" the faithful and flurried wtad etcdtu like a ettaa. figure of wrath beside her m qct „ta "He came in and made love to the mistress, sir, and then Gwent mad! He lr.ghteted us lb o burn 041, or our was and I was going to--" Toby released Pantile with an oath and. flew up the, stairs two at a thud. 'What matt,? What man?" demanded and Laura, raising eyes to his face saw. soma( mare than ordinary anger made dark eyes blaze. In then he read the unmmist able signs that once more wine inflamed hint. Then she loo slowly down at Panale, who subsided onto a chair In the I and was holding her head wearily The truth suddenly flashed o Laura, and she rose, "I will liscuss this later Toby," she said. "Possibly I up myself—tor nothing," was here?" demand Toby, and she saw his colour 'Hsi as he struggled to regain his se .Control, "Laura, what is the m tery about " "I refuse to discuss it now," sa Laura and without another wo entered her room and locked t door, With her hauls pressed to h temples she stood swaying in t centre of the pretty grey and prl rose yellow room, so—that was the cause of all fttrouble. A de,w- drinks --a silly gi who was. unable to take them and man equally as foolish - She saw it all--ithe little lundreo party --the wine and the Budde dizziness afterwards—the girl clin ing in mingled shame and faintnes to Toby, and the pair conning ham with (,rayed, nerves and dunesenses! Why, ob,.why does Toby let th girl influence him? Why did he do what he had no done since those early days whit he had. betrayed his inability ,;t take "just more than one more?" tit was Pansie O''C'onnor's far) and the rest of the men were eitae blind or so fascinated they did uc advice her to refuse wine. Suddenly. wrenching open ne door Laura awn down into the hal again. In the oak chair sat Pausie still her hat In. her hand and her lull tushed away from her pale face, "011, dear, I feel so bad!" she was moaning and Laura went over tt er. "It serves you right!" she said, end as the istantled eyes met ers she addled, "You are a silly u4 and will ruin your health .and oil everyone else's. happiness the vay 3'ou. are going. I will not ave this sort of thing .going on ere and when you .return from, ranee you must live elsewhere - a" `'"1 thought that was coring;'' ansae rose ,to stand .swaying and oked exactly lipe a child about to rst into floods of tears, "You are c1 -up with nue, and you want me lc —go? You thing i have worried ur husband' and made him slay t late and dance cul drink and egleot his home and you ----""11 did not say any such thing," oke in Laura, "1 am very glad Y husband has helped you, and i 1 sure you mean to work hard, t you must not let these outer u flatter you," he wet - -.. JANUARY 25th,, 1939 Round Trip Bargain Fares From BRUSSELS FRI. & SAT., FEB. 3-4 To Oalrawa, Bbwnln,nvmlle, Pont hope,' Cobourg, Trenton. Jct., Belleville, Napanee Kingston, Gananoque, Brockville, Prescott, Morrisburg, Cornwall Uxbridge, Lindsay, Peterboro, Oampbelltord, Newmarket, Penetang, Cal"lingwood, Meatord, Barrie, Orillia, latnd, Gravep,hurat, Braoebridge, Huntsville, .Calendar, Nortlh Bay, Parry Sound, Sudbury; all towns in Na* Omtanto on line et :Perms !Earning & Northern Ontario Italy„ Ndpi&fling Central Rly,r Katpislcas- " ing, Lomglao, NaJtna, Tasbota, Sioux Lookout, Geraldlton,, Je111c& Beardmore, Port Arthur. Meofogd, Barrie Orillia, Meaford, Gravenharrt, Bracebridge, Saturday, Feb., 4th to TORONTO Also to laranthord, Ohathan:, Mosley, Clinton, Durham, Fla. er atFergus Goderialm, Guelph, Hamilton, Hanover, Harnistotr, Inger: gob, Kincardine, Kitchener, London, Listowel, Mitchell Niagara Fails, Owen Sound, Paisley, Palmerston, Parts, Port Dgin. St' Oatharin&s, St Mary's, Sarnia, Southampton, Strafford, Strahroy, Walkerton, Weai'ton, Wdngham, Woodstock, For Fares, Rattan Lit/ate, Train Information, Tlukets, consult nearest Agent, "cr Pares. Return Limits, Train Information, Tickets, consult nearest Agent. Sec Handbills. IC ANADIAN NATIONAL Mi •• ng thing and I'm being slily, and—and bis• She broke off to sniff softly and ak- sadly. 1100 "There is something funny about ked to -day," said Toby, "I am hem- had rued in by mysteries and crying' women, and I can't get to the bottom( of anything!" He faced ! vci rail on, set ed ng 1t. y5• id rd he er he n a• me rl e n h a h 10 sP v h 11 F P lo bu fe go yo nu br nr an let me "I've lost my tread these last few days and I am, ever so sorry," Blue eyes gazed mournfully at Laura, "I wtll punish myself by living in Ken- nin ton back--0 when we same "What's this about Kennington " Toby, coma ,g out of his study, stared. front his wife to the iair•- haired girl, Ile woe a very flushed and" "rah' ruffled TAY, an ids face looked wan and haggard to Laura's critical eye, "I's going away from hero,'' said Pantile, answering Toby, "Mrs, Mill- wood said 1 was spoiling every n his wife with wrinkled brows. "Laura, something is wrong with you. You an'en't like yourself, and "It is all my fault, I tell you chimed in Paaeie, while Laura stood silent. "tl:'.m going to live at Ken - Kennington when I come back from France. I should' never awe. come here, I ought never to hove acted• in any of your films and them---" "What has she done " demanded Toby, ana his. tone out Laura es nothing else be had ever said had had. the power to cut her. "It doesn't natter," said Pansi", before Laura could speak, "I shall go away tonight. I'm not wonted here any longer," "Who says s0?" Toby was the aggressive new, and if Laura had allowed her usual commonsense to control her, and had ignored• the whole thing until they were normal, events would not have taken the shape they did. "I say so!" she cried, a tinge of colour dying her cheeks, "It is time we remember ,this house- is our home and not a hostel for wander- ing vaglabonds!'' TO BE CONTINIIED. * * n 5 * a ', 'K * The Cure (By A. 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