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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1940-6-26, Page 2ENTITLED Meryl 'and By suasa*. She had not intended eating or drinking in this place, but she felt oddly weak and spent and the soup he ppured into a little bowl smelled tempting, Giles sat beside her, holding the cup to her lips as if she were a baby. There seemed nothing for it but to swallow a fw mouthfuls, and she felt all the better for it. ",Feeling better?" he asked, when she pushed his hand aside. "I've been perfectly all right all the time.' she lied. "Good," he said coolly. "I'd emp. ty the bowl if I were you. It's too good 10 waste,' He apepared so indifferent about it that Meryl took the soup. Pres' eptly she took a sandwich, another, and felt beter able to deal with the situation. "Now, if you have quite finished playing the cave man, you may take me home," she said, standing up, "Believe me," .said Giles, with the quiet conviction she found so dis- concerting. "I am not playing at anything, I shall be immensely re- THrE TRUSSELS i'oST Retribufloij Susan Redgrave lieved when you yield to the inevi- table," , "Stay here," she gasped, "with you?" "If you're afraid I'll start making love to you, you're wide of the markt," he said bluntly, "You'll have my room, naturally," And he tressed the room and opened the door of the sole bedroom, ''The bathroom's across there,' Meryl said nothing, only looked at him with dilated eyes, "Where are you sleeping?" she asked breathlessly, "If I'm to eta) here, you must leave me the whole flat for the night." "Why should I?" he retorted. "I'11 doss down here"—and he nodd- ed towards the great divan before the fire. He passed into the bedroom, threw open a drawer and ermined a pair of dark blue pyjamas. 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A Walker Funeral costs as little as $515.00 to $200.00 JAMES McFADZEAN Newick Medtsel lbssaranes Hartdrd Windstorm, Tonle& lneareaes Artamofdle inson eve PHONE 42 P. O. BOx 1 'ft/MERRY ST. • --at-- BRUSSELS, ONT. and a camel -hair dressing gown and slltppers, then looked round to see all was right. A bump under the eiderdown caught his eye and he flung back the bedclothes to find a. rubber hot water bottle in a pink jacket. "Where the dickens did Jakes get hold- of that contraption?" be mut- tered to himself, "Marvellously handy fellow, Jakes, You'll find him useful as a personal maid, Meryl." "I shall not he here to need any personal maid," said Meryl's stiff lips, "I'm afraid you'll have to manage with my brushes until Jakes collects your belongings from the fiat to- morrow," Giles went on, as if she had not spoken. "I expect you have a comlb :with you, " "You dragged me off without my bag," she said coldly. "Well, just for once use mine," he said calmly. "Good night, Meryl. try and. sleep." She made no reply, and the in- stant Giles had crossed the thres- hold she had the door locked and bolted behind him. There, her back to the door, her weary little head leaning against the panel, she stood her whole being in revolt, Was her heart to be broken all over again, just as elle had Oieated herself into believing she was find- ing peace and forgetfulness? She had only .to see Giles Rey - don's dark face, hear his voice, feel his touch on her bare shoulder, and she was ready, in spite of all she bad against him, to throw her- self abjectly into his arms, sub out how abjectly she loved- him, beg him in mercy to say he loved her. But that was the dreadful part of it. He never had loved her. It had •alt been a pretence, abait to trap her•for the sake of bis vengeance! "I'11 die!" she half wbispeerd, her face white as ashes, her trembling young hands clasped above her heart to still its tumult. CHAPTER VII. Happy Climax. Meryl at last tumbled into the bed so comfortably warmed by Jake's hot water bottle. She knew she would not close her eyes all night, but as a matter of fact she remembered nothing from that mo - men until she heard Jake's soft tap on thedoor, "I'an sorry, madaan to disturb you," he apologised, deftly setting the tray with morning tea on a table beside the bed, "but I have to get nut Mr. Reydon's clothes for the day, and Pt's past eight," "It's quite all right, Jukes," said Meryl, blinking a little as he pulled aside the curtains. "Thank you— yes, I'd like my bath almost at once," she replied in answer to his question, After her bath, into whicb the invaluable Ja,ker had thrown a double handful of invigorating pine crestals,, she had nothing to Put on but the dark blue silk pyjamas and dressing gown unless she donned the exiguous white satin of 'rhe eveniig before, which was unthink- able ntthinkable in the hard light of day. While she was brushing her curls into as much order as was possible wfith handleless brushes, Giles tap- ped at the door. "Ready for breakfast?" he enquir- ed. again, with maddening caeual- neste, as 1f she Were there every morning of her life, "Will you have k out here? Or if you like Pll bring In the tray and breakfast with you.,, "I'll come out " she cried in a hurry, inn two minutes she' joined him in the sitting -room, the pyjama legs tucked up and the sleeves, rolled baUaway up her amts. The high -heeled. white satin slippers alte had worn the night be- fore 10:eked lncongrnous, and Giloa was struck anew by the beauty of the small hands, which had in the past confirmed his suspicions. itleree had no knonviedge as to hon eke sight of her emote him, so slim and childish 10 the maacuitne gar- ments that 'were absurdly Big tor. bel', with .not a trace of lipstick on her mouth, and with not so much, se a dusting of powder on her pretty nose, There was. the familiar doting ,of little gold fras'klee on that adorable tittle nose; they had not been vas,. ibis die evening before burled under the think coating of make-up, r If he devoted the whole of the rcrrta:nder .elf itis life to snaking amends, he could not sufficiently atone to this dear child for the wrong he had done her. And the one practical way in which he could atone was to set her free from him, 11 tortured him to think of it. He gave no oueward signs of thls turmoil of mind as he came forward and pulled out a chair for her at the tabel drawn near the fire. "Whet will you have?" he asked. "I don't care what," she told him ibildishly, trying to keep the blue silk dressing -gown from slipping off her shoulders, "Then 1'11 choose for you," he said unconcernedly, lifting the covers from the hot dishes on a side table. "Takes has gone after your belongings," he added, setting a plate before her, "Nora won't be up for hours yet," sbe said, sipping orange juice. "That won't worry Jakes," re- marked Giles, "nor put him off get- ting your clothes." He helped himself, sat down and opened a paper. "Meryl," he said sharply, a minute later, "that bag of yours we left behind at the night club—was there a card of yours in it, envelope addresed to you, anything to give away your idematy?" "I don't think so; said Meryl, "No, Im sure there wasn't" "Nor in the pocket of your cloak?" he persisted. "r11 hasn't a pocket," she told hint, not deigning to ask what all the questioning was about. "Good!" said Giles. "Then there's nothing to connect you with the place? See here" -,and he passed her the newspaper—"that club was raided, twenty minutes after we came away. If I hadn't gat you out when I did, you'd probably have spent last night with your 'tipsy girl friend in a cell. and somewhere about now you and the disreputable rest of tt•heae would be shivering before a magls.trate." Inwardly Meryl shuddered, and the warm pallor of her face whiten- ed until there teas little more colour in it than the tablecloth; but she would have died rather than allow Gilee to know how thankful she was that the had hauled her out of that ghastly club in time! "What a spoil sport you were," she drawled..provokingly. "We chose that one because Elsa and the others thought it must be about due for a mid. You made me raise all the fun.' Giles stared at her for a minute in d'urrub fury, "Fun." he rapped out at last, "Those decadent young jellyfish have queer ideas of fon! Don't try to malke ane believe you share them"' "Why shouldn't I enjoy myself?" she asked, delighted as having found a way of stinging him at last. "You want me to believe you'd enjoy being dragged out of that place by the police?" he asked, "Why not? It's all a change from the dull, dead, level of life," she re- turned nonchalantly, ..il ,r1 "It's time I came bome to take You out of that vicious. set!" he said. 'Wouldn't it have been mere to the purpose if you had not deserted me in the beginning? Then I'd never have had the chance to get into 'that visions set,' " she said maliciously, "Do you think I don't know that?" he replied. "I'11 never forgive my- self." "I'an not surprised," said Meryl pleasantly, Ae Gi1ee lost his appetite for breakfast elle seemed to find hers, —�_ NOW IS THE't44411 TO HAVE YOUR HARNESS' ROAMED 'T CIHAPMAN Brussels. Oat. 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"Nothing you can say can make me feel worse about it than I do already," he added. "But I wish you didn't feel it your duty to reform the criminal you have made of me," went on Meryl, seizing upon any weapon with which to wound him. "De'n't!" groaned Giles. "The little girl I Heft—" "Deserted!" put in Meryl. "—those months ago couldn't have said a thing like that A crim- inal—you!" ' "You treat me like a criminal," she pointed out, pouring herself a second cup of coffee, "And now," she went on, with sudden passion, setting the silver coffee pot violent- ly back on, the tray, eget this into your Isead. You're not going to re- form me. I'm not going to be forced to suffer any more, just to give you peace of anind. I hone you'll be tormented all your life by agonies er remorse! I I'd laugh to see you—" She stopped only just in time to choke back a sob. "Only I won't be there to see," she went on, as soon as she could speak steadily. "I'm going back to my own place this morning as soon as I can dress in my own colthes." "You must stay with me for a time. We'll go down into the- country—abroad — anywhere you please;' he told her sombrely, "Be- lieve me, Meryl, I only want to do what is best for you." "Keeping me here when I don't want to stay isn't doing your best for me;" she stormed, "It's stupid. You can't possibly keep a grownup. person a prisoner in a civilised. country." "Grown-up! he thought moodily She looked little more than twelve, with her tumbled curlsand mutinous little face with its en- chanting drift of dim freckles. His sin against her lay heabilY indeed upon his conscience. There were still sparks of rebel- lion in Meryl's pansy -blue eyes. when Jakes returned, bringing with. him, trunks and suitcases containing every personal belonging of Mrs. Ret'ort's that he could find at the flat including, incidentally, sundry - stray possessions of Nora's as well. Everything was beautifully pack- ed as Meryl saw the moment she un - looked :hem. TO IIS CONTINUED. Auction Sale Household Effects Main St.; Ethel on FRIDAY,'JUNE 28th Sale starts at 1.30 p. m. 1 Sideboard 1 Dining Room Table 6 Dining Room -Chairs 1 Rocker 1 Couch 1 Kitchen Lounge 1 Dresser and Wash Ssand Dresser Single Iron Bed, Springs White Metal iBpd, Springs and Mattress 1 Sat -Springs end Mattress, . for large bed. 1 Wodden Bed, springs and mattress 1 Wooden .Bed 1 Centre Table • and Mettreek 1 Drop Leaf Table 1 Stretcher 1 Walling Machine and wringer 1 Gasoline Lamp, new 2 Small Lamps 1 Mandolin 1 Set Irons '1 Coal 01,1 Stove, three -burner with oven, Perfection 1 2 -gal, Coal 011 Can 1 tgal. Gas Can 1 Kitchen Range 1 Heater 1 Coal Scuttle 1 Congeleum Rug 9' x 12' 1 Square Linoleum 9' x 12' Fruit .Jars, Kitchen Utensils nlahes and Other ,ArticleA C . - r; see --' ewer '-ti a.ereic "—Mee een"',a. .:t..:. 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