THE CHINA MAIL-FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1935
When The
Sweep Falls
(Continued from Page 9.)
EVER SIT DOWN?
Milly stared him in the face { gepants Ng and said. ** with a clickH WILL SHE of her teeth which quite upset the doctor. It was so vicious. Ee went on shaking him head. But Granfer didn't leave things at that. When the other relatives came in their tum he told them all about it: how Milly wanted to leave him, in his old age, för a worthless young vagabond. He said things which made Milly's cheeks: flame.
The relatives shook their heads and told Milly home truths. She an orphan and therefore could be "pat upon." They said things about ingratitude wheat Granfer had given her a home.
Three months went by. Young Fosdick met Milly every . even"; ing when she crept out of the cot- -tage, moving with amazing quiet-
ness for such a big girl, and down! the lane. They met by the mill They kissed and kissed again.
Td like to strangle 'un" said Milly in a deer voice one night.
Young Fosdick got hold of her. "Now look here, my girl, that's not the way to talk: we've got to wait, that's all And if I can wait, you can-what did you say ***
WHY SHE WAS EVER ELECTED ENT OF PRE
THIS CLUB- GETS ME-
SHE HAD THE NERVE TO TELL ME SHE SANG.
FOR THE PRESIDENT. ONCE~~
HEAVENS -IF SHE HAD TALKED A MINUTE LONGER- 1 WOULDS HAVE SCREAMED-AND THEY. SEATED THAT DETESTABLE -MRS.NY_POISSON NEXT TO ME- -AND IT WAS JUST FOR SPITE:THAT
THEY DIDN'T CALL ON ME TO
SING-
He tilted her face so that it was turned to the stars and kissed her again. Milly, who loved to feel his strength, became quiet 144 | love you," she said again and
again as they parted.
Fosdick became aware of depths: which might involve them in-be didn't like to think Treated right, Milly would make a fite wife; and be loved her. Thwarted, she might do anything. He began to see his responsibilities.
"Be a good girl,” he said. "You heard me?"
"Yes," she murmured. Her hot breath fanned his face.
"Damned if she won't do for the old stan, he thought as he walked home I got to keep her steady."
The waiting was hard on him too, but he had a certain sympathy with Granfer's desire to best the old mill in the duel against death, which Milly never had. She thought it merely childish.
But Bob Fosdick made her rese pect him. Sullenly she gave why to Granfer and tended to his wishes as hitherto, and if his crafty eyes took a pleasure in see ing her bending to his wish and whim she took no notice. "We've got to wait," she mattered to her- self. "Bob and me's got to wait'
Then one day a great stom came. Under a sullen yellow sky the wind rushed and roared: the trees thrashed. The mill creaked, protested, strangely like Granfer: but the single sweep still hung on. Granfer sent almost hourly; he felt himself failing. The storm was the great test: one or other of them would survive.
But the sweep stayed up. though the tearing wind continued. Be fore a week was up Granfer said quite mildly to Milly that hel thought he ought to go to bed: "I got pains," he said: "I got pains all over.
Milly's heart leapt, then dropped again. He had played for so often. He could not be really now. But it seemed that he was As she went in to give him his usual inug of ale he was breathing heavily.
"Be mill gone?".
"I see,” said Milly. She knew The ought to go for the doctor; but Granfer bad asked about the mill. In the gathering darkness she walked quickly up the lane, her heart alternately leaping and fall- ing. Was it? Was it? How the wind blew? It ripped off a branch and flung it in her face. She en
joyed the pain.
She broke into a run."
black against the Inlike
was the mill,
night, creaking and
a living thing. - The wind
about it. But the swee
on. She wen
ALL JUST WAKE YOUR FATHER UP-AND HAVE HIM GIVE YOU A GOOD
-TALKING-TO-
GRACIOUS-HERE. COME SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE CLUB-
THEY ARE ALL TALKING AT THE SAME TIME=1. WONDER WHAT
THEY ARE
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GEO MCMANUS
11.3.
Bringing Up Father
I CAN BELIEVE SHE SANG“.
ONLY ONCE- AND IT-MUST" HAVE FOR PRESIDENT
GRANT-
ITS SO NICE TO KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE
THAT SISTERLY SPIRIT TOWARDS
EACH OTHER AND-
ILLGVE ATEA NEXT WEEK AND WEL NOT INVITE ONE OF THEMA-PEL ENJOY SNUBBING
THAT FAT MRSE CARRIE TONNAGE,
YES-MY HUSBAND IS HOME- BUT HE
HAS
VISITO
YOU- DIDN'T I TELL YOU NOT TO LEAVE THIS HOUSE TONIGHT??!
ROSIEMY.DARLING-THIS IS YOUR BABY BOY-JUST CALLEDUPTO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU DXES OVE YOUR/ITTLE BITSY BOY? MY OWN-MY-UFE MYLOVE,
~IM LOOKING AT
YOUR PICTURE
SNOW="
DID YOU EVER (SEE HER SISTERS THEY HAD AR THARD TIME TO.
MARRY HER OFF THEY DO SAY-
YOXON MTO SA
AN
THIN BUT THE
RD
THAT HER
HUSBAND-
HUH! SO YOURE HOMEAT LAST- WHY DIDNT YOU GO WITH ME TO THE CLUB TONIGHT?NO-YOUD RATHER GO OUT WITH SOME -TANGO-LIZARDS INSTEAD OF F GETTING NWITH THE
SOCIAL SET-
JUST WENT DOWN TO THE CORNER TO GIT MY SHOES SHINED AN I DIDN'T WANT TO GIT EM DIRTY AGAIN - 501 CARRIED ́EM-
STRANGE- MÝ HUSBAND ISN'T HOME HE LEFT. A NOTE SAYING HE WAS KERE-
WHAT A ADEOUS:
DRESS- SHE HAD IT MADE
DONT LE TO ME WHY CAN'T YOU SE LIKE OTHER MEN?EVERY WOMAN AT THE CLUB TONIGHT KNEW WHERE HER HUSBAND WAS-BUT ME "NO- I NEVER KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE-
AND MY HUSBAND JUST PHONED AND SAID HE WAS HERE || HERE-HE NEVER
ENJOYING THE EVENING WITH
MR.JIGGS
TELL ME AGAIN, ARCHIE
DARLING-THAT YOU LOVE: ME-AREN'T YOU MY PRETT APPLE DUMPLING MY
BEAUTIFUL CHERUB-MÝ
GURID-MY PREJETY
LITTLE BONN
BO
WHY-I'M POSITIVE
MY HUSBAND 15 p.
LIES TO ME¬
I THOUGHT S0-1 KNEW MY HUSBAND
WAS LYING-
I WONDER IF
MÝSKUSBÄND HAS BEEN LYING TOME-HE CALL
·ED ME AT THE CLUB SAYING
HE WAS HERE WITH MR.JIGGS
IT'S THE GYPSY IN ME
TWO HAMBURGERS AND TWO CUPS.
in its or
would neve
She stoppe went back the fancied
X BIG KISS-
BEAUTIFU
BAH!
N-FRO
BBISH
TALK