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TWO OF THOSE WOMEN

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"BENARTY"

I'm not sure it wasn't other wo- The younger woman, appeared toj men-vague names he mumbled. hesitate. This was sacred ground. Absurd, of course, it all was. The. This old woman had no right to doctors tried to persuade me that he, trespass. And yet, after all, she The Steamship, would get right. He was chock had already sald so much. Greedy full of lusions and, panics. But for sympathy and understanding, eight years have passed, and he is she said, in a quiet, clear voice: CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby nformed that uli Goods are being little better. He takes little interest "Little Wind-flower."

anded at their risk inte the hazard- in anything except carpentry, and The elder woman stood up.andaus and/or extra hazardous Godowns flowers, and keeping, bees.".

faced the window. She was still of The Hong Kong and Kowloon not wearing her glasses. The girl and/or from the wharves delivery Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., whence "At present be is in Switzerland. could not see her face, but I could. | ***

may be obtained. Someone persuaded me, I've for And I have never seen a stranger:

No eining will be admitted after gotten who. He's staying with expression on the face of any living he Goods have left the Gorlowns, and one of these new German doctors creature. · Herg eyes wore wide 1 Goods remaining undelivered after they make so much fuss about these open, and probably seeing nothing, the 27th December, 1932, will be sub-

ect to rent. days. You know, what do they call but to me they seemed to absorb ali

All

"Where does he live?"

It? men who treat the mind. the phenomena of existence at a must aims against the steamer presented to the Undoraigned don't believe in it, but he might na glance. They were alight with on or before the 10th January,033, well be there as anywhere. Oh, amazement, doubt, and questioning," they will not be recognized.

brother She was trembling violently, her goods are to be left in the Godowns,

All broken, chafed and damaged) yes, I believe it was my who persuaded me, and he is alipa were shaking, and I quite ex- where they will be examined on the doctor himself. A qualified modical pected her to swoon: I felt most 27th December, 1932, at 10 am, by man, but he dabbles in this other terribly embarrassed, as though I Messrs, Goddard & Douglas. business. But why should I dis-had stepped into a forbidden sanc-ed Warehouse Regulations consignees To comply with the General Bond tress you, my dear, with all this?tuary:

I did not know how to act must have a Revenue Officer in al Tell me Neither of the women had taken tendance I'm an old fool, I know.

when damaged dutiable more about your-Stephen, wasn't the alightest notice of me. They goods are examined

What is he like?

had probably been aware of me at No Fire Insurance has been effect

2d. The younger

arst, when the conversation opened woman heaver

Bills of Lading will be counter- deep algh.

see that she so conventionally, but had forgotten signed by, considered the atoy unsatisfactory me when they began to exchange GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.. and inconclusive. Then as though|their profound confidences.

Agents, relieved to turn

But the elder woman did not a more congenial'

Hong Kong, 20th December, 1982. woon. After considerable effort subject, she said:

"Peter?

she repeated in a perfectly-control- A oh, Peter."

long

ed voice: .. pause. "He had deep blue eyea, very wide apart, a square chin, clean-shaven. He was tall and

it?

I could

"Little Wind-flower!"

along at those little hotels... But She tuned and glanced overtly at still-please forgive me.” strong, and there was a kind of the younger, but whether she could She gave both her companion's kind of elasticity about him. Elastic see or not I could not say. Then hands a tight squeeze and hurried

Beneath the she sat down, put on and carefully out of the lounge, in mind and body.

The old lady gay exterior you were conscious of adjusted her spectacles.

removed her spectacles once more. With a motherly gesture she put her hand She wiped them with her handker- something profound and strong."

The elder woman's Interest ap- the other's, and said casually: chief, and again dabbed her eyes. "What are your plans, my dear?" She was entirely oblivious of my peared vaguely aroused.

The younger woraan shrugged her presence. shouldera, in the manner of one to seemed to have changed.

Her whole character She WAB whom plana have no longer interest still shaking, but it was with a or significance.

kind of elation. For several! will you do me a favour?

"Listen, then," said the elder. minutes she sat there, mumbling to I am herself. Twice I heard her mutter: "Little Wind-flower! Peter, she

"But," she said, didn't you didn't you inquire at the War Office? The Records Office, wasn't it?-they knew pretty well,"

"That was the absurd part about

it. 1-we" agirlish blush came to the younger woman's face.aving on Thursday for Lausanne

to see my son. Will you come as called him, did she?" You see, well, when we first met it was just flirtation. 1 christened

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of illness in her family. I don't I sat there for a long time until know what your position is, but it began to get dark. would gladly" pay you,

I am not A waiter came in, badly off. My uncle, the brigadier, ""Shall I turn left me money last year.

Please monsieur?" come! Oh, do please come!"

on the light,

And I continued to stare at my

ny companion ?**

Unaccountable tears clouded her The younger He made up a name and the elder seemed to press her temple ahe

woman hesitated, old eyes. Prassing her hand to her whispered hoarsely. for me. Life was 80 unreal in

hands Death seemed to bearnestly; and vehemently:

harder, and she spoke "Oh, if it should b those days,

She rose very slowly, and appear the only reality. What did it! matter, what we were called, who anion, and she had to leave because room.

"Please do, my dear, I had a com-jed to grope her way out of the

we were,

for that mat- ΟΙ, ter, what we did? Oh, yes-we We had lovely times to: [dið. flirt,. [gether. It was not till that inal meeting when we both realised that the thing had gone far become

"No, please," I said; "leave it all very serious. Just before he was

"You are extremely kind," said just as it is." leaving when it dawned upon the younger woman. "I must think. that neither knew the other's real-have no plans, but this is empty writing-pad. name, and we had of course promis- Oh, please forgive me if I go away ed to correspond!

There were and think. It is most generous of me! 4th Jan. other officers at the station, and

I have just enough to pig! he took out a card, scribbled his you. address on it, and thrust it Into my 3rd Jan: hand. I didn't look at it, but slipped it into my purse. When I got back to the hospital the purse Zad Jan. had disappeared! He had gone and

I did not even know his name! Soj absorbed had we been with all the foolish little things that people like us talk about you've no idea how in those days we conspired together,| men and women, to ignore the war 1st Jan did not even know his regiment. I only know that he was in the heavy artillery."

25th-Dec.

Two of those women! God forgive

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"You are sure it was the heavy artillery?" said the elder woman.

The younger one dabbed her nose and nodded. Both seemed to have fallen apart once more. The elder appeared to be ruminating.As. though to herself she muttered, "Those German doctors say, that there is only one thing that could cure my Georgle-but suppose” them, and rogarded the other with She took off her spectacles, wiped them, and regarded the other with the impaired vision of her naked |sight, as though by this means she could observe something, unobserv- ed herself.

"What was the pet name he call ed-you, my dear?"

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