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THE CHIRA MAILI MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1935

In The House Of Her Own Hands

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Young man after young man walked into the gardens; men tall and men short, men good looking and plain. Several sauntered on to the little lawzi. Elinoraswatch-i ed each one anxiously; her heart was beating so quickly she could hardly breathe____

Presently a young man took up his stand by the fountain and fixed his gaze on Macquarie-street as though his very life depended on not moving his eyes from that par- ticular part of Sydney."

He

This was surely Bernard was tall and well built, : dressed! į with care;, his face was the face of a thinker, sensitive, handsome. His hands were long and shapely.

Elinora's heart beat fast. was all, more, indeed. than she could have wished: the dearest-

He

looking person. But a dreadful shyness was chaining her to her

seat. would not allow her to go to this nice man and claim him as her

friend. What should she do?! What could she do?

In an agony of nervousness shel

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Mans Stuck, the famous Ger- five. This could not go on She could not speak to him; she must man racing ace, again won the go away; she could not speak to Kesselberg-Race in his Auto him, she could not. But she found Union car. There were 200 she could not go away. She was competitors and eight nations in such a state of nervous prostra-were represented.

tion that she could not move from the seat. She could hear her heart

Marseilles Havre, London. Hamburg

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I would love that? We can go to ja play another night After

that the man was Bernard.. The likeness was a striking one. *Elinors: was amazed to find that] she was quite calm, but she was very cold, her body, her feet, her hands, her face had become cold. She repeated over and over again } that Bernard could not die

She telephoned for a taxi, and put on her hat, and cost-

The drive seemed interminable: but at last the destination was reached and Elinora · entered the hospital, a small one in one of the suburbs

She was told that no one had in-l quired about the injured man. Do you know him?" the matron asked

Yes, he is a friend of mine.! He is a writer. May I see him.: please?" Elinora said. - ..*. i

**Yes. - He is unconscious. He has not opened his eyes.”

A sister took Einora to a ward where the Injured man lay, his face and head swatched in" band- ages. One arm, also bandaged, lay!- on the counterpane.

Elinors sat by the bed. How handsome he looks, she thought, but so white. She could hardly believe he was alive.

She sat watching for the least Sign-of consciousness. Frequently jä nurse or the matron came to the bedside and felt the patient's pulse. | After about half an hour the sister returned accompanied by a beanti- ful zid

"This is Mr., Dashwood's wife,”

She stood. Thoughts

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

"I will speak to him. I will speak boarding-house life it will be great she whispered to Elinora. Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham-to him, I will speak to him" she

to get into a home atmosphere." The young woman knelt by the burg. Antwerp, Rotterdam, & whispered, and kept repeating the

So before long Bernard had the bed, her hand clasping the hand of delightful experience of seeing how the man. “Oh, my dear, my dear," words over and over again, vague his new friend expressed herself as she moaned, "won't you speak to memories of induced suggestion

ja home-maker coming into her mind. At last,

"I like the feel of your home,” Elinora had risen. whether as a result of auto-sugges-lhe told her. "Gosh, it is good to looking at the scene. tion or for very shame's sake, she be in a home. I envy you your rushed through her brain as Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham-never knew which, she got up and hooks. I have a fair number, but though they were on the crest of bar Rotterdam. Antwerp. walked towards the young man, most of them are stored in Eng-a great wave of anguish, a ware who turned at her approach and land. When I make my fortune I that beat and pounded and tor- took a few steps to meet her.

shall send for them.”

tured her -Was this, then, why he "Hot"good of you to come,” he

The night was sufficiently chilly had not spoken 2 No, she would said, as he stood, hat in hand to make an excuse for a fire; and not think, she would not judge, looking at her.

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a delightful touch of homeliness there must be some explanation: "I-I haven't come!" Elizor was added to the room as the al- stammered. That is I haven't

I have been here already set wood and kinding leapt eyes were dry and bright:" Just come

"He is my husband,” she said. the time; but I was so frightened

They saf close to the cheerful "and I have a little baby coming. “ I could not come to speak to you warmth, talking.

Something seemed to snap in. She held out her hand, and

Everyone has experienced" the Elinora's brain. The poor thing, smiled. B.D. took it in his and wonder and the happiness that two she thought. How dreadful for held it for a moment in a strong congenial souls feel during the the little baby, the little, helpless, warm, clasp, a clasp that seemed growth of a friendship; the joy of unborn thing. She took the girl's to Elinora to have something pos-discovering tastes in common; of hand in hers. sessive about it.

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subjects dear to each other. All whispered "The matron told me ledge of the water?" he asked. Elinora's shyness had departed the doctor says he will die like this.

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at a swinging pace..

The matron came in again. She It was autumn, and the gardens

They talked of their work. leant over the bed and felt the were a joy to behold. Elinora al-

"Will you read me some of your patient's wrist. Di when she stories and poems the next time "He is very, very low," she thought of that day. the yellow you come ? mulinora asked.

whispered. It can't be long.” leaves of the Moreton Bay figs "Would you like to hear some of lying on the grass, looking, in the my stuff? If I do, will you, too?" sunshine, like modelled gold he asked. They wound their way through the flower beds and among trees, and, reaching the harbour wall, sat children. down on a secluded seat.

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She drew a chair to the bedside and sat down, her hand still on her patient's pulse.

If is his ghost, she thought, he "I should love to," said she. Elinors made the other woman wants to explain, poor darling. They talked like two happy sit down. She stood beside her. She tried to speak, but she had no After what seemed hours to the voice. She wanted to tell him that About ten o'clock Elinora pre-waiting women, but what in reality she had no hard thoughts of him. "You will let me see you, some pared supper, and soon after Ber-was only a short space of time, the She could feel her lips moving,

There is more news-of-larria, times, now, won't you?" Bernard nard departed, having arranged matron told them that the man was Suddenly she felt she had nothing died at the Zoo in May. This news the popular -old Polar bear who asked.

"Your letters have meant that they should go to the theatre dead.

beneath hir feet and then she re- so much to me Will you have the following evening.

"You must be so glad," she said membered no more

it is not news of her spizit but of comes not from her Valhalla, for dinner with me 'to-night, some The weeks that followed were the gently, to the young wife, "that When she woke up she was lying. where in town? And go on to a happiest of Elinora's life.

her skin.. She your husband died, so peacefully on the sofa in the Irving-room, and Ishow?"

had not believed herself capable of He did not suier at al

Bernard, a warm, living. Bernard, Her fine skin has been cured by I will love to," said Elinors. loving anyone as she loved Bernard. Elinora put her arm around the was rubbing her hands and beza Camden Town Arm of natur- “And you must pay me a visit at The two met several times a week, girl.

ging her to speak to him.

alists. At first it was thought my little flat Do you know you and on the days they did not see "My dear," she said, “for baby's “Darling" he said, “did you that it might grace the floor of the have not told me your name?”

each other they wrote long letters, sake you must be brave. Wai you think I was dead? I was afraid office of the Zoo superintendent, EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS | “And I don't know yours. Mine "I wonder if I am too happy 7 let me take you home?”":

you would see poor Basil's picture Dr. Vevers, but it is learnt that is Dashwood-Bernar¶ Chisholm Elinora wrote in the diary. "I am The girl sobbed for a few and take it for mine. I have just Mrs. Huxley, wife of the new Dashwood.”*

always afraid of happiness.” - minutes in Elinora's arms, and come from the hospital; he is dead. secretary of the Society, now has "Mine is Elinora. Enid Blake. 1

She wondered why Bernard did then, after kissing the dead man, I rang and rang but you did not the skin in her flat above the So- Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney am the only Blake of my genera- not asic her to marry him. She allowed herself to be led away. Melbourne & Hobart

reply, so I came over in a tazi, Iciety's offices tion. On my mother's side I have was sure he loved her, but he made Elinor telephoned for a car and thought you might have fainted Mr. Julian Hurley has not been only an old aunt and one cousin." no sign. She was not impatient: asked Mrs Dashwood for her ad- Basil and I were twins, we were so outdone by his wife in the matter

"My parents are dead, I have a their friendship was too perfect, too dress.

alike that even my father could not of skins, and lately acquired a brother somewhere in Africa satisfying for her to feel unhappy. "We live at a boarding tell us apart. I have been mean zebra skin, which he has in his Bernard volunteered...

[ but she was puzzled."

house,” she said. "I know no one ing to tell you of him, but it was office. They talked a little longer, and| Elinora subscribed to two mor here. then arranged where they would ning papers. One she read meet-later in the afternoon.

thoroughly, the other she glanced Elinora went into the boarding- Elinora went home. She won-through.

house, and accompanied - the POGE &dered how she had impressed Ber-One morning she was running woman to her room. She per suaded her to slip into a dressing- Inard. Of her own feelings the through the second paper when a

had no doubt. She had known she heading caught her eyes, beneath it own and lie down loved him the moment he spoke. was a picture of Bernard

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"I will see to everything, she said, "tell me what you wish.

She wondered what to wear Dazed, she read: “Motor Acci whether to go to the theatre with dent, and under the picture. She stayed with Mrs him or to bring him to her little "Basil Dashwood, who is lying for some time, and home for a snug chat and a cosy conscious at a private hospital, to return late supper. She decided to leave the drawn from his passport, by our rooms, for she matter to develop. Her pantry artist"

up her late au was well stored

- She read that a handsome; well- been, The dinner was a thrilling ex-dressed young ma perience. Bernard was thoughtful, host

over the meal. When at nard asked Elinora whi would like to see

¿quiet evening

sphorically jam haven't bee

are sure

seriously injured.

dent and had

had been

motor seci-

extried Into

a hard story to tell even to yo I could not ask you to though, until

He went on to

Lovable, his

brother

After Elinor her story, she de sunet return to th

had

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