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'riiu iullowin^ Us llie .sut-mul ot it series ot' six spor t ing stonc.^ by tlie woll-Unowii s i ior t in^ wr i ter , -Mr. iSytlney llorlor. 'Hiey are well out of iliu ordinary line of storie s and will appeal to all story reaiier.s tr liether po.^.«ll•^si^«; si>ortinj^ prtidivilie.s or not.


unwar rantable iibei ty in connexion with me!*'’’ she asketl, line scorn on her liiis, bur (li tter re.’'cntnient ' in her splendid eyes. .John Kenyon eainc un t«i meet llie attacU I


Mich lilii'i'ty, -Miss Deane,” he replied, I stilUy,


hurning wrath. Li ttle hanners of rage flameil in tlie gir l 's


cheeks. •• How <laie you deny i t ? ” she cried. “ Deny wh a t? ” Kenyon was natural ly an


llis steady glance challenged her j . .


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even-tem[H*reil man, lint this ln*wihU‘ring show of anger on the p a r t of a girl witii wliom lie hail spi-nt so many liai>py hours of sport ing comimniousiiip ama/.ed liiin. Also, heeaiise he knew liimsi*lf to he ent irely in­ nocent of any such charge, he felt the a'c i isai ion all tiu* more. Loving a girl in the ease of .lohii Kenyon did nol i*seuse an e\hi l i i t ion of mnvar rantahle tempm'. Me


fell he would like to shake the tempestuous shoulders of (he heanl ifni creatiiri* helore him even if he ki.ssed the twitcliing lip.s al lerwards . There was a iT-rtain liint of the primeval in him as he stood n'gardlne iier. *• Do you deny that yon hail nothing ti)


do with this ? ” She thing her arm forward iiiipiiKivel.N. and. looking, Kenyon <aw that slie was holding a newspaper ent t ing. “ -\ni I to take it ?” -Mona Deane iluslied deeper. •• {.‘onsider ing that the ' informat ion* seems to have conn* from you- yes,” she


said. Although he felt lu* would like to add a


giiod smacking to llic original shaking, Kenyon gave no sign of emotion as In* Iook the cut t ing. Smoothing it out, In.* r e a d ; - -


TI I INCS I IIKAIL


'rimt when a cer tain disiingui.shed \ .voting novelist goes ahroad in tite autumn in


search book, of tliere is


the many i r inniphs she has already slutred ^ separ ted and


.share his name addi t ion to} wider him on the lawn-ti*nnis <‘onri


in format ion comes to me from t horanghly relialile .source.


’•Highly iiiieiT'sling!” comiin*nted Kenyon


a.cidly. ” And yon say you can trace my haml in this ahominal ion. Will you jilease tell me why?” His look ol anger ihroaii'tied to sober the


idr i ; but lier tbiming spir it car r ied her on. ” It is well known t l iat l iiat column of


.‘'hoiild have ctuisulted me hela re comtni t l ing nu* to a lour on tlie (Amt iuent wi th a man who has never even madi? love to im*! Von "•ay Ihe imragraph is almmi tmhle: 1 consider yoiir action is worst* than ahomiimhk*!” Ii was clear iliat the angt*r tif the girl had


Ihaj-onghly reliable saiirce * ! IJiit lam* at inaekiiig bit.u*rm.*.ss


I think yon


jiarlacity lair , lie replied cveii).\ ; ” Davitl- 'i)ii caiiit's ta my raains cei 'tainlv; hut t< suggest that a paragraph af Ihi.s dest.-ript ion is sa per lectly prep*»steraus th a t I slnill nol even t !’ontile to deny it !’’ The gi r l 's rage Inirst. into fr(*sh llame at


Miiised hei’ to Iasi* all sens:* af praporLion, al iMininan s»*nsc. even af juslico. At least that Mas haw it struck tin* man sin ;iii-iisit|g.


Itui lu-causc ha wished ia he


lidicultiiis llapdoodle is wr i t ten by young Kay Davids«»n. ^'an an* a cla.sc Iriend af Daviclson*.s, a r e n ’t ymi ?


local a


colour chance fur of his Iii.s next


aeeompanied hy a cer tain elnirniing young lady, well known in local who will


j heing j


Woman-like, slie at tacked wi t l iout warning. “ -May I ask wliy you liave taken such an


liigh ahove all oilier women (hat she might iiave iieloiiged to a thi rd sex, had shown herself jialt ry in Ihe nmment of tes t ing - pal t ry heeanse she helieved him eaptihle of


I doing timt which he held ut ter ly despicahle. Walking swiftly Imme to his rooms a f te r


as a .''oldier pulls liiinself togctlier to salute, j •• I am not aware t l iat I )mve taken any !


(he ohvioiis t iling he would have goim slraigl i t to the home of llie wr i ter of the paragraph, have eanghl Ititn hy tlie colhir, draggeil him into the iire-'-ence of Mona Deane, and made iiini .swear that


. \nother nmn would have done


that dis tnrhing in terview, he came to Iii.s decision.


mnteh had an tidded ]ui]uant llavour, for last year ’s winners were now antagonis ts ! Tlie un.seen gods who juggle wi th luiinaii


pawns had wrouglit lids thing. Kveii tliougli he wa.s liandieapped hy a compaia- tively weak partm*r, Kenyon liad fought his way io Hie Jinal hy .sheer bril liance. It was inevi lahle, too, that -Mona D(*ane


^loua Deane, fa.scinated hy the wondtirful


dis[>lay of her former pt i r tner . watched will*. ()iiesiioning eyes Kenyon ta lking encourag­ ingly to the gir l playing wi th him. Tlien she looked al -Melville Sands. 'Hie man was


scowling. ” You were a hi t weak on your hack liaml.


and Melville Hands would also read the linal of the Mixed Douliles. 'I'he gir l wa.s jiway in a class hy lierself, wldk* Sands fouglil like a t iger for every point , and, jifler lind- ing Hie weak s[»ol in the opjiosing pair, played niHilessly on it unt i l Hu* match was won. ‘rogeiiier they inni ploughed lhron^:i» (he op;u>sition. 1 liavi* said aiul eVK*ry sjuirlitig cnHiusiasI


knows Hie words to be t rne-- -ihat there s latent, drama in every impor tant ma id: , whether the game be fouglil out in the box­ ing r ing, tlie football or cr iekei Held, the golf course, or Hu* eonrts of lawn tennis . I*'ew of those, howewr , who wati*ln*d Hu* chost*n champion'^ of the \\'averh*y ami Hollywood ( ’liihs bat t l ing for snprernaev lealized tin* real feelings that were ani imu- Ihe pla\(*rs. Kmotions that liad lilik* to do wi th hiwu


lie


fKeiiyon) had nothing to d o u i t i i the veiled in s inuat ion rliat' the two k‘tiding players in the Wavericy Lawn 'rennis ( ’Inh shortly routemplated ma t r imony. Kenyon iiinuseif would have done this if


he eonid have gained sat isfact ion from tlm act . Ilul with him the wound went dee|M*r , even t i l ler Davidson had confessed, lie would not Imv ehoeii c-ontenl. Nothing could re move the hurt he felt that tiio gir l liad iml had suliieienl fai th in li im: hail helieved iiim etipahle, lirst of till o) holding her u[i li puhlic talk, and .si'condly of (elling her ;i lie Inexplicahle as it may .»eein, Kenyon


wtisted li t t le thougli t on Davidson. Tin* young repniTer had played, according to his thinking. :i minor jiari in lliis wretched ttlfair. .Still, the thing must he [mt a sto]> to.


sudilt'iily ill early this morning tmd had to he removed to the .Xorthiield Intirmnry. -Appendicitis, I helicvc I licard the doctoi say, .sir.” •* ITii awfully sorry 1” repliei! .Joiui Ken­


yon. Arriveil imnie, he telephoned to tlie !n-


.sliliition, and lati*r wrote a let ter to the pat ient . I t was a lel ler of .sympathy, a n t cuntained no I't'proaches. Lalei-. he wrote a privatt* h*tler to


si iort ing circles, j fame of .John Kenyon in


area the


the Waverley and la t te r


than the


Kditor ot the local ” (la/ .et te.” Later still, lu^ pack'K?il his hags. The Hollywood laiwn Tennis Clul corned tlie new-comer with open arms. had spn*ad over twenty


organisat ion was llie a


wo> The far


Hollywond Cluhs. was


j ly it Hiey had nndeidabic* .Micial I'efereiice.'', j ” \*ery glad yon Imve joined ns—\o r , ’ I glad! ’’ said l'.dgi*b*y, tin* sec re ta ry: ” wilii ilie County Cbai ii|uonsidp so near we can tlo with yon very well. Mr. Kenyon. Tliis year wi* really ought to s tand a good chance


i of pulling olf some* of Hie big events, A'ou j know.” he adiled, in llu* manner of a man coiiliiling a .-■'tate S4*crei. *’ we’n* a uuiids


Ilcsides. ’ ;i in a


j (!lnh that, really jxlays tennis, in stead of liokling Dink 'I'eas, and g e t t in g idghly nu- sidlahle young cotniles (*ngaged!’’ ” I rarely dr ink u*a. and Hu* oHier sort,


• *f thing doesn’t interest nn*!” replit*d Ken­ yon, liriolly. ” I’m jilad you’re so keen on the game here; tennis is my liohhy.” In the weeks that followeif, the new mem-


her showed that lawn tennis with Idm was somoHdng moi’e than a hobby; it was a gi f t .As in oHu*r sports. Hiert* is such a ti ling as an instinct lor Hie game, juul Kenyon


was I proved unmis takably Hiat he possessed' it. In addiiioii to a Idglily-dangerous seiudce


and a womlerful cross-court dr ive widcli bo seemeil to bi* able to ” place ” lo an imrb.


I gave him ant lmr i ly to pr int - hi* had the faculty of being invariably


tills, 'riie ihongiit al' (In* ilaad at inniiemiaes \\hich she knew waiild i-mne la her ears he- tare many mare haiirs had passed templed her la da samethi i ig de.s|iernt(*. Sin* stamped her lat and glared - -llnu’c is no other word al (lu* man she fell had so con tempi ihly


nhiised licr f r iemkl i ip - a n d ( the shame whipped her rlu-eks) samething mare than I riendsh ip. 'I'lie inan stareil hack. His firm jaw jut ted


i-'lnh slimnlati*i! Ids ah'i*ady great inli*n*st in tin* game, and improved Ids play. Wi thin a tort night he was easily the striUigi'st man III Hie club.


till* right place lo thwar t tlie ilesigns i»f hi,- opponent, Oidy men wlio have the real genitis for the gatin* piw.se.ss this a t l r ih u te . 'I'lu* excelk'nt lu ai-l ice In* got at Ids new


.......m open to receive s t rong men players. e'^|ieciai-


inih’s whii-h a)u•a\.^


Cal ling at Dtividsoii’s lodgings, he iii<|Ut!*ed fur the repor ter . •* Mr. Dtividsiin ua s ttiken \ iolently :ind


tennis were making .Mona Deane feel shaky in that glar ing an*na, hm her sjiorting sp i r i t ...a ]iricoh*ss her i tage from her fon*- fa t hers-- lorced iit*r to < oiu ent ra (e her niino on I he game. Her pa r tn e r . .Melvilk* SaiuK, samly-haired,


crafty-eyed. Iiad )iarm*.s''ed his will to one Hiouglit : tin* he-Mting ot Hu* man op|iosed to Idm. He km*w that K(*nyon and .Mona Deane had had sonu* sort of a row alt(*r


that paragraph had appeared in Hu* ” (Jazi't li*.’’ and Ids twisted reasoning k*d Idm to think that it he conk! huniiliau* Kenyon hy defi*aling him he would vuin 1 well in the hejintiful Irish g i r l ’s favour. And Kenyon? What were his Humgiils?


l ie knew .Hands ainl his kind, ainl In* meant to win hecausE* In* (k'le.sted tin* man per.'-on- ally, :iiid detested still mon* Hu* Hiouglit th a t lie was associated witli the gir l who.M* i*very moveim*nt was ;i .■'tab at his own iieart . It. iiad hec*n a t rying week lor even .-'lu-h


thoiigli he haxl kept a gre a t deal lo himself, lie Inn! iinavoidahly found himself face to lace on several oeeasions ivilli -Mona D«*ane His will forc-ed him iiiei’ely to how coldly common polilem*.ss dem:itnk*d it . hut


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silence. Samis sent over a •conhi i ig si*rvice.


It had cost him a good deal to walk on tlien as tluMigli tin* gir l Iiad passed out of his life. .Hhe liad -hill Hod! at what a price! ” Forty i i f teen!” 'Die voice of the umpire stahbetl tin*


K«*nyou’s pa r tn e r made no atu*mpt to play .1: the ta sk of speeding that hall tiacU over the net was too much for her, .Already, she looked like crumpl ing lieiiealh the s t ra in of this big oceasion. 'I'liere was a taint hurst ol applause, denot ing Hial Hie Wavt*rk*y repn*senlal ives had won Hie first game. Tiiey won also the first .-.et. h vv’a-.


heart iT*ndiiig lo -ee a line player, lik** Kenyon ligiiling against .-.ueh uneven odd''. His j iar tner was oluimisly oule|;is-,ed. and


(*ven his hriiliaiiee was mu snli'u i»*ni \o stem tin* tide which had set '-i) firmly again>t tin hop(*s of Hollywood. Once, wlien changing court ' ', he caught


Mona Deane's eyes, 'flu* girl wa^ looking at iiiin sympalhel ic a ! l \ . He would have* given a grejif deal to know what lay heiiimi that looi:: what tt'elings had proni|Ued ii. 'I'hrough his tavonr i le sirolii*. a cro>s-court


ilrive that gave Hu* hull ilie ."peed of a bullet. Kenyon secured the lir.si game in Hu* second set. Tiu* s\nii»aHiies ol Hie crowd wi*re ck*arly with him by tiiis time, ami a


it was an unpleasant siglil . insi a'. Hu* play uhich followed was nin>leasant lo Hio"!* ivliose sense ol s[iorisiiia ii''!i i|» l rinmphed over thei r part i-'-ansh ip. For t*v(*n if it was good tennis strat<*gy, it was .''carcely *’ tic* game.” True to his n a ture , Samis , l iaving found


tiu* weakness ol his opponent' ', i*'.ploiti*d ii : lu* playt'd i'ontiiinonsly on Kenyi>ii’s par tner , 'file laitei-. alrt*ady «)verawed hy Hu* impor t­ ance ol' Hie occasion, ami l(*cling acutely C‘>ii''cioiis that 'h e was let t ing lu*r pa r tn e r down badly, fell lo pieces.


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said -Maim Deane, “ I lai i aniy hapi* that they will hi* more


sensilile ones tlmii those to which you have airt'ady given e.\piT*ssion!” replied’ Kenyan icily. Stamping lier foal, imperiously am e again,


ing coldnebs. ” I must came la my awn cancinsians,”


’es?” linislied the man. with a g g rav a t ­


waLebed the new-comer willi Hie c('mpla«-i‘iii ai r Hml a hen might watch a favour i lc and lorward <’idek. Aiul as In* ivalcin*d, he rliuckleil. The playing lU'owcss o\ 1 Lilly- wood was almost a n-ligion to this horn sfcri*!ary ; di*baiTed Iroin actual jiarlicipa- Hon ill the game, 1'Mgek‘y's superalnnidani i'nergy was ih-Viitetl to inaking llollvwoo<l tin* strongest playing organisat ion in the county.


came swinging oil the courts with that easy a I lili't ii 'st ridi* which nunk* him so notii'eahl? Hgure.


One day he stopp-Ml Koiiyon as the la t te r ” I iiope you art* all right for Wes t ­


chester, Kenyon?” he asketl, anxiously. ’’No special wtirk on. or anything of that s o r t? ’’ ” .Vo: I ’vi* been -corking oil stune ar rear s


morning and nigiils lately: 1 hope to lu! i|uite fret*,” was the rea.ssuring reply, I’lit* letni secretary louclu'tl his stsir plaver


inipnisively on tiu! slunilder. “ We onglil lo laki* the nu*n's single, am!


the girl turned ipiickly away. •• I think.” siie said, aver Inu’ 'i ianider ,


” 1 think l hat I hate yaii I” “ I will remavt* my lialeful presence I”


ii'ss accnpaliaii at navel-w l it ing. there was a inastorfniness ahoiil John Kenyon whicli marked him out from his fellow-nu*n. It is signilicant that he was known among his male int imates as the “ Cave man.” lloiu'sty and sincerity were his two aiii


-standing character ist ics, if one exix'pts a trankness which wjis sa direct as la hi* af len


s i i ipi ia i i : waineii had ta shed thei r petty nieanessrs in (k'aling with him, for ho tiT*aied them in the same direct way as he liid men.


emharrassi i ig. and even, an oi.*easian, hiutal . He had no use far Mihlcrfnge af any tie-


In caiisenuem.’e he was naf a


favmir i le aiiiang the feminines: ho had s tar t led many a doveeole at the Waverlev Lawn Tennis Clnh, even if Hie bril liance


af Id', play h id created a M'n.salian. K(*nyan applied an acitl-iesl ta a man or


-sense of in tense disappointment . Her fauL;, be ti^d Idniself, was gre a te r than David son’s, for whereas the voting repor ter lia 1 merely eomi idt tcd a lilar.ing indiserotion Moim Deane iiad accused liim of being a l iar , if not s amet ldng worse. M'ith Hie self-cenlred miHooU of a s t rong


man. Isonyon did not slop to'eons idor the leelings wldeli bad swayed tlie g i r l ; wldch bad caused her to .speak as she did— Idt ter lv. recklessly. I f was emmgb for Idni Hiat tile gir l who had grown day by day in Ids contidencc. and wlmin be bad placed so


caused Idm to feel tiiore hi l ler ly loward.s llu* girl than towards the youth who had wril ten tliat. abominable paragraph. Wlicii Mona l)oano]s ilusliod and angry face loomed up before his mind’s eye, be experienced a


a woman hefan* he adtni t ied Hie other ta his full friendshiji. He ditl not do so Hirotigit an overw(*eiiing eaneoit '>f himself, hut he caiist* he would nol waste time on Hu* palt ry. M r wa.s this t rai l in Ids eharae te r Hiar.


said dalni Kenyan, and he. toa, turned -in tin* appasite diri'cl iaii. .Mlliangh he iailawed tin* niikl and spirit


have a chance with the iin*n'.s tloiihlesl” he saitl. ” It 's a pity wt! are r a th e r wi*al\ iii lailies. hut .Miss Slowell is the liesl- girl uo'vt* got. Slu* will play with yon in the ndxed. I)V the way, I hope \mi don’t ndml


enter ing for this events ?’’ ” .Not al all, 'rennis.


1 lielieve. is my hohhy.” and iion-coiumittal.


other


as 1 itihl ytni onc“ Tin* lone was Ie\‘el


j ” W t* shall gi\'e the Waverley your old cr.)\\d a surprise - w hat ?” I'Mgt'ley.


“ I’erhaps !” replied Hie other .


! indiirorence Hiat went straight, 1 .'ecrelary’s hear t .


people ciiiu'kh (1


with an lo


iU} ” Funny devi l !” mut iered I'.dgeley. as he


turned away. ” Nothing soeiiis t«i nuiVi,* H*at chap!”


an (*xcellen( sei*relary of a prominent lawn li*m!is cinh, hnl as ,-i psycliologisl he had things to learn. If was lu*cause ho n*allv ielt moved Hiat .loliii Kenyon liad ropliei; so tmli irerenlly. Last year lu* had won Hie t e n n t y Alixc*d


I^dg^*ley may have been imleed lu* wa:j- •


like a nmice. sending hall afu*r hall into Hie m*t. Sands lucaim* iannly again. I'lii'in*d wiiii


Micci*ss. he resorted to <pu*'t ionahle laclics. Huci* Keny*>n was palpably nol ready lor the st*r\'ict* which his ojip»)m*iit sent i»\er witliout any ina'liniinary warning. e\i*n alHiongh, act ing on ius t inci . lu! inndt* a liop(.*k‘ss. helateil swing at tin* hall. . \ ' the referee, hani-honml by the riiies. was lorei-d to di*hil Hie point against him, Kenyon .'lirugg(*d h i ' shoulders (*x\uv"ivi*ly. The crowd i imlerstaml ing tlie g»*'lnr(*. sliaivcl his contempt for a man who allowed liiiii'elf i-o far to forget Hie nn>sl siiiiph.* ethi '> u! spoi'tsinaiiship. Vet the mar. on tlie other ' ide of tiu* nel •


was elaleii . '• F.asyl” whispercil Melville SamU, as he


stooped ii) gal lu’f a hall. •\ flush siai iu'd the tan in .Mona l)(‘am*'s


cheeks. ” I call it conti*nipt ihli*!” slu* replieil


am! (h'iihera I cly «lrove Hu* next hull into Hu* lU'l. Tlu'ie was no mis taking ilu* tiction. Ihil.


Ill) om* umlcr' iiioil what lay hi*liiml ilia", deiiherau* mis-s(rtik»* .so well as tlu' man tni Hu* otlu'r siile of t!u* m*t. .L)hii Kenyon felt a thri l l pa 's thi'iiugli


volleying e!u’t*r eclioed round llie gronml a" .'•^amls made an ineffecliial al iemiu to take tile ball wliicli went wl iiz/ing nasi him in a li t t le clomi of wliilcwasli. 'flu* clu*c*rs made .*"aiul'> -•luiw his leeth.


an iron man as -John Kenyon. TIu* days had iieen padu'd with poignant moiin*nts.


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Miss Deane, in t l iat la.st .'•et, if you don’t mind iwy ment ioning i t , ” lie said, nn-


pleasanily. ” Ihit .1 do mind!” -Mona Deane retor ted,


annoyed beyond t*minram*»* a t having lier musings aliout Kenyon (wliat u cont ras t lie was to lliis coiilcmplil-!'* pot -hunter ) broken into. She tunn*d abrupt ly away. Smother ing an otitli, .Melvilh* Sands con


e enl ra tcd liis miml upon the Hiird set. on tin* resul t of which hung the issue. Sc(*ing him s tan d in g at the net . hi.s ra<-k«*:.


Imkl as though it were a weapon, timl a M*k*ntiess exprcs.sitm on his unpleasant face, ( t race .'-dowell became unnerved onc»* more. Once again tlie impor tance of the game i.vei’awcil iier. In spi te of the i*florts at self-control wliicli


she made. Samls's baleful glance se(*ni(*d to fasi'inatt* her as a bird is fascinatoil by a snake ; i*v«*n when she did eniitrivt* to re- tu rn -Mona Deane’s s(*rvice. slu* loblied the hall nurekly lo Sands for the la t te r to •* kill ” it rutlih*ssly. I t was hear t -breaking to .'Ce this siangh-


t<*r. Imt. llis hack against the wall. Ixenyon .'trove, iiki* a .superman. Whatever anxiety lie tnay Iiave felt was not shown in Ids pi-r l\*et si*rvict*. his br i l l iant volh-ying. or in that sup(*rh dr ive from one corner of Hn* coniT to the other , whicfi w;is twice out of ev«.*ry three times a winning stroke. Doiiud a f te r round of eheers groeteil his soiii- s t i r r in g display. i*ven while it r-e(*med in ivi lable that In* would 1m* beaten. Wi th the games s taml ing ;it -*)


in


Waver ley’s favour, ami with Sand.' 'erving, Hie men ami w'oiin*n who had wate!i<*d a man llgli ting against his fate groaned he neath llieir lirealli. ’riu* eml wu' eniineiil Yet still Kenyoti s t ruggled. It was liard to go down before a man like Sands. H**


('oiinteri*(l the l;ilt(*r's 'crvice with iinplay. able ndur i i s . 'riie.'i! ilaz/.ling 'hol s aroused a faint liojie ome more, hut the Wavcrh*y s t ra tegi s t , facing toe tlie last linn* Ihe gir ' he had apparent ly nii*'merised. drovo o\**i a hall tliat everyone knew shi* c-onid mih’ grope for fe(*iily, hlindly,


C liecrs volleved out ov«*r the court luii


there were mon* for the man who had lost Hian lor the man who had won. In leaving tin* eour t , the lour pla\i*r.'


found theni 'f lves close together, •‘ I 'm sorry ever .'o *'orry !” A iiand


foueiieil .lohii Ixeiiyon's a rm; a \'oiee broken wiHi dismay made him turn. •• .\wiullv gniul pa i r agai iM. us. ,Mi" Stowell - we did <|iiiie well.


| ’j,i sure


Kdgeh*y will agret*!” Keii.von smiled into Hh* g i r l ’' lace, pn't einl ine not to 'ee h“ r mi'(*ry.


.Mona Di'ane saw tlu* 'iiiile and gims'cd


what the words were. .>lu* lingered heldnd in­ stead oi going on with In-r ixartner to r*-- eeivi* congt am hi t ions, Kt*n\on allowed (t race .<tnwtil to p a " ,


'In* w(*nt on hnrrix'diy. 'i»iin*w lieix’ aloiir I ha\ to li*!l yon.” Tin* wai ter brought the eoti


tliiiik this l ia' heeu Hu* iiio't lerrihie ai ler - nooii of my life! Where can I 'ex* \o u ? ”


” I mu' i 'iiiiici h 1 iig 1 w;iut


wiHidr**w. .A' In* went, a lii< p a " e d over h i ' taci*. H«* ha '•ea-oiis tit that fiimoii' Tl iamc' Valic\ Hotel, an., knew the signs. .Mon*ovx*r. In* thoughi he Iiad never ' em a nnue heanl i tul girl. To tin* girl and man. s i t t ing in Hn*


imi 'iieiiily of a smile pent man.


aslvx'd. .Mona Dx*aiu* txiyx*d with ln*r w i 'p ol a


.arhour on the i-dgx* of a lawn that ,'treieln*d its \t*lvei length down lo tin* gentl .\ -sigh■ ing ii\x*r. xann* tin* sex'ni x*f sunmn*r ritsx*.'. In .'xum* iiiagii* way it niixx-d wiih Hn* lragrain*x* oi Hu* gi r l 's hai r , turning K* ii\on faint with desire. •• Whai is it \oii want to t.-il nn*:" !n*


iiamlkerx'liix'l. Yx*i sin* s|M)kx* nnfallx*ringl.\. ” ! want to ti*|| yxui thai I am sorry


liavx* Ii.*x‘ii sorry ever 'incx* 1 kin w Hn* t r u t h . ” 'In* said. ” 1 know imw' ii was ridieiiloii' ainl eon t x-mpt ihh* ol' nn* lo think that you wx*rx* Hn* t.'px* of man who wonhi g o " ip i inwarrai i lahly about a girl iii'i for llu* sakx* xii a litlh* x*!u*ap notorix*iy, or he- cansx* you laneix'd y«m lunl made a exunpiest oi soim*om* who liaxl Itihl you 'In* had ail- mirx*(l your hooks. ]| I had not known Hii' lielore.” tin* girl eontinm*d. •• I 'ln*nld ha\x* learm*d it this allx'rnoou what hap- i'ein*il in tin* mati*h would havx* lold im*. Ihil I hex-ame I ra ii t irall.v :iiigr.\ when I i'*ad that paragraph in tin* ” (bizx’*l te for Hi** lirst t ime: .’tli I xonld 'ex*in ii> rxiueiiiiier was that .\oii wi*re a Iriend x>f tin* .\onili who WM' known to wriix* that part iei i lar x-«i!iiuin. 1 want to tx'il yon, al 'o. that ii wa' ti:y U*inpx*r which made iiu* 'ay Hn* thing.' I did. I am sxirryl” ” It u a ' my letiiiiei that would net a!h-.v


nn* to gi\'x* you a xleeeiil and ' t raigiiI for­ ward xletiial.” aii'Wx'i'x'd l*jx*Mynii. ” I am 'xirr* . ixxo. Lei nix* u*ll yxut now what I Wi*u!d not iell you tin*i!: I liaxl no inorx* to do w ith the exunpiial ion of Hiai ahomiiiahle paragraph than you xiid .\<>ur'eif.


.\s a


m.atler ol Le t . ! wrolx* privalel.x lo tl.e Fxlitor ol iln* pajier Hie night I u in i ; wa.\. Ix-lliiig liiiii that tin* patiograph wa' uii- fouinl(*d. hut that I xlid iiol want to <:et Dayixl'xui


iutx) any tnmlile. Didn't ii:e


Fdi lor pnhi i 'h a den ia l? ” ” I Iie|ix*\(* so ; hut I d id n ’t 't*i* il lil.\'i*lf.


tommi inion i)f Hu* eyi's. In that moim*ni .Mona Deane ami .L)iiii


i«) llu*ni intuit ivi'Iy how mncli eai-h had nii 'sed th rough Ihe cin-uiii'I a !!<•»' which had made tliem dr i f t in i)i)|)osite ways.


liim. When the players next clianged sides, lu* siiught -Mi)iia Dcam.*‘s glam-i* and ga\-> her hai’lc k)ok fi)i- loiik'. It was nol po.'^'ihk* f*)i’ ei ther of them to ini-'Umler' iami iliat


!x**nyon laim* cl«*,'»*r to i-ai-h i)llier thiin llu-y had e\i*r


'i’hcv


Donhics at W(‘slc)u*sler and Mona Dean* had heen his par tner . Such a splendid played would he hound to he compet ing again this v(*ar. He wondi*red what man slu* would play wi th: and. wondering. K e n ­ yon found himself seized by an uiiaccounl- jihlo annoyance. Liglitiiig a eigarc'lti*. In* Hied to analys**


Ibis feeling. Wliy should he feel annoyed lu'catise a girl who Itad ( realed liim in siicli ji fashion was enter ing a n*nnis Imirnamon? with anothev man Imt liimself for her pa r tn e r? He found Hie attswer. Ihi l Hie solution


done for tlu* past ? -As for Kenyon, his miml hccaim* tlomlcd


A\'ilh the inciileiit ot Hu* loni si'rvice fresh in her miml, slu* realized how criminally shortsighli*d she hail l)(*(*n lo think <*vi*n lor a iniiiutt* that sneli a iM:in as Kenyon coiiht iiave hei'ii ca])alile of a mean act ion, of any­ thing inulcrliam.Ied. 'flu* man was a s|)orts- inan. Ho liad pi’i>vcd that hy mi-ept ing Hn* u*U*ri*e‘s ih*ci'ion o\i*r that dehaiahk* pi)inf wiihoni i|m*sti»)ii.


siiouid still havi* liei*n playing together. .A wave of regret pas.'“d Hiri)tigh tin* girl.


If imly slu* (•*)iihl i-on-


Mu*med to enrage him the more. Fl inging his cigaret te down, he ground it heneatli ids heel. Jol in Kenyon lirought his racket round in


a_ grnt'efnl sweeji; ihere was a re-assuring jdng as Hie wliito hall was iineiy hit.—and Hu* linal for Hie County ^l ixed Doiihle.s had eomnienced. (Vmvded rounil the elear lymarkod cour t


tha t looked like a pateh of green velvet in t h a t molten sunl ight , ^ the great gaily- dressed throng leaned forward, in ten t on every stroke. There is latent drama in every itig spor t ing event , and in thi.s ease the


ing iwo at least of the players, the «*rowd shift(*<l in thei r seats. Imping againsi hope tha t Hie t ide would tu rn , and that Holly­ wood would get at lea.st a set . The sight, of that s tern-jawed man in the well-worn llannels playing sm-h a lone ham! was really depre.ssing, even if at llu* same l ime it, was womierfnlly s t imulat ing. ’franslixeiL they remaiped mol ion less


with memoiies, IIi)w thoroughly this girl ami lie Iiad nmler.''tood lacli t ilher. (*ven heftire, tin his side, fr iendship had streng- Hieiu'd into somet liing de<‘)»c*r! Those sunl i t af ternoons of the •'I'Oi’t a*;)) how iiap[iy they had boon. Fnt iwarc of ihe feelings Hiat wt*re sway­


fascinated by Hie remarkable game wliieli the man on whom all interes t was focussed was playing. From this point . Indeed. Kenyon appeared to assume a mastery of Hu* cour t , and. encouraged nml slrongthoned hy Hu* e\am)do he set . his ] )ar iner improved. The second set went to Hollywood. The score was S—d, ami Tloineric,


Im*(*ii hefon*. The thought I'aine


.' laini ing, x'vx'ii if In* wer<* only a man. ” lhil I do want you |o ipclix-vx* Hiat I ditl what I tlnmghl was in*'! h)r you. And. a ' ! toM


yon hx'lori*. j hail ah'o lutely nothing to d.) ' ' i l h tha t alMUxiiiiahlx* tirst paragraph. ” I know!” an'Wx*rx‘(l tin* girl hapjiily. Some tiiiu* aUx*r you - you lunl goin* aw;iy. the h.' Davidson wrote to iin*.


l b ’ iiad


ln*arx*r’s laee. sin* Imrrix'xl on. ” M hat I am going lo tell you now re- »|uiiT*< a liitlx* eouragi’.” she (*oiiliuued. with


any of us. she has matk* the ac<iuaintam*e ol young Hoy Davixlson. ami il is t rue lhat ^lu* gavi* tliat, informat ion lo him. AVIien shx* realized wdiat harm she had done, sin* was af raid to tell nn* unt i l I tlragged Hie faeis from he r . ’’ ” Ihi t ----- ;?” He pat ient a li t t le huiger. And pli'asxi


do not look at me s»i haril for lliis is the moim*nt when I want all my courage! ” Oiu* day Mary was teasing me about


you. She said we must he in lovx* wiili eaeli othe r heeausx* we always played tennis to- getlii*!’. ami because* you took im* orcasion- ally to Hie ihcat ro. *•” AVhen ^f r . Kenyon goes away to wri te his next hoxik. I ’ll bet you’ll he going wi th


the s t ruggle was


h im! ’’ she said, like the dreadl'u! ehiltl she is.


(Coatiirttcd in next oolumn.)


ol Hie lamily, .Sin* is a iiappi*r of the most di''eom*er(ing dx*.scription.


heard. In* said, that soiin'thing lu* had M int ti ll hail c.iUM'xi me annoyain x*. and he \\ami*d lo say how sorry In* was. He add<*(l that In* wouM not havx* wrillx'ii it al all lint thal In* hx'l ioed Hn* facts wen* true. He gid the • news* from my sistiw. lie said.” .Xi’l ing tin* look of p<*rj'|exity on ln*i'


a sliaky laugli. ” hut lx) x'xplain propiwly I havx* to tell yon. ” My sistx‘1* .Mary is tin* x*nfani lerrihix*


rnht 'known to


In am main*'


softx'liexi b\ Tin* sir


delicati* ma! ter ! Ii;ii lie .:i tii i bu* • ] M’!n*renpon I w rote him ;i i.*:fg i- G*: * ■


xliiln’i : a leU(*r In* s.-iid he (■■•ii'ii lere.i he v. xl


■riiicat ion ol Hn* rcp 'i u |h.g 'Oitl me. In* x*xpla!i;* 'i V, i*' ^


t If eoill'se. Ill Of


Os good, sound aih ice. in Hn*^ ' '*11 which I tx'ld hiiii tinil In* would w-t -I'


vised nol to print anylhiiig in • which In* exuisidx’rs too ilx*!nMi'' to the partii*' eomx*rm*xlI


am>tiu*r. .^iippo'c wx* give him news thi.s l ime?’’


ful wav of .lolin Kenyon, took Im' arms. ’ iVrlmps it wa' hecau-e surprisx'xl lhat the gtrl


Instond. sin* meekly lalterx*d. YOU nicau?’’


‘^'*1


Mrs. John Keny.ui an* sliorlK "-r.-jic I talv. where the I'onner Propose.' b;


I prnpnsx* to tx*ll


1 , xir im! ' uirt


his next novi-*!! Havx* y.m :my Mona Dcaiie .snuggled elo.scr.


r„, •


. , 111* leam*d towards lier ami. tn H"'' -' . •* Ihil. hoy-liki*. I rt*ally think f .


I rving to ilo im* wliat he lh‘*ng!.' ki‘mlm*s'. MVII. .me good t m r d-m • .


,.vr- . .!,»


I was 'X) upset that ! wouldn't look at tin* wrele}i(*d |)aper. and fat!n*r sioiipx'xl having it al till’ hou'x*. .\ini tin* dx*nial dixl mu inakx* ni.ntxTs x*a'ix*r lor nn* if you wx*rx* a woman iii'tx'ad x)l a man. you would mnlx*r- ' l a n d whal I mean hy Hiat .” ” Deastly!” muUen*d Ki*nyon. under-


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