The Second Honeymoon

were children together

lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had reveale

ld; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he though

he sound of his voice. She gave a lit

sed to play together w

go," said Sangster, half

ded ser

talking to her mother. He might have sat next to her, she thought wistfully

ou," Sangster said. "I almost feel

er brown eyes shone as she looked at him. "W

ter l

time you used to have there; all about

ghed to

p and came to the gate." Her voice sounded wistful. "Jimmy used to ride him round th

nderful person," sa

ed rathe

she asked. "Or are

suddenly

. "I am very fond of Jimmy, though I h

ng?" sh

little c

d at length. "Or perhaps it is six; t

u live in

n unfashionable p

r Ji

lives in

O

conveyed no

other-the great Horatio

eting him once," he ans

ars ago. Isn

Horatio Ferdinand; he pitied Jimmy supremely for having to own such a relative.

ia Farrow the other n

she l

pose s

ever seen," Christine declared vehemently. "Jimmy knows

sligh

s if you like her,

in spite

she doesn't like

ave eyes searched his face. "

at her, but a little f

and his voice sounded,

ct, he rose quietly from his seat a

been following the play; he had been thinking-thinking always of the s

her reluctantly. Sangst

at

y were not talking very much, but there was a little smil

ort of impatience. What the deuce could the fellow ever have seen in Cynthia Farrow? he asked himself.

the assets she possessed; and Sangster knew it. But to Jimmy-Sangster met

he was only grasping at a shadow? What was he made of that he saw more beaut

did not quite know why he had invited himself to Jimmy's box to-night.

enjoyed it

liked Miss Farrow and the

harply away; n

," Jimmy said as they crossed the foy

ed up in

I hav

ee stage favourites,

it extremely probable that Cynthia Farrow and some of her numerous admirers wou

ance round. She was not here yet, at all events; o

child in her delight. She sat in a corner of one of the grea

Sangster had manoeuvre

tt were

altz. The long room was brilliantly

cross and squeezed

just too lov

yatt l

" she said to Challoner. "She will find

All the waiters knew him. He wondered if they were surprised to see him without Cynthia Farrow. For weeks past he and she had been

ondon's most popular comedian. Christine was interested in everyone and everything. Her eyes sparkled

looked up into Jimmy's bored young face. "I s

smi

He broke off; he sat staring across t

dress, with a beautiful sable coat. Her hand was resting on

the gaily lit room swam before him-for the woman was Cy