Arizona republican., 1908-05-01

As he stepped across the threshold there was sudden scraping of quickly moved chairs, and little startled cry; and there stood before him a confused clerk. and a blushing stenographer, req faced nervous-fngered.
 A harsh reprimand the junior partners tongue; but something, he knew not what. held it for instant and in that instant the clerk embar- rassed, hesitating, stammered:
 "Fm-eh-very sorry, sir-eh-but-eh-that is-Mss Warren and I-eh-are engaged-eh- sir-that is, sir-going to be marred you know, sir-and-
 blushing stenographer stood, amazed, speeches.: for their dreaded employer had turned his heel without word and going back into the private office had closed the door behind him.
 Once there he seated himself at his desk, head between hands, eyes gazing steady out through the broad windows where the dark sky melted into the yet darker earth.
 It but little incident--a mere nothing; yet one of those nothings that everything, for it had opened up vista of memory that had been shut to his eyes for more years than he cared to think; and yet he was still young
 As his cab turned the corner of the block which his residence, he his wife's brough- at the door, And. he started to as- eend the steps she appeared before him govned for the street
 Where are you going?" he asked
 "Youi" she exclaimed. You're very late. I though that probably you had been called out of town again-and I was going over to see Jane Madison for moment. She's-er-in troubles Of some kind and wants my advice''
 I've been doing lot of thinking this after noon, he said slowly. May drive around to the Madisons with you and tell you what I've been thinkng?"
 "Why-er-yes, of course" she replied hesitat- ingly. But it's only little way, you know, and I er-well, t wouldn't afford but very short time. perhaps you drather-
 ''Well?"
 "Er-nothing Only I've had headache all day and l fear I shall be very stupid; and I know how you hate stupid people. Isn't it some thing that wait?"
 He shook his head. Tt cant wait" he said. "Il go with you"
 Inc har baad SIo ,u-ich she acquiesced Perhaps we'd better go to the Madisons: I'll Jane tomorrow instead of tonight Shall we drive in the park instead?'
 That would be much better,'' he said as he .as- sisted her into the brougham. Thank you.
 Giving order to the driver he took his beside her in the carriage, and silently they rolled the smooth asphalt toward the park entrance.
 ''Wer?" she asked lightly, what is it you wish to tell me-"
 "A to to-day. he said slowly. ito ask me how he migh get another mans wife"
 There long pause. broken only by the sound of horses hoofs and the rumble of wheels.
 What did you advise?'' she asked in a strained voice
 He had already made her fond of him by giy- ing her all that he might of what her husband did not give her aand she had grown to look to him for love and sympathy and mental companionship that she could not get from her husband l told him go to her and carry her by storm. to jomi- nate her by sheer strength and decision. to compel rather than ask. to force rather than plead"
 Tt was very good advice" she said hurriedly. d He started, then turned slowly and looked at her. Tt very good advice" she repeated again.
 That is one reason why tell you of it. he said gravely.
 And the other reasons-for I presume that there are other reasons?"
 Many. But the greatest is that I want you to know that realize the depths of my shame and degradation-that I know the wrong I have done in the list for dollars have forgotten many things that I should have remembered. ignored many things that I should have considered. want you to know these things; and then I want you to help me try to right the wrong that I may have done; for I too fear that my advice good
 What do you mean?'
 T do not know the woman. You may
 What is her name?
 That is what don't know. But you much in society If I tell you' the man it may disclose to you the identity of the woman"
 Possibly" she assented. And the man is-?"
 "Grierson-Thomas Lloyd Grierson'
 Her fan dropped to the carriage floor. He stopped and picking it up handed it to her.
 You know him:' he asked.
 She nodded
 And now do you know the woman?"
 There long pause There to them from afar, the thousand noises of the city.
 'Well?" he said, at length, tentatively.
 She did not answer
 He waited. Still she did not answer
 At length she turned little toward him. head tilted backward, shoulders against the carriage side
 T am the womAn," she said; and again, T am the woman
 He gazed at her. his staring eyes expressive of his unbelief
 Your advice was better than you knew,' she said with a bitter little laugh. You came home none too soon
 You mean he cried.
 Look she cried.
 He bent forward and gazed through the win dow his eyes following the direction of her fan. The sickly halo of lamp-post revealed the figure of man. seated bench He smoking a cigarette and tracing impatient arabesques with his cane in the gravel at his feet.
 It Grierson, the junior partners client O.: the afternoon.
 She was speaking again: ''I to meet him there. Now you know all l don't know why tell you but-you had better let me goi You did not need me-you did not want There no place in your life for me in mine for you. And had starved as long it in me to starye. Let me goi You cannot want me now! Let me goi
 It was all in breath, quiverng, tense; and now she had buried her face in her hands and her 1.-the body shook with the painful racking of her sobbing He gazing out into the tree-studded darkness of the park, his eyes set, his breath lab ored.
 Through the jim-lit darkness they rode in si-