The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-12-31

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sudden scraping Of quickly moved chairs, and =
little startled cry; and there stood before him
confused clerk and blushing stenographer. red
A harsh reprimand was on the junior partners
tongue: but something. he knew not what he'd Il
for and m the
"I'm-eh-very sorry, sir-eh-but-eh-tha
is-Miss Warren and I-eh-are engaged-eh--
sr-that u.s. sr-soins to be marred' you know
The confused clerk stopped and he and tho
blushing stenographer STOOD amazed, speechless;
for their dreaded employer had turned on his heel
without word, and going back into the private
Office had closed the door behind him.
between hands. eyes gazing steady out through the
broad windows to where the dark sky melted into
the yet darker earth.
1t was but a little incident-a mere nothing; yet
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 still young man.
AS his cab turned the corner Of the block on
which his residence, he saw his wife's brough-
at the door And, even as he started to as
for the street.
Where are you going?'' he asked
though that probably you had been called out Of
town again-and was going over to see Jane
Madison for moment. she's-er-in trouble Of
some kind and wants my advice
noon, he said slowly May I drive around to the
Madisons with you and tell you what I've been
"why-er-yes, of course she replied hesitat-
insly. But it's only little way. you know. and
er-well, wouldn't :trord US but nut very short
"Er-nothins. Only I've had a headache all
S how you bate ate STUPID people: isn't it some.
thing that can waltz"
III. He shook his head. 1T cant watt" he said.
she scquissced Perhaps we'd better not 20 to
the Maa'soas I'll see Jane t4osrex tnstsa Of
THAT would be much BETTER he said, as he as
sisted her into tho brouEham. Thank you
seat beside her in the carriage and silently they
rolled over the smooth asphalt toward the park
"Well?" she asked lightly, what is it you wish
to tell me?''
"A man came to me to-day, he said slowly, ITO
ask me how he Nigh get another mans wife"
There was long pause. broken only by the
sound Of horses hoofs and the rumble of wheels.
What did you adviser she asked in q strained
voice.
"He had already made her fond of him by Civ
ing her all that he might of what her husband did
not give her. aand she had grown to look to him for
she could not get from her husband. I told
him to 60 to her and carry her by Storm to domi
rather than ask, to force rather than plead
1T very good advice she said hurriedly.
1T was very good advice" She laughed little.
He started, then turned slowly and looked at her.
1T was very good advice she repeated again.
THAT is one reason why toll you Of it, he said
gravely:
there are other reasons"
MANY But the greatest is that want you to
know that realize the depths OF Of my own shane
done in the list for dollars have forgotten many
things that should have remembered, ignored
many things that I should have considered I
things: I
you to help me try to right the wrong that may
have done; for too, fear that my advice was
good''
What do you mean?"
u do not know the woman. You may"
What is her name?"
THAT is what don't know: But you are much
in society. If tell you the man it may disclose
to you the identity of the woman"
Possibly" she assented. And the man ts-?"
Observation-Disclosures Lloyd Grierson.''
Her fan dropped to the carriage floor He
stopped and, picking it up handed it to her.
You know him?' he asked:
And now: do you know the woman"
There was long pause. There came 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
Il am the woman" she s.id and again, Il an
He gazed at her, his staring eyes expressive Of
MS unOellef.
your advice was better than you knew, she
said, with bitter little laugh. You came home
none too soon"
You mean-" he CRIED
Look" she cried
He bent forward and gazed through the wins
dow, his eyes following the direction of her fan.
of man, seated on a bench. He smoking .
cigarette and tracing impatient arabesquea with
his cane in the gravel at his feet
1t Grierson, the Junior partners client q
the afternoon.
She speaking again. II to meet him
there. Now you know ALL 1 don't know why I
tell you, but-you had better let me go! You did
not need me-you did not want me. There was
place in your life for me, in mine tor you.
And had starved as long as it was in to starve
Let go! You cannot want now! Let me-
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