The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-24

To ACCOMPANY Mm ana I RRte mo one
TO Nelp nue. in my choice MY broth
er is un lktoniauALd s. uuId want him
10 follow In-J4s steLa But that rs o1t
oi the question All Of Onr FAMILY
have been Do Eton and Fav)d would
suffer Ia the comparison BESIDES
Inc is not srrong enough. te must e1
90 some private PLACE where there
viii Dee some maternal soul % mother
him. DO you know OF anything suit.
able?'
DO yon take me for one OF the
unite" The jUdge asked with WY
mile As 10 happens. ann troi1
Wnchest ter
II know, Anyone can sec that /
only thought iu your wider eXper.
trCe-'
have brother who interests
himself I'm educational matters. He
might advise me Shall ! write 90
hm 90
Il should be immensely grateful I
wanted the matter decided as soon
as possible. Mrs Chichester is taking
her yuungest daughter. Diana, 10
Promised 10 let David accompany her.
.
holidays he viii stay with my broth
en- { should have preferred il to
bee otherwise bat their meeting Is IN
lvltablc. lou viii really help me-
will do all can lie was silent
"a moment And afterWard D"
You mean when ne has left school?
That is something which only time
can decide His lamencss excludes
an army career he rs not clever
enough Tor either the Indian civil or
any OF the other services. The choice
IN our family is limited Perhaps he
viii have developed some harmless
hobby and end as country gentle
man. He VIII nave money enough YOu
see. | am conscious OF my responsible
~ But We have been serious long
enough. and YOU haven't even had
your tea ! have been too absorbed in
myself 90 be hUspitable SHE turned
toward the neglected tea-taD'e. but he
held out his hand Don't bother L
nean-not about me I don't want any
hing. r only came TO see Won and now
must be off have any amount OF
work and
She looked up at him and smiled,
and he stopped short This time the
smile was ina her eyes and the change
lent her face a startling fascination
No man or woman had ever seen q
without feeling that i'm some mysteri
Gus way she had laid her. hand on
an innermost and unsupported chord
in their being and consciously played
upon II. The Judge was no exception
He crimsoned Ike boy
1T IS unsafe 90 trust even ones
best friend. she said Il have shown
You myself and | have made YOU hate
me"
Il was not the first time she had
used the word in their conversation
together and she did not use il lightly
The Judge shook his head
- couldn't if tried he answered
'You know couldn't"
And yet you're thc only mar
riageable man on the station who
hasn't done me the honor to suggest
that should hncQmn- Aia-wife,I She
retorted
They looked at each other and
laughed and the tension was gone. The
judges features resumed their normal
expression OF blum good nature.
My position doesn't allow for such
calls on my store OF popularity" he
said It's bad enough TO have the
natives potting at one at intervals
but il the suhalterns started, things
would get too hot even for me" He
threw back his shoulders "Au the
same, ! won't have any tea I'm up
SET and you've upset me. and the best
thing | can do is TO get Sarah Jane
to jolt me for a quarter Of an hour
j shall then be too sorry for myself
to be sorry for anybody else You
understand You forgive me-"
you are sorry for David?" she
asked, taking his outstretched hand
with the smile still in her eyes.
Yes, | am. / can't help il. II must
be rough luck TO fail woman like
YOU. And the fact that ii isn't his
fault doesn't make il better. II he had
been what You eXpected-well he
would have been lucky dog As II
is"
AS il isl" she lnterrogated as he
broke off
He isn't
Il shall do my duty" she answered
Hum, that's precious little IN this