The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-08
CHAPTER XVI.
Continued


Indeed she did. She knew il She
found happiness in 1t.
Mr.. Curran," she smiled, you re
the only person-eXcept Uncle Mich
who ever understood me Bit"
Harlan and Janet were silent In
Aurelie was the yulgarian, this was
supposable in her world OF vulgar.
ians. Morris Feldman would assure
YOU that the thing was TO get the
money and the press stuff He was
confident that Miss Lindstrom could
DO both. And wear clothes What
else was needful?
Wiley saw lIarlans eyes fastened
on Aurelie's hand lie knew that ia
net also was thinking OF the story OF
Hen McFetridge's diamonds But
Aurelie wore only one little ring Mr.
Curran glanced defantly at the 9th
ers. Janet looked at him with sud
den sickness OF heart. He was shin
ing-eyed. II took this to delight his
vagabond sOul-a girl of fuzzy clothes.
the charm OF adventure out in the
world, airs and appealing graces, the
typical leminine-and he had sue
cumbed
Janet" he cried do YOU remem-
Der her? The little rabbit-hunting
savage up in The hills, the defying
school child with a heart none could
ever fnd?"
Nobody ever tried" said the saw
age with a smile. Nobody
Indeed not" drawled the languid
Miss Norman, unless it's all the ba-
bies and beggars. | wonder how many
rehearsals she's been fined just for
them"
ITS fun" burst out Aurelie. TO
have some money and give il away.
And TO tickle babies-it makes EN-
stare so! Miss Norman and | are
going TO New York and try to get on,
but honest, I'd rather have baby.
Young Mr.. Van Hart looked al Mr..
Curran. Mr. Curran laughed grace
lessly Miss Vance was beginning TO
smile. She was concluding that Azure
lie was comical. Slangy. droll, good
hearted, honest-but all that spiritual
chasteness OF her face--When she was
not aughng-would be harmless after
all,
New York went on Aurelie. I'll
one is going to really act, one must
90 there And starve, maybe. But
Ada says | won't She knows well
get on, and the managers will listen
10 me. You know they said in Den
yer II wasn't just MY face. They said
| was worth wilhelm tha newspa-
pers."
She certainly is, put in Miss Nor
man. II never saw any one work u
part so hard-all the tricky bits. And
il doesn't seem work with her And
she can wear clothes, and in the bus
mess that's everything"
The heavy woman looked down
at herself She was quite forty, and
the stock companies had made her
feel IT, An old trouper like me, she
went on, watches "A lot OF these kids
smoke up and go out. But Aurelie,
here, is class, Where she got it, God
knowsl"
when Hen and Ben make another
fortune" pursued Aurelie. they're go
ing to buy the tin opera-house. ana
I'll come back a leading, woman and
show these old grannies something!
Miss Norman laughed YEARLY.
Plainly Hen and Ben were provocative
OF glee to professional people. An
gel Hen" she murmured
Good old Hem said Aurelie Then
know Hen McFetrldge wanted TO mar
~ me-
Mo" Mr. Curran looked eva
sively at Harlan Janet had an i'm
preston that Harlan was lighting
down blaze of anger.
But then" went on Aurelie,
everybody was good to me"
Wanting to marry you, Aurelie?'
faltered Mr. Curran do you call
that being good to you?'
''Of course" demurely, at least it's
interesting"
Harlan was on his feet. He at
tempted to pass her. and she looked
up in wonder.
You're not going, Harlan? Why,
sit down Tell me all about yourself.
thought"-she hesitated-" since
you'd been East you'd be a great man
by now"
'Im practicing law here" he an
swered quietly.
yes"
She looked at him with pity that
stung him. She had grown so amaz-
ngly I'm the year. IL shouldn't think
You could stand il. | couldn't. On,
to be somebody And do something
I remember the nights used TO climb
the hills and stare of across the river
and wonder and wonder. Out there
was something and | wanted II. And
II Mr.. Curran hadn't sent my picture
to the paper I'd have been there yet
climbing Eagle Point trail at sunset
to watch the light go out-just as
lonely as of old