The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-13

his solitary musings, was all OF love
md Elizabeth Herbert He wondered
whrt she had heard OF him--little that
was good. he told himself, and prob
ably much that was 10 his -di icrel.lt-
Yet as he sat there he was slowly
shaping plans for the future. One
point was clear: he must leave Mount
Hope, where he had run his course
where he was involved and committed
fl ways he could not bear To think oil.
To go meant that he would be forsak-
ing much that was evil; situation
from which he could not extrlcaIs him.
SELF otherwise. Ii also meant shat he
would be leaving Elizabeth Herbert;
hut perhaps she had not even guessed
his secret, for he had not spoken OF
love: or perhaps having divih6d q,
she cared nothing for him. Even so,
his regeneration seemed In Itself a
thing worth while. What he YES TO
do. how make a place for himself, AZ
mad scarcely considered; but his In
heritance was wasted, and OF the
comfortable thousands that had come
TO him, next 20 nothing remained.
In the intervals between his mus
ipgs Mr.. North got together such OF
his personal belongings as he deemed
worth the removal: he was surprised
10 And how few were the things he
really valued On the grounds OF y
chastened taste In such matters he
threw aside most OF his clothes; ne
told himself that he did not care TO be
judged by such mere externals as the
shade OF tie or the color OF IL pair
Of hose. Under his hands-for the
spirit OF reform was strong upon HIM
Ibis rooms took on sober appear
ance. He amused himself by making
sundry penitential offerings 70 the
flames; numerous evidences of his un-
righteous bachelorhood disappearing
from walls and book-shelves. Colnci.
dent with this he owned to feeling
OF intense satisfaction. What remain
Ell he would have his friend Marshall
I.angham sell after he was gone, mis-
finances having suddenly become or
paramount Importance.
But the days passed, and though Le
vas not able 10 bring himself 20 .eave
Mount Hope. his purpose in its final
aspect underwent no change. He lived
to itimseH and his old hauuts aud his
old friends saw nothing Of him. Eve
lyn Langham, whom he had known
/ before she married his friend Mar
shall, was fortunately absent from
town. Her letters TO him remained
unanswered; the last one he had
burned unread. He was sick OF tie
devious crooked paths he had trod
den; he might not be just the stun Of
which saints are made, but there was
hope In his heart OF better things
than he had yet known.
At about the time Mr. Shrimplin
was attacking his Thanksgiving tur-
key. North, from his window, watched
the leaden clouds that overhung the
housetops. From the frozen dirt OF
the unpaved streets the keen wind
whipped up scanty dust clouds. min
Cling them with sudden fiurries Of fine
snow. Save for the passing OF an oc-
casonal pedestrian who breasted toe
gaze with lowered head, the Square
VAS deserted. Staring down on IT,
North drummed idly on the window
pane. What an unspeakable fool he
had been. and what a price hts folly
was costing him AS he stood there,
heavy-hearted and bitter in spirit, nc
saw Marshall Langham crossing the
Square in the direction OF his Office.
He watched his friends wind-driveu
progress for moment, then slipped
into his overcoat and. snatching up his
hat, hurried from the room.
Langham. with Moxlow, his i...f
partner, occupied two Handsomely fur
nished rooms on the first floor of the
one building In Mount Hope that ' as
distinctly an ONCE building, since its
sky-scraping FIVE stories were reached
by an elevator. Here North foun5
LanEham-a man only three or four
years older than himself, tall. broad
sholldered, with an oratorical sir OF
distinction and a manner that pro-
claimed him the leading young lawyer
at the local bar
He greeted North cordially, and the
latter observed that his friends face
WIS unusually flushed, and that leads
OF Precipitation glistened on his fore
lead, which he frequently wiped with
q large linen handkerchief.
What have you been doing with
yourself. jack" he demanded sliding
lis chair back from the desk a: which
he was seated. 81 haven't had
glimpse OF you in days"
| have been keeping rather quiet.
What's the matter? liver out or
whack?' Langham smiled c:npla.
Gently.
Worse than that" North rejoined
moodily.
That's saying a good deal? What
is II, Jack?"
but North was not inclined to lay
bare his heart he doubted IL Lang
ham could be made to comprehend
any part OF his suffering. -
Il am getting down to my last dol
lar. Marsh ! don't know where the
money went, but it's gone" he finally
said
La1yham nodded.
You have certainly had your little |
time, Jack. and it's been a perfectly |