The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-10-08

BAKER, 100, rose, looking at MARK
keenly.
"oh, come. Truitt." he began.
that's"
But Mark cut him short. AT least
II will save him and his sort the ne
cessity Of setting a precedent that
would decimate the club. Good eve
ming"
Henley, who had been out of the
city when Mark returned, came back
soon after the latter took up his resi-
dence in the hotel. Mark approached
him with the inward shrinking that
preceded every new meeting just then.
You've picked up physically" Hen
ley remarked after a cool handshake.
six months in the woods accounts
for that"
I'D think. II It was doing you so
much good, you'd have stayed"
In other words?"
In other words" said Henley. why
did you come back now?"
Mark laughed holloway. Il didn't
know I'd become a notorious char
acter"
How, in heavens name" Henley
exclaimed, did you let yourself get
caught in a divorce court scandal? I'd
have thought that you, of all men,
If you had to play the fool, would at
least have used finesse."
So even Henley believed the rumors!
AT any rate, no one but myself is
| hurt"
That's not true. Every one who
had anything to do with you is more
or less hurt. The company is reflected
on l." Henley concluded with an air
that declared the indictment to be
complete and unanswerable, Il am be-
smirched, because we're known TO be
in so many things together"
That" Mark returned coldly, can
be easily cured. We can wind up our
affairs. And I'm ready to resign from
the company"
You can't cure the fact that we
have been together. And you can't
resign. Are you going to add to the
scandal by marrying that woman%
What woman" Marks voice was
cool and steady.
The one that turned your head and
your wife was smart enough to dis
cover"
You've heard names, them"
NO." growled Henley. she's as
mysterious as the rest OF your d.
does"
LAS mythical, you mean," Mark an
swered in a voice that did not betray
his relief. There was no woman
What! You mean these stories
aren't true?"
You'd seen me almost every day for
years. You might have guessed that"
But last year-those women"
AN experiment in idiocy-nothing
worse There were no women, except
at arms length"
Henley surveyed him keenly. Then
how did these stories get out? But
you needn't answer. | can guess A
woman is never clever except when
she's up to mischief.
However" he went on. this puts
a different face on the/matter. AS you
say, might have guessed the truth"
This, for Henley, was abject apology.
Mark shook his head. My resigna-
ton holds just the same"
Are you going to let little talk
drive you out?" Henley demanded.
1T isn't that / had decided before
| / knew Of il. I'm tired of the scramble.
/ want-peace." Mark laughed dis
| eordantly. And I'm getting it with a
vengeance"
LAS much as you'll ever get It,"
Henley returned promptly. Il know
what you want. Who doesn't? Some
| time or other every man wants, or
thinks he wants, peace. And il we
had il, we'd want to die. told you
once before-things are. Accept them.
| fit yourself TO them, forget theories
that lead nowhere. Pick out the thing
you want most and fight until you get
1t. Then fight to keep it, Besides, you
aren't a misft. The trouble with you
is, your strength is your greatest
weakness-youve too much magma
| ton. And you're not we'll man yet
| Go back to your woods until you're
cured. Then you'll feel the itch to
| get into the scramble again and break
| a few heads"
| DuI I1eulcg Nuo phiiOoOphoA hdu
/ done. He resumed his usual crisp
manner.
Moreover, you can't resign. The
new agreement with the men comes
up next year and the Quinby company
faces the fight of it's existence Well
need every good head we've got. And
IL that isn't enough, your withdrawal
would leave me to fight Quinby alone.
And made you, don't forget that.
You've got what you wanted out OF
the company and me. You can't drop
out easily now and shirk the respon-
sibilities"
You say, can'tT'
Il say, can't. You've got a sense
of obligation, haven't your
IF have" said Mark grimly. its
the last proof that am a misf1t"
TTo BE CoNTINUEDl