The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-09
CHAPTER XVI.
(C1nfinued.l

for such as YOU"
Many people have lived here
| Bat not from choice | know
| lived here once myself. before lie
hesitated a moment. 81 left it TO live
! with Roman"
She made no reply. lie stopped,
facing her and blocking her egress
You're thinking my going there
was TO the advantage OF no one but
MYSELF"
Why else should you have gone
there"
She was standing in the doorway OF
the tenement he on the pavement be.
low her. The dark dismal court and
the cold blush light from the arc
lamp did but emphasize the warm
brightness she radiated Frank won
dering admiration was in his glance
That's almost synical. isn't IL? |
might have had several other reasons
but didn't. At least | did you no
harm"
Neither harm nor good"
one doesn't like TO think OF ones
self as reduced to even a harmless
nonentity. Still. most OF the virtues
are negative, | believe. Though Pm
vain enough 10 wish could have been
a positive influence in the making OF
tie woman you've become. It's rather
remarkable, Kazia"
ITS rather remarkable-or excuse
for vanity"
! She had not WINGED, nor had her
Fsteady gaze wandered. But for Iust
an instant heeting somber shadow
had rested in her eyes.
Il must CO." she said.
! They walked in silence 10 the mouth
Iot the court. At their approach Marks
man GOT down from the trap. touching
| his hat,
Cant set you homer" Mark
yeatured, not at all sure that She
would accept. But she, affected no
reluctance.
she glanced al. a little watch she
wore. II go 70 the Todd hospital. and
I've oyerstayed here a little. VIII
| you save me time?"
VIII save YOU timet" Mark affect
ed a jocoseness he did not feel
Felix, what have you to say?"
Whist num-" Felix grinned
yen be hurtin' the feelin's ay IN
fastest team in tn city"
Bazia's smile was all for Felix
They are splendid I'll have 10 ride.
II only to show ! meant no unkind
ness"
Good" said Mark briskly. Felix.
you may take the car"
lie helped her up to the seat. When
Felix, as usual would have lifted
MIN. Mark coverty waved the man
aside though the high awkward step
ca'r*ed his lame hip to pain him
SHARPLY the horses sprang forward,
swung into the car tracks and quickly
loit the tenement neighborhood be-
hind For time Mark gave his at
tcntion to guiding their swift course
around overtaken cars and the slow
lnmLering teams that drew the heavy
traffic OF the street. They were on
tie bridge before either spoke.
"fon said to the hospital" he be-
gan SUCCESSFULLY DO you"
I'm on case there"
You're nurse, then? I remember
YOU had knack for that sort OF
thing. Your husband hadn't
heard"
u haven't seen him for twelve
years"
He looked at her quickly. but her
face was turned away. He had detect.
ed no change in the low even voice
But ne knew instinctively that behind
the fact SO simply announced Law a
story worth the hearing For her
coinposure was not the assurance OF
those whose lives have been placid
and easy, but the certainty that comes
only to those who have passed-not
always unscathed. but have somehow
lived--through ordeal and strife. II
was akin 10 the impressive front he
had learned TO present to the world
OF course, it isn't happy" he
thought. For it's a story OF success.
Ard there is always the price"
"kazia,' he asked gravely. "will
you tell me about yourself?"
There Is nothing 10 tell-any more
than there is about YOU"
That is. you're not interested in
what has happened to me. You're
frank"
Because chance has thrown us
together for an hour is no reason for
us TO pretend an interest neither OF
us can feel"
You may speak for yourself.
please. AT least, we can oil the
wheels of circumstance by going
through the polite forms. You could
smile very graciously on my man
Felix, but to me-" He broke off with
a short laugh History has a way OF
repeating itself. remember saying
something of the sort TO you once be
fore. OF course, you've forgotten"
II forgot-nothing."
"Ah." He turned quickly TO her
sgain. Then / did do you harm"
Il can't see
1T follows" he interrupted. "If
had done you no harm, you would re.
member charitably. not coldly or
worse, and you would be at least as
cordial TO me as to my groom"
Now II is YOU" she answered after
thoughtful pause. who will not let
me oil the wheels. Probably what
you say is right haven't thought
much about influences--I haven't had
time"
I'm sorry. Which seems all I can
do about IL. You and Piotr and Hanka
seem in conspiracy to teach me
that for regr-ttable things we can
pay only with regret. But / prom.
fsed TO save you time"
He leaned forward and drew the
reins taut. He touched the horses
lightly with the whip. The pounding