The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-01

IT'S necessary rnar JOIN rnese gen.
tlemen." Slade informed her coldly
Take her at once he commanded
Hayes.
Hayes started toward the door.
Call me when you're ready, Mrs.
SIade. I'll wait in the hail." and he
disappeared
Slade thrust his hands deep into his
pockets and looked at his wife in a
puzzled way. She was nervousIy
pulling OF her gloves and beginning
to realize that her visit was, for some
unexplained reason, scarcely the sue
cess she had planned it to be.
In Gods name, what did you come
here for, Mary?" Slade finally de-
manded.
What did / come here for?" she
repeated blankly. What did come
here for? Why. to please you.
thought you'd be glad I just can't
stand 1t with you living out of the
house, Dan. Lord. | haven't slept a
wink since you left. Aren't you miss
ing me?" and her voice trembled just
the least bit.
ooh, Dan. It's all over now, amt
it, our tiff" she began eagerly, catch
ing his arm impulsively and pressing
her face against his coatsleeve, kiss
ing the unresponsive broadcloth again
and again. We're making up; we'll
go home together. It'll all be different
after this, and I'll see you at the break
fast table mornings now" she finished
joyfully.
DAN" she began again, 81 don't be
lieve you've had decent cup of cof-
fee since you left home. I'd like to
make you a cup now, myself" and
she looked refectively around the SEN
ator's library as If she thought there
might possibly be some opportunity
to brew cup Of coffee right then and
there.
Come on home, father she urged.
calling him by the name of the old,
old days. when they had both dreamed
of little ones in their home. and pat
ting his arm lovingly, tenderly. Mad
at me YETI" she questioned
Slade WINGED under the gentle touch
OF her hand on his arm. and found it
necessary to turn away from the face
that was SO sweet and penitent.
No." he stammered, I'm not mad
at you, only this is no place TO talk
about our troubles"
Well. wei go along home." she
suggested
mo. / can't come now. You'd bet
ter let Rob take you home" and he
started for the door.
Mary started after him, clutching at
his arm.
I've got to know what the matter
is now must-I must" she declared
vehemently
Very well, Mary. as far as my
plans go. I've arranged my life differ
emily"
Differently? Differently? Haven't
! given in?"
It's too late now. I'm sorry to
say this, but you force me-
wait minute, Dan" She drew a
long breath, as III nerving herself for
an ordeal. Yours going to say some
thing dreadful Before you begin I
want to say that III do anything to
get things back just the same as they
were before-anything There's moth
ing you could ask me l won't do
nothing! There! Now Now go on
and she sank weakly into a chair.
Look here" Slade was cruelty abb
rupt- This separation IS permanent.
Nothing's going TO change it,
Separation? She gave him
blank, amazed stare. ''Why. Dan.
who's talking about separation? We
can't be separated
We can be-we are. When I left
you that night it was for good and
all, Mary. We can't get along togeth-.
er and I've made up my mind to it.
It's settled
You mean to say you haven't
missed yer home? You haven't want
ed me to give in? You mean what's
happened is for the best?"
Yes he answered icily.
Mary gazed at him in bewilderment.
You're not the man / talked to five
weeks ago. ! don't know you 1t
must be the people about you-or
it's"
Like fash the possibility of an
other woman came into her mind
But she dismissed it as quickly as it
had come. She would not insult him
7or herself-or their love by such a
suggestion.
Il am another man from the one
you married" Slade agreed, but you
wouldn't see it."
Is it my fault that married a man
who's turned into somebody else?"
Mary argued, fighting. fighting for her
life, her happiness-for him. Il mar
ried you. Dan. / married poor young