The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-29
CHAPTER Xl.
Continued


prettieF: but one could hardly have
thought OF her as spirituelle Her
face was fuller, It's color deeper, and
there was a healthy roundness in the
line OF shoulder and breast, OF the
ankle that protruded from under the
dust-robe. Not that she was fat But
her daintiness was gone Mark could
not quite define the lack, but even ne
could see that she had passed from
under the influence OF the Ladies'
Home Journal. in the item of dress
she would have suffered from compar-
ison with the young ladies OF his
b. clearinghouse. Her hair was done
carelessly. And yivacity had gone
the way OF daintness. She had the
air OF having settled into the habit or
Bethel, OF having accepted its narrow
outlook A faint vertical line between
her eyes limited that she might not
have accepted II with complacency.
Therefore he said you look the
same as ever. Unity"
She frightened little. You think
3o?" There was something almost
pitiful to him in the way she caught
az the remark. She became spiritless
again. but, OF course that isn't
true"
But, OF course. II is
She laughed unpleasantly you
wouldn't think so, II you saw the way
!. they treat me here now
"The men? Surely not
She shrugged her shoulders. NO
The women They're so friendly now
aud they don't giggle behind my back.
And when they haven't anything else
to gossip about. they talk about no"
I'm settling into an old maid.
Isn't that what the. rhetorics USED
20 call hyperbole. II should be- spar
ngly used Resides, hear you nave
= 8 .qaf aimc with artetheT stn.us
Hes afraid I'm not a good COOK.
That's a, nice way to talk about
/ lover, Especially he laughteu ser
consciously. since you threw me
over for him"
He almost missed the acid. look she
flashed at him. 1T broke your heart,
, OF COURSE"
Eve had pleasanter experiences,
he said dryly. why didn't YOU an
swer my last letter Unity?'
Her indifference might have been
title too we'll done For one thing
even | have a little pride. 1t was
easy to see you'd got tired OF me,
Not that | cared Those boy-and-girl
affairs always die a natural death.
There was another girl, WASH
there
why, | believe so. In fact, there
was. gave her up for you.
And | gave you up. You must
have thought again her unpleasant
laugh rang, you'd make poor par
cain all round. Or had lucky es,
cape?' - ,oa,
ing her TO construe the answer as she
chose. o.,
THAT'S an easy conuEdrum.' She
Gathered up the reins Well ] musi
lie going. We're harvesting now ana
have 10 get back in time 10 help
ret dinner Goodby.'
She drove on as casually as II they
had been neighbors " the habit OF
meeting daily. And this was their
meeting after six years
He leaned back on his grassy Dahk,
having found. II not companion, at
least food for reflection. The brlet
commonplace meeting had left MN
yaglleY uneasy That Disappointing
change in Unity--he supposed ne was
IN a sense responsible for It. he alu
not say, This woman Is repining De
cause she has lost me, once heI
T. lover" Over.weening confidence III
his sex attractiveness was not 'ne
form his vanity took, also, nc was
less credulous than OF yore, ana ne
inspected that Unity was not one 70
lat the loss OF a mere love devastate
Ler life. But he remembered noS
Eager she had been 10 leave Bethel.
q ~
pathfinder TO that brilliant commun'
10 known as the world had failed
ner. Who better than he, he some
What pIaintfVe1y inquired. knew the
tterness OF shattered dream? Per
mans the farcical denouement OF his
triangular romance had not been SO
humorous. after all Perhaps he had
rot been quite fair to Unity.
There was a vague but strong sense
~ loss-his OWN the change IN
her. He had ceased TO love her, he
lad almost forgotten her But once
upon a time he had constructed OF
her an ideal. his faithlessness had
-t1Ut followed conscious distllAslen-
ment. The artist-eyen the loyer-art-
ist-sees with a pang his fine crea-
ton sink back into the form ana
faultipess of his earthly model
He was still resting on his grassy
bank when. an hour later, the slow
going vehicle reappeared. With dit
aculty-for he had not yet become
expert with his crutches-he rose and
stood In the middle of the road The
horse. without urging, stopped with
It's nose against him. more skilled
observer than Mark might have no
ticed that some villagers mirror and
comb had been utilized to the adyant-
age of Unity's hair and that her hat
had been readjusted 20 It's most be-
coming angle: and would have drawn
certain differences
Mark did not He merely smiled
Y at her over the horses head.
She seemed rather impatient with
his obstructiyeness You've bought
the pike. then? / hadn't heard.
He laughed and waved his hand
airily. This morning the world Is
mine. DO you know, We haven't
shaken hands,"
ooh. haven't we2" Her tone at
tached no importance 20 the omission.
Nevertheless, when he stood aside,
she drove the horse forward length
and laid a limp hand In Marks.
Also" he continued, you haven