The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-05
The Ambition of
Mark Truitt

1T is not too late, her heart VAS
crying, and she tried in vain 10 stihe
its song
But he did not press her then win
impetuous wooing.
do you reallze." he said grayely.
this is the first time since the accl-
dent I've seen you alone -
YES, T." she began stammeringly.
1.-THE others have just gone IN II
you call them, they will come.
Then, he smiled reassuringly, !
will call them at once, FOR | have
many things 70 show you today and
the doctor sets an absurd limit TO our
drive
He raped on the door and the doc
tor appeared. and behind him the
Matka. Then, while the Matka piled
the cushions in the seat, Mark ana
the doctor helped Kazia over the 1T
tie walk and into the buggy.
"And mind you" the doctor adJur-
ed them, as Mark got in and the
horse started, two hours at the most
If you can keep track OF the time
Then he gently led the Matka back
into the house. For she, who had
forgotten how to weep for sorrow
was weeping now for the Joy awaiting
Kazia
First Mark drove, very slowly and
carefully, through the old village and
across the bridge until he came to It's
middle point There he stopped
The mills were no longer lifeless
and silent A row OF giant stacks
spouted clouds OF heavy black smoke
that futtered lazily away in the
breeze in long wavering pennons.
Through the power-house windows
the watchers caught glimpse OF
great fiy-wheels whirling and bright
pistons plunging From the rolling
mills beyond came a low Inonitory
OF engines stirring tenta-
lively, testing their sinews as they
waited TO pounce upon and torture
the coming steel. And before them
lowered the rebuilt furnace. alive
now and discordantly vocal with Its
first labor. Thither Mark pointed.
Watch now! We're just in time
Our first tap"
AS he spoke, the shrek OF the
checked blast rose, drowning all 9th
er sounds. and the crew OF men work
ing at the furnace mouth sprang back.
out OF circle OF darting fires leaped
a molten deadly flood. A channel In
the sloping sand-bed received II and
bore IL swiftly, in a dozen branches,
to the waiting ladies. Little gaseous
flames played impishly over the gol-
den surface. The stencil or burning
sulphur arose. AS the cascading
food filed the ladies'. drops splashed
out upon the ground and burst In
thousand tiny points OF light.
Almost before Kazia realized It, the
food had subsidized and the full ladies'
were moving away.
Its all over?''
"The tapping? For a few hours,
yes. Inside, it's never over until the
furnace is burnt out"
"And this is STEEL"
Not yet" he smiled cit has much
to pass through first. That" he
pointed toward the departing ladies,
sis just hot youth, come through It's
first fires"
Gould We" she ventured, could
we follow it?'
mot now. Some day--when You
are stronger" His smile was very
gentle. Are you tired? There's
much OF our two hours left"
I'm not tired. And I'm glad you
showed me this. I'll always be glad
/ was here-at the beginning" She
was looking away from him just then.
He drove on and took the long
winding road that led past Hedges
Hill-though he did not remind her
OF his meeting with Piotr-and after
many miles circles back TO the VII
lage They talked little. and perhaps
that little was hardly worthy OF rec