The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-08
CHAPTER XIV.
(Continued.l

NNoUttnucu.l
Poor devil" Mark shook his head
pityingly. Hes mad
IL was not Marks habit to waste
precious hours wandering the crowd
ed city streets in interpretive medi
tation. He now went 10 the appoint
tnent with his lawyer 10 keep which
he had left Henley.
IL was a long and tedious consul
tation, having TO do with big real
estate deal in which Truitt had
shown his customary shrewdness. lie
displayed little interest. More than
once Shirley, the lawyer, had to re
call his straying attention. Shirley
was astonished at this; his client was
notable for his concentration on the
matter in hand. He would have been
even more deeply astonished, could
he have looked upon the picture that
lured away Marks thoughts. But
then, for Shirley, the name OF Rose
alley would have raised TO life no
dead memories.
Shirleys establishment, however,
reached its climax at the close OF the
consultation.
Its a good DEAL" he remarked,
for YOU"
Mark answered with a nod and
opened another subject. II don't sup
pose Timothy Woodhouse left much. >
Practically nothing"
"How does our case sta-1?"
wen win it,"
You're sure of that?"
Absolutely. His estate will never
push IL to trial"
Then settle IL"
Shirley whistled his surprise. Has
the philanthropic bee stung the whole
Quinby concern" he grinned. Il
wouldn't do that. though. 1t would be
an admission. AS lawyer, | couldn
advise"
II don't ask advice. Settle it,"
Shirley waved conclusive hand.
Its your case, OF course. For how
much? They'll take any- figure
"Enr whatever yeu think fair Not
81 @i'sseAs s'fahsy+of IT,
,ryly, as q gentleman
rftne word means anything 10 you.
a'It's your case" Shirley repeated.
"But my notion is<people Will think
YOU don't want the pubhcity-for So
cial reasons. That sort OF talk
Mark rose abruptly. IL can't help.
he replied with an impatient froWn.
what people think, can II Fix II
up as soon az you can
But the days adventures were not
ended The ghost of Timothy Wood
house could not GUST Rose alley from
Marks mind.
The blacks. ordered by telephone,
awaited him Swiftly, Mark holding
the reins. they we're guided across
bridge, along rough-paved, tumble
down streets, into a quarter such as
their aristocratic feet had never trod.
Crime and decay were everywhere.
The fog. mingling with the sulphur
Gus clouds from the nearby mills,
converted afternoon into gray cheer
less twilight that the saloon lights
feebly essayed TO dispel. Through
the fog came the voice OF the mills.
The blacks driver, senses refined and
sharpened by the custom OF another
sphere, looked about him and shiv-
cred.
1t was fifteen years since he had
seen Rose alley, but he found the
way as though he had taken 1t but
Yesterday. How could he forget? Rose
alley had been his first crossroads,
Where had been first revealed 10 him
| the price they must pay who would
succeed. Thence he had taken the
branch road that led to the offices or
important lawyers, into the presence
| Of the Henleys and the Quinbys. lie
| had thought that branch the highway.
He drew up at the mouth OF mar
row shallow court, and giving the
reins TO his man, got down from the
trap.
In the shadow of the court the
gloom was even more oppressive. The
pavement was damp and unclean and
rang holloway under his cane The
dingy brick tenements, once red but
now almost black, we're nearing the
last stages Of dilapidation. strong
smell of garlic and fetid refuse blot
ted out all other odors. He thought
liz even worse than he had remem-
bered. Doubtless II was, since Rose
alley, which needed IL most, had had
no favor from the passing years.
A few children-dirty, sallow, I'M
dersized--had been playing in the
court. With difficulty, for they had
not his tongue and were afraid OF the
stranger, he learned from them In
w hich tenement Peter Anderson lived.
He CROPPED and stumbled up two
flights OF stairs that groaned protest
ingly under his tread. He found
door and knocked II opened.
For a full minute, speeches., ne
stared at the woman who stood on
/1he Threshold