The Detroit times., 1914-02-17

40, neg htNtNlfN nAdlN. NllN, N..
ahashed by tGe failure of his previous
EFFORT h, hand dove into -rrts tre+-s-
ers pocket
Nntnn4 Fay laughed "noJhms
not now. anyhow Good night
Lusb started 10 go but before he
had reached the car ne called o2ck
20 her
But don forget Miss oaytoH. %
You ever should need me. im yom
banker
By way OF answer Fay waved her
hand TO hun. ana having let herself
IN The door started 20 climb zap the
long flights of stairs 10 tae Nofkr
apartment where she found pori,
waiting for her in The si'tiugroom
Hello fay Doris cried how Was
iit bid YOU get through all right or
did Won fall down and disgrace your
self9 And how 60 Won like the stage.
nov that you're regular broadway
actress
Fay puf out her arms and resting
them on the girl shoulders, ioonre
straight into her eyes
Doris. she said cani tell you
how sweet think IL Was OF you 10
WYATT up for me but I'm going TO bed
Inn just dead beat The play was a
great success and they tell me / was
great success, and, guess ! was
( that is as far as shoW-elrl can be
! a great success and hate lie stage.
land 1 hate everybody connected with
1.-THE stage. directly ur Indirectly, ana
! that includes myself
Doris laughed aloud. slipped her
]
j started for her bedroom When she
had reached the door she turned ana
! kissed her hand 10 the gloomy bent
| figure standing in the center OK tue
/ room
"Of course. you're right. dear she
called, but I'm sorry you found IL
out so soon Show business Is ROT
! ten business, sure Good night
Fay had returned from Atlantic
| CITY on Sunday afternoon. bat as she
lhad dress rehearsal that evening
and many little things 10 attend 70
before the opening. she and Fielding
had agreed that il would be- better not
| TO try 10 see each other before Tues
day afternoon. when she was 70 come
/ 10 his rooms for tea Their chance
|
taurant had been a contingency that
neither OF them had considered.
AS was his custom he met her az
the door OF his apartment. but appar-
emily not noticing the hand OF vel
come he held out TO her. she crossed
the room and sat down in her favor
tie armchair before the empty nfe'
Mace. Fielding carefully closed the
door and then went over 10 me hearth
/ and leaning against the mantel looked
down at Fay 5 white face and color
less lips
What's the trouble, Fay? he
asked Tell me, won't you, please
/ Brt Fay disregarded his question
land FOR few moments neryously ran
Iher long tapering fingers mp and down
| the arms OF the chair.
Il thought at first" she began. that
II would be better II | didn't come 10
see YOU at all today. but afterward
! IL seemed wiser for me 10 come and
have little talk with YOU. II seemed
fairer to both OF US. and | want very
much TO be fair with you. Porter
Fielding clasped his hands behind
Ibis back and slowly shook his head.
I'm afraid | don't understand YOU
Inc id I'm afraid don't under
stand Il on ar all
That seems pity, too. Fay went
Ion why were YOU ashamed 10 speak
! TO me last night Was IL me or my
friends OF whom yon were ashamed
Fielding smiled and shrugged his
shoulders
Il didn't care much about some OF
your friends fact.
"A week ago" Fay said, you were
glad enough TO know Max L.usk, and
10 take his money Can a few days
with Wilmerding & Wilson have
changed your views so entirely
1T wasn't the men, Fielding re-
piled quickly, 1T was the women.
Fay. you have no right TO expect me
TO 90 from a girl like Blanche Will
merding and speak TO some or the
women who were at your table. !
don't know much about the ways OF
the world but know that much.
Wont you take on your hat? You
look as IL you We're going to run
away al once Better have some
tea
For several moments Fay did not
answer. but pressed the back or her
hand hard against her forehead Il
can't stay very long. she said al last
II played around with those girls IN
Atlantic City because | had no eN-
cnse TO offer them for staying away
from their parties. IT'S very difficult
TO be with those omen SO much at
the theater and not be civil 10 them
even friendly But, at that. I'd quite
decided TO cut them out altogether
that Is, when / came back TO New
York. And then got your letter, and
when | found that You had thrown
ms down for tho Wilmerdings. ! sup
pose sort or lost my head. Lusk
turned UP met him that same af-
ternoon on the board-walk-and said
would go TO supper with him last
night. I didn't know who he was go
ing 10 have. but was sorry after
ward hadn't refused, because don
like him very much. But after | got
your letter / vas pretty badly broken
no and hardly knew what vas
doing You hurt me terribly, Porter,
terribly I'd looked forward so much
10 that supper with you.
Fielding walked over 20 her side
and laid his hand gently on her shoul'
der I'm 50 sorry. Fay, he said.
SO very sorry, but ! thought
Won't you 30 back Fay inter
rnpted him. and sstand where YOU
We're ! can talk 20 you so much bet
ter when YOU are over there. I've
been thinking IL all out today. and
must tell YOU now before we quit "
Quit" he repeated.
Yes, quit she went on. You see.
Porter nst Jew weeks ago-if
seems such terribly short time now.