The Detroit times., 1915-02-22

June had seen. They all had cards In
front OF them and stacks Of playing
chips, and rawboned woman sitting
on higher chair than the rest was
dealing. The yellow haired woman
fixed her attention on the gambler
next to the dealer. She was a funny
blond and with a feverish glitter In
her eyes, and she was bent 20 in
tently upon the fall OF the cards that
she did not notice the door open and
close.
Poor June, She glanced about her
with growing repugnance. She was
abjectly miserable, and suddenly she
was sobbing.
In the gambling room the fuzzy
blond who had played SO feverishly
staked and lost the last chip In front
Of her. She turned impatiently TO look
for the page girl. She met instead the
cold, hard eye OF the yellow haired
woman, who quietly motioned her. The
player rose reluctantly. and fright
came into her face as she followed
into the han and to the little ONCE
where June had been installed.
you've reached the limit, Mrs.
Perry" announced the yellow haired
woman. turning on the unlucky one
sharply az she closed the door. Here
is the !. o. q. Belle brought to me.
I / have not o. KID t."
ITS only for $780," faltered Mrs.
Perry.
Il wouldn't o. X. IT for so cents"
snapped the other. Now I want &C
ton. You'll telephone your husband
from this room"
mo. MOI" The woman wrung her
hands. "Ill talk to him tonight"
Fl know that game" she scorned.
and from June's desk she took an In
dex card.
"Eight-o-eight-o Garden" she told
the new secretary. ASK for Mr..
Perry and say that his wife wishes to
speak with him.
| MOI" cried Mrs. Perry hysterical-
ly and reached over June's shoulder
to take the phone, The new secre-
tary had made no move toward the
phone. She was staring at the yell
low haired woman In establishment
That determined person was not one
to wrangle In emergencies. She
snatched up the phone herself and
called the number
You women think I'm q mark"
fshe scornfully stated to Mrs. Perry
while she waited. You'd sting me
for a thousand dollars rather than
sting your husband for II. See this
lcard?' She held IL out. IL con-
tanned the name Of Jackson w. Perry,
his business address. his home ad.
dress. his financial rating. probable
Income, clubs and telephone numbers.
And the unfortunate Mrs. Perry
Iseemed to shrink into hopeless despair
as she realized the implacable organ
ization against which she had pitted
herself. Mr.. Perry, please" The
yellow haired woman's voice had un.
dergone complete change. Il was
very pleasant OF infection, though Il
lrasped. His wife wishes to speak
with him. She handed over the
Telephone, and June, seeing Mrs.
Perry's unsteadiness, rose and COM
passionately gave the woman her
chair. The yellow haired one walked
| calmly over to her own desk and
4 took up the extension phone.
June looked at her hat and coat.
She seemed quite bewildered. She
could not quite understand what this
was all about, but she did know that
Ia was all unpleasant and heartless
and degrading. She was starting TO
90 when something on Mrs. Perry's
face touched her sympathies and held
her.
yes, IT'S Owen" trembled Mrs.
4 Perry, her nervous fingers ciutching
desperately to keep the quaver from
Iher voice. IL hope I haven't inter.
Irupfed anything important"
"Not very" The mans voice couId
be heard distinctly outside the phone.
"Jack"--the voice was full of plead
ling-'1---I have 20 have some money"
The frowr OF the yellow haired
woman deepened as she listened to
the mans reply.
Il know it's q week before my al
llowance IL DUE" urged Mrs. Perry,