The Detroit times., 1915-08-30

We'll he's a Jolly little chap,
isn't hc2' he said, patting the baby's
cheek with bis finger
sibyl laughed lie won't be If
you stir him up with your finger.
She replied Hell howl" Lord
hcnt looked back az the house.
"l've just been talking TO your
husband he said, about the gen
eral election VIII you walk with
me as far as the end of the garden
/ am going home across the park
"Of course / Will" she answered.
Evans. see that Master frankie
doesn't stay too long In the sun I'll
be back in few minutes.
They strolled across the smooth
yelvety grass towards the gate lead
ing into the park.
you are getting quite strong
again now aren't your said Lord
Kent
eyes, I feel perfectly well. But
the doctors are so tiresome."
They always are-stin, it's best
to Dee on the safe side. isn't It? Now.
about your husband. Hes quite
made up his mind he won't stand at
this next election It's a great pity.
, Therg may not be another chance
for several years was wondering
what you thought about it,"
IL think, like you, that it's a great
pity. But he has made up his mind.
and he is very determined
isn't there some way out of the
difficulty? was suggesting to him
that he should take a house just out
side London so that YOU could have
plenty OF fresh ART would only be
for a couple of years--then you
could take a house in town he'd
be in the swim by that time-it's
very slow at first"
"A house near London" she
echoed. standing still and tracing a
pattern on the grass with the point
of her parasol "Of course that
"NHiA W just tllt Llliu6.
We'll, YOU might try to persuade
hum, Mrs Treverton. II rests with
YOU entirely"
Il will' she said eagerly III
make him do it, won't let him
ruin his career--for my sake"
Lord Kent looked at her for few
seconds without speaking Then he
said. Bravo You're made of the
right stuff But. of course. nothing
can be done without the consent OF
tho doctors You must get them on
your side
I'm see Sir Arthur Clane and Or.
Rcuwick myself know ] can bring
them round 10 my way Of thinking
still there is JIM am afraid that
jim very obstinate"
Have YOU tried to persuade
him?"
no, | have not; I've just let
things drift on. Once or twice I've
said that il seemed rather silly to
miss this opportunity-thats all
I'm afraid I've been rather selfish
thinking OF myself and my nealtb
and the dizziness of the life here. I'm
glad you've reminded me of my duty
shown me way out of the diff
Guilty"
81 think II really is a way out OF
the difficulty You can be just as
quiet in one of those nice houses on
Wimbledon common as you are here
and the air is fine up there-nei-
Their you nor the child will suffer in
any way. If ! thought for a mo-
ment that your husbands election
to parliament would hurt you in any
way I'd be the last to suggest that
you should try TO persuade him
Well. Wen give him a week To think
II over. You do your best, Mrs Trey
erton, and I'm sure youn never re
greet it,"
She walked another 100 yards
with him and then said that she
must return TO the house 1t seem
ed 10 her that the sun had grown
worry hot and she felt dizzy as she
made her way back across the lawn
cor course that Is the way out OF
the difficulty" she said 10 herself
II ought 10 have Thought OF il be-.
fore. I've been thinking too much
of myself-of Jim's secret Well
that is all settled now
Life had seemed more Joyous TO
her during the last day or two. the
promise OF life more splendid Her
husband had told her everything.
had explained everything The bar
rler between them had been broken
down. For the first time for many
weeks she had been able to think OF
something else than This great wall
OF darkness that had seemed TO shut
ont all the sunlight
The explanation had been strange,
but quite credible Alice Treverton