The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-05

Tom Price. q young architect. and
20 wife. Laura are happy In their i,
oonc.r t'i .oSr Tor r0 Ies aSnG
4 iSSSsr sargent her singing teacher
l9Ils her she has career before her
4 Ssssrss the contract for q small Of.
Y - building and while superintend-
1T its oonstr uction 10 injured Hi,
4 ~ 10 broken and his Injuries are
X ~ way back 10 health and when he
F<alealra 0nds that all his savings have
- sor bis expense: and Laurs Ia.
epoery: that what she has done Is nc
y lnerl1ce and that In q month or two
Il - VIII Be working again.
TN . month or two" he supple
Z nented, II shall have to &C limpins
I aS0und In search Of work. For. Doc
49, eprague tells me. the Stuyton
Construct3On company went, last
oosk. into the hands Of . receiver
- the Lord alone knows when Ill
yuoG any money on what they owe
49, tsr designing that miserable
4 on36lDg for them. I hadn't meant
~ Ut you know this until I could
s11vo you some better news along
xr11l1 Il But there doesn't seem
49, much chance of better news
~ nay % well face the truth
ofro dsad broke. you and I. And
1--WE no prospects OF being any bet.
- o8 for . long time to come.
Meanwhile. when the money you got
- the plano II gone. what are we
!! 1ng 70 do? 1t looks pretty black,
one eiri."
we have each other" she COM
znrteA him. And"
n rim Ct the doorbell interrupted
-. she answered the summons.
WANTING two men.
Tom recognised the older Of the
'1wo visitors as Prof. Sargent, his
100 singing teacher. The younger
80 4 strikingiy handsome man,
I nScsly 30 years old; and with a
oceful. self-assured manner which
|5nefsd on Price.
.1x Laura welcomed the newcomers
10rdialiy. Prof. Sargent was warm
RI sympathetic In his greeting OF
- invalid. Laura introduced the
1nneor TO Tom, a -Mr. Paul Le-
nnnAs Her husband found difncul-
- = making himself barely civil to
- oompOser. He hated Legrsnd
2 c1Sht. He did not know why. II
''yIno oas Of those sudden antipathies
- hard 20 explain and 20 much
1S1or 70 overcome.
~ prok. Sargent came ut once to
o oh1sct Of the visit.
Y l1xA Price, began. this Is
n3hIy no sort Of time to come
- taking business. But Legrand
1Gorod me until consented to.
v tnur starts In . week. He stu
1nros that no soprano but your
11ne - DO Justice to those songs OF
Ana he seems to think have
Gh innuence over You to make
I ~ chanse your mind He also au-
ng1sSs me TO add Is per cent TO
11n forms he offered you. oefore, and
promise you. - . bonus. per
Hnnno On the receipts"
afsn afraid it's no use. professor.
- fazro, her sweet voice vibrant
~ yogrst that did not escape
NY husband does not
q eler. Pr1ce!" broke In Legrand. I'M
MVeay. '.perhaps you don't realize
: - this means to your wife. AZ
|rro business man. you may NOT
S|rnUv thas am Just now one Of thA
{1Ic6H popular music composers 10
80. The concert tour IL 70 ex'
f11n ~ songs: sung - ! intended
1on y b sung. I. myself. shall b
2 - plano. That. by itself. insures
A 1c 1865 Of the tour. ! am oner'
Sa ven wife an opportunity Tor
& - many lyric sopranos OF estao'
1Nen reputation would be humoly
I51oeua I am confesTing . high
r nnoe a your wife BY asdng-
y $50 haghest honor . man can con
HIv 80 another mans wifs." interpos'
;51 -. ~ % ~ her alone. AT
80 n the wsy regard such
Z 1nGn I may b bopsasssfy old
5onoA. But"
- are Lsgrand assured him
- vuAouchsd by the snuh. -smd'
x 3r2 - ~ you, II she sinss IN these
c1r1n oe mine ana n she scores Q
ooao A. Sl,sm, her fortune - made
SH v1a b Sssieged By Offers from
1870. She-"
III slHcA y trus, Mr.. Price" SAID
~ Sargent. 'it II stated rather
n ,noAestly than you may care 10
12r =. Hut Il 10 entirely true. Mrs.
- N not only receive fsr higher
s4rduno ar The tour than ever ! have
q S1Svn an untsisd singer 70 get, but
h - vi1l also have chance to make
~ 4 1000 Or hsrself. A name that abe
4 1n en- into money. With . voice
& ~ hers-"
go has already made . name io'
1900. air" rstorted Tom. "shs
~ q n the altar. The name Of
- Not an exalted name, per
sc~ hut I believe and hope she y
c1So content with II. she neeo
- b(her."
w 'svrr ,n,tunderssAnd me- answei
B " ssrsent. 81 meant to cay
80 Leerand cut him short by II
~ - hero, Mr.. Price. let's spea
s-Ss. I,vc made inquiries aoou