The Detroit times., 1916-05-08

hysterical Mrs. Clarke as best she
could Presently. the weeping moth
er was made TO understand that her
child was out az danger, and she
strove TO steady herself.
we were at home all the time"
she told Esther. "All the time. And
that stupid chauffeur mistook our
house: and he drove all around town
for full hour before he could find
IL. Sylvia was spendios the day with
US and-oh, forgot TO introduce
you. Mrs. Billiard. this Is Mrs.
sands"
The two women shook hands. Syl-
via Sands with easy cordiality. Es-
Their with some reserve. Esther had
heard much OF this wealthy young
widow who VAS the suburbs adored
social leader.
On her dead husbands money.
Mrs Sands was even now building
an enormous hospital on the out
skirts OF the town. Pullard had ap-
piled, through friends. for a position
as house-surgeon in IL; ana his APP
plication had been refused.
| This alone would have set Esther
against Sylvia Sands. And now that
she met her for the FIRST time, face
TO face. she disliked her As a type.
Stili as hostess. she was trying to
think Of something civil TO say.
when Billiard and DR.. Clarke came
| out OF the Cffice into the ball. As
, they appeared. the women heard
Clarke saying in a very evident re-
spect and gratitude:
II rever saw finer bit Of emer-
gency work In all my experience,
DR.. Billiard IL you will allow me TO
say so. Ny little girl owes her life
10 YOU. | shall never forget this
George Bullsrd, embarrassed at
such praise from an older practi.
toner. thanked his rival, briefly.
making light OF his own service.
Then. 10 relieve the situation, hs
turned 10 greet Mrs. Clarke whom he
h. met hut once before. She intro
duced him to Mrs. Sands. And Bull
lard found himself face to face. for
the first time. with the widow whose
will was to he Law in the new hos
pitsl
Ills glance, as their eyes met, Was
I'll, Of appreciation, not for her own
beauty and naughty charm OF man.
ner: but for the good she vas doing
TO humanity, by the building OF the
hospital.
sylvia, too. was looking In open
admiration on this sturdy young man
who had just won SO fierce duel
against death, whose skill was so
great as 10 call forth high praise
from as eminent physician a
Clarke.
Esther saw their Interchange OF
glsnces. An unaccountable twinge
OF jealousy shot through her. soaring
her to- the very soul From that mo-
ment she cordially disliked Sylvia
Sands, and some little mlstrust OF
her handsome husband stirred for
the first time In her breast
Ballard quickly began TO reap the
benefits OF his clever surgical opera
ton on Alice Clarke. The tale OF the
operation spread near and far. So
did Or. Clsrke's hearty praise IL his
rival. So. too, did Sylvias glowing
accounts OF the saving OF Alice's life.
Patients began TO Oil Billiards.
ante-room. In greater and greater
numbers they came. Other remark
able cures quickly spread his fame
through the growing community
Instead OF starving as he had fear
ed, he found himself with comfort.
able and steadily increasing prac
tlce.
Through sylvia and the Clarkes,
/ he met tocislly the best people. and
was invited everywhere. Truly, for
I an obscure newcomer, he was for.
tunes favorite. And he rejoiced In
| boyish fashion at his good luck.
One thing alone marred his happi.
ness. Esther's attitude toward him
had lately undergone subtle but
distinct change change he neither
understood nor liked.
Instead OF sharing In his bolster
Gus JOY al his professional and So
oial success. she actually seemed to
resent IT, She was no longer the jol-
~ cOmrade OF other days, but was
quieter. less demonstrative; decided.
ly cooler In her manner.
She did and said nothing he could
resent. But she was no longer quite
his chum AZ In the earliest days OF
their brief welded life. Vaguely, he
resented this The resentment made
him irritable. And this further Wild
ened the little breach between them.
George could not know that the
poor girl Was suffering sgonles OF
jealousy; that she would rather
have him a failure than to feel he
owed any OF his success to Sylvia
Sands.
whenever he was detained from
home for an uhduly long time. she
made certain he was Min Sylvia.
Esther did not belong TO the breed
lof woman who ferc>iy fesent-- q ssp--
posed slight or who battles TO hold
the love she feels is being stolen
from her. All she could do was TO