Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-12-22
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run the FISK"
She took a step toward the door,
hesitated, came back, and put light
hand on his shoulder.
I'm sorry. dear Max"
She had kissed him lightly on the
cheek before he knew what she intend
ed to do. SO passlonless was the little
caress that, perhaps more than any
thing else, 1t typified the change In
their relation.
When the door closed behind her, he
saw that she had left her ring on the
arm Of his chair. He picked 1t up. II
was still warm from her finger. He
held It to his lips with quick gesture.
In all his successful life he had never
before felt the bitterness Of failure.
The very warmth Of the little ring
lurt.
Why hadn't they let him die? He
1idn't want to live-he wouldn't live.
Nobody cared for him! He would
His eyes, lifted from the ring. fell on
he red glow Of the roses that had come
hat morning. Even In the half light,
hey glowed with fiery color.
The ring was In his right hand. With
The left he settled his collar and soft
silk tie.
X. saw Carlotta that evening for the
asst time. Katie brought word to him.
where he was helping Harriet close her
.runk-she was on her way to Europe
Tor the fall styles-that he was wanted
n the lower hall.
"a LADY," she said. closing the door
behind her by way Of caution. "And
"a good thing for her she's not from
The alley. The way those people beg
,ff you Is a sin and shame. and it's
not at home you're going to be to them
from now on"
So X. had put on his coat and. with
out so much as u glance In Harriet's
mirror. had gone down the stairs. Car
lotta stood under the chandelier, and
he saw at once the ravages that trou-
BILE had made In her. She was dead
white, and she looked ten years older
than her age.
II came. you see. Doctor Edwardes."
Evidently she found II hard to speak.
"You were to come" X. encouraged
her, Ito see II we couldn't plan some
thing for you. Now. I think I've got II.
You know. Of course, that / closed my
hospital. They are trying to persuade
| me TO 20 back. nnd-rm trying to per-
suade myself that I'm At to 10 back.
You see,"-hls tone was deterinlnedly
chcerful-"my faith In myself has been
pretty nearly gone. When one loses
that, there isn't much left"
! "You had been very successful" She
c did not look up.
swell, I had and I hadn't. I'm no,
going to worry you about that. Ny
}. offer Is this: Wen Just try to forge,
n about-about Schwitter's and all tn,
rest. and II 20 back I'll take you OF
: In the operating ROOM"
"You sent mo away onccl"
swell, I can ask you to come back
can't IT, He smiled ut her encour
agingly.
"Arc you sure you understand abou
Max Wilson and myselff'
= Everyone makes mistakes now an
!. then. and loving women have made mi,
: takes since the world began. Mos
" people live In glass houses, Miss Hal
a rison. And don't make amy mls,nl
= about this: People Gun always con
back. No depth Is too low. All tn
N need Is the will power"
T. lie smiled down nj her. She HI
7 come armed with confession. Hut q
q offer meant reinstatement. anoth
chance. She would work her hng'
ends OF for him. She would make
up TO him In other why's. But she cou
not tell him and lose everything.
Come" he said. "Shall we 70 ba
d. and start over againf'
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