The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-22

Lii had a seductive voice. Once
after Fred had gone TO sleep he
heard it quite plainly telling him
something. but he woke about that
time and found he had oversight
and had TO hustle to get shaved in
time for his train.
Being one OF the road force and
entitled to more consideration than
the others, Fred was not expected
to be down very early nor TO punch
time clock, So IL happened that
he never saw his neighbors below
leave, although he and they had he
same entrance hall. And he ate
dinner downtown and so he did not
happen to come home at the same
time either. But he asked his land
lady about them Mrs. Fipps said
that a Mrs Corey and her two
daughters lived in the apartment be.
-low-young girls, one extremely
pretty, one extremely ugly. Fred
knew II. That voice was too at
tractive 10 belong TO an equally az.
tractiyc visage, though he felt that
he wouldn't have minded the freck.
les He liked freckles. but he dis
liked Helen, the spoiled, temperish
one Pretty, Wen. believe him,
she needed to be pretty with her
disposition. He wasted three good
hours one afternoon, in the quiet Of
he general sales office. rejecting
how altogether appropriate II would
Dc could Ill have had Helens fab
or Helen have had Ills sweet voice
Then he saw them He happened
20 come home one night at 6 10 get
ato evening clothes for a late din.
her, and they We're on the train He
heard a sulky. Lii, hold your head
)ver. You're cutting the light from
my book He looked around and
saw them both industriously read
ing. And Mrs. Flpps hadn't eXag-
gerated One was eXcruciatingly
pretty, with curly black hair, a small
white face and great dark gray
eyes, The other had salloW face,
lightish brown hair, a homely little
turned up nose Il wasn't BIT like
the face he had planned 10 love and
some day WOO. but certainly she had
a dear, alluring voice. Maybe n fell
low could"
He shifted and buried himself in
his newspaper; then hustled of the
train and down the street ahead OF
them.
AS he opened Mrs Fipps' front
door he heard them entering the
apartment below LII cried gayly.
Dinner ready? Ny, II smells good /"
Helen cried sulkily. Mutton chops!
] knew It, and I don't want any"
Fred drew his lips tight in disap-
prevail. Now. why need pretty
girl be so disagreeablee But he
supposed that her mother had spoil.
ed her. That was always the way
In changing his clothes he was so
reckless he lost not only one but
three collar buttons. which were all
he had His chiffonier was near the
open window He forgot that though
and swore diligently while he look
ed over II, under II. and in II. He
might have sworn longer had not 9
low irrepressible chuckle from tn,
open window below checked him anC
caused him 10 flush sheepishly. II
was Lil's soft chuckle He recogniz
ed II and did not need to hear hei
say airily. III run out and get some
rolls, mother" as she left the win
dow.
Something must have delayed Ii
for she was opening the door below
as Fred ran down stairs. Or rather
not LII, II was Helen the pretty one
He was about 10 pause, daringly, but
after what he saw he was proceed
ing dignifiedly on HIS way. Spoiled
beauties did not appeal 10 him. Blu,
he stopped as though he had been
lassoed. Helen had paused. Her
mother was calling, and get some
cake, too, LII
with pleasure" called back-not
Helen.
Fred thought hard and quickly
But LII, with dignity all her own,