The Detroit times., 1916-07-06

- 1or his expenses and Laura has
her piano. She tells him not to
k31Qs and that in n month or two
tsl10 Be working again.
Z - 3 month or two" he supple
1mted, II shall have to 60 limping
IND IN search Of work For. Doc
IL 1pe1gue tells me, the Stuytoff
hgtyuction company went last
-, INTO the hands OF q receiver.
~ the Lord alone knows when III
= any money on what they owe
y tog designing that miserable
D11ng for them. I hadn't meant
|3)ot you know this until I could
D you some better news along
= n. But there doesn't seem
= much chance Of better news
y nay q well face the truth.
~ dead broke. you and l. And
~ no prospects Of being any bet
4 o8 for . long time TO come.
|nnwhile. when the money you got
q Ne plano II gone. what are we
" 70 do? 1t looks pretty black,
k girl."
40 have each other" she COM
~ him. And"
y fing ct tho doorbell interrupted
1 0no answered the summons.
noEfing two men.
IN recognized the older OF the
3 visitors as Prof. Sargent, his
~ singing teacher. The younger
: strikingly handsome man.
oo1y 30 years old; and with a
flul. self-assured manner which
o1 On Price.
nnro welcomed the newcomers
1nlly. Prof. Sargent was warm
vmpathetic In his greeting OF
Invalid. Laura introduced the
ngu9 70 Tom, as "Mr. Paul Le-
a. Her husband found difncul-
y ma1ing himself barely civil to
o6nnposer. He hated Legrand
1ak. He did not know why. 1t
60 % those sudden antipathies
~ % explain and 90 much
Dne - overcome.
~ sargent came at once to
u 31et OF the visit.
- K Price" began. ''this is
n1<3 no sort Of time to come
1@1klng business. But Legrand
$3.50 me until coosented to.
49, starts In q week. He still
nr1o that no soprano but your
- 20 justice to those songs OF
"a he seems to think have
- influence over you to make
1nnnge your mind. He also au-
1n6o me to add 26 per cent to
$50 he offered you. before. and
neuuniss you, - q bonus. . per
1nGD On the receipts"
-. efraid its no use. professor.
laura, her sweet voice vibrant
= regret that did not escape
~1Gy husband does not
11r. PRICE, broke In Legrand. I'M
w.. perhaps you don't realize
tt means 70 your wife. AZ .
10oaness man. you may not
e 20 I en- Jest now ono Of tho
cnalar musie composers In
2s1 TIE coucert tour II TO en-
- oouos; sung - l intended
- sang. I. myself shall b
Sonao. That. BY itself. insures
1900 Of the tour. am oner-
80 wife IN opportunity for
Saunny lyric sopranos Of estao-
o0tatiou would be humbly
k ( en- oonfssTing . high
- your win by ask1ng-
~ hGhest honor Z man can con-
- enoeAer mans vifs." intsrpos.
run. ssis to let her alone. At
90 = the way I regard such
! may b bopslsssiy Old
800. But
- aro.s LAgrand ensured mm,
uneouchsd By the snub. and,
h IN you. n she sings IN these
1ror e mine and n she scores .
- - them, her fortune - MADE
3 IN be besieged BY ohers rom
n1osS. She"
~ y true, Mr.. Price,. SAID
n>rrsnt. 'it h stated rsfner
11o0nstiy than you may caro- to
- MT Il 10 entirely true. Mrs.
N nsk only receive fsr higher
- ne tour than ever I have
- = untyis1 ginger 70 get, but
~ also have . chance to make
1rn6 sor hsrself. a name that she
IN into money. With . voice
49,"
- has already made . name for
1870. sir" retorted Tom. she
~ & ct the altar. The name Oh
- Not an exalted nsme. per
~ HRst 1 believe and hope she IL
Y content with II. She needs
cnnr."
~ Ih,sunde rssand me- anawer'
1hsrsnt, Il meant to say