The Detroit times., 1916-07-19

she should marry Lander for his aic
news he dscicas 70 forget by devot,
ing all his time and thought 20 work
he does SO and Is appointed superin-
tendent OF its Hartford factory by
the frm for which he works.
Tom Mercer left the general
Offices OF his company after the di
rectors' meeting and started toward
the Grand Central station on his re
turn journey to Hartford. CHANGING
at the station clock he saw he had
missed the train he had hoped 10
take and must wait nearly two
hours before the next would start.
With time on his bands and moth
ing to occupy 1t his mind flashed
yearning back 10 Janet. Janet was
living somewhere in New York.
What harm could it do either Of
them II he should call upon her for
a half hour While he waited for
train time?
For an eternity Of months he had
sought 10 forget her, TO crowd her
sweet image out OF his memory by
q pressure of work. But at his first
leisure moment her vision came
hack TO him with resistIess force.
Tom felt that one glimpse OF her
would be to him like cup OF water
10 a man dying Of thirst. IL he
could know she was happy and well
cared for In her welded life he
could 60 back to his own dreary
labors content and recorcjled.
He entered drug store and open
ed telephone directory. Presently
he found In It's pages what he
sought.
Lander, M.-Broker--r. 939 Cen
3 trail Park South"
Fifteen minutes later Tom was
confronting stolidly stodgy butler
at the door of the Lander apart
ment. This functionary cast a super
cilious glance at the callers ready
made clothes. his work-splayed
hands and his soft hat Of cheap
make.
SIS Mrs. Lander at home?" asked
Tom.
Before the butler could reply
Janet hurried forward Crossing the
Apartmenty hallway, from one room
to another, she had heard and rec
ognized Tom MERGERS voice
With an exclamation of delighted
astonishment she ran to welcome
the guest Almost incoherently Tom
replied TO her impulsiye greetings
Presently the two emerged from
the half-light Of the hallway into the
sunlit living room. There Tom halt
ed and stared in frank and distress
ed amazement at the woman he
loved.
For the past year or two had
wrought startling changes in her.
She was dressed III a style that
seemed 10 Toms unaccustomed
senses nothing short OF qusenly Blu,
sic was thinner and much paler
than OF old and she had wholly losl
her air OF youth and gay vigor. she
hooked pallid. listless, ILL., Her eyes
we're 6arkrirged. And they we're
/ Infinitely sad, almost friRhtt ned,
and were fraught with IA mute ap-
peal that went straight 10 Ton
heart.
"your surroundings here are gof.
geous," he said bluntly. Tut you're
unhappy. Wretchedly unhappy.
What is the matter Tel! M,
Janet"
She made as though 10 laugh ara
TO deny his assertion that she Ua
not happy. But the laugh and M.
Ne, alike. stuck in her throat. Her
:. selfcontrol, undermined by sorrow
and sorely strained by the glad
shock OF seeing him again sudden
went to pieces.
"Oh, Toni" the walled to
gushing to the big. sad eyes. r
20 unhappy, SO miserable.
such a failure"
"You?r he cried. in denial. "a fail.
ure? Never IN this wide world. You
would be success an wh,re. l--'
I'm not Fucces1." he e.i
"I'm failure q "ha lly.
failure Marc 81 50. SIC iol-
SO only this molB ae
Mare" he rvpntt,d "You riean
your husbanj2 rs feii gu were a
failure? The cyr! why 80
"lIe was right be gcb56 "ii,
! was rlght ~ a la.iA.o = c-p''
learn TO lead he sort c. lGl %,
wants his wife TO lead
4 Thank the Lord for that." r.u.
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