The Detroit times., 1916-08-22

lii had a seductive voice once
after Fred had gone TO sleep he
heard II quite plainly telling him
something, but he woke about that
time and found he had overslep'
and had 10 hustle 10 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 10 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 il That voice was too a.
tractiye 10 belong 10 an equally al.
tractive 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 Well, believe him,
she needed to be pretty with her
disposition, He wasted three good
hours one afternoon in the quiet of
the general sales office. rejecting
how altogether appropriate II would
be could III have had Helen's faB
or Helen have had l.ils sweet voice.
Then he saw them He happened
20 come home one night ut 10 get
Nto evening clothes for late din
lcr. and they were on the train. lie
heard a sulky, lii, hold your head
over You're cutting the light from
my book. He looked around and
saw them both industriously read.
ing And Mrs Fipps hadn't eXag
gerated One was excruciatingly
pretty. with curly black hair a small
white face and great dark gray
eyes; the other had a salloW face,
lighuish brown hair, a homely little
turned up nose. Il wasn't q bit like
the face h" had planned 10 love and
some day WOO but certainly she had
a dear alluring voice Maybe a fcl-
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 My, It smells good &"
Helen cried sulkily. Mutton chops,
] know It, and ! don't want any"
Fred drew his lips tight in disap-
prevail. Now, why need a pretty
girl be so disagreeable. 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 chlffonier was near the
| open window. He forgot that though
and swore diligently while he look.
ed over H. under II, and in Il. He
might have sworn longer had not a
low irrepresslble chuckle from the
open window below checked him and
caused him 10 flush sheepishly. Il
was Lil's soft chuckle He recognizl
ed 1t and did not need 10 hear her
say airily, "Tll run out and get some
rolls, mother" as she left the win
dow
Something must have delayed Lii
for she was opening the door below
as Fred ran down stairs Or rather.
not ILL., IL was Helen, the pretty one.
lie 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 But
he stopped as though he had been
lassoed Helen had paused Her
mother was calling and get some
cake. too. LIZ"
with pleasure" called back--not
Helen.
Fred thought hard and quickly
But ILL., with dignity all her own.