The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-21


changed her gown against his com.
ing but tonight she was too tired
There had been four crowded. hot
days OF teaching which had told
greatly upon her slender strength.
Moreover, her mother Was an and
she must go home next day for the
weekend Fluh, her young sister.
had written that everything was at
( SKIES and sevens. and she was need,
ed 10 straighten them out That
meant she would lose her two days
rest 10 meant more than that, IL
meant that there were bills 10 be
| paid and she must pay them. Not
| that she minded paying bills when
she had money; II was only that
her salary was inadequate 10 all the
demands made upon H. II only she
! had been chosen instead OF Beatrice
/ Preston 10 that fine city position
Beatrice. OF course. did not need
! the money; she was the only child
OF wellto do parents. II always hap
pened so.
She was very unhappy n seemed
10 her that she had come against
| an insurmountable obstacle She
! felt bruised. hreathless. blinded To
1 night she wished nothing SO much
as 10 lie down and shut her eyes
/ and lose consciousness Of all tho
mishaps and miseries Of her life
I'm blue because I'm tired. she
however. said 10 herself Il must
/ get grip on myself There's no
4 To-. al d -
I would they do AZ home II ! played
I oui9 Mother isn't we'll and Fluf
7 has three years more 81 high school
I've got "a keep coins SOMEHOW
Z Down in her heart she knew that
7 II was not the grind OF hard work
7 or The little anxie'ies or the absence
( az snccess that depressed her so
I much a. the fact that he Kept com
Inc twice a week 20 hear about Beat.
rice Preston ShF knew that he
never would come at ali but for
+ thar As for Beatrice why. II -
I had not been for some man AZ hpme
whom she liked better she would
have taken N As II 10 We're not
enough for Beatrice 20 have all he
looks and the mooney She must have
i him. too
~ FIRST there had bren JOY In biz
I coming She liked him so much
I thar she could endure 70 have him
\ sitting there putting out converse.
+ tional feeiers about Beatrice Beat.
I rice was writing every day then.
They had been close friends as we'll
( as -tsachers-bu now she
I scarcely wrote 40 al save upon a
Z hs.rs fi i'm =
dntifully she r;i sorry that she
could not give him more and better
news u was terrible thing 20
love some one who did not love
YOU
ngi after I've weeks she had dc
c'ded hat she was n fool 20 keep
him dangling after the Beatrice
halt She would better let him Eo
an once and 10 done with 70 all Tor.
ever The sooner the wrench came
tho better Then she would settle
down and be a steady sober teach
or for whom romance vas not and
who never dreamed anything bright.
or than an easy way 20 solve some
I mathematical problem
Tonight she would turn over her
new leaf She would not change
her dress for him or do her hair
over Dr pretend 70 be anything but
iust what she waz--fired unto death
and soul-vorn and perfectly disconr
aged He should SOC her as she
vas she would not try any longer
20 make him like her
when Mrs Flanagan came M
stairs she did not hft her head from
fHarki~r
Has come. dearie said the big
hearty woman who took almost a
mothers interest IN her boarders
Thank YOU IN be down pretty
soon. Cocliy replied
Mrs Flanagan fingered In tbs
doorway "lt's = fine hoy you've got
for a beau. dear. she said I've
known him since b. wa- saes Aigt
10 FraRshoppef I've known al
his folks clear hack 10 bis grand
father craig There was man fol
you And Ethan's Just like him
tall and straight. and with A look In
his eye Pm glad for you. dear
You couldn't do better"
The point ~ Cecily's pencil
snapped "a she pressed II too hard
upon tho paper She turned anc
faced Mrs Flanagan. You're al
together mistaken she said duly
Mr. Craig doesn't care about me In
The leas' But nc was very fond o
Mas Preston and-and ne misse'
her That's all. Mrs. Flanagan
really"
is n now" returned Mrs F1an
nigan And she went down stair
laughing
Cecily's wan cheeks burned Sh'
doesn't understand she thought
Z Nobody does or can. u looks on
way and u II another"
She arose and without looking II
, the glass, went down stairs. Insid
the screen door she hesitated an in
slant Che could see him sitting Il
the moonlight. staring over tn
porch box at tho quiet street. Their
was no expectancy In hie attitude
lie was not even thinking of hel
} She felt But as she entered tn
porch he sprang up as II eagerly
and gave her his chair.
II can zee that you are YER
tired" he said
? yes, I am" Cecily replied. 1T
Q 40 hot and things have not gon
u smoothly somehow Then az HON
my mother ~ ~. She has sent 70
z me 20 come tomorrow.
a And you arc going"
."Oh. yes"
4 There was moments silence
q She sat very still. studying a gel