The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-29
TheEpenin9 Story
The lnmuSical Member.
,Copyright 1875 ~ " wern.rl

40 DE ono ~ an hour tempest
+ harca Wertfn f up on tht floor
where She had thrown herself. wiped
Der ewes and tRailoNtd fhe lsst of
hr-- sobs she le'r better auf uo
happier Hr- emotions Rc~t guie..
en- .uf fhc situation rrma.ne nm.
changed She was glad shs had
cried afrseIf out She had known
ior days tha ,ht had to and nov
fhaf was aYrr hs fef curious
Relief After fhI- SHE could keep "a
clean face and steady nerves Her
emotional. Storm ea5 cleared thc at
wosr l"rr af htr disposition
poau-taiy- i.os bad begun ro
4isf alComG aulwrUr- fo olive : yto
Tin obhgatC and Mtr voice The
muslc pulsed alona Narcla's strained
nerves gaianuHy She frfr that sh-
could Do. endure it I'd li were not
ncw raining as Mildly AS r had AZ
hour ago she would cover her red
1enet face and fhick eyeIfds with "a
veil and 50 Tor a wAik sumeW here
any here She rHlsel herself 70 her
knees and looked over rhe window
ledge It vas st-li raining. harde,
'han before u thSf were poss bic
he gray Clo'ty rain which almost
congeais in us passage thrl tke &c.,
ar the cruel, au-pevyading rain OF
sfe October NJ. she could not 20
out No rainc0at Con,d prevail
aEainst such d0Nnpour She
stared a. 81 tespa .rinsls and then
beyond ' ~ the broad window oil
the next house. Thru The nd0v
she could see faint outlines OF
nan writing a. table
Peter Mclean had been the Wor
cens neiehbor for six Years ever
since indeed NJ Nordeu died and
TIE family moved 70 De house mex
door He was q kindly 10 shbor
bur reserS. &c the kind % man Cna
does not easily get acquainted with
iie wrote thing for She LaEa-
zines and read great Seal Hr
had car and @ome mts be- tooA
me WOrten girls and tber mother
driving These drives We're a Grear
delight o Marcia for SHE loved MO-
icriug and trey could rot afur.
car Every penny thaf could ne
5 pared from sc lal necessities wen
into tie girls muslc
The sieht - NJ N Lean sitting
quietly there looked go Marcia ike
a rock OF safety Ia The midst of 10
insweerinE vide she needed sucr
2 rock Iupui~tvely she sprang ar
and ran downstairs From TIE
closet under the stairs she equipped
herself with rubhers. rs.ncOar and
umbrella s.reneiy on and beg
mother. she knew. was wing down
She vent thru The kitchen across
fhe back lawn and arrived a. The
rear door % the Mclean house
Alnr Sareprs opened rhe door
Aunt Ssrepta vas M Mclean
h0ssekeeper. shapeless comfort9
bic looking old BODY WHO d. was
said scrubbed both sides 81 her
kitchen floor and eieansed all the
corners with hairpiR
What child you are 20 come
ont In chs rain" she exclaimed
II wAn, 70 see Mr. Mclean.
please Marcia said
Sure He's writing Go right
In. Bur take oF your coa' FIRST and
4n hang i 10 20 dry
Marcia peeped al The library
door. hesitating before she knocked
The large room looked so res ,f4l
with H, books and dars leafher
furniture lr came 20 Marcia rtat
books were nicer 10 1--WE With fhau
musical instruments and thar NJ
Mclean was very wise 20 choos"
them instead az some other things
BIZ might have had tie was 30
busy that she hated 20 disturb h.m
and the knock she gave was fmid
rrf r. Eeard IL and turned In his
chair
OH. hello be cried Come in
Marcia Hs laif down bis pen and
sank hack n f nai~ 10 Ta
pale man vith deep line. In his
.1ce rne tajr hair and gray eyes