The Detroit times., 1917-06-15

together for an Inexpensive lodging
house at he time when a boom So
mo r,fI estate n thai part ot che
city foroshadowcd great lhings but
a muddle On the management OF the
citys affairs had deprived the sec
ton OF - street ear franchise, and
the boom had burst and The suburb
was AN but deserted
Bu Mobile folt that the difficult
ties We're of kind which could be
overcome There were men who
cared nothing for walk As for
women. from the very first she had
decided against them She hated
women he told herself. and for
good reason Where now were the
friends Of her palmy days? That
they summed her. she felt. but for
got utterly thar The gay set with
whom she had associated would
naturally he the last 20 seek the
companionship Of people down and
out and full OF trouble. az she and
Matt were, and because OF forget
ting. she placed the ban on all
women
The rooms were so delightful. tho.
that she lost some of her bitter
ness In arranging them They were
many Widowed. with the sunshine
flooding them. and the springtime
flowers higher mp on the hills blink
ing down socially. and occasionally.
waiting toward them a dainty per.
fume Below. bot far enough away
TO escape the noise and dust and
smoke. were he yards where the
ceaseless shunting of cars went on.
one need never be lonely. az
any rate, Mollie sighed and went
on pulling over the wording OF the
"ads" she meant TO insert in the
papers. now that everything was In
readiness II was a task she had
worried over for DAYS and would
gladly have shirked. but II She could
have known IL there was no need
no worry The ads" were never
10 be written
Even az The momout young
woman. her hands ful Of the dov
or- she had gathered ON The hills
TODD az MolHe's doorstcps She
saw and her eyes hardened. pro.
claiming vastly louder than mere
words could have done what bad
come 10 Do an obsesslon 80 WON
On wanted Men only need apply
But the girl appeared not 70 no
tice ~ saw your sign and came
down m once She said as pleas
antly as tho sure Of cordial vel
come N IS just such a place as
have been seeking May 7 see. the
rooms7"
Baby jamie on the floor NOT IN
the least sharing bis parents pref
elice cooed softly and oheld up his
bands The girl stopped 20 lift him.
and thcn in an instant She was
clasplng him tightly and her eyes
had gone 10 MolIies With look
that melted thc stoniaoss she found
there
And Molio forgetting her dis.
like OF women forgettine everything
except The luxury Of sympathy
poured out tbe story of her crosse
hers and Mats the little ones they
cou'G not keep ard chen This one.
wee Jamie with q twisted llmb
and OF their endeavor 20 save The
money for the operation that should
make their one darling Ike other
children
Yes. the sooner the better" tbe
girl said quietly, and MolIe found
time 20 wonder at the quick. care.
ful manipulation by what wcrc ~o
evidently skilled fingers
81 am Miss Thorne Alma
rhorne" -be said later 81 hsll
be glad TO take one ~ your rooms.
and maybe can do something to-
ward filing your house am 4
nurse. here temporarily. recuporat.
Ing from overwork and in my
boarding house there are number
OF young men They. too will have
friends and-we shall see She
broke OF with smile. and some.
how Mollie, without disloyal
though toward Matt fel' herself
curiously propped and stayed
AS the days passed the feeling in
creased Before week had gone
every room was occupied. and Miss
Thorne. with Mats help at odd mo-