The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-17

arms. demanding what she meant
and how she hac managed A.
Let's have something 20 eat
nrst."- she begged See Bacon
and eggs and baked potatoes. all
cooked by our own camp Gre Oh.
Bills. | hope you won't refuse 20
eat"
He did not He ate until Milli-
cent held up her hands In dismay
MY dear. our provisions won't
last two days AT this rate" she
cried II was figuring on your APP
petite of the past year"
We'll get more. I'm not thru
yet. I'm still hungry. II | had my
| gun
"You have. It's over there In the
corner with your fishing rod and
everything else "A man needs TO
make life happy"
"You witch How did you do II 90
cried Williams 81 hate TO be a kill
Joy, but isn't II going 10 set us back
a good bit financially figured
| that I'D have 10 cut out the vaca-
ton stunt on account OF expense"
81 know II, foolish. And | figured
you wouldn't have 10. Our travel
| ing expenses out here are 20 cents
round trip. paid our milk boy 81
| 20 bring things here. and II Will be
| another dollar 10 take them back.
| His folks live IN that farmhouse
over there and ne told me about
this place. The rent If dollar n
week. And we can get eggs. butter.
milk. and some vegetables from bis
folks"
And there won't be street car
fares. nor movies. nor the thousand
and two other demands OF the city"
whooped Williams. turning somer-
sault Well have q vacation and
break even or better Has Krebs
got anything on me? Well. guess
mott fell asleep under a pine
and yonder's a pool.
That's a COW pond" giggled NIL
licent
There followed primeval days
filled with the Joy OF simple living,
and all the fretting and channg OF
the past months was gone
Tomorrow It's back 20 the same
old MILL half grumbled Williams
az he lay on the fragrant couch
watching the dying embers over
which the supper had been cooked.
"The same with a mammoth. great
big difference, said Millicent. THE
mill with the III taken out OF It,
Really, there won't be anything hard
! about n now We were Just worn
out. both OF us And these two
weeks Mother Nature has cuddled
us and soothed US until all the
knots and tangles are out OF our
nerves.
Where's your insomnia And
where's your nnicky appetite"
Probably gone to Join that imp
Of temper Of yours, Milly girl"
T know. Billsy, ! was awful"
williams reached over and drew her
70 his side. II guess my sickness
was more OF drain on me than
even you could realize. Billsby."
went on Millicent, as she nestled
down. "And baby was sick so much
Of the time: and then 10 lose him ="
There was moments silence IN
the old hut while husband and wife
chung 10 one another.
And ! was always so tired,
Brlsy' resolved a million times
that ! never would speak 80 again.
and then out would ny For every
torture you have suffered from my
| tongue 7 have suffered n thousand.
You thought didn't notice how
worn out and worried you were or
course I did All the time ! was so
ugly 70 you loved you so. and how
craved your love-"
81 was Just bundle Of horrible
nerves and you were another. "
we'd gone on like that | suppose We
would soon have ended like many
others"
"But I couldn't live without you
not this you" said williams
NO. but you could have done very
happily without the other Millicent
tho one in the city"
"wiI she be there when we 20
back or will this girl OF mine go
along with me-
ITS this girl who's going back.
Wave got the old l-ve again. Billsy.
and were're going to treasure r.
When we begin 20 feel the wear OF
other. but come out here. II It's only
for day. What's the matter"
links, NV brains working, One
OF my old inspirations Just flashed
upon me Say. but It'll make an ad
that's got beauty and punch and
class. When put that thru therell
be raise all right! Who's worry
ing about money Say. Milly. I'm
little keen on gettpg back after
ALL"
"Of course you are, and so am L.
That's just what has made this all
so worth while"