The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-05
TheEpening Story
A Captured Destiny.
Copyright 1915. by w. w.rnerJ


than her dismissal. The morning
that Mr.. English had told her that
he must cut down his Office force
and that Miss Snyder could double
up on the ledger work. she had felt
as II the earth were dropping out
from under her feet.
You can have till the FIRST OF the
month. That will give you time TO
look up something else" said Mr..
English.
Miss Hayden cast one glance at
Miss Snyder. blond. rouged, insolent-
ly smiling. She lifted her firm little
chin. III you please. I'll leave now"
she said. She walked quite alerly
out Of the once and down 10 the
street. But block away she wilt
ed. Four blocks farther on she
realized that IL was raining and that
she was carrying her umbrella in
her hand. In her trouble she had
forgotten 20 raise IL. As conse-
quence her shoulders were drenched
with February rain. Hence the
grippe two days later.
She had now recovered so far that
she could walk out TO the corner
grocery for her few eatables. which
she carried home In small paper
bags. She had the privilege OF
cooking things in her room. and dur
ing the last four years she had be
come an expert In preparing eggs
and oysters, which were. OF course,
all very well so long as one had
an appetite. But Miss Hayden had
neither appetite nor 'gumption."
Moreover. the thought OF hunting up
another job terrified her. She re
membered previous experiences
the appraising looks OF the men. the
elbowing OF holder and prettier APP
plicanis. the awful disappointment
and fatigue and nervous depression.
1T just doesn't seem as though !
could go through all that again,
she thought. She looked in the glass
and considered. Il look dreadfully
AS II I'd never had good square
meal In my life. II must be need
tonic"
But when she applied 10 a doctor
what YOU want. You need a change
Of surroundings Live In room
don't YOU? Out OF paper bags? Get
into a good boarding house. see a
few moving picture shows, buy
Yourself a new dress. These things
will restore your mental and phys
teal tone. No. don't charge for
advice. It's free. But ! find that
most folks like medicine better" be
said
Il don't" Miss Hayden laughed
Thank you. doctor, I'm going to do
as YOU say II | ever recover I'll
come back and tell you"
On her way home she was jostled
by two women hurrying into Nine
jules beauty parlors Myrtle
didn't have any hair TO speak OF,
but they matched what she had, and
YOU can't tell the part that grew
from the part she pins on. It's inn
proved her appearance wonderfully"
said one.
Her hand went up 10 her scanty
brown locks. into which prema.
ture gray thread was here and there
creeping. Almost unoonsciously she
followed the women.
Two hours later looked into
| her own glass again and her heart
gave great leap. She had parted
with some precious dollars. but she
felt that the result Justified her ex-
trayagance. Rice powder and an ex-
ira braid had not exactly transform
ed her. but they had rejuvcnated her
surprisingly. u look ten years
younger" she said TO herself and
J feel II. too" She patted her flush
cd checks Madame said that /
ought TO wear blue instead OF brown
Tomorrow I'll get blue dress"
So Miss Hayden upset training.
habit. and timidity with one fling
\ braid OF hair. box OF rice pow
der and a blue dress. very much
in the mode, gave her an interest in
life and JOY that she had not
hitherto deemed possible. So far
she had taken DIR. Colbran's advice
In small doses. there remained TO
be taken the last and longest dose
of all But she took II determined
- when she gave up her little back
room and moved over TO Mrs. Clin-
tons select boarding house.
The blue dress and the braid pro-
duced distinct sensation AZ The
first dinner table Miss Hayden at
tended. The lady on either side OF
her scraped acquaintance. and
across the board the elderly man
with the blue tie engaged her IN
conversation Miss Hayden felt as
II she were "A guest ~ house party.
and popular guest at that she
never had such good time In her
life She did her best TO live up
10 her braid and her blue dress, and,
since there Is nothing like nice
clothes 10 encourage one she made
very good showing.
ITS frighifully expensive here.
she thought II don't know how
long I can keep IL up. mustn't
make too big a.hole in my banl &C.
count. for there's sure TO be more
rainy days later on. Just rs soon
as feel strong again I'll got