The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
One Woman S Story
sY CAROLYN eEEcHER.

me say
turned slightly. hoping to glimpse
/ tNe sp"akers face, but failed. altho
easily caught her. companions an
Yea. wonder how Mrs Drayton
likes ~ They were completely ab-
s"rbcd Zoo each other ] tried to catch
her eye 20 bow. Uut couldn't al
Ways Ike 10 speak to her She is a
wonderful success. you know Her
'aht book created "a regular Juror
know We must get d. The Judge
Was her lawyer when she secured her
divorce. you know" the nrst sptaller
returned II imagine they were talk
! INK some business I can { believe the
judge WOULD have al Hnair. ne III too
cold and too diguifed My husband
says he'll make a fine Judge The
men all swear 10y him.
'soomo women. too" the other an
swered I'm not 50 sure there's not
something besides business between
MIN and Phyllis Lawson These cold
ihers-it The night woman comes
along. and"
ust then their change came and
I they moved away
Without waiting for my change I
rushed from the store My mind was
~ a perfect tumult N jealous rage.
or dfapair. of humiliation I would be
Silent no longer. would tell Robert
now at once that I was aware OF
his infatuatiou told my chauffeur
to drive - the ofhce
rushed past Miss Bailey. who
looked at me IN astonishmen' and
| lnumhIed something about Mr. Dray-
ton being busy and bolted into Rob
crts private office
cold Jury possessed me az what
! ! Saw AZ FIRST my brain whirled. and
falntncsF came over me. then az
suddenly ! became cold. calm. des-
/ perste
/ Robert was standing beside his
] desk R-fore MIN stood Phyllis Law
son, more beautiful than ever. both
her hands pressed against Roberts
breast ana looking up at him with
tho light ~ devotion in her eyes
F. mad held my breath. while my
+ breiu caught and registered what !
saw ln the space before they sprang
apart Was 1 - have nothing but
pam and distrust for the rest OF my
. tlie Was there never 10 be any
more peace for me" n my anguish
~ spirit Romelfs offer flashed before
my vision. would accept his propo-
s.ll"n would go with him on his
vent mo And then he could freely
FOLLOW his own inclinations ] would
not remain whore 7 was made 90 mis-
cradle. and where vas sure-to see
was just thanking the Judge for
q ii ne has done for me a. "
suppose So ] interrupted with
sheer y am sorry 20 have 50 rude
IlN Interrupted me But ] atopped in.
robert ] tHrDed to him. ito tell YOU
shouldn't be 81 home for dinner
Neds away. and am going up e.
Myrtle.a Good afternoon. Mrs. Law
son. Good by Robert
] rushed from the office Long af-
t"rward remembered that Robert
had not once spoken
went Immediately to my room and
ocked myself In. knew suddenly
,endute ~ no longer Even in my
lanlc and my anger my mind was
W"fhlnE steadily In looking back
oyer nat day II scenes a. II fate gave
me every chance 90 assure myself
nat my worst suspicious ~ere VERT.
ed ears have passed since then
het stu tremhle and grow cold
~ h"n think ~ tho suffering OF thai
roft. warm breeze came in at m,
window and The trees stirred lazily
sunset vas fading 10 twilight. Yet
sttll stood gazing across al the hills
seeing nothing but the wreck OF m,
own life
: had no fear that Robert woul,
gcnmIe home. and had refused dlnnei
aches
II may seem easy to say 1T wouldn.
nave cared Tor man who cared g,
litt,e tor me- and unconsciously
nay sick and weary mind there dashe,
Nison OF Robert with Phyllis Law.
son IN his arms My throat contract.
ed My head swan ! let the win.
dow and dropped into a chair. hidlns
my face with my hands
What were they doing tonight -
! had not the slightest doubt bur thai
he was with her myself had mad,
~ easy FOR them 10 be together Wer,
they working and planning FOR hel
future success his was assured-anC
forgetting everything but themselves
Were they 40 much ia love that they
were wishing me ont OF the way
Twilight had faded into night and
still I sat there trying TO pierce the
future. black and hopeless without
Robert
I'll do &C." 7 finally muttered. "I'I
do ~ ] am so terribly alone"
And before ! went 90 bed 7 had
written Signor Romell accepting his
offer 70 become HE pianist for the
coming season