The Detroit times., 1917-09-25

+ Copyright 1918 by w Werner /
She had been up since 3 quarter
70 i've She had cooked and. sers ga
/ hreakfasr for six hearty men one
! woman who had a headache and q
! child With 4 delicate stomach Then
she had washed an tho dishes. Of
/ oered her provisions for The day.
made rooms. swept down the stairs
! and busted mo general parlor In
/ the meantime she had kepf her eve
on the icemsn ard tho grocer'4 BOY
answered the telephone twice and
! planned several dishes for lunch md
dinner. II was half past ten. and
\ she had still several .mportan
things 20 do before she began 20
prepare lunch for The three or four
who came home to eat a. She sank
| down upon the edge OF a chair 10
catch her breath and adjust he-
thoughts when The doorbeI rang
II was her rule never 20 answer
until the third ring People who
we're not on pressing errands usually
vent away after the second ring
I In this class were agents OF every
description and frivolous callers
But now imperiously he tired old
bell gave rs third peal and she
| went 70 answer 30
A man stood az tho door whom
! she had never seen before Ha NaS
short rather stout man nith hair
I like silver, clear. blue eyes and
smoothly shayen pink skin
Good morning. he said Are Won
Mrs. Sawyer" Ellen bowed My
name IS Hawley and Z wish m ri
gage board
Ellen made mental diagram o.
/ her house There was Just one fa
cant spot--the tny room AZ the end
/ Of the hall Willie she was calcu
lating Mr. HaVley spoke aziin
, I'm not particular JUS give me
a seat a. your table and ans sort ~
a bed F."
My house is full Ellen said. "al
I but one room. II you are willing ro
/ take u YOU may stay
He stayed and paid In advance
I This was Ellens rule She was
keeping boarders for the money
/ brought in and most OF IL went %
keep her son oil Ssrsnac Lake
surely OF consumption
A hard life was this OF Eren Saw
I vera slaves life-but no one had
ever heard her complain She gave
| her boarders an atmosphere OF
I cheer that was bad for her Vic
iuais," As one Of them jocUlarly
said indeed. Ellen's cooking and
housekeeping wese Incompatible.
which wac All the more wonde-fu'
considering The fact that she had
started out with very lItle knoRl
edge Of either
She had been a potted girl when
she married Jack Sawyer bur she
grew INTO a selfsacufcn woman
Immediately Dor JaCa Uas no
very good 20 heF. especIalls after
the boy came The boy alVays Ras
sickly. and Jack had scanf patience
When they were down fo f'rir if
dollar and had wandered husrr tr
OF miles from fher aid associations
Jack died Elton WIS leff wfh nc
friend 70 fuIn ~ and mo- NaF OF
getting back home fo her few re-
manning relatives REf she 1ad
pluck and good fnalfh and AIN earn
est determination fo keep sfloaf
somehow upon Tho turbulent current
into which sha had drift 4 she
tried Two or three things uns8ccess-
fully and AZ last fell into taking
I hosrdcrs For q long time she did
only indifferently bur an that slime
she was learning the requirement
4 az her position IN fhe END she
overstepped her iasr obstacle She
( VAS able 10 rent r large house and
/ keep Il hlled WITH respectable. con
ientcd people she had not. Do
found succeeded moment too
soon. for her lsnRuid. delicate son
was in need ~ All she could do Toy
him.
y VAS lust longing Tor some one
In that little room. Ellen said whrr
she had seen NJ Hawley settled
! That means seven dollars a week
more for Jack .Tvc got aN can
do However. lll get along ai.
ways have And. God willing
always shall Re seems plain per.
son. that Mr HaWley guess r
won't bother me much if any 20
do FOR him"
Ellen reasoned correctly NJ
Hawley never Eot IN her way or in
anybodY's lie are hts meals and
kept 70 his room BE read a great
deal 10 his own hooks Hc bouEh "a
paper every day and the current
magazines and left them living upon
The table for others 20 use. some
times he received letters or wrote
one he wore tho same eult every
, day, but always looked neat In b.