The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-07

4 CONF nome from The Laundry IN A
| decidedly had condition Consider
gag the fact that the entire table
linen store OF The household bad
been reduced 20 one dozen naakin,
and three tableCloths fhe .mal. mat
tor Of fresh rent in the second best
would have been enOlgh o brns
sadness 10 Van fac even y there
had no. been grarrr things fo rQuolr
fer One OF these things sss a
growing headache shat she dare NOT
own even 10 herself Wss here
bur she TIRED 20 smile in down as
she had smiled down d -reat mary
unpleasaninesses hitherto Dc VAS.
however. gradually gei0e borne 1pon
her that ..i' Nas doomed 20 8 long
future Of This futile milling Win ire
neartache going on just the sane
In contrast "a her weary pallor
and Wistlul eyes Rossmond came
like Crocu~ blown Un bee %. 10
breeze. RosamonQ wH- tons ft.fr-
Younger han Nan and very prert
Her hlaCA garh. Ahica allied ans at
Effectiveness IA the Older sister made
Rossmond CLEAN Ike an opal scr 2
black enamel or dover Huug On
black velvet RIOS mona rad been
dow nloNn ana she he'd hrog-hf
ON, a oas6tt az straw De rries
And u lell yoU why she Pan
Cd, ne rriiy Johns coming 10 slp
per Re really IS There's cream
and thought YOU ould just whip
w a snortcaks When there
shortcaks Won don notice rhe
isck OF other tA.ngs and yours are
slways perfect and John likes them
so
I'm have 90 put on he bes, table.
cloth Van said rholghtfully Il
shan b, able 90 finish this Il
make ~horcske. VIII tou hIil Tho
berries"
There was mer/y perceprible
pause before Rossmond answered
brightly.
'Tll ser the table straw berries
stain my Gngers so and John VIII
want me 10 play he harp for him
Who Is that You shall play the
harp for
II was Prof Faed entering PROT
Feed was altogether the. kind OF
man whom you would expect from
his having named his TWO daughters
Nanessa and Rosamond "a book
lover 4 student. gentle silvery hair
ed, and so unsuccessful that he had
never BEEN able 10 replenish the
store OF linen which his bride had
brought 10 her new home She had
died long years before out Of sheer
inability 70 cope with The cirCum
stances Of life. leaving the task and
the burden 70 Nsnesss so far Van
essa had done wonders She had
kept roof over the heads OF he
three Of them. and she had seen hat
thev were clothed and sst snc she
had hopes noS that RosamonG was
going 10 marry good man whose
wealth was not mis- least attraction
Van thought OF John Potter as she
beat the ShUrtcske and hulled the
rosy berries ard whipped the cream
In the meantime Rosamond had
made the dining room table fresh
with The best tablecloth. the worn
silver and handful OF daffodils
from Vans little flower garden
When the harp hogan 70 sound from
the parlor Van knew that the guest
had arrived Bur IL rss not until
she went 10 announce supper that
she saw him
John Potter vas inclined 70 elder
Illness That Is. there were lines IN
mis- brown face and silvery threads IN
his dark hair He looked tower of
health and yizor beside the droop-
ing. silvery professor as they pro
ceeded tableware Roesmond led
the way. dragging Van by The hand
She sat behing the old.fashioned sill
yer service and poured the tea Her
white ringers flashed there we're no.
any stains upon them Nanesss kept
out OF sight as much az possible. tho
IL was scarcely necessary, for no
body looked into the background
after her. Rosamond was very gay
and the professor very talkstive.
There really was nothing for Van
to do but 20 see hat the guest was
we'll supplied With whatever me
table afforded
The shoricske was sxceneni o.
yond compare and John Potter prsis-
I'd II He did not. however. eat with
20 much enjoyment IS usual He
appeared 20 have something on his
mind He u going 10 propose 10
Rosamond" Van thought and that
wicked hesrtsche 81 hers made her
turn 20 pale that she caught Rosa
rnoud LOOKING a. her oddly
After supper John suggested that
ne have his car sent I'D and they
all 20 for spin There was moon
light. making an enhancing night
Rosamond ued 4 blue veil over her
blond hair her head looked like /.
flower In the moonlight az she sat
beside John on INC front seat Van
thought
They were on the bon before
which the liftle town lay like lttle
fsirylsnd OF sparkling lights and
vague outlines when John had 20
turn far out 10 let wildly racing
car 20 By Outside the roadDed I'D
earth was still sort from he rains
and he mgsi have missed Gis reck on
ing A. ans gd'e fhe heavy car sans
into loan and the engine painted iu
vain Rossmond gave q cr' Her
father began go ask questions Van
sat perfectly -fNi whsle John fnrew
on The power again and again help
lessly
Al last it became evident that thew
must all walk back 20 town mile
distant Rosamond Vss rather cross
about II She had on her best shoes
and outside % their not being very
comfortable she did not wish 20 ruin
them by big walk on = damp road
John said ne VAS very sorry but
passersby were infrequent IN the
evening on that particular stretch of
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