The Detroit times., 1917-11-23

81 hO would dafc anl 90 and. die TOT
hcf mau abo Anyway, 40 won't
Doe very Ionn and lm well insured
Tbatli carry lila over for several
years After that. there II Dee some
body elise 90 look after her, FOR
she's beuuD and human natures
human nature. he thought wistiu.ly
oH he Icy awaiting Tor the sleep ihiN
was $50 law iu coming.
fut long after n bad come 20 him
thc girl at DIS side lay listening 10
his tossing end coughing.
somehow ule wcel,s dragged on
and Tafc kept at bis work For one
thing Dec was thanklul. Lila no long
or bothered him with bills. How
he was managing hc scarcely knew
Tie made litue complaint but once
in "a while. whom tho love Of life
was strong upon him, he would
moan. n only Lila was something
more than a beautiful luxury some
women would -ee hat fellow had
chance at life.'
on an early March day, unseason-
ably warm, Tate waH sent out 10
small town on business. There was
long wait for a return train, 20
he wandered about the town. The
cares OF me city and an or his
wcariness seemed 20 fall from him
and he was embodied in a great
peace. ile started 20 whistle from
sheer happiness, but the whistle
died on bis lips' and his soul went
irk within him For he remem
bored Hc must soon leave IL an.
"And Lila doesn't seem 10 care
hc moaned Even tonight I've got
ro meet her and take her out 10
dinner. And twice last week l haa
20 do lt Oh. wcll, buck up and De
man
But for him the Joy Of the day
seemed 90 have departed. Listless-
IS De- wandered on down q street.
idiy thinking Nlat 10 WAS q spot Tor
an lauess t0 mako immortal Then
he aw Dr. "a ht.ie low house that
.emod mst to have grown thcre
nih hr shrubs and the trees Co
.aa nrarcr Lc discovered that the
hon was empty u seemed almost
au omen 10 him HE must inspect
'ej As he turned the corner the
mnd 0f lawWOring In the rear at-
raltod h, Alteration Well ne
might as we.i meet me owner. ile y
like to SNOW "naf the place n'T'l
Tor in ueh surroundinsS nt N'ltn.
tat no. 'ihore was L'ia- re must
care Tor her
The hammer.nz proceeded from
the roof of q low building well 70
he back of The hou.e To Tate's
aetonislmcnt the person welding
thp la ucr .n awkward enough
fashion was woman beg your
g.saon. said he. drawing near
rs. -rlosI9r bammering ceased.
l.. n.,.cn op mo root turned care
r,u, bels WA, .r,und and then gave
.craarn
st,-, ,,oor ~
..,.-5
.t"'eh l0'
Why Tate how ever dld you
/ emo outt cried ine woman Oh 'h'
I roof
Why LILA. Liza ne exc. o.aiiiieu,
and sans "ca+'y on "a oeh0H near
by 500,
y was an hour later when he had
/ eoi oYe- he shock ana lhry "eIt ~
I the tn} Nl'eh'h. ''.inL
ers and cheese which Lila had
4 bought Yer nor inncH. lha' She eN
planned eYcrN'i1IE N NC y you 'ol9
T me weeks ago What tnc doctor s",'i
/ made up my miod that Woa' ho
something / didn't know Wh''' o'.'
cause lFc noNor had to l0nk oF ael
/ for mysclt mncn less Tor ''aeI
+ people And 81 seemed as mo 'hal
! part of me was paFaiN zeo l'"'
+ had heard of people VINO lVea com,
+ fort bly, on hair what we nae hha
hunted some or them Np ana iney
told me thlnes j Knew yol-couian I
4 be bothered because you couiu Hal ~
iy do as much as YOU were alI'"oH
Obliged to
And ! Thought YOU Wercn "oF
I rying q mite eboHi me
Yes. I'm mar way u na,u
! for people to teb What am lhliih
ing Hu' ! made up my mina you .
4 have your bheolc eAlsl'l'' an,
( $50 hunted anu hui'''u "n'n
I found this Ana I've oou-u' ~ anu
/ paid for
/ Why honey you dldnt nave tut
I money cried TATE IN oo"iioei'
/ mont
y hal eight hundfeu from la'ue
and / he'd loads or le"r''|' . ko' "
/ Tot or money Iot 'ua,
"But you shouldn't I, have sold your
/ Ieweis' PROV ave
Keep oauples az the price OF yout
lie! crled Liza Fe pue 'ul ~,
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