The Washington herald., 1921-09-11

VERY well. Nora" she said, and rose
wear1ly. feeling already on her shoulders the
cumulative domestic burdens of the months
the lines OF her mouth relaxed. Victorious
she could be generous
II you1l get the new girl q few days
before 90 the end OF the month" she Of
fered. I'll break her in for ye: an III make
her see.- she added piously. that it's fne.
good place she's gettin' here"
On this agreeable understanding Miss Hut
ton blew toward the subway. and her prob
lens followed her. How are you going to
get on?' they hissed. Mora was % care
full and economical Almost any other girl
viii cost you twenty-five per cent more.
Where viii you get TT Is there anything
more you can give up or cut downr"
There wasn't, and she knew It she ana
her mother could not board. A home was an
absolute necessity to the invalid-a homo
with air and sunshine and quiet and nourish-
Ing food. and a reasonable amount Of inteili.
gent service.
Now. at ive o'clock in the afternoon, at
her desk in her private ONCE downtown, she
leaned back in her swivel chair and passed
q tired hand across = corrugated brow The
day so inauspiciously begun had not bright
ened with its passing. All sorts Of trying
things had happened. Two of her most prom
Using proteges had come to her In Mysteries
As the result of a quarrel which had upset
entira dpDartmenf o1rl sha har
secretly preferred to all the rest. and from
whom she had expected unusual develop
ment, had suddenly confided to her the de-
tails Of q sordid and sickening love affair
with . married man
II was at this inauspicious moment that
an office boy entered
-GenTman to SEQ you. Miss Hutton he
brtskiy announced.
Dorothy extended an absent hand for the
expected card
He didn't give me no card ner no name"
added the boy. He said twas pers'naL"
Show him in." she directed
The big. quiet young man who entered the
once % promptly upon the boys departure
seemed In no haste to state the object Of his
visit A. he hesttated an instant near the
door be seemed to the girl to I'LL the room
not only with SIX feet Of superb young man.
hood but with an atmosphere Of unusual
vitality. shot through with expectation. He
was breathing rather quickly. a. II he had
run up the once steps, which. Of course, he
had not done; and rs he twisted q derby hat
In his gioved hands he fastened on the girls
face q pair Of brown eyes that held an odd.
excited, almost dancing light
She had risen at his entrance. Now. when
he did not speak. she took a step toward him,
In . brisk, professional manner. AZ she did
% he smiled. and the sudden exhibition of
strong white teeth. added to the light in his
eyes. % iliumined the ONCE that unconscious
b Dorothea's professional mask gave place
to a look Of human interest Whoever he
was. there was something Immediately and
astontshingiy Mkable about this handsome
outstanding caller. For few instants, which
seemed long, they looked straight in each
others eyes. Then the caller spoke.
Don't you know me- Dolyr
His voice. she decided was as nice a.
his eyes and his entire personality. She
realized now what that expressed excitement,
that expectant, dancing Hight In the brown
eyes bad meant. Here was some one who
knew her. who knew her well. and who had
expected to be remembered
"I don't. I'm sorry to say" she said gently.
She added with smile: I know ought to-"
He nodded, then crossed the Office to her
desk with step surprisingly quick and light
for 90 large q man.
Going to let me sit down while you think
It over7" he cheerfully suggested. pausing at
what the girls called the anxious seat "a
big chair beside her dssk. I. ~
PLEASE do "a -,