The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-01-28

Will snap out the hall light" she said
breathlessly. AS he obeyed she put
up her face to his In the darkness
saying clearly: "Good-by, Joe. I'll
surely be ready tomorrow when you
come"
She had caught a light step, the
merest rustic of garments, as she
passed into the hall. The lights there,
again full, showed her a yelled and
hooded figure rushing impetuously
downward. 1t pushed rudely past the
stranger without glance at him, and
was quickly swallowed In lower half
lit depths. Then came a smothered
scream, drowned by the loud purring
OF a powerful car. Marcia rejoiced
that hers were not street windows;
whatever happened she could not see
1t; shuddering she sank upon q win
dow seat and hid her face In her
hands. Body and soul, she was shaken
to the depths.
Now for year she had built up an
ideal about the man she had saved.
Gordon Ammerly, lawyer, litterateur,
society ornament. modestly rich, but
ambitious as Lucifer. The type she
could love-fate permitting. Now
she flung up her head, rose and shook
herself free Of something intangible.
So he played with women's hearts and
mems honor. In shudderlng revul-
sion she flung doors and windows
wide, bathed her burning face, turned
out the lights and sat pondering life
and things till low moon told her 1t
was long past midnight.
When next Joe came-to be exact
II was next afternoon-she saw him
TRANSPORTED. He was clean as he was
kind-there were no Touchdown
pages for his wife to discover. More
over. he loved her so entirely, trusted
her with such perfect trust. "I-
gave away your coat and cap" she
said to him, abruptly, to which he only
smiled. saying: 1T must have been
the right thing-or you wouldn't have
done It." And although he sensed
subtly the change in her, the change
that bespoke ordeal, he said nothing
Of 1t, but took her to dinner and after
ward for a long, lazy wandering
through the park. 1t was the first of
many. Marcia found them infinitely
restful. She found, too, that Joe had
ceased to bore her-that she missed
him acutely, longed for his coming,
and felt happy In his presence though
neither spoke q word.
Thus times whirligig brought to
pass the inevitable end--a quiet wed
ding, brief honeymoon, then the max
ing Of new and delightful home, big
enough for two, that by and by be-
came three. Marcia In her happiness re-
membered her flight Of adventure only
now and then, but always thankfully
1t had been the turning point. She
knew Ammerly was abroad-perma-
nently. said the society gossip. He
had sent as wedding gift a small
chest Of exquisite silver-thus she
knew he too remembered thankfully. |
L am trying to make my life worth |
your having saved It." he wrote In |
answer to her warm acknowledgment.
Still 1t took her all aback, when her
second baby came, to find that he
over her though far away.
I have settled on you my old home,
With enough money to live there In
omfort. Please do it-cities are no
'laces for young things which have
hereditary right to grow up very fine.
that you and yours are
here, safe and happy. Is the only
hing that can make me sure your inch
4 time was not spent In vain"
He died year later. Marcia
rieved for him sincerely--but her
to him was not for his bene-
actions, but for Joe.