Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-13
When Trouble
Comes
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a. ELLA SAUNDERS


~.
-, M he telephone In his otlir,
tn. last time.
Mechanically he put on his hat and
w., ONT. Everybody knew. The clerks
!, twists had received their two
IT, nay In advance. with notice
,r. WAS a subtle change ia thei,
m.prr. They no longer bent over
o;r work when Sawyer passed. They
-. c,SSipiug inS0lentfy about him.
y, office boy forgot to open the door.
n,y should he? He was no longer In
wyer's employment.
fnh, negro elevator boy grinned ut
rv.r when he took him down. Saw.
MAS finished. There was prob.
Slv no last tip IN Sawyer's pocket
4 him. There WASN'T. Sawyer passed
h into the hall.
his yves lit up rs beautiful. fash
,IIy dressed lady came toward him
is Vas Miss Eaton-a VERY intimate
H,nl. perhaps his most iutimntr.
here ua~ Il strange look on her face.
nWha''> this l hear about you, JiuY'
Se a>',''i
t"It'> rue, whatever you've heard.
blrn." sawyer answered. Elm blown
finished"
kShe stared at him incredulously.
And what are you going to do about
e." she asked.
Sawyer drew her into an alcove,
vay from prying eyes. Listen.
Elem I've five thousand left" he
Id. Il might raise five thousand
bre. Will you come away with me
that Ii.!!e paradise Of an isle we've
pken Of" u as&:5sRsMs-..'
bliss Eaton tossed her head con-
6btuously. well. I guess not :" she
Sswcred. mo love In tropical cot
Sge for mine, thanksI"
EAnd Sawyer quailed before her con-
ompt This struck him more bitterly
han anything In the world.
E"What are YOU going to do for me?"
llss Eaton continued. FLOWS my al
5wance going On?"
Sawyer turned on her fiercely. at
ht," he answered. "fou've swal.
wed every penny Of mine you're go
3 to have"
fShr began pleading, threatening.
Buyer cast her off with contempt.
BIZ flung Il vicious phrase at him and
as>"d out of the building.
q
pd called up his wife's lawyers. TELL
[rS. Sawyer that her suit will not he
bar">ted," he said. "This is james
Rwy"r speaking"
tllr went home to his lonely apart
len. 1t was three months since his
ffr mad found out about Miss Eaton
pd left him. But Miss Eaton was
ply The last of Il long series OF loves.
Rwyrr sat down and began thinking.
He had been married eighteen years.
frSt he and Marian had loved each
fher, but that was when he was
ftcrn-dOllnr clerk and they had
lr%-room apartment uptown. Those
eyS seemed very fair to look back
po now. lie had been happier with
Pr there than at any time afterward
|hen they lived IN luxury. They had
ZEN so fond of Tom. their only child
rTom who had turned out bad and
lsappeared years before.
IThat had severed the last bond be.
Feen them. Sawyer had been sur
pissed when Marian left him. He had
pt thought that she would mind about
iss Eaton. He had even thought she
ed known. But what a fool q man
|as TO follow false lures!
He sat alone in his study. The
rvants were expecting notice, there
|as only the man and man relation
Pr between them now. He had al.
|ays known there was hate beneath
Re mans smooth exterior.
sWril. there was only one thing for
\ A man could not live alone, and
FRwy"r had not even a dog. He opened
little drawer in his desk, took out
olnclhing shining-some one was In
pc hall. He replaced 1t hastily. The
p"r opened. Marian stood In the
pom. She came forward. "You're
Mined. .Iim?"
] mats right. Marian. I've told
1eHth Hodges not to contest
Snr suit. I'm sorry it'll have to go
y hard with you"
MARIAN came slowly toward him.
IT, lips tremblcd.
ANA 1--we told Heath & Hodges
~ Z" proceed" she said. con. my
F''' my dear, let me comfort YOU :"
NJ" kn"eled at his side. "i.rt us
p'-Nc each other" she WHISPERED.
Nv men trouble comes whom should I
t,hn by but you? I've failed. too.
p"'d You in my love. We've got what
f. deserved. Do you remember the
L""e little fiat uptown in the old
|a'S' Let's go back and begin all over
BYE"
IaWyer snapped the drawer that
N' the shining thing into DosjtiOn