Evening star., 1926-08-21

STIN MAY cleared MS thtod
To begin. There came a swish
followed by "A bang AZ the great
~ window overlooking bleak roofs
scarcely visible now under
vhirIing clouds of darkness and
storm. Justin put the notes in his
hand down on the desk.
well. guess you'd better go. MISS
Frank. I'll hold this
He sighed. Miss Frank closed her
tvpewritrr and with rather unusual
CELEBRITY donned hat and coat and
gently opened and closed the door.
Women were all alike. after all.
He had thought Miss Frank was
one woman who did not grovel be
fore the cod Of physical comfort. lie
was Mistaken His wife though. An
nette. WAS the dev0uteSt WorShiper at
the gross shrine ne knew. Annette
never got a breath of real air from
September to April. He himself didn t
get overly much. And he had spent
seven Years in Minnesota when he was
81 boy,
Another rattle at the window. The
building. did it shake? A paper on
the desk before him seemed to lift
slightly. Perhaps he had better he
going. TOO. No telling about trains if
q real icy blow came down on the
city, and il was 20 miles home.
But, why go home? He frowned
at the inkstand. If he and Annette
had many more scenes" like that
this morning he'd not have "A home
to go 70 very much longer. She
hadn't a thought but how 10 keep
up with Helen Dubois and some more
like her. She must he smart "a
word much on her lips. She was
getting hard as nails Annette WAS.
ha h hi
He wished he could set rid of that
picture that kept putting itself AT all
sort of odd times between his eyes
and his work. But he was no man to
ha father 70 a kid. of course. But
his own dear brothers hoy. In a
boarding school AT S years Of age.
He slammed down the desk top.
stuffed his arms into his coat sleeves,
TANNED his hat down on his head.
turned out the lights and ran down
the tiled hall. brilliantly aliEht. warm.
toward the elevators. He'd get away
from those pictures. Might as we'll
go home. too. Only decent thing to do
with the weather ike This. Not that
Annette would appreciate il.
"BY ,IinGo.' he shouted as the great
doors swung to behind him and he
felt the swinging sleet needles on
his face. ~ regular. all right" He
turned up his collar fastened his
gloves. hooked around for a taxi. Ha
Luck. He climbed in. slammed the
door settled down for The Two blocks
10 the station Suddenly he felt
ashamed Riding two blocks
The train for renhurst started out
on time He bought hts paper. set,
tied down to the cross. word puzzle
A child hereft az its parents, in six
letters" Bother. orphan of course.
What made 'he blooming train stop
every seconds .And why couldn t
- they keep The blamed thing heated
lie rtrktI !.s brains, discovered emu,
,iehydrate S,rlhbled IA" letters into
the squares under his pencil. lie was
hungry, suddenly. He looked al his
watch-an hour already.
BUT al last, though the frost Oh
the pa mes made him nearly miss them.
he. saw the station lights IF PenhurSt.
lie climbed down the icy steps care
fullv. OF course Annette hadn't the
car ther" Fruhahly she WAS a some
smart bridge party, had never a
thought for him.
He set cut 10 walk. Seven blocks
In this Whew. Talk about Mime
sofa He had never felt this cold in
Minnesota. and Minnesota was 500
miles north. He set his teeth, bent
his head, tramped ahead.
He had Ia climb tire terrace steps
on his hands and knees He shated
across the lawn. held 10 the railing
and got up the porch steps He rang.
lie waited, stamped his feet. Then -
corner VI the lace curtain over the
glass door was limidly lifted. A
frightened pinched Ettle face looked
out. Annette, Where was cook? The
door opened He stepped in, chating
his ears laughing. But Annette did
not laugh. Aud Sh" Wore - coat
Why. what's the matter. Rahy:
he asked. He hadn't called her that