Show by NELLIE CRAVEY GILLMORE w i cops rigl t by daily atory pub co the woman paused breathless at the entrance of the familiar office building three it seemed either yesterday or an eternity poising herself determinedly she passed on through the lobby and touched the elevator bell her face was very white now in contrast to its accustomed arm pink and the set expression about the lips imparted to it the look rather of 39 than 29 in less than two minutes she found herself seated in the little box like anteroom to wait her turn nothing was changed except perhaps i trifle or in the furnishings new things duplicating as far as possible the old finally the door at her left open d and a haggard faced man emerged he picked up his hat from the table in the center of the room and passed tm the doctor glanced toward th woman and nodded the next instant their eaps locked he pronounced her name in a formal tone and ere rose automatically and went into his an vate office dr drury pulled up a and mo her to be seated without a word she sank down pull ing nervously at he glove angers and what can I 1 do for you today mrs his inflection was courteous professional to a degree it s the same old thing jack sin said with a little In caught b ath her eves evaded his keen gaze the doctors brows went up the bar est trifle he looked at her with a puzzled interrogation pardon me but with hundreds of patients coming and going continua ly you have forgotten the tone breathed subtle reproach dr drury cleared his throat to hide his annoyance he turned away in the tragic abandon of despa briefly and drew down the dark green shade over the open window neu he questioned meditative ly the woman gave a little sigh and laid her hand over her heart with an expressive gesture too much coffee eha I 1 never touch it she bit her lip hard an incipient frown drawing her blick brows closer together go west away from this enervate ing climate I 1 ve been west east north ev ery where only to come back again and again I 1 cant stay away that Is the thing she dashed the mist from her eyes with a furtive forefinger dr drury regarded his patient with quizzical gaze I 1 m afraid mrs pel ham he remarked presently that you have allowed yourself to become morbid have you tried occupy tion she laughed softly there s noth ing I 1 haven t tried nothing I 1 I 1 m starving she broke out in sudden passion can t you look at me and see thata she covered her face with her hands and drew long L breaths doubtless QU need a tonic m dear madam and he began scribbling 1 astley across a prescription blank the woman watched him in silence 1 er face depicting a variety of strange panoramic emotions her next words were calculated to precipitate a chibis there s no use beating about th bush any longer jack you already know what s the matter with me dont youa and notwithstanding your simulated indifference I 1 can see yo i remember tiou can you look into my eyes john drury and deny that you still love me 7 she had nen ani was standing very close to him h r pink chek che k grazing th rough black of his coat sleeve very painstakingly pain and without a word dr drury laid aside bis tablet and pencil and shagged don t be a fool dolly his tone was admirably modulated but the barely perceptible twitching of his up per lip revealed a transient weakness to his companion she laid a trembling row of finger tips on 1 is arm he remained am movable and she caught h s hand in her hot palms crushing it convulsive ly jack the word was half w chisper hal cai ess he sl ook oft her fingers brutally I 1 thought we had settled all this years ago I 1 say enough thena or are we to repeat the sceney hi eyes searched her shrinking face ci lesly presently she began to speak again in a low broken vo ce I 1 too thought flat it was over then she said but it could t be dear ive found out I 1 cannot forget god alone will ever enoi that those three years were to me hell itself can hold no greater tor tures stop he turned blazing eyes up on the pleading woman his face flamed with duil crimson but eien as she looked up a softer 1 made its transient passage across his fea t ires and his eyes fell away from hers her hands dropped listlessly to her sides and her slender body shook from head to foot the clock on the mantel ticked audi bay A minute passed two three at last the woman lifted her eyes the doctor stood with folded arma his gaze on the floor without look ing up he said several patients arc waiting for me we do no good by prolonging this interview good after noon he started toward the door but the woman interrupted him with a little low cry of pain jack jack the word broke hoarsely from her white lips yui can not mean that this Is the enda that that god she crumpled down on the floor and flung her arms about his knees in the tragic abandon of despair an instant the man stood like stone then suddenly his powerful frame shook under a torrent of emotion and he 1 eted her in his arms staining her to him in a pass onate embrack when their eyes met finally all the old slavish devotion had come to the man s we can t stay on here he said huskily I 1 I 1 m married now you know in a week I 1 can get ny affairs into shape and we can go away anywhere you say the woman contemplated him a sec ond in badea silence then swiftly 1 ke a fork of lightning rage and dib appointment flashed athwart her qun eang face you fool she shrieked when 1 was so near it to be defeated at last I 1 hate hate hate you do you under stand do you think after that day three years ago I 1 could ever think of you again except to despised 7 shall I 1 tell you why I 1 came here to daya she hurried on gaspingly it was because I 1 heard that you ha I 1 grown famous grown to be a great man that you had married a beau ticul girl and were happy yo n name in everybody s mouth your op n ion valued above all others per haps ou have heard of lynnette farlane famous on two continents a one of the leading woman sculptor I 1 want to be world famous and had I 1 succeeded in my quest to day 1 would have been spurned ha been offered a place in the great in ter national contest the figure are complete just one little u sion lacking in the man s face elud ing me persistently 1 came a thousand miles to get it and you have failed me the woman pause her breath all gone her face WA lined and pallid and she beat hei hands together in the passion of hei defeat the man stood watching her idly his tongue rioted but made ic sound he put t his hand blindly it fell limp at his side doll ills I 1 ps framed the w ore at length in a dull monotone hi eyes sought mutely to kindle some spark in hers but with an ejaculation of disgust the wo nan wheeled and swept pas him to the door |