Show V Y Y THE MAY MAYBEE BEE LOVE AFFAIR bv ADA C copyright 1902 by dally daily story co the stenographer bowed to the coachman on his box joyce took off his hat and then leaped down and stood ready to speak to the air fair and dignified oung young woman she asked after the mans family bowed again smilingly and walked quickly away down the long lighted street it was halt half past five in the evening more than one pair of eyes noted the chance meeting upon the sidewalk the coachman climbed back to his seat muttering tp himself he waa was waiting for his employer employ ef henry maybee the railway magnate at ai last maybee came out into the apen air rejoicing in his liberty As fae he opened his carriage door for him self maybee was arrested by the sound of honest joyce s voice I 1 ive ve just seen alss iss salome sir where asked maybee looking up and down the street she came out of that big door sir an hour ago and she stopped and asked after the children and then went her way without saying any thing about herself well which maya maybee s voice was anxious just down street that way said the man very good thank you joyce e she do be in this big place said joyce mr maybee stepped into the car flage closed the door and joyce gathered up the reins for the home ward drive before the fire sat lewis the rich man s son he ile looked up when his father came in his ills salutation was nas but an indifferent murmur the elder man affected a brisk cheerfulness he drew his chair to the fire threw the evening papers to I lewis awls and feigned not to otice that they dropped upon the rug how are aou ou and has the doctor been here to daya inquired the ta fa ther yes father same old story an the young man advises a change and all that you must have a change began the elder maybee quiet and rest would be a change sighed lewis ive been traveling these six months and I 1 im in tired of new things let me stay here I 1 like the sameness of life that the doctor complains of his face drooped again the pale listless face he sat down far back in bis his deep chair and to his father s ear car there came the whispering sound of a halt half stifled sigh henry maybee too bowed his head and sat looking into the fire then he telephoned to dr bell ask ing the old physician phy ician to come and see him that evening it if possible when the two friends were seated together in mr maybee s study the railroad man began without any its ifs or buts what shall I 1 do with lewis doc doe tor ter the matter with him asked dr bell what s the matter with him why youre you re his physician phy physic sican an and ought to know retorted mr maybee what s the real matter with him persisted the doctor in love said the father laconic ally and a hard case the doctor mut lasts a good while travel 41 I 1 ve seen miss salome sir beange other women sea voyage and oo 00 yielding the thing has become chronic got on his nerves lowered his vitality unless we can ouse him tie he is gone gone gonel what do you mean gone repeated the doctor gonea said the father in a trembling voice VOICA not it all like his own gone for good said the doctor decision t but doctor expostulated mr may bee rallying men have died diel and I 1 worms have eaten them but not for ilove love all nonsense said the doctor rani nonsense and no one knew it better than shakespeare who put tho the words into the mouth of a cc quette men hae hanc died for love thousands of em some one way some another by wars by tion by suicidal hard work by loss of interest in life a hundred ways your boy s going the way of In differ ence Z unless we can rouse him he s gone he ile paused aghast at the effect of his words mr wr maybee looked the stricken man that be he was at last he apol e he lie s in love with that minx salome my ward tue girl from out west you know and she s run away from him and from me I 1 was glad when she went she would I 1 ave made his life wretched and mine unbearable and I 1 told her so well I 1 must be going the doc doe tor said after a silence A case or two to see before I 1 go to bed do you mean what you say about lewis doctor you know he is my all I 1 am alone but tor for him can cant t you think of 7 9 wove weve tried everything replied dr bell there s nothing to do but let him alone perhaps hell he II 11 pull out of it himself it if we give urn lim time anyway he will if he s the right sort I 1 of man and it if he isn t don t say that doctor he s my son mr maybee was white and aged in look the blow had been sudden this serious turn in what he had regarded as a piece of silly nonsense he sank back in hi great leather chair when he had said good night to the doctor deep thought took hold of him he had no particular ance against salome mcintyre her father had left her to ane care of his old friend and after she came from college she had settled in the maybee home which was nas ruled as to its domestic affairs by aunt sophie an an dent clent widowed poor relation of great pride and self importance all had gone well until lewis came home from his trip around the world he fell an easy victim to salome s big blue eyes and pretty ways the father saw at once what had hap bened his plans for his son were sadly interfered with ge tried to pack salome away on a visit to her western friends but the girl t go then he had what he called a business talk with her he ex how little money she had and told what pains he had been obliged to take to save for her even that and talked about her earning her own way and the upshot of the business talk was that salome left the house bag and baggage she wrote for an ac counting as to her small property through an attorney mr maybee promptly turned the matter over to his attorney and the lawyers settled the whole affair within a month sa lome ionic prepared herself and went to work as a stenographer but she an ar bounced her plans to no one lewis easily led to believe that salome had fled before his lover like attitude was in despair he yas was trotted here and galloped there south east west and north by sea by land in foreign countries and at home and he grew dally daily into settled invalidism that was the outcome of business methods in a love affair so with head on his breast the aid old man sat As the clock sleven eleven he heard his son s lagging step in the ball hall and on the stairway as he went to bis his sleeping room the next day mr maybee bald said to joyce walt wait for me at the western door ot it the wampum building walt wait from 0 five to alx aix and if you lee ke misa miss salome mcintyre why tell me when I 1 come out yes sir said joyce hect small black eyes eyer tv laMIng As salome worked as a ste sten osra pher in the wampum bu dlag and a very nery poor stenographer it if the truth were to be told of course joyce saw her ber come out of the door as she did on this as on every oti ot er evening at half past five lie pretended not to notice her and accordingly she took no note of him but walked quick 0 ly away her cheeks reddening in the keen fresh air I 1 two days after when salome came down from her work she was met at the big outer door by mr air maybee salome he ca a d won t you come home to dinners heres joyce avith TV ath the carriage and before she could speak he had opened the carriage door and was helping her into it JI I 1 shall wall ni 1 I the 01 oil I 1 gentleman as be slammed tl e door i shut lewis sat inside of that carr age v and salome found it out even before she heard the door slam 1 at the we welding iding dr bell was one of the few guests outbid of the ma bee family the keen eyed medical man saw nothing to disturb his ion of himself lewis was a well and a happy man that was certain ind nd next to him in joyous content stood s father |