The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-02
Lovers and What
Came Of 1t.
GEORGE wHIrFORD WAS IN LICK
No Was vsshlsastis, but . Man
A0sr Al. sss - Wss
tseius tsstsii.

tueius Lobdsll had married one ri
the sweetest stsls In the world, but
he seemed 10 lose sight OF that fac,
a. soen as he found himself bound
To hef for life.
A good many thlnw were nec.r,
sary two ysarr after the4s marriax,
to keep Mr. I.obdeil from finding AZ,
burdensomr Among thea. wcr.
four clubs, seven fins hornes. which
he handled himself at IN. gentle,
mons ma'lness." and the privileg,
Of selna and coming when h.
pleased.
u rsssrice Lobdsli srisved be
cause Of his neglect. abe did so In
the strietssi secrecy. and succeeded
20 rc'sin,nE her hesa,y through II
all
~ was whispered. hewsser. that
che didn't care, but there In a gree
deal af whlsserins In society that
IL unwsrrausss. Certainly Mrs. Lob,
dell nigh thaye had admirers u she
had wanted them. fudesa shs did
have them. bal thcs bad TO admire
from a distance until Cvsrs. Whit
fcrd arrived upon the sesn..
Th- LobdsiIs hssi fclrsd afsshlos
able family eiue. not s,fnt Mr.. Lob.
dell e1r<d fof II. but he wanted his
wife 20 have some asArs where shs
could enjoy herseif when ne wsa not
with her. YOU so. he ~s.. n kls.i
sssu-tse. cbfse,ssnis feHos. In spits
- re fsct ihss u bpsst harm 90 b.
sssch In shc pressnvp Of enc beau,i
fui young ~enap NJ hatl once how'd
20 ssn siS.
rex whole tsasShits n you must
tssw II. IVES ssspa sSsrs wv.s~ umsui,
ei 10 ssrh othsA Nrs i-obti~H had
a tass~ for th~ artisan. Her hu-'
ssssd vas nat egtiruvd mrs way rs
AxAs erie ~ ~. hsss aHtafsss drivers
In towus>so one kasw sht tine points
asou, . hortf bsvtsr shaa he. -
heiosrrn 70 He sstfieus ctsb. had
ssses known TO wssie sesen mite.
ssmssS--s sefs cewspEy mud IN order ID
'sst q fpsstSf4yh psis. hSns ssd h.
be< wpsh . rss6HA on t,ss ess1f i,ssss.
B-sssls~ LdS&vsi's snstnr,s.nr
over rsxe oyd pssnsa. esssa~sa SsY :
refsSss <M N ne yhshSs.s. and an
ra.us sss; n sshs ssssnss srrsy "a
k;nss
hut one evening when she had ar
essssssa s1SS sfse wsnybsesDss t~ ths
iTtsrpdsy .vsnins eotiiion party al
whitfoea Ne dsnoed With her and
ahs~i about talnxs In which she
VAS In sssssssi he eonid quote forts
Of FftkG~aid. bes, aussspsns. and
xss~. abd.ii sid whes The wimher.
tc5sx- wes] 4sel16 10 20 hogne that she
~ss vssy dfH& 10 hsse ubss him.
Afe~r ukbs u eeeasaAe customary
for ars's~fes Lst6SN ~ attend tn
Fssssts~S sxsHtss pSgttH With ths
wimts rsesa snl George Whi,ford {
Name io6atsd ~ eonspssvassay upon
Ms siptty.- y eet4 q her one
Is~-niae alnG vS1 SE SaAs's oa'
I'D sxxts ie ~ eAieS.@ nms you
vsre bces u tpeyet"
-EAse&' 6eie o61JN
m " NM been ssAsr~sis~ you
Siavsu trHnse addsd ss1ANn1etG to the
wsssa's iirSta1urs shaf would have
lived The abssne~ 81 necessity Is
u11,rssusrs in yous ease.s
10 yoo rsuny Win oses ! hsss
sssS}a -
Z arm nsse Of IT. *~
wktsosA 80 beOtnn9tH 70 BE-
kns~r In the world Of letters ss n
novslls, and ssssybs H- was
younk kxadscme ami rot much of
a ssserite v1oh ussn. Hut mos, wo-
u~n r.sp<dsd him ~ ins,wv~tins.
sarx Lsedsll looked - him easu'
estiy and sished
"PesAaps I wsuid hsvs been hap
trfrr, TO-. SIN ssfa ~ I hwi beer
eonr<is>d 70 a. somstAins more
than ~ Dsund and fs1 aAt NO rs-
was ss.sb ~ waste"
''why not DO u anyway" he ok
81. stw ~raas, '-suppos< W. col
laborsse en- . storyr'
II ,hsss." she answered. that
could rive yeu sAs outline III story
that wovt1 interest the world"
There vne somesAins In ter tone
q tinr< q wsssui sadnsss-thss
brought ~ eoicr 20 her cheeks , .
bent forwosd eagerly TO make . re
ply. but ~ huTrfediy rdss- saying
Come. " must not cit here any
longer"
lie FOLLOWED her back Ia the ball.
room. and vhen they ported thst
evening he pesssed her hsnd very
gently. whSls his heart vent ~ .
violent pitch
She avoidsd his look snd said
Good. by" iaseead Of 'i0ood nt9ht.
George whHford waited for their
next meeting vish boyish irnpatienee
and when the evening arrived !,
suddenly ocurfs6 to him that she
nigh, not coRe. In that case h.
didn't know what he would do. put
when the wimhsrtons put In an ar
pearsnce she vss with them. ani
he saw that h~ cheeks =. redeenesi
when he went toward 20 greet her.
He mansxsd t>fore long 10 lead
her away from the crowd. Then he
asked;
when are you going 70 give me
that story Won speke off,
Che looked a, him ~ " she were
frightened and answered almost In
a whisper.
"TNss er'
"why7"
~ must not. I, voum BE- wrong !"