The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-11
Copyright 1901. by tho Frank Les
lie Publishing House.

lie Publishing House,
The smoke hung In thick clouds
over our hsada. the air was blue
With IL. but there were ouiy aik or
seven Of MA in tho smoking room.
for the ealillion had begun We
were discussing MlaB Marian Lang
ley or. ta be exact. the others were
1. having learned from sad exps
ripnee that whatever I said Of her
was SURE 10 reach that young wum=
ans ears. sat silent. Tor / was an
cry with her. aud had nathlna
pleasant - Say.
she Is good looking Sir"
young smith observed nut you
never eau tell what she will Do
neat
There f. always ono thing you
can count ON. and that IL a Jolly e
volunteered Iiethrrfntd We all
knew that Marian had taken him
up. played With him and then drop
ped him. and one or two Of ua maY
have smiled.
I think che IL a corkiug fine girl
She likes 60 have a good tins. but
she deserves 10 No one ever aaN
the man that was bored BY Marian
Langley Tho speaker was EFartH
Willard an old admirer OF Maflan'H
= be- bad ended hlH detuuuua BY
marrying her best friend
We la know that abe does not
care two atfawa for any 90 MS. bat
III WAGER that there o. not one Of
ua. except willard Who Wuult net
run "a her every time she PIT up
her finger
aNaHsauatf" I interrupted
she dances like "a fai) Hello
VIII. / thought you said she had
promised you the German
NJ cigar Was out. and before I
had succeeded ln lighting H. Far
rIuHiau opened the door. letting IN
burst 81 music
Well. he remarked. With a
heamIue smile a must sag fhal
you HtaHa iook pretty dun Whaf
aHe YaH talking about MissE ana
ley HIa face suddenly tseaaae
Efafe faf a moment. then - adj
81 eaantsHfIaiy. tn me. 1uu are
All HraHE she wants ~ tan
Come along
I knew nothing 81 Mlsa AaGIeY.a
fan What aaa more. kuaa Hhe
knew ! didn't. but uovrrth elsaa
followed him CO the door uf the tall
naam
The eaIliH8n wua nearing IL
fiaIaHH end whsu I iuin@i tfs
group uf auperflunus men In ths
doorway A line nf Eifla. With
ueIfHnk arms. was gIr,liuk rapidly
pat A the head 20 tnem All Naa
Marian knew where 90 look fuf
her. a. the man who led the eaiii=
uan aas SURF 20 claim her aid Ter
head uaa heid hiEh and her eyes
wsra hfIKhI bat when they net
mine I turned away with Assumed
indIffefeuHe. fu a moment the tine
hnaEa AMI aittuuEh I dit NOT look.
{ knau that Marian waH coming g.
wards ne shr brr knnsd 10 re
ofaf the ether men. ana ws swung
of Into a. Inspiring tvn Effp NJ
HffIe aHaHe we uerc uiirut then
Marian mHrmured
Are 700 rfosa uith me. VIII
she eel knuRa that nothing Dis
sInafss q man.a lli humur 10 com
plaIalF 81 80 inference that be has
a right t. b. anErY
WAY ahauld ! be- cross Ia
qulrrd avoiding her uptururd arun
Ca sell of course { dif prom
r.. yuu the German. but yuu -.
Mr FarrinEtua
4 understand. I broke Ia short.
y
Abruptly Marian stopped daneInk
and dfea me aside Into TIM hall
aay anaaIHE from the ball ruam 4
small eat. Iaat large enough e. hold
tHa people. atuod there. and MafIaa
paused before BE-
4 had thought - sitting here faF
a moment. hut % course DAT
care about II n yuu are cross she
hooked At me Erascly. hrr bead
eur ked on the side. and then one
dImuIe suddenly broke into the Sc
rlaua uFaI 81 her cheek Ter syea
began 10 dance provokIufiy.
looked away q asa cross
said firmly. very cruas. Is | have
reason 70 be. but n you should sit
down / mIEhf feel more amIabla
Marian Hffed her nimy skirts 90
either side and sank iuto the seat
wIih all the grace 90 an oldstimu
courtesy she sat exactly iu the san
ter ~ the small diFau. and her
widespread dnperiea comnletelg
filled the space 90 either hand She