The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-17

The leaves rusiied In the trees
above him and little birds irilied
out a sweet morning air. Chill
dfen'a voices down the street made
Joyous echoes. A. be paused mo.
meut tn guinE 10 his offiee. the rus
tie ~ a womhn'r garments and the
quick click Of little boot heels dtew
near
Good morning. CHARLIE What
charming weather We are having
want 90 speak 10 you about that
last story you published IN your
Saturday edition DO tell me the
authors name cfird neariY the
whole time How can aho write ilhs
thatf"
nut the young editor shock BE
head and smiled
You have her public name.
Janet
You may think me foolish. being
woman. and 20 talk N. but ! iafe
her. would give my pretfiest ring
10 mert her Just oncn
And the iaAna heart unconscious
y echoed the words. Il love her -.
| loved her. ! am net 80 seak q
t. love her uow
There hal been an uuihfsntianal
listener % their conversation. With.
ia a wina0@cd nook. hair hidden b.
vines aud EwayinE roses, a DARK
haired woman sat With hands
elaapcd closely and eyes TOO full Of
pain 10 have any room for tearh
And thus { see him after ell u
these years And 20 lhlnk Il has 10
be like thia A. last. II last !
came al these hundreds Of miles
for this only What a lovely. charm.
las Eifl that was Who eomrlimsuied
NJ story 90 much How differaal
from myaulf And yet. II feaA
heF Euileirns heart Alright. ua both
love him. bui hers wiii he the hspp1
love and mine. a. h ny fate. onlg
the weary pain
Eight years before letters. not al
together eunnnrd Ca their mutual
work bad passed between the yunaE
editor aud tia contributor A mueh
warmer feeling bad sprung up until
fea. u had gone thar fax=thNg
we're cnraEcd. and the time ~ for
= fHinfe messing Circumstances
afusr that ssnbittered bis lfe and
Nfarset hers A man % engaging
manners. handsome face. but a
heart aktn viih che evil one. was
thrown across her path. She Nas
heEildsfui for tie time. married
him. tried to love him. until she
found out the hiafknrsa % his
heart. then 10 deserted her bafufs
the birth 81 her little daughter
After thai she took un her zen IN
her slender fingers. kissed Il. and
thanked Cod for her Que talent that
woai1 tlpshe and feed herself and
child
II was years before she ventufua
"a send an article 90 her old lover
and then under cover OF a false
name aud copied Ia a strange hand
Hat he knrW o. lie would have
recognized the soul had the story
t4Haf 80 NsF NAN AAFAA AAAEAa -
accepted q A. once. paid foF Il. and
respected her desire 10 remain IN.
kuoNn.
One night q famous lecturer came
70 address the people Of the New
England town. and among the audi
euee near each other sat Charles
Harris. the editor. Rnaamond
clyde. the fair Eirl whom she had
s~sn him speak 10 that dsy. and The
famous but incoKnlto authoresa.
Janet
The lecture was but half over
when tho dreadful cry 81 "Ffref
FIRE." filled the house The audi
eure became thoroughly democrat
tEef. In vain a few oooi heads tried
IN preserve something like order
and b evade the fatal crush ~ the
doors and stairway Charles Harris
held Rosamond 20 her seat ~ force
and tried to noofhe her. whiie he
looked about some some means Of
escape Even az be paused ia