The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-08-17
THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER

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ually Il was when ~ hsd ~ ~ =
~ 20 70 the opera or a sbow sases
no hlEays came home with ~ ~
cts hnd Insisted that nv sI ~ ufh
should not W spoiled. ana ! .eaafa
got iilanchGbnd vent Aaaalif
lleretoGpe had sym..n,
Win him. urged him not n s1ed
TOO hard, but t0nlghf-s sofk
feeling had como over q s1gs
dinner table. for the A., n Ne
noticed That Maf.e ny malso
exceptionally pfe4iy. "
! notlc@f The pleasaEs s,,,,.
which my husband Erected ~. IN
The pleased expression lingo ~
eyes, and I began to thlns ~
decided noe 10 70 10 n.
hy eyes bega1 % open and ~ @'A
ming " me began 10 work sat
dered Why ! had not seen /, soA
Why ] had been 70 blind, 'f'oisi
grimly laugsiuR Ia meet,
m0ned Marie "i sun.
1en Indeed. she vas .,..,
100 pretty The 'itffe W.. hf
could have shaken her 80 rasa
With ploasanleat smile ,af
take a friend s nH %
a queer startled look es,.
eyes. She hesitatsd y hsf
The little huaay; nv. -.
wanted 10 shake her NJ, ~
snake. ! called her. having q 80, IN.
hold myself % prevent sses ~
when Marie had Iet The -,
and was fairly seated :, ~. noaas
! went % he kitchen 49, ~ YEA
ono OF Der wrappers. uai,s eS''asa
CHAIRS within easy reach a - y
NC bulb. and with house dsrt y ~
Five ten. fifteen minute, -.
ana Then ! heard a soft ssssss
outside u vas lnss a. ~
peiced- A moment later tkers -. -
q faint peculiar knock o. ~ 49,,
ba.ahl" ] warned. a. + csn,s,-'
" opened the door. In - 80
hiackneaa outside gaa he a..
q man. BY heart beat fast. ig,er'a
was AZ hand Marie eyldsnsls ~
not had a chance 70 warn lin
] swung open the door ana 4.
tered Listening inientiy a ,noms.s
he seized me In his arms snS =
fore ! could resist erushed ~ !.
bis breast Al first was anyr.
bat as DO held me my anger 80
ed II seemed good 10 laxe -
lose me as he did 4 few Years -
ISIS head bent down Ia mr hslr 4.
tried 20 kisa noe. bat / elueea i,
grasp and, taking his hand I'd 49,
90 the chairs.
The room was dars--blaeknsu
reigned- Neither spoke. ! nas ~.
Ing Ny hand be held in hls "a
seemed powcrless 20 remove Il u.
body seemed TO vibrate with 60
trio thrills -
When be threw hls arm loylpr,x
about my neck and hF0aghs M h..sd
forward. there vas 10 reelstanee
Eageriy, willingly my lIps sougbt
his, and they met in one joux ~.
Eerinz Mas. Oh. the sefzsy n Il,
the soul-thrilled bliss. ii seesseA
a. our lips fingered that The woFls
was filled with music and ,kst
chipping birds sang from every srss
sop. soul satisfying. thrilling .
every fiber. IL left me like an aspen
and my arms went lovingly abod
bis NECK. my head buried on IL
breast.
! could have dreamed on f0f erss
but the greeneycd monster pnut
dcd me. awakened with a start
Wretch. brute. his kisses and -
reeses were not for me. Fool IA
] was to lef myself think fizt tkss
Here-io iet myself drlfg baek i
courting days
They were for that vixen-Nts.
Hussy. ADake.in.the grass. she wuu3
leave my house this regy nigAt /
would have a separaiion--a dlress
The electric light where was IA
J CROPPED and reached. Ah. shev
u was Now-my husband sui
see. he would discover thar -
trusting wlfe knew. His pprHay
his haseneas would be rereaiea
The globe escaped ms grass,
taniieaily ] ciniehed ggabbea Il
and the next moment the room Wa
flooded with light.
] Raaped. u was not mY hnshan4