The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-20
~ jack Raymond

40 mAny another nan has done.
Maurice HARLEY sat IN the house
o. God and worsAiped At the shrine
Of woman. Dsmly. he vas conscious
OF the voice OF the preacher dis.
eoarslnK upon the fan Of man and
Lost Eden. but the llviag idol Of
his deyotloas sat In The frunt row
q the choir. ard occasionally lrt
her eyes meet his With . pieAauf
able look that brought 10y % bis
heart. But never yet bad BE been
aSle 70 summon up the courage 70
speak aload his devQtlons % pretty
Adele Putnam.
Thai agseKaoun sonnd tho two
.xrrn1Inr in - na<o car TAR out
r<nle They
~ hillside.
- M1&viy from the
e. = IN I'd over ths old taEh.
fpaef #ise We made her ait a. tho
rrrinKsits while be served her With
sparkllng water IN a rusty TN cup
&sGt then. surrenderiug 70 a mad de-
flrn % seize the hand that returned
ths cup ard swear feaify 20 It's
owner forever. be turned up his
troOsers and wadod Ia after the
coveted cowalipa when she saw
thaf ~ sank aukie-decp in the mud
ana core. she pleaded with him 70
return How sKoet her imploFinE
soice sounded In bis ears And how
4 spurrct him en- 10 DO The very
hing she urged bim not 20 DO. aud
Kept aim tramping about ia the
mud until be had secured q small
armfui Of the yellow beauties as an
offering TO herr
lie laughed happily. Ia purest Joy.
at the sollcituda expressed In her
eyes and her Gliding voice. a. he
laid the flowers In her lap aud re-
fused the pathetic offer % Der III.
ny handkerchief 70 use tn cleans.
ing bis shoes lie washed them a.
the spring and sat down beside
her.
As he watched her silently ar.
ranging the flowers into a huge
bouquet. be gathered courage foF
the execution q great resolve
for something seemed 10 whisper
that nov was The moment Of mo.
meuts b speak
Just what be said. or how he
stammered through 10. be never
knew. nor cared Enough that a
few minutes later all material
things, save himself and the giri
that was smuggling against his
shoulder and looking inexpreasihis
love into his eyes. had faded away
When the things of earth came
back again. they discovered a new
and most beautiful world. the sun
shine was brighter. the tiuts Of the
flowers and trees more delicate. the
scent Of the woods sweeter. aud the
meadow and farm scene that spread
out before them more pleasant and
peaceful than any they had evei
before looked upon.
Mauriee's soul was filled viii
complete Joy and satisfaction with
the world Somehow % recalled
certain words 81 the preacher. bal
AAN tAfA ~ AANM SUI NNH NNaH Ut NHE
adiae could not but seem doubtful
20 him a. that moment.
Isn't II beautiful here7" mur
INJURED Adele. Der mlnd. 40 doubt
IN perfect accord with his
IT'S paradise enough for me. h,
answered ecstatically rs Eden
surely
Bot Il was only a few days late
when he sat IN hia room and brood
ed IN utter discomfort. Tho even
ing before. during their happy plan
ming for the future. there hal
arisen little Disagreement TIA
somehow ~ them knea
exactly how-had developed into
foolish lovers quarrel that hal
closed the = sas Of their little Edei
behind them.
All day ht ssi suffered the deae
iatlon and discomfort OF heart. r
make things worse. 40 luck ha
been with him he had lost a law
suit that morning his AUTOMOBILE
had broken down. and fhn dolls
had caused him 20 miss an fmpal