The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-21

AmoNk NA tHfH' NA'fff'H"f
men these beautiful women. she
had her own tribute OF admiration.
fen rather than saw that she was
In some pale fllmy green, some
crepe Of China. With skirts and
sleeves looped up with pearls In
her hair wore green leaves. simple
and sweet and cool To me she
seemed graver, sweeter. than when
I had last seen her ! say nay heart
CAME up into my throat All !
could think was that ] wanted 70
take her into my arms, All ! dld
was to stand and stare
Ny companion was more expert
IN Social mRneuvcrs She waited
until the crowd had somow bat
thinnod about the young lady AND
hN oscort saw now with certain
Qualma that this latter was none
other than my whilom friend. JACK
DAnaddgc For A Wonder be was
most unduly sober. and he made, az
have said. 40 bad tlgure ln his
fiuery He vas very merry and
mst a irlll0 loud oi speech. but. be
Ing very Intimate "a Mr. Polk s
household. he was warmly WELDON
cd by that gentleman and by all
around him
she Is beautiful" heard The
lady at my arm whisper
is she beautiful 90 youf" asked,
VERY beautiful I heard her
catch her breath She % Eood l
wish I could love her wish. !
wish"
saw her hands beat together as
they did when she was agi'ated !
turned then 20 look al her and
What saw left me silent Come
said ai last. "let US so 60 her
We edged across the floor
When Elisabeth saw me she
Strengthened. a pailor came across
her face Il was not her way %
hetray much ~ her emotions N
her head was a trifle more erect
II indeed sha paled, she too lacked
not IN quiet selgpogsession She
waited With wide straight eyes
fixed upon me I found myself an.
able 10 make much intelligent
speech / turned 60 see Helena vun
Ritz gazing with wistlui eyes a.
Elisabeth and ! saw the eyes 81
Elisabeth make some answer So
they spoke some language which ]
suppose men never viii understand
the language % one woman 10 an
other
have known few happier mo
ments To my life than that Per
haps. after all { caught something
Of the speech between their ewes
Perhaps not an cheap and cynical
maxims are true. At least when ap
piled 90 noble women
Elisabeth rcEained her wontcd
color and nero
II vas very wrong In many
ways. 7 heard her whisper For
almost the first time ] Saw her per
turbed Helena son RITZ stepped
close 10 her Amid the crash %
reeds and hrasses, amid all the
broken conversation which swept
around a.. knees whar abe said
Low down IN the fiouneea % the
wide embroidered silks ! saw their
two hands meet. silently and
cling This made me happy
OF course q was Jack Dandrldge
who broke in between as "Ah'
said he. you Jealous begEar. could
you not leave me tc be happy FOR
one miuuteg Have you come back,
a mere heather. and proceed 20
monopolige al our ladles7 ] have
been making the moHt o. nv time.
you see have proposed half a
dozen times more 10 Miss Elisa
beth. have ] notf
Has she given you any an.
swerF" I asked him. smiling
"The same answer"
lack" said J. = ought TO call
you out
Don't. said he. 4 don't want
10 be called out I ara getting
found out That's worse. Well
Mlas Elisabeth. mas ! be the first
70 congratulate"
Il am glad. said I. with just
slight trace % severity. that you
have managed aEain 20 get into
the good graces Of Elmhurst
When I last saw rou. was not
sure tbat either Of us wouid ever
be Invited there again
Been there every Sunday reg
ularly since yOu went away" said
Jack. y am not one Of the fam.
ily IN one way. and 10 another way
! am Honestly, ! have tried my
best 20 cut sou out Not that y0u
have not played your game we'll
enough. but there never was "a
game played 90 well that some
other fellow could not win BY COP
pering al So / coppored every.