The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-24

about you a great deal. but did my
best not To do 40. You see you were
engaged then TO Ned. and for that
and other reasons tried TO keep
my mind on other people and other
things. Aud then one day. when ]
vas down on the vest coast OF
Africa. got a letter from u man
who writes mo sometimes and he
told me you wcr. not engaged any
more. 30 you see there was no
particular reason why | should not
think OF you all | wanted to. was
there
And soon after that" he con.
,inucd. 4 backed back TO elyilisa.
tion. and when I reached Paris !
no, some very unportan, news.
Good news the girl asked
without looking up.
crichton shook his head. Il ltnax
Inc most people would call II bad
news" h. said. and ! do. too. In q
way. IL seemed ! had takon some
sort OF fever on the trip. and that
had rather complicated matters In
Ilf HNFAfNls Y WIN W wv - wv Va
doctors. and II Was quite wonderful
how they all agreed about me-one
OF them Was quite hopeful. lie said
! might live a couple OF months. bu,
the best the rest could do was thirty
DAYS"
Her chin still resting In her hands.
the girl slowly turned her eyes TO
his. She looked nj him slowly from
his head To bis feet. as II Ahe we're
trying TO verify his words.
There verc lots Of other things I
wanted TO do and see. but. OF course.
! couldn't run all over the world In
thirty days very well. could ~ |
rorkcd I, out pretty we'll that day
And ! argued and fought II out with
myself for long time. But. gra
cious' knew all the time what |;
wanted TO do and wha, I was goin'
10 do. and that was 10 come back
and see You and perhaps ask you TO
sing for me again"
As Crichton finished. the rirl
looked up at him quesiioniugiy. but
the mans face was still In the
shadow.
Il don't know just what TO, say 10
I you. Mr.. Crichton." she said. be.
cause really don't know you at all.
and yet feel that never knew any
one quite 30 we'll didn't break
with Ned on account OF you. but I
did II on account OF your type. or
rather. on account of his. He II a
good. sweet soul. but he was jus,
I like the rest OF them here-the
men. and the women. too. for that
matter. are pretty much all made IN
the same mold. have to 40 back
To my fathers ranch three months
every year to keep near the earth
and see all OF the sky at once. You
were different, and wanted 10
know You very. very much. vas
going TO write you TO come and see
mo In town before you sailed. and
I then"
And them" he asked.
Them Well. why not? II can't
make any difference now"
None"
Il didn't send for you because |
thought | cared too much"
But YOU knew YOU we're not go
Ing to marry Curtis7"
Yes" she said u knew that from
the first day"
Then there must have been anoth
er reason?'
The girl nodded up at the dark fig
urc Yes. there was another rea
SON
Not the old reason the reason
Of every dull fool that sits In n club
window. the reason why every de
tutante Ia told to keep away from
met"
Miss Ferguson nodded.
Crichton. still standing with his
back to the fire. clasped his hands
behind him and slowly laced and un
laced his fingers.
Il Judged he said. from what
saw OF you before that above ali
YOU were charitable. I am sorry
that | could not have gone away
still thinking so.
Charity" che asked no you
call that charity? mean the kind
o, charity that begins nj home. II
Eayn't have been charitable to YOU
or TO me. but the world wasn't
made for you and me We might
~ well try to dam = flood az &c
: hold back what the world wants &c
think OF us
And yet" the man interrupted
Our happiness would have made
up for much. don't pretend to
D. unselfish--the Lord knows
have suffered enough TO want q
little pleasure and peace before
die"
81 know" she said. ~ know all OF
that. | know that we could have
been happy, because we, could have
been content with each other and
we could have gone away. Hut
how do We know that those who