The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-13
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Copyright. 1915. by the Newspaper
Enterprise Assoeiatlon.)
"of course | answered Ellene
that | could never love another
child as I do those blessed twins"
said Harry. when Elieno asked
me and l expected TO be properly
rewarded for my mendacity by one
Of her glorious smiles. but instead
she just calculated. oh" In the
coolest. tiredest flat tone OF voice
YOU ever heard and she pulled her.
self out Of my arms and called 20
Edie. Jim. this IN our dance. aud
! haven't been able To get near her
since
"Margie. I'm worried 20 death
about Eliene She hasn't been her.
self lately For a while she was
so happy Just Ike sweetheart,
but now some days she fairly keeps
away from me all day and she
stays away from IN. kids. too,
Then. perhaps. the next day she'll
hang around mo with both babies
In her arms for hours nj time.
Do YOU think she Ia M"
me" answered Look al
her" and certainly n there ever
was a picture OF health. wealth and
happiness II WIS Eliene that mo
ment Her frock OF real lace was
edged with sable and she had the
string OF pearls about her throat
that Harry brought her from
Europe and gave her after the rec
onciliatlon.
Her color was exquisite and she
was laughing like a child at some
foolishness OF Jim'H
But" said Harry.
but me no butts" remonstrat
cd. Take the good the gods pro
vide. Harry"
That's IL. ! guess" he ssid
humbly. = am afraid Il II too good
20 be true. Not In this whole
world In there Eiri like Eliene
and having found that out TO my
everlasting satisfaction you can
imagine that get cold staggerr
when II comes over me that ! may
1850 her again.
what are you two talking
about" said Eliene. ms she and
Jim came 90 n stop IN front OF us
Harry n trying 90 tell me that
he II tho happlest man In the
world. but" ! stopped intention
ally. for I thought OF the time a
( few EVENINGS before when Eliene
hgd said with tcrrs in her eyes. 4
am tho harriesi woman In the
world. but"
Il am beginning TO think tina,
word but should be eliminated
from the English language" broke
In Harry. hurriedly.
You nee. Jim. the but ! spokA
referred TO you. How can ] be the
happiest man In tho world while
As fascinating a man as you are In
killing my wife with this grilllng
work you call tho tango7"
Elisne looked ut me question.
inEly. ! knew she thought Harry
1 had been saying something 20 me
that she ought 10 hear.
Well" she said. TIN only go
Ing TO dance one more with Chad
and then I'll step"
Come on, Eliene." said Mr. Hat.
ton. who had come up.
/ NO. believe I'll change my
mind" said Eliene quickly You
dance with Margic see burrows
OF care or annoyance on the erst-
while care.free brow OF my one and
only husband. IA dutiful wife,
Z I'll SIT here beside him until the
wrinkle r. smoothed away"
cot course. II you are going 10
throw me over that way | may as
we'll tell you that your friend. Mrs.
I WRverly. is the best dancer In the
I room"
And would rather dance with
some one who pays her pretty com.
I pliments than sit with "A clarifying
[ husband who talks OF his own wife
all the time" said ! gayly as took
Mr. Hattou's arm.
Goodbye. children" smiled Har.
ry. Now everybody's happy"
II wonder n you will feel injur-
cd. Mrs Waverly. n | say I'm
not7" whispered Mr. IIatton.
NO. will not. | shall feel that
you have honored me by telling
the truth and ! shall ask you II
can do anything for you"
"Yes. you can. Ask your hus-
band to invite me TO your home.
The sight OF such happiness as you
and Elienc's with your husbands
makes me think there II after all
somehow. somewhere. some way
love In the world that lasts .
Poor old fellow He must have