The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-02
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"Margie. will you come dowI
and have lunch with me7' phonet
Mollie this morning
"of course / will. dear. What
time do you want me7"
Il take my luncheon from one
until two o'clock as IIr. IIattou
goes out at that time"
All right. Mollle, I'll be-
where do you want to meet me p
Come 10 the office and then
we can go anywhere We like"
Aunt Mary, bless her heart
said she would be glad TO have a
little time alone--"to get myself
together and settle myself down
10 my own way OF living once
more"
Maggie has become n fine maid
so ! did not have 90 worry over
leaving Aunt Mary on that score.
Come In and see Mf. Hatton. "
said Mollle.
DO you think ! sho-id do so?"
WI h1AH Alf ANiu NV NF
wanted To see you again and try
and persuade you 10 write those
children's stories
"Mollie. | can't write children's
stories. ! never wrote child's
story In my life and think Il takes
a mother to write OF children
Mr.. Iiatton says: The great.
est stories are not OF life az It
is, but as Il might be
mir. Hatton. my dear MolIie.
In only quoting Aristotle who
said: II is not the function OF the
poet TO relate what has happened
but what may happen
Mollie looked up at me rather
enyiously. Il wish / knew as much
as you. Margie. You and Mr.. Hat.
ton are 30 alike I'm attainments. |
never could understand why YOU
fell In love with Dick who probably
would think Aristotle kind of
cheese and who would declare that
he liked George Cohdn better
than Shakespeare.
Il guess Dick and I are in the
same boat"
What do you mean by that.
Mollleg" ! asked In a whisper. We
were sitting In the reception room
outside Mr. Hatton's office.
We'll, ] may az well tell you.
Margie. | like Mr.. Hatton the
best OF any man | have ever met
and ] always feel like little
numskull in HIS company. He
Ia always referring 10 those old
Greek or Roman fellows and |
am wondering n they are PIN.
oaophers or kind OF ancient
wine.
II told him this once and you
ought 20 have heard him laugh.
You know he seldom smiles but
this time he threw back his head
and laughed long and loud. My
child. you certainly are IA re.
freshing as n clear mountain
spring that one comes upon after
long hard climb on a sunny
sterile upward path
Wasn't that grand"
Very pretty, dear, but l
advise yon not 10 get interested
In a man OF that kind-you would
have n terrible time living up TO
the tastes and ideals OF man like
that"
NO. wouldn't" she answered
eagerly, Il have never been a BIT
different when | am with him than
/ am every day-he likes me that
way."
Then her lovely girlIsh face
clouded little. Honestly. Mar
gle. can't tell whether he likes
me or not.
Il never have known man
who was as considerate Of me as
Mr.. Hatton is. when ] am with
him. Yet. Margie, he has never
asked to call. Even when dear
Dad died he only left his card
and flowers. Perhaps this may be
on account OF what Dick said that
time Mr.. Hatton brought me home
in his car. II wish Dick would
just mind his own business. | bet
n even you told all you knew
would find that Master Dick was
no saIntO
"Someway Mr.. Hatton gives
me the impression tnat ne If very
much interested In me. A differ
ent kind OF look comes over his
face when he speaks to me than
ut any other time. Won't you
invite him over TO your house7"
| laughed--all my relatives and
friends must think am prime min.
lister to Dan Cupid for here was
Mollie trying to get me TO smooth
out things for her with the man
she was interested in and Just a
little while before Bill Tenney ask
ed me to arrange 80 that he could
meet his divorced. wife at my
house-"quite casually"
First, my dear Mollie." ] said,
81 am going to know Mr.. Hatton
better before ! interest myself In
bringing you and him together
and you may be sure II he does
admire you as much as you seem
to think he will find way to tell
you so.
by the way. who was that
man who brought you home in
the Hatton car the other night"
Ito be continued tomorrow