The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-21

nave said before. And YOU viii live
happily ever after
a hand Clipped my shoulder
looked up. startled. into two blue
eyes blazing down into mine |
tried TO wrench my shoulder free
with a Jerk
You are hurting me-" cried.
A CULVER of pain passed over the
face that | had thought so calmly
International You talk OF hurts
You. who set out deliberately and
maliciously TO make mo suffer!
How dare you then talk 10 me like
thlal You stab with a hundred
kniycs you. who know how -"
I'm sorry" put In, contrltely.
Please don't be 10 dreadful about
Il. After all. you asked me. didn't
YOU Perhaps I've hurt your van.
ity. There. didn't moan that.
either Oh, dear. let's talk about
something lmperaonal We sc;
along wretehedly OF late"
The anger cbbed away from Won
Gerhard'H face The blaze OF
wrath In his eyes gave way TO
deeper. brighter light that held me
fascinated. and there came 20 HIS
lips a smile OF rare sweetness
Ma. y ist Hehon recht, Kind.
chen. Those that we most care for
Ne would hurt always. When |
have told you OF my love for you.
altho already you know A.. then
you Will tell me. Huah' DO not
deny this thing There shall be no
more Hes between ua. After all.
Il ia no secret. Three months ago
I told Norah. Il WAS not news to
her Bu, she trusted me"
felt my face 10 be aa white and
"a tense as his own. Norah-
knows"
1t IL better TO speak these
things Then there need be no
shifting OF the eyes. no oyasiye
words. no trick. no subterfuge
We had faced about and were
retracinE our steps. past the rows
OF peculiarly home.iiio houses that
line Milwaukee, magnificent lake
shore.
A wrctched revolt seized me as
| gazed ~ the substantial comfort
OF those normal. happy homes.
Why did you tell me- What
good can that do
Just this. Dawn. Tho light 81
day sweciens all things We have
dragged this thing out into the
sunlight. where. n IL grows. Il will
grow sancly and healthily. Norah's
knowing was the cleanosi. sweetest
thing about a."
How wonderfully you under
stand hcr. and how right YOU are
II shall make no difference between
u.s.
There Is no difference. Dawn
said he
NO. II Is only IN the story books
that they sigh. and gruan and utter
ally nonsense We are not like
that Perhaps. after a bit. you viii
meet some one you care for greatly
not plump. or blond. or German.
perhaps. but stlll--'
''Doch you are fllppant7"
must NAf ANHnN AAAAAkH W avn
tho tears back. You would not
have me wailing here In the street.
Tell me just one thing. and there
shall be no more flut,cring breaths
and languiahing looks. Tell me.
when did you begin to caref'
We had reached Knapfs' door
step Tho short winter day
was already drawing to It's
close. In the halflight Won Ger.
hard's eyes rlowed luminous.
Since the day first met you a,
Nofah's." he said. simply.
stated az him. aghast. my ever
present sense of humor struggling
to tho surface "Not-not on that
day when you camo into the room
where ! sat. with lowered quilt
bumped about my shoulders' And
my complexion the color Of cheese.
and my hair plastered back from
my forehead and my eyes like
bottled onions
THANK God for your gift Of
laughter" Won Gerhard said. and
took my hand IN his for one brief
moment before he turned and walk
ed away.
Quite prosaically opened the
big front door at knspfs and ran
upstairs TO my room
Then took tho biggest. newest
photograph OF Norah from the man
tel and looked at her for long.
long minute. while she looked back
at me IN her brave. true way
4 telephone bell tiuklcd down.
stairs and Herr KNAPP stationed
himself at the foot OF the stairs
and roarcd my name.
When I had picked Mp the re
ceiver. This IS Ernest said the
voice az the other end OF the wire
I have just remembered that had
asked you downtown for supper"
Il would rather thank God fast.
ing replied. very softly, aud
hung tho rpegfvar nm ffu hpok