The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
CHAPTER I.
Am Twonty.one

'iihf \ isN J.
Am Twonty-one
san Francisco. April eth.
7 AN twenty.ono today. and I'm
beginning new volume OF my
Self.Book.
This new book IL beautiful.
bought Il for birthday present
and I've put on thick. creamy
expensiyelookins fiy.leaf. "Te
Sandra Phayre. on her twcnty.firsI
birthday: from her affeetlonate
self"
| have always 30 wanted To hs
called Sandra. instead OF Sandy
which In hateful nickname.
The book locks up with gold
key. like the bangle Jimmy MoLear
gave my cousin Marguerite, which
got on her nerves. and made hel
have Mysteries one night becaus,
she couldn't get IL OFF. That wal
| the first year | was aent 10 board
ing.school in New York with her
and she was fifteen and wal
twelve.
4 SfttlNNAiHk H9h NffU " kAfsA Yum
fort 10 me. II was on my twelfth
birthday I started the book. And
this Is the third volume: but th'
I frat two are very fat ones
bought them biz. because year.
seemed so long IN those days.
My first volume | called letter.
to my Darling Mother" | wonder
what Aunt Dora would say II sh'
saw that inscription7 never hat
time 10 know my mother. because
she died before | was three. Bu
sometimes Il seems as n can re
member her. distinctly see I
beautiful young face bending oyei
mo when I'm In bed.
Once I was silly enough TO re
mark before Aunt Dora that coulc
remember my mother. and wher
she said couldn't possibly do 30
| went on to describe the face tha
comes before my eyes.
Hut Aunt Dora and Marguerite
both laughed. They thought wal
describing myself. as imagined
myself TO be.
You've heard that You look lik.
your mother" said Aunt Dora
IT'S true you do look little Ike
your mother. But she was yer,
pretty. and you never will be"
I do wish Aunt Dora wouldn'
say that 1, doesn't matter whsthe
q gigl "a rich as am In cookbook
ing or not. because. II were YER
pretty and fascinating. Ike MarEuc
rite. | could feel that people cares
about me for my own sake.
Il 81 great pity Marguerite
/ hasn't got aH much "a have. ani
she thinks so. too hut | SHOULD
love TO give ii 30 her. n father
viii hadn't stated exactly what b.
wanted 10 be done for his sister
Aunt Dora, and her daughter Mar
| guorite. Anyhow. father left he
only five thousand dollars a year
and Marguerite one thousand TO
herself. while I have an income o
A hundred and my thousand. an'
am forbidden TO give them n penny
Luckily. can make them pres
ents. tho II would be little pleas
anter II Aunt Dora didn't behav'
ms ~ I were t~ittiug her will
poverty.
Altho my father lived Till | wa
twelve. I don't feel that | know bin
Intimately. My father was yer,
busy always. making moro an
more money was a bit afraid o
him; so that vas the reason
wrote that volume OF letters iron
school to my darling mother.
II was the next volume | begai
10 call tho "SelfBook': but nov
when come TO read over bits o
llt, | find more about other peopl
than about myself. especially tn
hero" never saw him. and prot
ably never shall.
But wouldn't II be wonderful
III should meet him. in England
where ws arc going-Aunt Dor
and Marguerite and II He's Their
now, know. for I read In pape
the other day that he'd come HON
from India.
| Usually there isn't very much I
San Francisco papers about peopl
and things in other countries. Bu
somehow he is stIll every one
hero. rs veil as mine. and Of cours
people over here are interested b.
cause he's American on hi
Mothers side.
Last Wednesday. at the good-by
lunch Mrs. Paul Wright gave "a
Marguerite and me. ! met n woma
who actually knows Sir Miles Gu
yer. She is m English authoresi
and her name IN Mrs. Lane.
so you're going 10 England
she asked.
replied that vas.
Il wonder which OF our dukei
marauises or earls will fall a Vi,
tim to you next season." she mul
INJURED
Unfortunately. Marguerite. VIII
sat opposite. had heard. She neve
has any mercy on me.