The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-12
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Next Week
A Novel 1.-THE SMUCGLER'
A Week ey
ELLA MIDDLETON TYeouT


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the bravcat thing yet"
Indeed"
Il an sorry to break your heart
but personally. | would na Goor
think OF offering myself Toto.
the Parthenon
Am 80 pahse as that3"
Not passe. but because you are
both 80 eycrlastlnfiy superior. 10
much better and moro altitudinouf
than anything In your own neigh
borhoods."
Ethan Loyeioy. looking up from
his drawing, observed the open
alteration Of the dog and the Wis
itor's failure To respond.
You seem 10 have made another
conquest.
octayia trowned "iie n simply
hideous. Haven't I seen him about
tho VILLAGE"
Very likely. ! bought him three
chops and he has stuck TO mo like
n brother ever since"
For moment or two OcfAyia
studied this newcomer. looking
down into hla adorinE eyes with a
disdalnful Indifference.
You surely are not going TO keep
him"
Il am afraid | am. You ace.
made the first advances. 40 am
bound In honor. as IL were. Can't
you suggest n good name for him
something appropriate. and rather
pretty1"
A faint but dorlsiye smile curled
octavia's lip as she murmured,
He Is the l'ving emblem OF all that
Ia ugly and basebofn."
'naseborn' Why not Just the
name for him. Let's call him Base
born"
You pretend 60 be bis friend
yet you give him a ridiculous
name"
Ridiculous Baseborn rldlcu
lousf II merely puts him in the
same class. socieily. with some ex
oellent p~opl. =. Matthew. Mark.
Luke and John. for instance. What
a terrible snob YOU must be-"
octavia. after time. awakened
TO the fact that no sounds were
coming iron. the nelKhboring table
Idly che turned her head In that
direction. Her eye. opened n trifio
wider M she discovered that Ethan
Iovetoy. hts chin In his hand. was
gazing intently toward her In what
seemed very earnest and absorb.
ing study OF herself
Excuse my staring ut YOU he
said, but there are moments when
YOU bear n Ntrong resemblance 20 a
friend Of mine"
From beneath MS blouse he drew
forth a photograph. about tho sire
OF visiting card. and held II before
the lndY's face. oclayia's indiffcr.
ence vanished. 40 suddenly. 10
swiftly ane with 80 unexpected a
shock that she caught her breath.
She tinEied with shame as she
saw her portrait return TO his
pocket a. an intimate and personal
treasure.
"You say the original OF that
picture II a friend OF yours'" she
asked.
"oh. yes. Tha, Ia. am q good
friend OF hers"
who IL sheF"
Why ash such embarrassing
auestlons' The shopkecpcr could
not tell me"
DO you think the lady would
be pleased n she knew her portrait
was being carried about In your
pocket"
she will never know. We are
too far apart Between this Girl
and such trash as you and me
there Ia a bottomless gulf"
octayia took her baske, and
stood up. Then keep the picture
and show II 10 your friends. and
laugh and iokc.about II"
Now ~ait a minute. Miss Gar.
dener. You are the only person
to whom ! nave shown II. or might
ever show a."
octavia extended her hand. Let
me look at II again"
lie shook his head. NO you
don't. You are too good a friend
Of hers. I don't trust you. You
might keep e."
II VIII return e."
He produced the picture and laid
Il in her hand She appeared 10
study II and 10 consider IL more
seriously Il think. on the whole.
| had better keep H. rs you are no,
treating her fairly"
Slowly and solemnly he shook hts
head And after YOU promised to
return ~"
4 did not say when would re.
turn H."
Really. ! blush for you. Such
n dishonest little trlcki"
"It IL no, n dishonest trick, In
keeping II ! am merely doing what
I should like another woman to do
for me
Good morning" And she
walked away.
Beneath the clustered arches and