The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-29
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Continued From Our Last issue
CHAPTER III.
symptomatle

Symptomatlo
r was not HIS first call on Am,
MaHaingalo by many. On Thu
L. particular afternoon the tall
had boon more or less personal
lirouillard had invited this. ant
Amy. with characteristic fearless
meas. had met him half way. Final
" he had dared her to give proc
OF her worldly wisdom IN tho read
INK OF men. by an analysis ~ hiI
own character There was cunninl
In this. for Brouillard had come u
caro- very much what Amy though
OF him.
hut when she stopped he nodded
grayely. 1t IL all true enough
Who has been telling you all thcs,
things about mcG'
She eiapped her hands In do
lighted selfapplause.
You don't deny Them ?"
4 wouldn't be- so lmpolite. who
has been goasiping about me; moi
GrizEy1"
No. not Murray Grislow. II wa,
yourself"
Good Heavens, am I really sucl
a transparent cgoist as all that7'
All mon are egoints." sho an
Hwered calmly.
"Egolsm a. merely another nams
for the expression OF vital need.
hc said.
You may put II I'm that way 4
YOU please" she returned gravely
What II your neod7'
lilo stated II concisely. MONEY
"A LOT OF IT,"
How very singular" Ehs laugh
ed Il need money. too--a lot OF II
hut tell the. what would you d.
with your pot OF rainbow gold
II you should find it,"
Brouillard rose and Strengthened
' himself. with his arms over hi
head like an athlete testing hi
muscles for the record breakinl
event
What would do Ia buy III,
privilege OF telling some woman
that ! love her"
This time her laugh was franki,
dispafaging, AS II you could
she said. as u AM woman worth
while would care two pins for YOU
wreichcd 20, OF goldi"
"Oh. I didn't meant II quite thal
way" h. FASTENED to explain. =
said Buy the privilege Ant
there Is no reason why shouldn't
tell YOU the simple fact. when mj
father died no left me a dobt-s
debt OF honor. and IL must DO paid
Until Il IL paid-but am sure yot
understand.
Quite fully" she RESPONDED
quickly. is e muchF--so much
thai you can't"
lie nodded Yes. Il IL bl,
enough 10 70 In a class by itself
In round numbers. a hundred thou
sand dollars"
Horrors" she gaHped. "Ant
You are carrying that milestone
Must YOU carry ~"
III you knew the circumstance
yoa would bo the first 10 say tina
I must carry Il. and so on carrying
Z, TO tho end OF tho chapter"
"But--hut you'll never hs free.
Not on government salary.
he admitted. AS n matter Of fac,
II takes more than half OF the sal
AIRY 70 pay tho premiums on
pshaw' I'm boring you shameless
~. You ought not TO have encour
aged mo. lt's quite hopcisss--un
less some good angel should com,
along with a miracle or two. Lett
drop IT.
She vas looking beyond him ans
her voice vas quick with womanl)
sympathy when she said: IF yos
could drop it--bu, you can't. Ans
Il changes everything for you. dis
iorts everything. ooiorS your cniir,
life. It's heart breaking
This was dangerous ground 10
him and he knew Il. In the ardol
OF young manhood he had taker
up the viearious burden dutisully
But now love for a woman wal
threatening 10 make the renuncia
ton too Frievous 20 be borne.
How did you know" he aueries
/. curlously. 1t does change things
We smile at the old fable OF mar
selling his soul for a ready.money
consideration but there arc time
when I'd sell anything I've got saw.
one. for a chance at tho freedom
that other men have-and dom
value"
What IL the one thing yot
wouldn't SELF" she questioned.
My love for the-for som,
woman. I'm saving that, you know
IL In the only capital III have wher
the big debt Is paid"
"Poof'" she said. rs the on,
only and incompatible Ahe worth
tho effort? Would you give !
hundred thousand dollars for IN,
privilege OF being able TO say te
her: Come. dear, let's 20 and get
married'7"
He was looking down. chiefly be
cause he dared not look up. when
no answered soberly: She Il
worth II many times over: no,
price is above rubies. Money. much
or little, wouldn't be in t."
Brouillsrd got up and faced about
az II he had suddenly remembered
that he was wasting the govern
ment's time.
i must be going down the hlIl.'
he said. And then. without warn
ing: What n ! should tell you
that the railroad Is not coming to
To his utter amazcment the blue
the Nlquoia. Amy"