The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-23

here, not without medicine"
mot a thing" said Phyllis. smil-
Ing with satisfaction. II got his
nerves quiet. think. Please kin
anybody who tries TO wake him.
Wallis"
VERY good. ma'am." said Wallis
grnyely. And yourself. ma am ?"
I'm going 10 get some sleep.
too" ahe said Call me II there's
anything useful"
She meant necessary" but she
wanted 80 much more sleep she
never knew the difference. When
she got into her room she found
that the wistful wolfbound was
which hr overlapped.
You aren't bit high.minded,"
said Phyllis Indignantly. She was
too sleepy 10 do more than shove
him over 10 the back OF the bed.
"Ali--the beds here are so--fuii."
she complained sleepily. and
cra~led inside. and never woks
again TIL nearly afternoon.
With all there was To see after
In the days that followed. IL was
some days before Phyllis saw Al
Ian again. more than 10 speak TO
brightly as abe crossed their com
mon sitting room. She looked aft
er his comfort faithfully.
His man Wallis was inclined 10
approve OF his new mistress. who
WAS not fussy, seemed kind. and
had given his beloved Mr.. Allan
three hours OF unbroken sleep.
Allan had been a little better ever
since.
After about a week OF this. Phyl-
lis suddenly remembered that she
had not been selfish mt all yet
Where Was her rose garden-thc
garden abe had married the wolf.
hound and Allan and the check
book fort Where were all the
things she had intended 10 get7
TITS certainly time was sell
fish" said Phyllis 20 the woifhound.
who followed her round unendingiy.
as n she had patches OF sunshine
In her pocket. He wagged his tail
now as khe spoke. and rubbed him
self curyingly again her. He was
a rather affected dog.
So Phyllis made herself out list
In n superlatiyely neat library
hand:
one string OF blue beads.
One lot OF very fluffy summer
frocks with flowers on them.
One rose garIen.
One set Arabian Nights.
One set OF Stevenson. all but his
novels.
Ever 80 many Maxfield Parrish
pictures full OF Prussisn-blue skies.
A house 10 put them In. with
fircp.aces.
A iady's size motor car that likes
me.
A plain cat with a tame disposi-
ton.
A hammock.
A sun dial. (But that might be
thrown in with the gsrden-)
A gold watch bracelet.
All the colorcd satin slippers !
want.
A room big enough 10 put all
| fathers books up.
II looked shameiessly long. but
Mrs. Harrington's final will. while
full OF advice, had been recklessly
trusting.
Next she went 10 see Allan. She
didn't want TO bother him. but she
did feel that she ought 10 share
her plans with him as far as pos
siblc.
Allan" she asked. standing
above him. do you think you could
stand being talked to for q little
while,"
"why-yes." said Allan. opening
his eyes little more. Wallis,
get--Mrs. Harrington--a chair"
Il want to talk to you about
things" she began: and had TO stop
TO deal with the wolfhound. who
was trying 20 put both paws on her
shoulders. oh. Ivan. get down.
honey, wish somebody would
take a day off some time to ex-
plain TO you that you're not a lap
dog, Do you like wolfhounds
specially better than any other kind
OF dog. Allan"
mot particularly" said Allan.
patting the dog languidly as he put
his head In a convenient place for
the purpose. Mother bought him
she said, because he would look so
picturesque In my sick room. She
wanted him to lie at my feet or
that way--neither did !. Hates sick
rooms. Don't blame him"
This was the longest speech Al.
Ian had made yet. and Phyllis
learned several things from It that
she had only guessed before. One
was that the atmosphere OF en-
bodied grief and regret in the
house had been Mrs. Harrington's
not Allan's-that his mothers de-
votion had been something OF a
pressure on him at times: and that
he himself was not interested in
efforts to stage his Illness cor.
rectly.
Phyllis made an instant addition
to her list. "One bull pup. con-
venient size. for Allan" The plain
cat could wait She had made up
her mind that she was going to
conduct n cheerfulness campaign
in behalf of this darkness-locked
Allan OF hers.
She moved back little. and rec
onciled herself to the dog. who had
draped as much of his body as
would go. over her. and was bat
ting his tail against her joyfully.
Poor old puppy" she said. II
want TO talk over some plans with
you. Allan" she began again de-
terminedly. She was astonished TO
see Allan vince.
DON'T" he said. "for heavens
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