The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-21

home, even before quick.smillng
slender little Mrs. DE Guenther
came rustling gently In 10 greet
her. Then followed Mr.. DE Guen'
Their. pleasant and unpertnrbed as
usual. and after him an agreeable.
back.arching gray cat. who had
copied his masters walk as exactly
as II can be done with -four feet.
And then dinner was served, a
dinner as different--well, she DIDN'T
want 20 remember in its presence
the dinners II differed from; they
might have cloudcd the moment
She merely ate It with n shame
less inward JOY
They had coffee In the long old
fashioned salon parior. and then
MFR DE Guenther Strengthened him.
self. and Mrs. De Guenther folded
her yeined. ringed old white hands.
and Phyllis prepared thrilledly TO
listen. Surely now she would hear
about that Different Line Of Work.
There was nothing AT first. about
work OF any sort. They merely
began 20 tell her about some clients
OF theirs. Mrs. Harrington and
her son.
This lady. my client. Mrs. Har-
rington," said her host suddenly,
lis the one for whomsf may ask
YOU TO consider doing some work
She is Absolutely alone. except for
her son. hm afraid must ask
you to listen to a long story about
them"
II was coming!
There have always been Just the
two OF them. mother and son." said
the Master OF the House. And
Allan has always been very great
deal TO his mother"
Poor Angela" murmured his
wife.
They are old friends OF ours"
her husband explained. MY wife
and Mrs. Harrington were school.
mates.
Well. Allan. the boy. grew up.
lowered with everything a mother
could possibly desire for her son.
personally and otherwise. He was
handsome and intelligent. with
much charm OF manner"
Il know now what people mean
by talking like book" thought
Phyllis irreyerently. And | don't
believe any one man could be all
that"
There was practically nothing"
Mr.. De Guenther went on. which
the poor lad had not. That was one
trouble. imagine. II he had not
been highly intelligent he would
not have studied so hard: II he
had not been strong and active he
might not have taken up athletic
sports so whole.heartedly: and
when add that Allan possessed
charm. money and social status Won
may see that what he did would
have broken down most young fell
lows. But he was young and
strong. and might not have felt so
much III effects from all that. tho
his doctors said afterwards that he
was nearly at the breaking point
when he graduated.
Phyllis bent closer TO the story
teller In her intense interest.
Allan could not have been more
than % when he graduated and IL
was n very short while afterwards
that he became engaged to a young
Girl. the daughter of n family friend.
Louise Frey was her name. was II
not. love-"
Yes. that IS right" said his wife.
Louise Frey"
They were both very young, but
thsre was no good reason why the
marriage should be delayed. and II
was set for the following Septem.
Der.
IL must have been scarcely a
month" tho story went on, nearly
a month before the date set for
the wedding. when the lovers went
for long automobile ride. across a
range Of mountains near country
place where they were both staying.
They were alone In the mwhlne.
Allan. Of course. was driving.
They we're on an unfreduented part
OF the road" said Mr.. DE Guenther.
lowering his voice. when there oc-
Cured an unforeseen wreckage in
the cars machinery. The car was
thrown over and badly splintered.
Both young people we're pinned I'm
der IL.
so far as he knew at the time,
Allan was not injured. nor was he
in any pain: but he was held in
- 4..~ tf1ttrs 80 kx+ "a
car above him. Miss Frey, on the
contrary, was badly hurt, and
suffering. She died in about three
hours, a little while before relief
came TO them.
Phyllis clutched the arms OF her
chair. thrilled and wide-eyed. She
could imagine all the horror OF the
happening thru the old lawyers
precise and Unconditional story. The
boy-lover. pinioned. helpless. con.
demned to watch his sweetheart
dying by inches. and unable to help
her by SO much as lifting handr-
could anything be more awful, not
only to endure. but to remember ?
But YOU said he was an invalid -
she prompted.
Yes. regret to say" answered
Mr De Guenther. You sae, II
was found that the shock TO the
nerves, acting on an already over.
keyed mind and body. together
with some spinal blow concerning
which the doctors are still In doubt,
had affected Allan's powers OF loco
motion" tMr. De Guenther certain.
~ did like long wordsD "He has
which Is sadder. his state OF mind