The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-17
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER I.
Which introduces q Lady and Two
Gentlemen

Gentlemen
TN REssED In plain white
shirt waist aud an equally
plain cloth skirt. Miss Haze
Weir. on week days. was merely
a unit In tho office force OF iar
rington a Duah. implement manu-
facturoru.
Hut when Saturday evening re
leased Miss nasei Weir from the
office she became. until she donned
her working clothes at III a. m
Monday morning. quite differen,
sort Of a person In other words
hhe chuekcd the plain shirt wain,
and the plain tkirt into the dis
card, got into such dress as q
normal girl OF 90 delights TO put
on. and devoted n half hour or 20
To doing her hair"
Upon certain Saturday night
Miss Weir came homo from an In
I formal little party escorted by q
young man. They stopped At the
/ front gate.
I'm be here at 10 sharp" said
I he.
Il viii be ready at 10 this time
Good night. dear"
Good night. Hazie." he whis
perod. Here's kiss to dream
on"
/ Mas Weir broke away from him
I laughlngiy. and went In.
Bed" she soliioquixed. ia the
place for mo II I'm going TO be ready
/ by 10 o'clock. wish weran'l
such a sleepyhead--or else that
weren't pore wurrkin' guri'
I At which last cone.it shc laughed
+ softiy. Because. for pore
7 surrkln' gurl." Miss Weir was
fairly well content with her lot
"A state Of affairs which, n II &C
caeionaliy leads 10 loneliness. has
{ lta comprnHationa. Her salary sr
stenographer amply covered hcr
I living expenses. and even permitted
/ her 10 put by few dollars month
liy. She had grown up I'm Gran
viile She had her own circle OF
! friends
+ go sho was comfortable. even
I happy. In The pr.sent-and Jack
j BARROW proposed 20 settle her fu'
+ tura. SIX months more. and there
vas TO be a wedding. three weeks
( honeymoon. and final settling
down 10 a little cottage.
! She gave the lie. for once. 10 the
sAyipE that woman is never
reafS at the appointed time BY
being on tho steps minutes before
Jack appeared. They walked TO the
corner and caught car. and In the
span OF half an hour go, off 81
Gr~nviil. park
Granville park was a biz OF tbs
old Ontario woodland. and as such
afforded pleasant place 10 ioa'
Ia the summer months.
Z when Jack Barrow and Harel
had finished their lunch under the
trees iAsai gathered scraps oil
bread and cake into paper BAG.
/ barrow said 20 her. Lots &c
down and feed the SWAMI
/ II took but a short time 20 reach
the pond.
Look said Barrow suddenly
that's us 10 ycars from now"
A carriage passed slowly. . sol
ann, iivsrfed coachman on the box
q handsome. smooth shaven man oi
IS and Q richly gowned woman
leaning back and looking out ovei
the pond with bored eyes.
Il hope not" Hazel returned i'm
pulsively.
II
Those people are worth \ barrel
OF money
But they don't look as II they
really enjoyed II.
"fYdelcstlcka'" Barrow smfiingiy
retorsd. Everybody enjoys lur
/ ury."
We'll. ons should" Hazel admit
/ ted. Look" she murmured
here's another OF the riuiocrats
/ One OF my esteemed employers. Il
/ you please. You'll motto. that he's
walking and looking at things Just
like as ordinary. everyday NOR
tais-
Harrow saw mIddleaged mar
walking slowly along the path that
bcrtered tho pond. He stopped q
few yards beyond Thorn and stood
idly giancing over tho smooth
stretch OF water.
Presently his gaze wandered q
them. and the well bred stare grad
uAliy gave way TO puzzled er
preston. He seated himself on 4
bench. Miss Weir became aware
that he was watching her cast ths
bits az bread TO the swans.
Lets walk around little" shs
suggested
AN right" Barrow assented
Let's 20 up tho rayine."
Their course up the ravine tool
them past tho gentleman on the
bench. And he rose and lifted hII
hat at tho very slight inclination Of
Miss Wsir's head.
How do you do. Miss weir7'
said he. Quite a pleasant after
noon"
To the best OF Hazels knowledge
Mr. Andrew utlEh WaA little given