The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-30
A CHORUS GIRL. MARoiG
HEARS. rs WHY DICK
HAS NOT LOVED Her
lATELNi

drew my couch up near my
window after coming In from the
wedding Of Pat and Alice. The day
had grown Unexpectedly close and
the lowering clouds from over the
sea proclaimed the oeming Of a
storm.
could hardly breathe, for the
day had been enc OF turmoil and
excitement First Dicks letter
with it's bitter disappointment. and
then the surprise OF the wedding
Under the circumstances. little
book. YOU could not blame me for
feeling a wedding was something !
could not voluntarily wish on my
dearest friend. However. like all
other people who have got used TO
the Institution. Rugged the IL
fusion that probably this wedding
OF Pat and Alice would result hap
PLY for them.
And yet. | could not help won'
dering about H. Pat had thought
he was in love with both fanchon
Davis and Moliie. the women Chad
had married. and here he was look
ing perfectly happy with the third
woman he had taken TO his heart.
Alice had undoubtedly loved the
boy Harvey. and yet she now loved
the man Pat with what she con
sidered undying affection.
II Is all a Kind OF mtxnp. liant
II. little book But | am begin'
ming 10 think this being able TO
love moro than once IL a splendid
thing n both husband and wife get
out with the old love and on With
the new at the same time.
Dick insists he has never boon
really IN hove with any one but
me. and yet. little book. you and !
know he has had very exciting az
fairs with other women.
l think | must have dropped to
sleep with these thoughts In nv
mind. for I was awakened by n
conversation outside my bedroom
window.
I recognized the voices OF Chad
and Pat. was just about TO call
TO them when | heard Dicks name
Said Pat:
Il wanted Dick TO come over to-
day and be at tn. wedding on Mar
gie's account. but he said he was
too busy to get away"
Yes" drawled Chad sarcas.
tically. Il think that little chorus
girl they call Pinkie Mendon Is of
greater Importance to him just
now
You don't mean" began Pat
In Mortified accents.
My dear Pat. having been mar.
ried Just about an hour ago. you
will naturally be- horrorstricken.
but you must remember that Dick
Is a very human sort OF person and
that Margle has been only an In.
valid that he has had to care for
over year.
Now. Pat. with the best inten-
lions In the world. man cannot
love an invalid wif. passlonateiy
lie may pity. but whatever he may
say to the world or himself. he is
lying II he says his heart beats
faster and his breath comes with a
quick intake as he thinks OF sick
wife.
What blame Dick waverly
for. and this is what he is blamed
for by all his men friends, IA that
he has made his affairs so notori.
GUS. Every day | have been afraid
MoilIe or Eliene would meet him
with that chorus girl. The reason
he would rot come over here was
because he was going away for 4
weekend with her.
"Mollie told me the other night
she was afraid something had hap
pened between Dick and Margie.
but she seemed to think I, was be-
cause OF some affair with Eleanor
FsirIow. She said she was going
to talk TO Dick. but persuaded
her not to-"
Well" said Pat. Il can't under.
stand him now. Margie Is well.
and she was the prcttiest and
sweetest thing. this afternoon,
ever saw"
But, perhaps" said Chad. she
has got over loving him"
Stuff" calculated Pat III he'd
pay the attention TO her that he
Is giving TO Pinkie Mendon. she
would love him all over again in a
week"