The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-18
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A Novel
A Week
Continued From Our Last issuc)
CHAPTER XIII.
Goodbye"

Goodbye"
Like big brown hon with n
dozen little chicks squatting near.
was EyorglAdo villa. the Lormes
/ Southern home. Gail. on the floor
OF tho piazza. knees held loosely be.
tween clasped hands. appraised a
laughing face to Mrs Lormes
"Why don't you relieve your In.
ner consciousness. Kate. dear? Why
not ask mo outright the questions
that are furrowing your brow" she
| leased
Mrs. I.orms's shrowd eyes fas-
tened on the radiant face. the al.
most too radiant face. she could
was pulling. She had left her In
i New York five weeks before In open
revolt against her husband. allies.
l Ing that II was impossible that he
/ and she could make the trip South
together-and tragically unhappy.
Il And lol they had come virtually
hand in hand. Gail notously gay
as she had before been miserable
And she was unaahamedly In love
with George. who-and this was the
heart OF the puxEle--waa now as
nisgafdly about showing his Rffec,
ton AS Gail was lavish
What is "a. Kateg Come. let's
have II now and be thru"
Mrs Lorme hesitated. then asked
bluntly
\ why is George so cold now tina,
/, YOU are"
"ldiotically In love with him. The
why ] cant tell Hut it'H all right
He loves me, and I-oh. katcl"
II The elder womans face grew
very tender. She remembered tho
/ years % neglect and loneliness thru
which the young wife had passed
George had been a tremendous vi.
lain Notwithstanding HIS present
manliness and charm She leaned
over and kissed tho girls cheek.
You deserve your happiness. and
I'm Glad you can feel this way
about Il. He--Ah''
The man under discussion had
suddenly appeared. Mrs. Lormo
saw their Elanccs mcct-a youths
and a maidH. or so ~ seemed. so
shy. so adorlng. 80 viriglnally glad
Swiftly she moved away. embar.
I raHaed STRANGELY by what she had
Witnessed. Yet she did not go 80
3 quickly but that she saw a mans
/ love 20 under cover. n calmly cour.
teous gaze replace the eyes impas.
stoned tenderness.
Edgerton had neither been
aware OF Mira Lormes pres.
encc. nor ia kindly removal.
all his attention was fired on the
glrlish face smiling 10 delightediy
( upon him
win you walk down to the
/ beach," he asked.
I Her cheering lauRh vas wholly
carefree. Had she not seen tho
revelation OF hia eyes, She walked
I lightly boaide him.
From tho villa a slight natural
rlso OF earth ran horizontally to
/ tho edge OF the sea. ending in
| decllvity with cosy back.reats along
the shore. Thither Edgerton bent
| his steps, almost In silence TIL they
were seated. Abruptly he began.
4 am leaving tomorrow. Gall.
And for good.
There was short pause while
she gazed ut him In a dazcd ques.
tioning
Why"
you know why"
but don't. You and ="
"oh. we love each other" said
no roughly.
Where going1"
TO Underworld for a few
weeks: then abroad"
You think you1l-iorget me-
NO. I don't think anything so
idioilc. shall think Of you and
love YOU tiIl time without end Hut
i with a thousand miles between us
shan't be constantly boset To take
you In my arms Here tho tempta.
ton Is beyond my resistance.
now"
That you know | want TO be
there" she whispered quickly.
/ Then: Have you thought about
me about my lonslineSs7"
Yes; but there's no way round
IL"
We're 40 young-and 90 be sep
arated till-death-takeH -- him
and It never VIII" she sobbed
wildly.
No. there's little hope there"
Where Is there-hopc. Keith"
she Eobbed.
Nowhere for US. dear" said he
gently.
She shook tho tears from her
laahes and looked at him in n won.
dering way Deliberately he was
going TO leave her-and with no
hope OF their reunionl How could
no IL
She voiced her thought.
DO you--love me-"
Edgerton turned bloodshot eyes
upon her.
Love you Love you! Am not
leaving YOU"
His voice was harsh. the harsh.
ness OF man in dire pain. He
caught her by the shoulders
Gail. give mo my freedoml Let