The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-05

question about being on tho Lady
Salyiaf" | asked Donna Tenny.
simply because seemed To feel
your presence everywhere on the
boat" she answered. but more
than all else. felt Il In Malcolm
Stuarts statcrcom. Why. Margic.
that room seemed more like yon
than even your own room In your
home"
Describe II to me-" ! said 4
an very anxious TO know what
kind 81 room iooks like me" As
said this. little book. | had a
queer kind Of excitement inside OF
mo. IL seemed so strange that Nal
colin Stuart should have a room in
his boat-a room 10 which he was
20 spend most Of bis time-that
seemed 70 ono OF my friends to
look as tho had furnished II.
Well. 10 begin. tho woodwork is
all painted white"
There is nothing original IN
that" said. Almost all boats are
painted white"
\ know Il. she answered. but
the carpet Is white with sprigs OF
SALIVA dropped over II. over the
bulltln divan. which suppose
gerves a. bed. IL gorgeous silk
cover OF saliva color. and let into
tho panel at the foot OF Il was the
picture OF woman standing knee
deep In glowing. booming saliva
her arms ouigtrctched and her
face raised IN way that seemed
to say. I'm glad | am alive That
woman. Margic. was an idcalized
you"
"Oh. Donna. you certainly arc
FomancinT Malcolm Stuart never
had my pietnra-in fact. have not
had a picture taken In years"
Il can't help that Margic. tina,
PAINTING certainly looks like you--
not as you look every day perhaps.
but as have often seen you when
you have been particularly happy.
The whole picture made one
glad TO b alive Just 20 look at H.
u was placed. too. 40 that. as lay
there that afternoon. the sun came
taru the window and suffused II
vlth m uncanry radiance"
Did you mention my likeness
to Maicolm?"
4 certainly did. and was met
with the assertion that tho picture
had been painted by an artist In
Italy who had never seen you. Mai.
colin Stuart Eaid be, too. had no.
uced resemblance. Hc said Il
seemed 20 him 20 look as he I'm.
/ ngined your Joyous soul must look
Wien shining thru your eyes"
That was a pretty compliment.
/ Interrupted. Il am glad some one
{ thinks | have JOYOUS soul. Tell
me what else was in the room"
Nothing. except a email glass.
covered table on which was a won.
terful piece Of coral carved into a
spray Of SALIVA. and many books In
red bindings"
Il can't understand. Donna. why
tho room looked Ike me. am
not ct all fond OF red. and would
never use II in the furnishings OF a
foom--you certainly must know
that. Donna"
Yes" she answered. Il know
/ that. and I may be the picture that
Z lamps the room with you. but
somehow. Margie. all the afternoon
Ga I lay there with that aching
I T. 9th | had the feeling that you
we're going to walk in any minute
/ Why didn't you come with u.s."
Il was not feeling very well that
/ day. and besides Dick wrote me.
/ while he could not get down for
/ the sailing party, there was n pos.
sibillty that he might get down In
/ The afternoon. so I waited for him 8
Devoted wiie!" remarked Don.
ma lightly Then she added more
/ earnestly: "Margie, ! have often
Wondered at the happiness OF you
and Dick You have never had
any Misunderstanding have you?'
only smiled. but wondered. 1T.
tie book, what she would think IL
Bho could see some Of the conf
dences have reposed In you. You
have been my only confidant. as !
have always had n very strong
feeling that as long as woman
/ lives with a man ms his wife she
should hold inviolate the sorrows
~ well as the joys Of her married
life. To Donna Tcnny. Dick and
have been Ideally happy together
and yet she divorced Bill for only
n suspicion OF what I was sure OF
In Dicks case.
True. she found she could not be
happy without him and went back
10 him, but | think. little book, %
most OF us the knowledge that the
world knows our SORROWS or our
sins ~ the hardest OF all things 10
bear.
Strange, that Malcolm Stuart has
never mentioned that picture 10
me!
Ito be continucd)
/