The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-05
tcooslnued From Our last Issue
CHAPTER XVII.

Mrs. winners dropped the gar
ment she was rubbing into the tub.
took her hands from tho soapsude,
dried them hastily on her apron.
and went to answcr the sharp rap
ping ON the front door.
"Hellol Hel.loi Wa-itl
The words were not Addressed 20
Mrs. Winners, but 20 Mrs. Winners
husband. The man. stalking toward
the wheat.field beyond. turned back
~ the imperative call and frantic
ally waving arms.
peaSy stood on tho little atoop,
her lips parted IN excitement. her
| impatient cyea fastened on tho
slowly moving figure OF tho man.
she did no, hear the door open. nor
I soc Mrs. Winners eyes travel over
hef from hrsd 10 foat.
DO yon want 10 80. u@-or my
hnsbande" asked ytrs winners
co9dly. And Knuthur note than
coidnsss txesnbfrd IN her vofcs.
Peggy btrucd. asras9s hussftnr
with her ysue.ug tesnirFuess. hardly
able 10 AWAIT tlre ssstcdufHd ttuso ef
Tia tun$oliamont.
Il want tn srs both Of yon,- sh~
cried ''EklEn for a htsGs biz and
then you for q long. long white. ="
She was too fAfli Of her subject
now for her mind TO enooms ass
anything elses She began upon II
At once. tufnbtfns out tho wonis In
her hurry for rts import TO reach
her hearers.
Il accidentally overheard yon and
Mr. TF@wbrtdgc taking togrthcr
Just now" she e1piained And"
The and WAS quito story b.
fore Peggy had Finished n lnclnat
ed her husband's statements. and
some OF the inside history Of her
/ fathers sucessa. and conversations
she had had ON t0ickstarmfnx. and
many OF pegEyis own visss on All
OF these matters.
Mrs. winners had newer s1cn any,
one Hips Peggy. IN whom tho child
and the women aifernated NJ a
breath, and who had seen arn&ied
on 80 iRvtshly nd hsr hss thar srr
aeeerted ssnttes and admiration an
a natural feminine due Mrs. WI.
rners hnEnsesatasv brana~t MFs
Trswhrtire ~ q eoau~tse ali
OF this battery Of foweisnces was
directed fiagranfty upon thu hns
hand, with only occasional sfhnmrs
NJ heF. ard. cnowstms iosalt vi.
husband drank I, all In with rspt
eycs-realty. with rapt cars.
To Edna Winners these Eiances
meant thar Mrs Trovbridge Was
how much further sho could safely
exercise her wanton Vaccinations on
the husband.
/ Tom Winners sat silent after
Pexgy had finished. He vas over.
come by his stupidity In not having
seen for himself the simple abe
facts that Peggy pointsd out.
Edna Winners looked ou--s mo-
ment. Then she rose walked over
10 the door. stood beside t--a
hostess ready to bid her guest
adieu. Peggy. still waiting for some
appreciation from Winners. gave no
/ thought whatever 10 this move. But
/ Edna Winners allowed no miscon-
struction OF her attitude.
Thank you. Mrs. Trowbridgo, for
your--interest in my husband" she
said tensely. and opened the door.
Somehow Perry got across the
threshold, somehow reached her
automobile. somehow found herself
at home.
Whats gone wrong'" asked Nd
in the evening.
Peggy's lips opened. bu. she I'D
not speak. She could not Even 10
her husband she could not reveal
the awful thing that had happened
to her.
just one thought My naked 10 ha
mind: Sho had been driveo out ~
Mrs. Winners house.
He listened quietly while Peggy.
whispering ana sobbing. Der faco
averted tho while. tole the story a.
her visit.
80 II we yoei I svsv that Tom
bad got n b0oc0 soososhsrs His
wife ought 10 have erswied on osr
/ Utluf hIV NoFN1 W AuAB9 tVA n -
she turned you out Wess tassf
woman needs b. a god tsosariak +"
But should have gone TO cell
On her two years ago" came faint.
iy. IT'S my fault. really; don't you
see. Ed?"
Peggy fouHG HERSELF walking
down the road, next day--not speed.
/ ing along in an automoitEe, nor be
hind a spirltaS horee A mile. an
other half mf&g, and Peggy came to
the lane that led to the Winners
house. She took few steps along
thls-stopped. sYNly she turned
and retraced her Steps to the main
road. Her heart was palpitatlng
madly, not with exertion. but with
her fear OF this force within her
that had made her almost 20 To
| this woman's house again.
Sha> did not go the next day. nor
! the Ext. But on the third day she
walked out OF the gateway and
down the road, her step deliberate
her face strangely mature. There
we're no cobwebs In her head now.
She ahivered just little as Mrs.
Winners opened the door.