The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-09
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why ala you call me this morn.
Ing. eItravagant man" answered
Barclay SIN over the wire.
why do you call me that
''uo~ause you simply pour out
words and compliments without
thinking"
Wei. this time I'm going 20 be
niinEy. and tell you / called you just
10 tell you how disappointed WAS
that you were not at the Syrnonc's
last night. and To ask II you would
Join Donna and mo at luncheon to
day
- am sorry. Mr. SIN. 3, win be
quite impossible. ! am living very
quietly and my baby needs all my
attention just now ! only 80 TO the
honea OF my most intimate friends
for little change once In n while "
nut think you might act as
chap.ron for Donna" had 10
laugh. his tone was so piainuvc. He
was taking TO me az tho | were 20.
instead OF over 20.
Immediately came the thought
that IL was not very dignifled for rue
20 be chatting In this way over the
wtr, with "a man | knew 20 little as
I did Barclay siil. and said. Il am
very sorry that / cannot act as chap
eron. Good bye. Mr.. SIN
Don't ring off. please were the
hurried words heard as ! hung up
tho receiver.
hurried into the nursery. for
Richard Waverly Ill. was clamorine
for his bath.
The one great pleasure I have
daily is giving my darling his morn
ing bath. All unhapplncss falls away
from me.
When am away from him
sometimes think cannot feel. but
when ! clasp his paipitant little ma
kcdncaa" next my breast. | culver
from head TO foot with the ncarness
Of him. To me hc Is a never-cnding
miracle.
All the earth can hold nothing
swccter than his gurgle OF lnfanule
content: and all my being grows cold
when hear his sharp cry OF pain
No kisses are as sweet ms those
with which / stop his tiny. cropping
impotont hands.
oh. Dick. Dick I could not live II
II we're not for my baby--your child
and mine.
Just as was dressing Richard
Waverly III. Donna came In. Donna
Tcnny has reached that second
bloom which comes 20 most women
who suffer experience and grow. She
Ia AZ beautiful az an exquisite full.
blown rose Mt the moment OF It's per
feet maturity.
She was a picture that morning In
n white lingerie frock. white linen
snort coat and large white hat.
There was no color about her. ex.
cept the pink In her checks and the
fire In her beautiful brown eyes.
why. aren't you RoiugY she ask.
cd in surprise.
Going where" | asked calmly In
return.
"Out to the Country club to lunch
con" she said.
Certainly not" l answered posi-.
lively.
but Barclay sill said he was go
Ing to invite you"
lie did"
Donna looked nonplusscd and then
said But, MargDp, you have to
commence going out again some
time
MY dear Donna. ] don't think |
have ever stopped. ! have lInched
with you, and Eliene and Harry. and
Mary and Max. and Alice and Pat,
and Mollie and Chad-all within the
last month"
Then why did you not want TO go
this morning."
81 don't know MIR sin well enough.
Donna. TO enjoy a luncheon with
him. oven with such good company
as you along"
"You mean, my dear, that you are
afraid that some one would remark
about II. said Donna. "Margie, I al
ways thought you said you were
quite impervious 20 the opinions of
people especially people whom you
do not know and whom you do not