The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-07

. rom the mlddt" age OF MS almost
30 years she was child. There
had been a boy IN the shadows when
he came un the street OF course
there would be a boy--a nice. clear.
eyed chap
sidney was looking at the moon.
With that drcamerH part Of her that
she had inherited from her dead
worshlping the night But her busy
brain was working. too-the prac.
Teal brain that Hhc had got from
her mothers side.
What about your washinr?' she
inquired Unexpectedly.
X. IL Moyne. who had built a
wall between himself and the world.
had already married her to IN. youth
OF the shadows. and was feeling an
odd sense OF loss.
Washing"
Il suppose you've been sending
things 20 the laundry. and-what do
T you do about your stochingsT'
Buy cheap ones and throw 'cm
away when they're worn out There
seemed 10 h. no reserves with this
surprising young person.
And buttonaT"
Use safety pins when they're
! closed one can button over them as
well as"
I think" Eaid sidney. that II is
7 quite time some one took little
care OF you. II you will give Katie.
/ our maid. 20 cents week. she'll do
+ your washing and not tear your
things to ribbons. And III mend
f them
sheer stupefaction was X. lie
Moyne'a After "A moment
You're really rather wonderful
7 Miss Page. Here arm l. lodged. fed.
I waahed. ironcd. and mendcd for
f175 n week.
Il hope" Haid sidney severely.
that you1l put what you save in
the bank
He was Htiil somewhat dazed when
he went up tho narrow staircase to
his sweet and garnishcd room. Never.
In all OF a life that had been active
until rccentiy-pa he been 80 con
acious OF srirndliness and kindly in.
tercst lie expanded under u. Some
Of the aired lines left his face. Tin.
der the gas chandelier. he straight
cned and threw out his arms. Then
he reached down Into his coat pocket
and drew out n wide awake and sus.
pieiops Reginald.
Good. night. Reggie he said.
Goodnight. old top lie hardly
recognized his own voice. IL was
quite cheerful. Rltho the little room
was hot. and altho, when he stood.
he had a periiguH feeling that the
ceiling was cioee above. He deposit.
in front OF the bureau. and the
squirrel. after cycling him. rerca,ed
60 it's nest.
II was late when X. lie Moyno re.
tired to bed. Wrapped in a paper
and securely tied for tn. morning =
disposal. was considerable masculine
undcrclothing. ragged and button
less. Nee for worlds would he have
had Sidney discover his threadbarc
inner condition.
New underwear for yours ;osnor.
row. X. Lc Moyne." he said to him.
self. az he unknottcd his cravat.
New underwear. and something DO
Sides X. for first name"
lie pondcre1 over that for n time.
taking off his shoes slowly and
thinking hard. Kenneth. King.
Kerr" None Of them appealed TO
him. And. after all. what did II
natter The old heavinoss came
over him.
He dropped shoe. and Reginald.
who had gained enough courage to
emerge and cit upright ON the fen
der. fell over backward.
Sidney did not sleep much that
night. She lay awake. gazing into
the scented darkness her arms un,
der her head. Love had come into
her life al last A man--only Joe.
OF course. but IL was not the boy
himself. but what he stood for. that
thrilled her--had asked her TO he his
wife.
In her little back room. with the
sweetness OF the tree blossoms steal.
ing thru the open window. Sidney
faced the great mystery OF life and
love. and flung out warm young
arms. Joe would be thinking of her
now. as she thought OF him. or
would he have gone to sleep, secure
in her half prornise7 Did he really
love her?
The desire to be loved, There was
coming TO Sidney a time when love
would mean. not receiving. but Civ.
ing-the divine fire instead Of the
pale flame Of youth. At last she
slept
a night breeze came thru the
windows and spread GOODNESS thru
the little house. The niianthus tree
waved In the moonlight and sent
sprawling shadows over the wall OF
X. lie Moynes bedroom. In the
yard the leaves of the morning.
glory vines quivcred as II under the
touch OF friendly hand.
X. lie Moyne slept diagonally in
his bed. being very long. In sleep
the lines were smoothed out OF his
face. He looked like n tired. over
grown boy. And while he slept the
groundsquirrei ravaged the pockets
OF his shabby coat.
CHAPTER II.
! Sidney could not remember when
her Aunt Harriet had not sat at the
table. IL was one of her earliest
ESTABLISHMENTS to learn that Aunt
Harriet lived with them. not because
she wished TO. but because Sidney's
father had borrowed her small pat.
rimony and she was boarding II
out"
Eighteen years she had boarded
IL out" Sidney had been born and
grown to girlhood: the dreamer IA
Their had gone to his grave. with
valuable patents lost for lack Of
money to renew thcm-gone with
his faith in himself destroyed. but
with his faith In tho world undImin.