The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-11

| chances. been pushed straight into
the Inner heart OF the social group
whose doors are 40 rcsoIuieiy closed
20 many men and women. and he
liked H. Ills grandfather had had
blood but no money. hts mother
money but no social claim. lie In.
herited. with the O'Conneli millions.
the Gregory name. and for perhaps
| 10 years he had enjoyed an unchai.
! lsnEed popularity. lie had inherited.
also. without knowing Il. n definitely
different standard from that held IN
tho men and women about him. In
hiH simple. unobtruslvc way he held
aioof from much that they said and
did Greg. said the women. was a
regular Puritan about gossip. about
/ drinking. about gambling.
They never suspected the truth
that he was shy. Sure Of his touch
ns n surgeon. pleasantly definite
about books and pictures. spontane-
Gus and daring In tho tennis court or
| on the links. under HIS friendly man
nor with women was tho cmbarrass.
inent ~ young boy.
Before his 10th birthday his rigidly
conscientious mother had instilled
into the wondering little boy mind
certain mysterious yet positive moral
laws. Purity and scif-control were in
tho air he brcathcd while at her
side. md altho a few years later
school and college had claimed him.
the effect OF those early lessons was
definite upon his character Dim.
dcnce and n sort OF fear Ind protect
ed him. far more cTcctually than
any other means might have done.
/ from the common vices OF his age
/ and In those days a certain good.na.
tured scorn from all his associates
made him feel even more than his
natural shynoss. and marked him
rather apart from other young men.
keenly aware Of this, Il had been
n tremendous surprise 10 the youns
physician returning from post gradu.
ate work In Germany fcw years
later. TO find that what had once
been considered sort OF laughahlc
weakness in him was called strength
Of character now: That what had been
a clumsy boys inarticulatencss was
more chnritably construed into the
silence OF a clever man who will not
waste his words: and that mothers
whose sons he had once cnvied for
their worldly wisdom were turning
TO him for advice as 20 the extrica.
ton OF these same sons from all sorts
of difficulties.
M aal lNf toll n
changed attitude with great readi
ness. devoting himself to his work
and his mother. and pleasantly con
scious that he was success Me let
women alone, except whore music
and art, golf and the club theatricals
were the topic OF Interest. and. con
sequently. had come to hts 10th year
with some little awe and dlfiidence
siill left for them In his secret heart
Rachael had told him not long age
that she believed he took no Interest
In women older than IA and younger
thln so. and there was some trutl
In the charge. But he was consciou
tonight OF taking n distinct Interest
In her az he sat down beside her fire
He had never seen her 80 beauti
full. he thought She had dressed &c
hastily. 80 carelessIy. that an utter
simplicity enhanced the natural
charm. Her dark hair was simply
massed. her gown was devoid OF orna
menf. her hands bare. except for her
wedding ring. On her earnest, ex
quisitc face tho occasion had stamped
certain soberness, she was neither
hostess nor guest tonight; just .
heartsck wife under the shadow OF
anger and shame. N
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