The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-26

sworn 20 sidney. lie was genuinely
in love even unscinshly las far as
he could be unrcihah.
sidney was very happy all that
summer She riow.d with pride
when her lover put thru a difficult
piece 90 work. flushed and palpl
tatcd when abe heard hl~ praises
sung. grew to know. by a sort of
Intuition. when he was In the house.
She wore his ring on a fne chain
around her neck. and grew prc,ticr
every day
once or twice. however when she
was at home. away from the gin-n.
our. her early fears oiisessed her
Would he always love herr He was
40 handsome and 40 gifted. and there
were women who were mad about
him That vas tho gossip Of the hos.
pital
X. had postponed his leaving until
fall. Sidney had been inristent. and
/ Harriet had topped the argument in
her buEinersfikc way: III YOU insist
on being an idiot and adopting the
Roscnfeid family" she said. wait
until September Tho seanon for
boardcrs doesn't begin until fail"
80 X. waited for the season. .
and ate HIS heart out for Sidney in
I the interval.
Johnny Rosenfcld stiIi lay In h is
ward. inert from the waist down. X
was his most frequent visitor. A. n
matter OF fact. he was watching the
boy closely. nj Max Wilson's request
Tell me when I'm to do IT," said
Wilson. "and when the time comes.
for Gods sake, stand By me. Come
to the operation. He's got 20 much
confidence that I'll help him that /
don't dare TO fail"
SO X. came on visiting days. and
by special dispensation. on Saturday
afternoons. He was teaching the
boy basket making. Not that he
knew anything about II himself; but.
By means Of a blind teacher. he kept
just one lesson ahead. The ward was
intensely interested. II found some.
third absurd and rather touching in
this tall. serious young man with
the surprisingly delft fingers. tying
rafila knots.
Tho first basket went, by Johnny's
request. 90 Sidney Page.
II want her TO have H." he said
'She got corns on her fingers from
rubbing mo when came in first.
and. besides"
"Yes2' said X. lie was tying a
most complicated knot, and could not
look up.
II know something" said Johnny.
Tin not going to get I'm wrong by
talking. but | know something. You
give her the basket"
X, looked up then. and surprised
Johnpy's secret In his face.
AIR he said.
IF ia squealed she'd have I'm.
ished me for good. They've got me,
you know. I'm not running In 2.4o
these days"
I'm not tell. or make Il uncom.
Portable for you. What do you
know"
Johnny looked around. The ward
was in the sonnolence OF mid-after.
noon. The nearest patient, n man
IN Wneel cnalf, was snoring hcaN-
lily
1T was the dark-eyed one { n n
changed the medicine on me-" he
said. THE one with the heels that
were always tapping around. waking
me up. She did e; Jaw herr
After all. It was only what X. had
suspected before. But a sense OF inn
pending danger TO Sidney obsessed
him. IL Carlotta would do that. what
would she do when she learned of
the engagement? And he had known
her before. He believed she was
totally INSCRIPTIONS. The odd coin.
cidence of their paths crossing again
troubled him.
Carlotta Harrison was well again.
and back on duty. Luckily for sid
nsy. her three months service In the