The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-24
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sidney broke the news OF her en-.
esgement TO X. herself, the evening
az the same day. The little house
was quiet when she got out OF the
car at the door. Harriet was asleep
on the couch at the foot OF her bed.
ara Chrsssine's rooms were empty.
She found Katie on the hack porch.
: mountains OF Sunday newspapers
Piled around her
'-I'd about give you up" said
Katie ~ wws thinking. rather than
sec your Ice cream that's left from
dinner melt ana 20 TO waste. I'd take
II around to the Ro~cnfeids."
"Psease take II 10 them. ia really
rather they had IL"
she stood IN front Of Katie. draw.
ing OIL her gloves.
Aunt Harricts asleep. Isis Mr..
IL Noyne arounds'
you're gettin' prettier every doy.
Miss Sidney. Is that the blue suit
Mis- harriet said she made for your
IT'S right stylish ia like To see the
back
sidney obediently turned. and
Katie admired.
'stvhen I think how things have
turned OUT she reflected. you in
hospital. doing God knows what for
an sorts Of people. and Miss Harriet
making suit like that and asking
oie1 for IL. and that tony that a per-
ron doesn't dare to speak TO her
when shes In the dining room And
.<.se s<n<r rra tSTff ffsa ali
In . lifetime. No: Mr.. ks not here.
ne ana Mrss Howe are gaiIivantinx
around together"
Katie
- wen. that's what I call IL. I'm
Hot blind. Don't hear her dressing
tp about o'clock every afternoon.
and. when she's all ready. sittin' In
the parlor with the door open. and a
hook on her knee. as II she'd been
reading all afternoon IL he doesn't
stop. she's at the foot OF the stairs.
calling up 20 him. X che says.
r.. I'm waiting to ask you some.
fbingy or. *. wouldn't you like a
cup Of tear She's always feedin'
him tca ana cake. no that when he
comes 10 table he won't eat honest
tictuais."
sidney had paused with one glove
on Katies tone carried conviction.
Was life making another Of It's queer
errors. and werc Christine and X. in
love with each other7 X had always
been her friend. her confdsnt. To
give him up TO christine---she shool
herself inpatsentiy. what had come
over herr why not be glad that he
had some sort Of companionship7
Harriet found her a little later,
face down on her mothers bed, cry.
ing an IL her heart would break. she
scosded her roundly.
You've been overworking." she
said. You've been getting thinner.
Your measurements for that suit
showed II. have never approved
Of this hospital training, sn1 after
last January"
She could hardly credit her senses
when Sidney. stiIi swollen with weep.
ing. told her Of her engagement.
"fBut don't understand. n you
care for him and he has asked you
} to marry him, why on earth are you
crying your eyes outg"
~ DO care. don't know why I
cried. IL just came over me. ali at
once. that T. 1t WAS just foolish.
ness. / am very happy, Aunt Har.
riet"
Harriet thought she Understood.
THE girl needed her mother, and she,
Harriet, was a hard. middle eed
woman and poor substitute. She
patted Sidney's moist hand.
II guess I understand" she said.
"f1I attend to your wedding things,
sidney. Wen show this street that
even Christine Lorenz can be out.
done" And. as an afterthought, II
hope Max Wilson will settle down
r0w He's been none too staadyr'
X. had taken Christine to see Til.
lie that Sunday afternoon.
The interview with Tillie had been
a disappointment 10 X. Christine.
with the best and kindliest inten-
tons, struck wrong note. In her
endeavor to cover the fact that
everything IN Titles world was
wrong. she fell Into the error Of pre-.
. tending that everything was right.
TITLE. grotesque OF figure and
tragic.eyed, listened to her patiently,
xbiIe X. stood, uneasy and uncom.
Portable. in the wide door Of the hay
barn and watched automobiles turn.
Ing In from the road. When Chris