The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17
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Came a day when u was safe for
me Go remove the plaster from the
cut In my forehead There would
be "A 'Hcar--an everlasting reminder
of my mad career ~ an unattached
bride. ! brushed soft. wayy lock
over the LFhap~d line and noticed
that II was like the scar on isob's
square jaw.
Then | summoned Tommy and
very solenniy. az one might arrange
for funeral. we decided how was
TO reveal my Identity TO Daddy Lor
inner.
Very rolcmnly. too. waited on
the hotel mexzaninc later in the
afternoon for the two men To appear
| was much too nervous to endure
my own company In the small par.
lor OF my suite. And I rad need To
be grave. for a serious question har.
asned me.
! Would Daddy Lorimcr. having
heard my STORY. take me hack on
faith ns the same sweet. little girl
he had loycdf Or would he-and
al the thought an awful terror
shook would he. as an expert.
enccd man OF the world. doubt me.
when he learned that had lived
with tho Queen ~ Smiles. and In
| Dr. Hamilton Ccrteis' house,
And how would Mother Lorimcr
and Chrys regard me,
They were tho Kind OF women who
believe In ideals and cui,.vat. them
| felt SURF that Mother Lorim.r
would receive me with Joy and
Thanksgiving. that she would never
question me- concerning my expert
enccs. Only petty minds are sus-
plcious.
And sister chry-. Bob'- twin. con
rider-d herself iit,i. more than
modern. She would assert that
was entitled TO 1.-Two my own NE In
my own way. She would take m~
back into the home. and stand by
me. no matter what l might have
done.
really had only Daddy's opinion
20 worry about.
Watching the crowd in tho lobby
from the hotel mexzaniac. noticed
furry animatinT thosr present. IL
ran from the door 10 u. desk. In
sense. IN. crowd stood at attrn.
ton as II might n Rockefeller or
iail Hart were 10 como into view. !
knew. although ! could not glimpse
tho entrance. that the Hon. James
-. f.orim~r. the towns richest cit.
ixsn. was with US. watched tn.
scene curiouaiy from my elevated
scat
Men rushed forward for n hand
shake. some put themselves In the
way OF attracting the rich mans
notice by chance: n few Of the jeai
ou# scowied "a; the millionaire and
/. rct~atcd behind their papers.
strangers In town linri up for a
heffer vssw. bue there want a man
from b~iihop 20 blase commercial
traveller who ignored nc president
OF the Lorlmer Chemical company.
tho man whose millions had doubled
with every month OF the war.
Never before had been afraid Of
Daddy Lorimcr. but now that I saw
him through the ~ycs Of the crowd.
he seemed suddenly quite an august
1 IffFpI8kts FFdf3AH tu Uta1
haste TO my little psrior. feeling
mypcif OF no account whatever.
4 ring n, tho phone name sen,
up from tho offlcc--a knock at my
door--and tho Hon. James u. Lori.
mer entered tho room. Tommy
stood at HIS elbow. quite pallid. but
all smiles.
And close TO tho mantei stood I.
Jan. Lorimer. And caught a
glimpse Of my face In the mirror
above the mantcl and II was very
white. and wasn't astonishcd he
cause my poor heart wasn't beating
at all couldn't speak. couidn',
advance n step 10 meet my hus
bands father. I could only walt
Daddy Lorimer couldn't speak.
either. Hc pulled Mt his tie AZ II I,