The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19

/ beach you spoke about last night
| Wouldn't We love our desert island
| Would you help mo build a matched
hut. and mud oven. and string
shells In your hair. and swim away
out in the green breakers with mef"
And what makes you think tina,
there would he some saving element
In our rciationshipG" Rachael asked.
/ In "A low voicc What makes you
/ think that our love would survive the
tho dry rot OF lifcf People would
send US silver and rugs and there
/ would be lot OF engraving. and bar
rcls OF champagne. and newspaper
men trying to croHa-cSamine tho
maids. and caterers all over the place.
but few years later. wouldn't Il
be the same old storyf You talk ~
dessert island. and swimming. and
Hcawccd. Greg Hut my ideas Of a
/ desert island isn't Palm Beach with
I commercial photographer swapping
! at whoever sits down In the sand
! Look about US. GrcE--who's happS
I who isn't watching tho future for
just this or Just that To happen be
fore she can really feel content
Young girls all want 70 DO older and
more experienced. older girls want TO
be young THIS ono Is waiting for the
new house 10 bc ready. that one-llke
F'loronce--ir worrying a little for fear
! the girls won't quite make a HIT
! Clarence worries about nrly, worry
about Clarcuce--"
II worry about you-' saii Dr
Gregory. ~ She paused.
cor course you do. bless your
heartr' Rachael laughed. so here
we are. tho rich and fashionable and
fortunate people Of the world. having
a cloudiess good timc'"
you know. its a shame 70 eat this
way--ruln our dinners said Mrs
Moran. suddenly entering the CONVEX
@ation. stop flirting with Ores.
Rachael. and give mo some more tea
ono lump. and only about half a cup,
dear. Tell me a good way to got
thin. Greg Agnes Chase says her
doctor has dtct,-you eat all you
want. and you got thin. Agnes says
Lou has n friend who has taken or
Is pounds. Do you believe u. GrcE
{ ! m too Tat, you Know
You carry II well. judy" said Ia.
chaci. siill a little shaken by the alb
ruptiy closed conversation. ms IN" doc.
tor. with a conscious thrill. perceived.
Thank you. my dear. that's what
they all say. But ia Just as soon
somebody else should carry IL for a
whllcr
Listen. Rachael" said their hos
/ teas. coming up suddenly. and speak
Ing quickly and lightly. Clarence il
here. Where IN the nafno OF every
thing sensible ia Billy7"
'Clarencer' said Rachael. uncon-
Portable premonition clutching at her
heart.
Yes; you com. and tank 20 him.
/ Rachael" Mrs. Whitaker said. In the
same quick undcrtone. Hes all
right. OF course. but he's Just little
/ fussy--"
"Oh. II he wouldn't DO these /
things Rachael said apprchenHivcly |
as she rose. Il left him all com /
fortable-Joe Butler was coming in 1
To sec him II does cxaSperate me no,
However
''Of course II does. but we all know
Clarencer' Mrs. Whitaker said.
soothlngly. HE seems TO have got q
into his head that Billy You go
talk to him. Rachael. and IN send
her in"
''Bliy's doing no harm! what ala
he say7" Rachael asked impatiently
"Oh. nothing DEFINITE. OF course'
But az soon ns I said that Billy was
here-he'd asked IL she waH-he said.
Then I suppose Mr. Pickering is
here. toor'
Hes the one person in tho world
afraid Of talk about Billy. yet II he
starts Il. he can blame no ono bui
himself"' Rachael said M she
turned toward the adjoining room
An unexpected ordeal Ike this always
annoyed her. She was equal 10 II. ~
course. she could smooth Ciarencc's
RULED feelings. keep a serene front
to the world. and get her family
safely home before tho storm. she
had done II many times before. But
It was so unnecessary! II was so IN
necessary 10 exhibit the Brecken
ridge weaknesses before the oh
servant Emorys. before that uncon
scionablc old gossip. Peter Pomeroy,
and 10 the cool. plying gaze OF all
her world
She found Clarence the center Of n
small group In the long drawing
room. He and Frank Whitaker were
drinking cocktails: the othcrs-Jen.
nette Vanderwall. Vera Villalongn,
flushed. cxcitable woman older than
Rachael. and Jimmy and Estele Hoyt
had refused tho drink. but were
adding much noise md laughter 20
tho newcomers welcome.
Hello. ClarenceF' Rachael said.
appralsing the situation rapidly as
she came up II would have waited
for you IL 1 had thought you would
GOMEZ
II just-Iust thought would
look in" Clarence said. slowly but
steadily. Didn't want to miss any.
thing. You all seem TO be having
having a pretty good time"
IT'S been q lovely ten" Rachael
assured him. enthusiastically. But
I'm just going. Billy's out here on
the porch with a bunch Of young
steers; | was just going after her
Don't let Frank give you any more
Of that stuff Clancy. Stop II. Frank |
II always gives him q splitting head. /
achew
Tho tome was irroproa cbnhIv casual |