The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-09
ECEDINC CHAPTERS

her husband MIS-. EiInor vanasr~aii
"a. In the iusurious nrsekenrtdss home
ek from ovsfdrinkins Tns two women
that you have 20 wake me up. when
you come In tonight 10 say that YOU
are sorry"
II win notr' said the girl. At white
heat.
"weii. i.hops you WON'T Rachael
Breckenridge said. arniabiy. FOR "
there IL one thing I loathe more thsn
another. Il u being walked up for the.
Auioaia In the middle OF the night
Good bye. he sure TO thank Mrs
Howdi,oh for chaperoninH you"
Are you Eoins 10 speak 20
cisncyr~ the girl demanded. impsrf
ousiy.
Run along. Bf1y.- Rachael said.
| with Q faint show OF impati-ncs
Nobody could speak to your father
about anything tonight. a. you ought
70 know"
For a moment Billy stood s,iD.
breathing hard and with tightly
closed iipa. her angry syes on h~r
stepmothcr. Then hsr breast rose on
childish. dry sob. she dropped her
syes. and moved . shining slipper
toe upon the rug with tho immortal
motion OF embarrassed youth.
"You--you used TO like Jca. IA
chaei." she said. after . uoomsnt. In .
low tons
Il don't DISLIKE him now Rachael
said. oompo~~diy.
Hes awfuily kind--and--and good
and Lucy never underutood him. or
tried to understand himr' said Biiiy
In burst The other woman smiled
III Joe Pickering told you any sen.
timcntai nonsense like that. kindly
don't retail Il 10 me-" shs said anus
odly.
In a second BiIiy was reused 10 ut.
ter fury. Her cheeks blaxed. her
breath came short and deep. II hate
your abe said pa.aionAtsiy. and ran
from the room.
Mrs. fsr.eksnridgs sat r,in for =
few moments. but thsrs was no ssno
lion but utter WEAKNESS visible In
her face After . vhiis. abe aid
| '-oh. Lordr' In q tone oosnpounded
Of amusement ana disgust. and rts
| ing. she took a new book from The
table. and vent slowly down stAira.
| In the lower hall Alfred met hsr.
his fat young faos duly mysterious
and important In oppression
Mr.. Breckenridse 60, . telephone
message from DR.. Jordan. Mira.
fircckenrtdge: the doctors been called
into town TO q patient. 90 he can't 49,
Mr.. Iireekcnridge tonight"
"ohi Wen. he'll probably b. here
In the morning" Rachael said care
lessiy.
Excuse me. Mrs Br~ckenrsdg..
but Mr.. Brechenrsdee seemed TO b. a
good Deal worried about himseif. and
he had me cali DR. Orsgory." the
man purrucd respectfully.
DIR. Cregory-' echoed his missrsss,
with n laugh IKE q Wall ALFRED.
what we're you thinking Oh Why
didnr you can mar
He wouldn't have ne can ycu.-
Alfred lid. unhapptiy. Tie spohs 10
, the doctor hirnssif We got the hous~
keeper frus. and she said Or Oreg.
orr was drs.ang. Tell him it's .
matter Of NE and death says Mr..
breckenridge Then 10 60, him.
I'm dining out he says. but IN b.
there this evening"
oh. dear. dear. deary' MrN Rr~ch
enridee said half to hcrrcif. In serio.
comic desperation. -Cregory--caii-si
In for a--for a--sor thisi IL I could
got hold Of hirni He didn't say wherc
he was dining1-
mo. Mrs. Breckenridge the man
answered. with q great air Of en-
cheney.
well. Alfred. wish sometimes
you knew a little morc--or q little
ions-' Rachael said. dispAsrionaiciy
Light q IRE In the library. win your
III have my dinner therc. Tell Ellie
TO send inc up something broiied-
nothing mersy--and somo strong cof'
feo.-
The coffee was strong. MIR. Breck.
enridge found Il soothing TO raspcd
nerves and tired body. and after the
dinner things had been cleared away
she sat on beside the library fre.
under the soft arc Of light from tho
library lamp. dipping tho stimulating
nuid and staring ut the swapping and
flashing logs.
A sense of merely physical well be-
ing crcpt thru her body. and for a ne.
tie time even her active brain was
quietcr; she forgot the man now hcav.
lily sleeping upstairs, the pretty little
tyrant who had rushed or to dinner
at the Chases'. and the many per
picking elements In her own immedi.
ate problem. She saw only the quiet
changes In the frc as yellow fame
turned TO biue--sank. rose. and sank
again.
The house was still. KitohenwArd.
to be sure. there was n great deal
Of cheerful laughter and chatter. as
Ellie. sitting heavily ensconced In
the largest rocker. embroidered con-