The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-21
CONFESSIONS
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WAR BRIDE
DECIDE To TRY st<
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Nurses not as pretty ~ Miss Den
mis- stopped her az intervals 10 rag
her about Dr Kramer dcrertion.
However. she needn't have worried.
! had but one interest IN the man
nc was candidate for filtration
to b. carried 20 any degree. and
whiig I vas far from being IN a
flirting mood. his complete surrender
gave me an advantage which
could not neglect,
Il helped also to an answer to a
puxzllnE question.
"if Bob hadn't found HIS Ideal In
me. what kind Of woman would
appeal TO him next a show giri
an Kramer had HugEestcdT Would
physical beauty appeal TO him frat
And the head was supposed to
have. and the education had IA.
bored to stock Il with. and some.
thing eiac called character | had
been trained in would these things
he nothing at all Ia Hob-~until after
the body had made its hppcalT"
Tho atmosphere Of the insane aHy.
ium must be confusing. thought. I
tried to put straigh, question TO
myself
"is there certain type Of woman
whom men like bcatg l. Il the show
girl TYPE
Once had read warning 20
wives soul revelation made by
a woman who hadn't any soul TO re-.
veal As I walked with Or. Kramer
and considered his sudden oapitula.
ton 10 me. and his advice about
/ Bob. recalled the newspaper writ.
er's warning: MEN ike best the
woman they meet last provided she
IL young and beautiful
Wen OF youth and beauty I had
enough but had never used them
a. weapons 10 capture Bob. nor to
keep him. had reached hia heart
I hy way Of his hcnd-nnd | hadn't
been able 10 hold my position
I'm willing TO try anything once.
I reminded myself. so III SEQ how
/ this show girl theory will work But
II was an ancient theory. I had 20
admit. and a long way from the
idealistic philosophy Of love ! had
come BY at college.
! turned 10 Or Kramer I was
I enthusiastic over the beauty Of tho
sanitarium looked like Greek
+ tcmplc--and over the extensive
grounds about O.. and very soon. Or
Z Kramer led me away from the pa
I TENTS IN the winter garden and was
showing me the finc spots in the
/ park.
This was indlscrcct OF hlm-onc
% the symptoms Of his surrender
We passed thru private gates used
only by the doctors and nurses. we
wandered close 90 the house and far
from g. A. every angle OF the high
hedges there were tail gates which
I br. Kramer opened with key Ana
there wasn't ioopholo thru which
a guest" larger than an Irish ter.
ricr could crawl This was discour
aging but Il was knowledge needed
Y Finally We paused beneath the win.
dows % my own suite. which was
on the second floor ~ The building.
FOR the first time { noticed that the
bathroom opened un the service
drive ~ the .ffuuou Tho kitch
ems and cellar. were bod ? wing near.
hy. hut hadn't ts.n them because
my bathroom Windows were filled
with ornamental cuiorrd Elass.
Tommy and the truck must pass
below my windows every day. I
could trust Tommy not 10 miss "A
single trip but how was going 10
Eet into his delivery wagon Drop,
as n we're a movie horoine7 I'm
poaaiblr' 10 would take several
days 90 work out a plan between ua.
and meanwhile the hour for Dr. Ger.
teis' call WIS approaching.
II And N Corteis found me. Jane
\ forimer alive and filling the place
fof Elnise Nauderbn hc would take
me straight back 90 the Lorimrr
house and nay laHt chance OF win.
ming back my own husband as "A
stranger would be gone forever.
Go lie Continued