The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-13
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Warren smiled, hts eyes absent
Raehael's look OF superb seorn was
wasted.
ut came 10 me In a flash" he went
on. that Magsle had come TO care
Tor me. Poor little Magsie. she
hadn't meant TO. she hadn't seen u
coming. remember her looking up
at me-she didn't have to say a
word I'm sorry. MaFsie.' | said.
THAT was alt Tho touching thing
was that even IN that trouble she
turned TO me. we talked Il over. !
took her back TO her hotel, and very
simply she said. Kiss me. once.
Greg. and IN be goodr After that
| didn't see her for long. iong
time
"lt seemed 60 be a sacred charge
you can zee that. | couldn't doubt
Il. the evidence was right there be
fore my eyer. and thinking II over
/ couldn't be- much surprised. We
were In the fin. and OF course there
was nothing to be done. She went
away and that was the end Of Il,
then. But when saw her again last
winter the whole miserable business
came up. The rcat. Of course. she
told you. she Is unhappy and re
beillous, or she would never have
dared 60 come 90 youl ! cent un'
derstana her doing SO. now, for Mag
sic IL good little sport, Rachael
she knows you have The right II
way, The affair has AWAY. been
with that understanding However
much I feel for Massie. and resgrc,
the whole thing--why. | ana not a
cadF' lie struck her TO her heart
with his friendly smile. you
brought the subject up. l don't care
20 discuss A." he said. II don't
question your actions. and all ak
il that you win not question mine
Perhaps world may some
day question them. Warren Bach'
aei tried 10 speak quietly. but she
was beginning 20 DO frightened AZ
her own violence She shook with
actual chIil. her mouth was dry and
her cheeks blaHing.
sThs world" lie shrugged. II
uan hardly see that IL Ia the world =
business that you so your way and
go mine" he said reasonably, lie
glanced az his watch. Perhaps you
will bs 80 good as TO say no more
about ua'' he suggested. n have no
time. now. anyway. Marriage
warren Rachael interrupted
hoarsely. She stopped
Marriage" he went on. never
stands still, A man and woman are
growing nearer together hourly. OF
they arc growing apart. There IL
no need. between reasonable beings,
for recriminailonA ana bitisrneSa. A
man Is only n man. after all. and II
hayc been carried off my feet by
MaEsle~-as admit have been--
why. such things have happened be
rorcl when she ard my wife hc
might have protected my dignity
meet 10 discuss the question Of their
feelings. and their rights. then
confess that | arm beyond my depth"
lie took a deep chair and sat back,
his knees crossed. his elbow on the
chair arm. his chin resting on his
hand, as one conscious OF scoring q
point.
And what about the boys feel
lngA and rights" Rachael said In a
low. tense tone.
There YOU are Warren cx
claimed. tits all absurd on the face
of 1.-THE whole tanElef'
His wife looked at him In grave
dispa ssionata scrutiny. OF what was
he made, this handsome. we'll
groomed man OF forty eightT wha,
fatal Infection had poisoned heart
and BRAIN She saw him this morn
ing as a stranger, and as most re
pellcnt stranger.
but Il Is a tauRie In which one
still sees right and wrong. Warren.
she said. desperately struggling for
calm. Human relationships can't
be discussed as II they were the
moves on n ohss..board. make no
claim for myscif--ths time has gone
BY when I could do so-but there Is
honor and decency In the world,
there IL simple uprightness. Your
attentions. as married man. can
only do Magsie harm. and your dar-
ing suddenly she began restlessly
20 pace the floor as he had done
your daring In coming hero to me,
TO tell me that any other woman has
a claim on you" she said. beginning
to breathe violently. "only shows me
how blind. how drugEed you are
With don't know what 10 call it,
with your own utter lawleasnoss
what right has Margaret Clay com.
pared to my right7 Are my claims,
and my sons claims, to be swept
aside because "A little idle girl OF
Magsie's age chooses to flIrt with
my husband7 What IN marriage,
anyway what Is parcnthood? Are
you mad. Warren. that you can come
here 10 our home and talk OF tan.
gles'--and rights DO you think
am going to argue It with you, going
TO belittlc my own position by ad
hitting, for one second. that IL IL
open to question:"
She flashed him one blazing look
then resumed her walking and her
angry rush Of words.
why, " some four.year old child
came in here and began to contend
for Derry's place" Rachael asked
passionately, how long would we
seriously consider his right? n
must dispute the title OF Magsie
Clay this year. why not of Jennie
Jones next year, Of Polly Smith the
year after that? If"
Now you are talking recklessly,"
Warren Gregory said quietly, "hnd
you have entirely lost sight Of the
point at issue, Nobody IL attempting
a controversy with you