The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17

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lie looked down gravcly, almost
sadly. and yet with tenderness, upon
the eager face. lie had alw lyH found
her lovablc. cndearing. and sweet.
even out OF this hideous smoke and
flame she emerged all charming and
an desirable. lie frightened hts arms
about the thlnly wrapped little
figure.
yes. | think irs all settled now,
Mngslc" he said.
well. them She sealed II with
one OF her quick little kisses. Now
sit down and read magazine.
Greg" she said happily. "and In ten
minutes you'll sec me in my new hat.
all ready TO 80 to lunch"
Tho blue tides rose and fell at
ciark's Hills. the summer sun shone
heallngiy down upon Iachaefs sick
heart and soul. Day after day she
took her barchcadcd. Nandailed boys
20 the white beach. and lay In the
warm sands. with the tonic Atlantic
brcezes blowing over her. Space and
warmth and silence were all about.
the incoming breakers moved stead
lis In. and shrank back In a tumble
OF foam and blue water. guils dipped
and wheeled IN the spray. As FAR as
her dreaming eyes could reach. up
the beach and down. there was tho
same bath OF warm color. blue sea
melting into blue sky. white sand
nnngling with yellow fumes. until
all coiorr. In the distance. swan In a
haze OF duh gold.
Now and then. when even the
shore was hot. the boys elected 20
spend their afternoon by the hay on
tho other side OF the village. Here
there was much small traffic In
dingies and doriea and iobster.pots.
tho slower tides rocked the irtie craft
at tho moorinKs. and sent bright
swinging light against the weather
worn planks under the pier Rachael
smiled when she saw perry's little
dark head confidently resting
AGAINST the flowing. milky beard OF
Old Cap'n Jes@up. or heard the
brouEed lean younger man shout 20
her older son. as 20 an equal. "Pfsch
us that painter. viii ye. JIM
She spoke infreauently but quiAiy
OF Warren TO Alice. Tho older
woman discovered. with pans OF
dismay. that Rachasl's attitude was
fixed beyond appeal There was
such a thing no divorce, established
ana approved. she. Rachael. had
awaited herself Of its advantages. now
u was Warrcn'a turn.
Rachael would live fer hcr sons.
They must Of course be her own.
She would take them away 10 some
other atmosphere: England.
think" sho told Alice. That's my
mother country. you know. and chill
drcn lead a sane. balanced life
there"
81 will be everything 10 them un'u
they nrc--say. ten and twelve" abe
added on another day. and then
they will begin to turn toward their
father. or course I can't blame him
to them. Alice. And sofne day they
will come to believe that II "a all
their mothers fault that's the way
with children And 40 III pay
again
Dearest giri. you're morbidr'
Alice said, not knowing whether to
laugh or cry.
mo, mean II. truly mean that
II Ia diHiilusionlng for young boys
20 learn that their father and mother
we're not self controlled. normal per
sons. able 20 bear the little pricks
Of life. but tina, our history has been
public gossip for yVrs. that two
separate divorces are In their immc
date history
Rachael. don't talk so rcckiessiy'"
Rachael smiled sadly
'weli. perhaps | can be good
mother 20 them. even n they don't
idealizr me- she unused
II have come TO this conclusion. -
she told Alice one day. about fort
night later. while civilization IL ns
II il. divorce il wrong. No matter
what the circumstances are. no mat.
ter where the right and wrong lie.
divorce is wrong"
II suppose there are cascs o.
drink or infideiity----' Alice sub
mitted mildly.
Then irs the drink or the inf
deity that should he changed"
Rachael answered lnflexibly. IT'S
tho one vow we take with God as
witness: and no blessing ever fol
lows a broken VOW
II think myself that there arc not
many marriage that couldn't be
succcsscsr' Alice said thoughtfully
Separation. II you like" Rachael
conceded with something OF her old
scnco. for weeks and months. but not
divorce. Paula verlaine should
never have divorced Clarence. she
made a worse match. II that was pos.
sibie. and involved three other small
lives in the general discomfort. And
never should have married Clnr
ence. because ! didn't love him. I
didn't want children then: never
felt that the arrangement was per.
manent: but having married him.
should have stayed by him. | know
the mood in which Clarence took his
own NE: he never loved me az no
did BIZ. but he wouldn't have done
it N | had been there
II can not consider Clarence Breck.
cnridgc loss TO society" Alice said
II might have made Clarence a
man who would have been loss 10
society" Rachael unused "1Io was
proud. loved TO be praised. And he
loved children: ono or two babies In
the nursery would have put Billy in
second place. But he bored me. and
I simply wouldn't go on being bored.
SO that II had had a little more
courage. or little more prudence In
the first place. Billy, Clarence per.
haps Charlotte ANA Charlie. Greg.
Derry. Jim. .Ioo Pickering and HlllY