The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-29
Confessions ofaBride
Copyright 1920 By The Nuspa per Ernupi,e ASooaon)
TAKE UP THE BATTLE FOR ANN AGAINST
CLAUDE IVES

Tor the honor Of the f.orsmerw.
you'ii have I'd chapeton Ann and
that Interior deoontor." Chrys IN.
sisted. We will no, tolerate a vui.
sar scandal In this clan"
didn't remind her that her own
father had introduced n pretty lively
skeleton into tho Isorlmer closet.
once upon "A time She could have
replied. Of course. that tho entire
family had combined 10 protect the
the family name and had done 40
with great success.
For the honor OF the family 7
repeated II suppose persons who
marry into an organized family
ought always To respect its stand.
ards and TO abide b. them else
keep out But Ann never can un.
derutand that She has lived In 30.
hernia too long. suppose"
- bohemia Is state of mind. my
dear girl AIMS mother lives in no.
hernia | suppose. but she isn't 10.
hemian. She hasn't sloppy mind.
by any means"
AIMS sloppy mind is making alb
solutely unnecessary trouble for YOU
and me. and u isn't fair" ] soolded.
Her mind takes in all the nonsense
that decorator. Claude Ives. elabo.
rates for her DO YOU know that he
has told her that her new home
should be. furnished in colorE 10 har.
monize with her 'aura'7 II appears
that we all trail clouds Of glory as
we come. and We keep trailing them.
as sort OF n psychic veil. thru iife.
And II We arc 10 he at our ease in
our homes. we must suit the color
Of our bath towels and few other
things to the invisible aura We
move around inr'
so that IL how Mr.. fves achieves
those unexplainable flirtations he
has the reputation for carrying on
with some Of the handsomest women
in town
That's his secret. ] rucas. He
has TO make individual studies. Ann
says. suppose that's so he can dis
cover the correct back.drop against
which TO show off the individuality. "
IL see. No mortal mind could dis.
cover the exact shade of AIMS psy.
chic veil just by seeing her once
Some dandy invention for "A philan.
derer. isn't IT."
He has told Ann he never could
discover the tinge OF her soul In the
presence OF othersr'
"Humphl can divine his aura
without seeing him at all Shining
brassF' mur1nured Chrys.
He has told her that the pres.
ence of a third person would con
fuse her or distract her SO that her
aura wouldn't give 'off perceptible
waves. Also third person would
take his attention 80 that he couldn't
receive n direct wireless about her
color sehemeY'
And thus Ann accounts for those
auto expeditions alone with Ives. and
the trips to collectors OF 'Rares and
Antiques and conferences in AIMS
empty bungalow said Chrys sar
caatically. Jane. guess this little
war liz now up to your
why isn't IT your war. Chrys p
Simply because Ann dislikes me
so. | couldn't do thing with her
She's always like naughty child
with me. Jane Lorimer. remember
your pet theory-and 20 TO II"
! meditated moment upon the
bit Of discipline which she recon,
mended. My fatoer had initiated II
In my education. He believed that
II an individual will force himself 10
perform some unwelcome task each
day. he will crystalline the hero
stufr' which Is in him.
remembered how | had shot up