The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-23

Once Upon a time I believed that
people are bad because they can't
help a. I was convinced that 80
clety has no more criminals than u
deserves" The Germans upset that
theory for me. Nos believe that
n people have the brains TO be
wicked as the Germans were when
they made the war. and AZ thouHa nds
Of T,rofiieern are. the world around.
AZ the present time. they also have
the intelllEence 30 BE- good and they
ought 20 BE- held accountable for their
conduct
Looking AZ Katherine Miller as
she reciinrd on her wonderful
regency bed and displayed the fine
curves Of her marvellous beauty. my
opinion about goodness and badness
was crystallizcd-
The woman could b. desperately
wicked from eholce. ! knew IN my
heart and in spite Of my husband q
recent defense and explanation Of her
curious conduct And I couldn't help
wondering what her next exploit
would be IKE She would N1il Il and
execute 4, with the fincaae derived
from previous practice. felt sure.
And II she had the mind 20 be 20
unprincipied. She had wit enough TO
BE- vlrtuoua II Was the wish 20 be
good that she 20 completely lacked
she wasn't merely a pretty fool as
we Kiris who knew her had always
agreed. In many ways she was far
cievcrer than any woman q her set.
She had a perfected plan for taking
tho top from life and handing the
drerr 70 other women. Bob could
keep on explaining untli he was
hoarse. he could deceive himself a.
long as he pleased. but he couldn't
put Il over" my intuition,
Katherine Miller was extremely
sffsble that afternoon. knew
why !, was her way when she
faced an enemy. or one whom she
knew 20 be ION 20 her game"
Tho spanish novelist. fhancz. mus,
have met only her kind OF woman In
America before he decided that
American husbands ought ito treat
en- rough"
The worse you treat Katherine
Miller. the better she will treat you"
said I TO myself. as recalled our
clashes and my frank autsgonism
when we vore In Mexico. but tho
tiger-lady Is purring like a pussy cat
today. she knows. Jane f.orimcr.
that you are the only living creature
that ever found her out. She knows
l.
but n shell Of a woman--aa hard as
a plaster cast
Such an exquisite woman should
posscsH some shreds OF soul but
! had heard her chatter all day about
the soul without having a notion
that IL exacted anything from the
individual in daily life
remembered the girls had gone
20 school with at the little college
OF which my father had been presi.
dent. They were country and small
town girls, Few were well endowed
with worldly goods. but how rich
most OF the young women were in
character And whist an enormous
amount Of learning and culture they
managed 20 acquired How some OF
them would have adored Katherine
Miiler's odd boudoir-her round
metal mirror from an Egyptian
tomb. or the one in a shell frame
which Katherine had bought in tho
South Sea Islands, Katherine Miller
had choice and expensive trinkets
enough 20 deck out the rooms for a
score Of girls. but she hadn't the
information which made her keenly
alive to the value Of the art objects
she had collected. How could such
injustice exist IN n world which
might be 40 wonderful for every.
body
I answered my own question thus:
tits not unfair. In way. Human
beings get their values mixed. that's
all We expect TO live in luxury be-
cause we try 70 he good. We forget
that we cannot reap a material re.
ward by an endcavor 10 live like a
saint. neither can we gain spiritually
by collecting exorbitant rents. Never.
theless. we expect that we ought to
become rich because we are virtuous'
Tint In not logical. even II II Is n
favorite theoryr'
Katherine Miller and Chrys chat.
ted on and on about the many mean.
tngs of the circle. gathereN that
II stood for most OF the virtues. that
II was derived from the sun. stood
for eternity since IL had neither be.
ginning nor end. for perfection since
~ could mt he ftnpraved upon and