The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-06
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before who really understood him.
He thinks her soul and his are tuned
10 the same string. ooh. dear. That
sounds funny and horrid. and not at
all the way II did when he said Il. IL
IN what IL meant. anyway
She told him she was lonely. too.
and that shc was very glad 10 have
him for n friend; and he said he
prixed her friendship above every.
thing else In the world. And he
looks at her. and follows her around
tho room with his eyes. and she
bushes up real pink and pretty lots
OF times when he comes into the
room.
Now. II that isn't making love 10
each other, I don't know what In. I'm
sure he's going TO propose. oh. I'm
no excited
oh. yes. know II he doss propose
and she says yes. he'll be my new
father ! understand that. And. OF
course. ] can't help wond sring how
III Ike II. fomctimea l think I
won't like II nj all. Sometimes al.
most catch myself wishing that I
didn't have to have any nsw father
or mother. Ia never neel new
mother, anyway. and I wouldn't need
a new father n my father by order.
of.thecourt would be an nice as he
was there two cr three ti'ncf In the
observatory.
But. therel sitter AL. I mus, re-
member that I'm not the one that's
doing the choosing. It's mother.
And II she wants the violinist |
mustn't have anything 20 say. he.
sides. really like him very much.
anyway. He's the bes, OF tho lot.
I'm sure OF that. And that's some.
thing. And then. OF course. I'M glad
10 have something to make this a
love story. and the best OF all I
would be glad 20 have mother stop
being divorced. anyway
Mr.. Harlow doesn't come here any
more. guess. Anyway. haven't
seen him here once since came
back. and I haven't heard anybody
mention his name.
Quite n lot OF the others are here,
and there arc some new ones. Bnt
the vioiinist IL here most. and moth.
er seems 10 go out with him most TO
places. That's why I say think it's
tho vioilnlAt
haven't heard from father.
Now JUST my writing that down
that way shows that | expected TO
hear from him. though I dom. really
Hce why ! should. either o. course.
he never has written % me. aud. OF
course. I understand that I'm moth.
ing but his daughter by order of the
court But some way. ! d.i think
maybe he'd write me Just little bit
OF a note In answer to mine~-tny
breadand butter letter. mean; for
Of course mother had me write that
TO him as soon an ! got here.
ru, he hasn't
wonder how he's getting along.
and II he misses me any. But OF
course. he docwnt do that. II I was
star. now
Two days after Thankseiying
The vioiinIst has got a rival I'm
sure he has. It's Mr.. Eartcrbrook
He's old-much as +0--and bald -hcae.
ed and fat. and has got lots OF money
And he's a very .stInabls man. Il
heard Aunt Hattie say thatl He's
awfuliy Jolly. and | like him. lie
brings m. tho lovellert boxes OF
candy. and calls me Puss q don't
IN.
him 10 call me Miss Andcrronl He's
not nearly so good.looking as the
violinist. Tho violinist In lots more
thrilling. but shouldn't wonder II
Mr.. Eas;crbrook WAS more comfort.
able 10 live with.
The violinist In the kind OF a ma n
that makes you want 20 ri, up and
takc notice. and have your hair and
finger nails and shoes just right.
but with Mr.. Easterbrook you
wouldn't mind n bit sitting In a big
chair before the fire with a pair OF
old slippers on. II your feet were
tired.
Mr.. Easterbrook doesn't care for
music. He's a broker. He looks
swfully bored when the violinist is
playing. and he fldgets wf,h his
whtch-chain. and clears his throat
very loudly just before he speaks
every time. His automobile Is big.
ger and handsomer than the violin.
lists. AUNT Hattie says the VIC.
linist'a automobile IL hired one
And Mr.. Easterbrook's flowers that
he sends to mother are handsomer,
too. and lots more OF them. than the
violinist's. Aunt Hattie has noticed
that. too. In fact. I guess there isn't
anything about Mr.. Easterbrook
that she doesn't notice.
Aunt Hattie likes Mr.. Easterbrook
lots better than she does the violin.
list. l heard her talking to mother
one day. She said that any one that
would look twice at a lazy. shiftiess
fiddler with probably not dollar
laid by for a rainy day. when all the
while there was just waiting to be
picked an cstimable gentleman OF in.
dependent fortune and stable posi-.
ton like Mr.. Easterbrook--well, she
had her opinion Of her. that's all.
She meant mother. OF course. knew
That I'm no child.
Mother knew II. too. and she didn't
like IL. She flushed up and bit her
lip. and answered back. cold. like
ice:
II understand. of course, what you
mean, Hattie: but even II | acknowl.
edged that this very estimable, un-
impeachable gentleman was waiting
should have TO remind you that I've
already had one experience with an
estImable. unimpeachable gentleman
of independent fortune and stable
position, and do not care for an