The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-07

NNf' et'f tno rrisode IN inc
Waldorf lunch room nho moved like
oonspirator. watching. thinking.
warren had never Seemed NOR. con.
siderate OF her happiness, more sat.
lsfied with -. lie was FUN OF agree.
able chatter at breakfast, interested
IN her piana. amused at tho boys.
lie did not como homo for luncheon.
but usually ran up the nteps nj 6
O'Clock. and was reading or dressing
when Rachael wandered into hls
room 60 greet him after the day. lie
never kissed her now. or touched her
hand even by chance: she was re
minded. in his general aspect. OF
those occasions when tho delicious
Derry wandered out from the nur.
sory. evadlng tho nap which was his
duty. but fun % the airy eonverna.
ton and small e-ndearmcntz that only
child on sufferanee knows.
Rachael tried In vain 20 under.
stand tn. affair: what evil genius
possessed Warren. what Possessed
MaEsief sho tried 90 think kindly
OF Magrie. poor child. she had had
no ugly intention. rhe was simply
spoiled. simply an eKo,ist undcvsl.
opcd In brain and souii
But 49, warrcni Wen, warren's
soft. simple heart had been touched
By all that endcaring kittrnish con.
lldcnce. by MaEAie's belief that he
was tho richest and cievcrcat and
most powerful Of men.
SO they were meeting for lunch.
[ for tea--where elscg what did they
talk about. what did they plan or
hope or expects Thru all her hot
impat!enee Rachael believed that she
could trust them bob. IN the Eraver
sense. Warren was hs unlikely to
take Advantage OF MaEri.'a youthful
innocence IA Magrie was 10 definite
~ commit hcrseif TO a reckless
course.
But what thonr Absurd. pr-po-
ferrous as u WINS. I, was not all a
joke. II had already shut the sun
from all RaehasrA shy. what was
u doing 70 warren-to MREsis7 with
Rachael In cold and dangerous
mood. Warren svaaive. unr--ponslve.
troubled. what was MaEsie feeling
and thinking
Proudly and with a hitter pain At
her heart. ftacNanl went thru her
empty days tier household affairs
ran as IL by magic. never was there
more successful conspiracy for one
mans comfort than that oraanlxsd
BY Rachael and h~r maids. For the
/
and Warren were occupying separate
rooms now. bu, Rachael made IL
special charge 90 so In and out Of
his room constantly when he was
there. She would cor~s In with his
mail and his Newspaper at O'Clock.
fun % cheerful Hoilcitude. or follow
him IN for tho half hour just before
dinner. chatting with apparent eaee
Of heart while hs drcascd.
only apparent ease Of heart. how.
ever. for warrcn's lnvariahis courte
~ and sweetness filled his wife with
sick apprehension. An. for the old
good hours when no scoldsd and ar.
gued. protested and laughed over the
Developments OF tho day. Sometimes.
nowadays. he hardly heard her. de-
spite HIS bright. interested smile.
once he had commented upon her
gown the instant she came into the
room now he never seemed 20 see
her az all. aa a matter Of fact. their
eyes never met
In February ho told her suddenly
that Margaret Clay was 10 open In
another fortnight NJ tho Lyric. in
new play by Gideon Barrett. called
The BAD Little Lady"
AT the Lyricr' Rachael said in a
rush Of something almost like Joy
that they could speak Of MaKsle Mt
last. 'and ono OF Barrctt'al Well.
MaRsic r. coming onl What part
does she tske2"
THE lead--ths title part-Patricia
Something or other. I believe"
THE ieadl AZ the Lyric - why,
Isn't that an astonishing compliment
to Magsler'
Warren looked for his paper-cut.
ter. cut a page. and shrugged his
shoulders without glancing up from
hla book.
"Weli. yes. suppose II n. But
OF course she's gone steadily ahead"
but thought she wasn't 20 sue
cessful last winter. warren7"
II don't know he said politely.
YEARLY. unintcrestedly
How did you hear this. WARREN"
his wife asked. with n deceitful air
of innocence.
MET her." he answered briefly.
well we must see the play"
Rachael said briskly. For some rea.
son her heart was lighter than II had
been for weeks. There was some
thing definite and in tho open Mt last
after all these days OF laundering in
the dark. 1--WE could take box.
couldn't we. and ask George and
Alice?" she added. Warren's express
sion was that of a boy whose way
with his first sweetheart is too sud.
denly favored by parents and guard.
lans, and Rachael could have laughed
at his face.
We'll" he said without enthus'
iasrn. A week later he told her that
he had secured the box. but suggest
cd that someone else than the Valen'
tines be asked. Elinor and Peter.
for instance.
you and George aren't quite ms
good friends M you were, are your"
Rachael said. gravely.
Quite" Warren said with his
bright. deceptive smile and his usual
averted glance. ASK anyone you
please--it was merely n suggestion
Daaba.t naifs1 Dpfar md EiiuDr.