The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-22

hllu Twas EuiuE To Do doctor,
and Dad would show him what to do
All. how proud WARREN might have
been OF them. she thought. walking
home today. a sandy hand In each OF
hers. Derry hopping on ono foot.
twisting. and leaplng: Jim leaning ar.
fcctionately against her. and holding
forth IA Co tho proper method OF
washing wagonsl What man would
not have been proud OF this pair,
enchanting In faded gaist-a now.
aoon TO DO introduced 20 linen knick.
erbookers. busy with their first toll.
growing Latin verbs. They would b.
interested In the 200 this winter.
and then In skating. and then In
footbait-Warren loved football. lie
had thrown Il all away
widowed In spirit. stili Rachael
was continually reminded that She
was not actually widowed. and In the
hurt that came TO her. even In these
first months. she found a chilling
prcmoniuon OF the years 20 come.
Wsrm-hearted Vera Niiialonsa wrote
impuisiycly from the large establish
ment al Lakewood that Hhe had ac-
CURED for the early winter. She had
heard that Rachael and Greg weren't
exactly hitting Il off--hoped to the
Lord u wasn't true--anyway. Rach.
aei had been perfectly horrible about
seeing her old friends: couldn't she
come at once 20 Vera. lots OF the old
crowd were there. and spend a
month"; Mrs. Baker Emory. meet
ing Rachael on one OF tho rare oc-
oaslons when Rachael wen, into the
city. ASKED pleasantly for tho boys.
and pleasantly did not ark for War.
rcn Belvedcrc Ray was gnyrr than
ever this year. Mrs. Emory said: iid
Rachael know that tho Duchess Of
Exton was visiting Mary Mouiton-
such a dear Georgiana vandsrwaii.
visiting the Thomas.s at Easthamp.
ton. motored over one day 10 spend
syrnpsthstio half morning with
Rachael. pressing that iaay'H unrc-
sponsive hand with her own large.
capable one. and murmurinx that 81
courr~-one heard--thst tho bishop
OF course felt dr~adfuiiy--they only
hoped-both such dear swe-,
people
Rachael fei, az N sh. would like 20
take a bath after this welifneant Wis.
itatlon. A day or two later she had
letter from Florence, who said that
someone" had told her that tho
Gregorys might no; Be- planning 90
keep their wonderful cook this win
ter. II that was true. would Rachael
be 20 swfuIiy good as to ask her 10
70 SEQ Mrs. Havilandf
The pack" Rachael said to Aiice.
lis ready 90 run axainr'
November turned chilly. and in its
second week there was even . ruttcr
OF snow At Ciark'a HIIla Rachael
DID no, dislike Il. and II was a huge
adventure to the boys. Nevertheless.
she began to feel tina; a longer stay
down on the bleak coast might 10
unwise. The Old house. for all its
purring furnace and double windows.
was draughty enough 20 admit ICY
little fingers Of the outside air. here
and there. and tho village. getting
under storm shutters and oiosing up
this wing or that room for IN. win.
ter. was 30 businosslke In It's prcpa.
rations as TO flii Rachasi's heart with
mild mlagivings.
Alice stu brought her brood down
for the week ends. and II was on one
OF these that Rachael suddenly de.
ciaed TO move. The two women dis.
cussed II, Rachael finally agreeing
To go To the Valentines for week
before going on TO Boaton--or II
might be- Washington or Philadelphia
any other city than the ono In
which she might encounter the boys
father. Aiics had never won her 20
promise a visit before. and Aitho
Rachasrs confidence IN her--for
Rachael neither extracted n promise
from Alice as TO any possible en-.
rounier with Warren. nor reminded
her friend that she placed herself
entirely at Aliee's msrcy-rather dis
concerted Alice. she had simple
woman's strong faith In coincidence.
and she felt. she told George, that
the Lord would not let this oppor.
tunity for reconciliation 70 by. Mrs.
Valentine had seen Warren Gregory
now. more than once. and far more
potent than any argument that he
might have made was his silence. his
most unexpected and unnatural
silence. There was no explanation:
indeed Warren had little 20 say on
any subject In these days. He
liked to come now and then. in tho
evening. to the Valentine house, but
he would not dine there. and confined
his remarks almost entirely 20 an.
swers TO George Physically. Alice
thought him shockingly changed.
'He II simply broken" abe said 20
George. In something like fright. 'TI
didn't know human beings could
change that way. Whrren--who
used to be SO positive, why. he's
almost tImidr'
She did not tell Rachael this. and
George insisted that. while Rachael
and the boys were at tho house. War
rem must be warned TO keep away.
so that Alice had frail enough ma.
terial with which TO build her dreams.
Nevertheless. she dreamed
1t was finally arranged that Rach.
aei and little Jim should go up 20
town on a certain Monday with Alice.
that Rachael should make varioua
engagements then. m to storage,
packing. and such matters as the