The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-24
An 0. HENRY Story a Day :sf$s;


class Ia the fall, There was an
old widow lady with a cottage near
the beach who sometimes rented q
room or two iust for company, and
she took me Ia. She had another
boardcr. too-thc Rev. Arthur Lyle
~Yea. he was the head liner, You're
on, Lynn. III tell you all Of u In q
minute. It's only one-aet play.
'''rhe first time he walked ON,
Lynn. I felt myself going. tho first
lines he spoke. he had me. lia WIS
different from the men In audiences.
lie WIS tall and slim. and you never
heard him come In the room. but you
felt him lilo had faoe like "A pie.
turn % a knisht--iike ono or the
Round Tahia bunch and voscn hke
cello solo. Aud his manncrN
Lynn. n you'd take JohR brow IN
hin best drawinsroom sS'no and
compare the two. you'd have John
arrested for disturbing the pcaca.
-in SPARE you the particularw but
in iaaa than a month Arthur and
we're engsged lilo PREACHED al .
lltiis ono night stand az a Mcthodial
church. There WIS % he q parson,
age the sizs OF lunch wagon and
hens and honeypuckies whom ve
were parriad. Arthur uned 10 preach
to me . good deal about heaysn bat
' he nevsr cauld gnt my mind quite
OF shose hon.yauckl.~ and hens.
! mo. I diin't tell him ia bean on
tho stage l hated the business and
all that went with II; ia cnt u out
forever, and I didn't scn any usa OF
stirring things up. Ma. a sood
glri and ! diinr have anything 10
confess. except being an siocution
lss. and That was about ali tho Strain
my conscience would stand.
~oh. tell you. Lynn. ! was
happy. | sang In tho choir and AT.
tended The sewing society, aud rvcit.
"a that Annie Laurie thing with
the whlstilas stunt Ia u. IN o maa.
nor bordering upon ihn professional.
"a tho weekly VILLAGE paper reported
a. And Arthur and I wcnt rowing
and walking IN the woods. and clam
ming, and that paky iitile village
seemed 81 me Tho best piAcs IN the
world ia have boon happy 10 live
there always too. L.
"hui one morning old Mira ourley,
the widow lady. BOT goSsipy while I
waA helping her string beans on the
back poruh, and hssan TO su-h Ia.
formation. A. folks who rsnt out
their rooma usually da. Mr.. Lylr
was hcr Idea of saint on earth
a. he was mine, too hils went over
all his virtues and gsacea. and
wound up by telling me that Arthur
had had an extremely romantic love.
affair. not lang before. that had End
ed unhappiiy. Hhe dsdn't nergn 10 b.
on ~ the details. but nhs knew that
he had been hl, prctty hard lie
was pairr and shinner. si.a said. and
he had aosns Kind ~ sssnsmbganos
OF keepsake ~ the lads Ia Q little
rosewood box that he kept lorkeei
la hlr desk drawer In bis study.
-'Seyerai tisnes,' says ahe. I've
neru him sioomor.a' over that hnx Of
evenings. aud be always locks Il up
rish, asay e anybody a~nss into
The rooul'
We'll. yen can i,usgfua 49, iDns
e Gas before ! sos Arthur BY the
wfisx and led him Ap1u sfaxs and
his~ed W bis eax.
-T,s.i sams sfsvrsuuua ~ WERE
laving asound In beat arnenx the
water hiles At The s1ass At the hay.
--Arthur.' szy. I, you never told
M you'd had another ioyeaffair.
Hut Mira ouri-y did | went an. To
let him know | know, l hala te hear
. man lie
Before you cana says he. look
Ing me franklF In tho eye. there was
a previous Affections ssroas one.
since you know of u. will be per
fecily candid with You
~ arm waiting. sssa l.
My dear Ida rafs Arthus -of
course i vent ty my real name.
while I was In soundport-- this fur
msr affection was a spiritual one. ia
fact Althp the lady aroused ms
deepest sentimsntA and Was, as
thought, my ideal woman. | mover
mss her. and mover spoke 60 her. I,
was an ideai love Ny love for yon
while no loss ideal. L. different You
Wouldn't lot that coms bctween Vs.
WAS shs prettyr | asked.
-'sha was very beautiful said
Arthur.
-Did ron 500 her oftnnr says L
always from quite . distance.
says ha
-'And you loved herr I asked.
-'she seemed my IDEAL of beauty
and grassland soul says Arthur.
And this keepsake that you keep
under lock and key. and moon over
al times. Is that q remembrance from
herr
"a mementn., says Arthur. that |
have treasured.
did she sand n On your
"1t came 10 me from her. ssys he
SIN a roundabout wayy asked.
Somewhat roundabout says he,
and yet rather direct
why didn't you ever meet her ?
asked Were your positions In ufs
"a diffcrentT
She was far above me- says Ar
thur. Now. Ida he goes on. this
To Cure . Cs3d In One Dsy
Take Groves LAXATIVE BRoMo our-
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