The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-28
MI HUnOR PATHOS
OAAA ROMANCE
CHEN IVY
|StO1eya Day

---Mlss Martin. one OF tho elect also
In hrt--er-----"
Tho Introduction went around.
There wcrc also Miss Elise and Miss
'Tolnette. Perhaps they were models.
for they chartered OF the ST Regis
decorations and Henry Jamcs-and
they did II not badly.
Medora sat IN transport. Music
Wild. intoxicating music made by
troubadourn direct from rear base
ment room In Elyrium--set her
thoughts 60 dancing. Here was "a
world never before penetrated by her
warmeHt Imagination or any OF the
lines controlled by Hartman. with
tho Green mountains external calm
upon her she sat. her soul flaming In
her with the fire OF Andnlusia. The
tables were filled with Bohemia. The
room was fun OF tho fragrance Of
fiowers-both mile and cauii. Quea'
tons and corks popped: laughter and
silver rang. champagne flashed In
tho pail: wit flashed In tho pan
vandyke ruffled his long. black
locks. disarulnged his careless tie
and leaned over 10 Nader.
"say. Maddy.- no whispered. feet
lngly. ''eometimcs I'm tempted TO
pay this Philis,ine his ten dollars
and get rid OF him.
Nader ruffied his long. sandy
locks and diAarrangod his carcless
ito.
Don't think Of n. vandy.- he
replied. we aro short. and Art
ta long
Mcdora alto strange viands and
drank eldcrbcuy wine that they
poured IN her glass. u, was just
tho color OF that in tho Vermont
home. Tho waiter poured some
thing IN another glass that seemed
10 bo boiling. but when she tasted
Il Il was not hot She had never
felt 70 light hearted before. She
thought lovingly OF the Green
Mountain farm and It's fauna She
leaned. smiling. TO Miss Elise.
III wcro at home" she said.
bcamingiy, II could show you the
euteat little oalf-'
Nothing for you In the white
Lane" said Miss Elise. why don't
you padT-
Tho orchestra played n wailinF
waltz that Medon had learned from
tho hand organs. She followed tho
air with nodding head In a sweet
soprano hum. Nader looked
across the table at her. and won
dercd IN what strange waters Blink.
ley had caught her In his seine.
She smiled al him. and they raised
glasses and drank OF the wine that
boiled when n was cold. Binkiey
had abandoned art and was pnt.
ing Of tho unusual spring catch of
shad. Miw Elise arranged the
palctie-and-maul-u tie pin OF Mr..
vandyke. A Phiiiatins At some dis
tant table was Numbering voiubiy
either about Jerome or Geroma A
famous actress was discourdng en-.
eitably abous monoxramned hosiery.
A hose clerk from department
storr was loudly proclaiming hts
opinions OF the drama A writer
WINS abusing Dickens. A magazine
editor and photographer were
drinking n dry brand At a reserved
table. A ss-sSs. young lady was
saying 70 an eminent sculptor
Fudsc Tor your fraR ltaiysi hring
one OF your Venus Ammo pominis
down TO Cohen'a and see how quick
" shoa DC turned Gown Tor
CLOAK nnooeL BACK 70 tna auafr'ea
WIN your 'rceAs ana bas"s'
Ihus went bon''h'A
Al II Mr.. binkley TOOK Medora
70 me poaInihE nous" ana iei' h'',
with n society DOW, AZ the toot OF
,he nan s'hira enc went UP 10
her room ana h' inc saA
Ana then. as suddenly AZ he
druahfui genie arose IN Vapor from
the copper vase OF the fisherman
arose IN mat room inc forinidabie
shape OF inc New England Con
science. The terrible thing that
Mcnora han aono ~NH rcVeaieu 10
hcr IN iS Inh enorHhey' enc
had sat IN tne presence OF ,he
whcn u was red ana ciiefNescoh,'
AZ midnight she wrote TINS let
ter
Mr.. Bertah Hoskins.
Harmony, vermont
Dear Sir; Hencefofh. consider
mo as dead TO you forever. i
have loved you too well 10 blight
your career by bringing into II
my guilty and sin-rtalned life.
hav. suocumbed TO the insidious
wilcs OF this wicked world and
have been drawn into the vortex of
Bohemia There lis scarcely any
depth OF glittortng iniauity that
I have not sounded. II IL hopeless
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