The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-05

I she wore 80 much.
saturday nightT" Rachael said TO
| Warren.
Possibly not. dear. I can tell bet
ter later in tn, week Z"
You don't know how We slaves
envy you. Rachael''' MaFsio said.
When Greg and are Fasplng away
I In Some roof garden. having our mild
/ little Iced teas. we'n think OF you
down here on the glorious oceanr'
/ Were a mutual consolation
league Warren said with an ap.
preciatlvr laugh.
'"FIe laughs Maggie said. but,
honestly. / don't know where ia be
without Greg You don't know how
kind he IL TO me. Rachael
Hes kind to everyone" Rachael
smiled
Il don't have 30 tell you how much
I've enjoyed this Magsie added
gratefully.
DO It any other time you cam
| Rachael waved them out of sight.
She s,ood at the gate. in the fra.
grant. warm summer morning. for
long time after they were gone.
In the late summer. piaeldiy vast
I Ing her days on the sands with the
| two boys. n new experience befell
| Rachael. Sh. had hoped. at about
the time Of Jirnrny's third birthday,
TO present him and his little brother
with a sister. Now tho hope van.
tHhed. and Rachael. awed and sad.
set aside tiny chamber In her heart
for the dream. and went on about
, her life aobcred and made thoughtful
over tho great possibilities that arc
( wrapped in every human birth.
/ Warren had warned her that abe
must be careful now. and. charmed
at his concern for her gri-f and
shock. shn rested and saved herself
wherever she could.
but autumn came. and winter
came. and she dis not grow strong
II became generally Understood that
Mrs. Gregory wna not going about
this season. and her friends. when
Square. were apt 20 find her com
fortabiy established on the wide
couch in ona Of the great rooms that
wer. stiii unchanged. with nurse
| lowering IN she background. and the
boys playing before the fire. Rach.
aei would send the children away
with MARY. ring for ten. and chatter
vivacsnusly with her guests. later re-
falling all the gossip TO Warren
when he came 60 sit beside her
often she got up and took her place
/ at the table, and once or twice
month. after quiet day. was tucked
into the motor car by the wntchfui
Miss Snow. and went 10 thr theatre
or opera. 10 be brought carefully
into Miss SHOWS ara again.
She was not nj all unhappy. the
lessering Of social responsibility WINS
a real relief. ard Warren's solicitude
and sympathy we're n tonic ~ which
she drank deep. night and morning
confidence OF his voice. these thrilled
and rcjuvenated her continually.
The boys were a delight 20 her
In their small rumpled pa jamaH they
came into her room every morning
dewy from sleep. full Of delicious
plans for the day. Jim was a mas.
terful baby whose continually jerk
ing head was sure to bump his
mother II she attempted too much
hurging. but dark-oyed. grave Htiic
Derry was "cuddly''. he would rest
his shining head contentcdly for
minutes together on his mothers
breast. and when she lifted him from
HIS crib late ut night for n last kiss
his warm baby arms would circle her
neck. and his rich little voice muir
muir luxuriously Hug Derry"
Muffied rosIly in CATERS and furs.
or running about her room In their
| white. rosetted slippers. with sturdy
arms and knees bare, or angelic in
their blue wrappers after the eve.
ming bath. they were equally en-
chanting TO their mother.
Its n marvel to see how you can
he so patientr' Warren said one
evening when he was dressing for an
especially notable dinner. and Rach-
ael. in her big Chinese coat, was
watching the process contentedly
from tho couch In his upstairs sit
tingroom.
wen. that's the odd thing about
III health. Greg--you haven't any
chance to answer back" she an
swered thoughtfully. "If money could
make me well, or II effort could. I'd
| get well. Of counsel But there seem
| TO be times when you simply are
sick. It's an extraordinary expert.
enco to me; it's extraordinary to lie
here. and think Of all the hundreds
OF Thousands Of other women who
are sick. just simply and quietly laid
low with no by.your lcavel OF course
my being III doesn't make much
/ trouble. the boys are cared for, the
| house goes on. and I don't suffer!
| But suppose we we're poor and the
children needed me. and you couldn't
afford a nurse--then what7 For I'd
have 10 collapse and lie here Just the
sarner'
TITS no snap for me-" Warren
grumbled after a silence. "Goshl !
win be glad when you're well--and
when the damn nurse is out of the
housed
Warren. thought you liked Miss
Snowp'
Wen. I do. I suppose--in way.
But ] don't like her for breakfast,
lunch, and dinncr--so cvcrlastingly