The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-21

lieyc that II ever a divorce WIS jus
tiiied In this world. hers was. But to
have you come back at her. to have
Magsie Clay break in on her. and be-
gin TO gap brcezily about divorce, ard
how prevalent II is. and what 80
luton IL Il. why, or course. 1t was
'enourh 60 break her hearth
Don't" Warren said thickly.
quickening his pace. as IL to walk
away from his own insuncrable
| thoughts.
For many days they did not speak
Of Rachael again; indeed George felt
that there was nothing further to
say. lie feared in his own heart
that nothing would ever bring about
a change in her feeling. or rather.
that the change that had been taking
place in her for so many weeks was
one that would be lasting. that Ra-
chael was an altered woman.
Alice believed this. too. and Ra.
ohael believed IL most OF all. Indeed.
over Rachael's torn and shaken spirit
there had fallen OF late a peace and
sense Of security that she had
never before known in her life. She
tried not TO think OF Warren any
more. or at least TO think OF him AZ
he had been In the happy days when
they had been all in all to each
other. II other thoughts would creep
in. and her heart grow hot and bit.
ter within her at the memory OF her
wrongs, she resolutely fought for
composure: no matter now what he
had been or done. that life was dead
She had her boys. the sunsets and
sunrises. the mellowing beauty OF the
year. She had her books and. above
all. her memories. And in these
memories she found much to blame
In herself, but much TO pity. too. A
rudderless little bark. she had been
set adrift in 81 inviting. so welcom.
ing n sea 90 years ago, She had
known that she was beautiful, and
that she must marry---what else?
What more serious thought ever
fitted thru the brain OF little RIA.
chael Fairfax than that 70 was de.
licious adventure TO face life In
rough blue coat and feathered hat. |
into the heart of the great waters?
She would have broken stephens |
heart: hut stephen was dead She |
had seized upon Clarence with never |
a thought Of what she was to give |
him. with never prayer as to her |
fitness to be his wife. nor his fitness !
to be the father OF her children. she !
had laughed at self.sacrifice. laughed /
at endurance. laughed at married |
love--these things were only words TO |
her. And when she had tugged with !
all her might at the problem before |
her. and tried. with her pitiahle, un.
trained sVength TO force what she \
wished from Fate. then she had flung |
the whole thing aside, and rushed on .
to new northumberland to new fail /
urcs.
Always on the surface, always I
thinking OF the impression she made 4
on the watching men and women
about her. what a life II had been!
She had never known who made
Clarcnce's money. what his own
father had been like. what the forces
were that had formed him, and had
made him what he was. He did not
please her, that began and ended the
story, lie had presently flung him.
self into eternity with as little heed
as she had cast herself into her new
life.
An. buy there had been a difference
there, She had loved there. and been
awakened by great love Her child's
crumplcd. rosy foot had come TO
mean more to her than all the world
had meant before. Tho smile. or the
frown, in her husbands eyes had
been her sunshine or her storm. Thru I
love she had come 60 know the brim. 4
ming life Of the world, the pathos.
the comedy that is ready to spill It.
self over every humble window sill. n
the Joy that some womans heart \
feels whenever the piping cry OF the
new. born sounds in a darkcned room.