The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-30
WINDS OF The WORLD"
BY RUBY M. AYRES


grct--there wa. nothing OF account
any more but this man and the clasp
OF his arms. aud the touch OF his
lips on hers.
And you love me--fcaliy love
msg" he asked presently. His voice
was hoarpe with emotion, II seemed
impossible that he could be the
bored. self.posscared man Of whom
she had always been . little afraid.
She flushed all over her face-
IF you love me--then I love you.-
she said IN n whisper.
IF I love you'll I am afraid there
h not much doubt Of that he said
with a touch Of irony.
He raised her hand 10 his iipa. and
held II there for long moment: then
suddenly his mood changed - he
walked away from her. and stood
looking cut into the street.
The sunset glow had quite gone.
everything was gray and depressing.
jim watched him with little trem'
bling fear In her heart The Taiien.
tyre whom she had first known
seemed to have come hack--this was
no longer the man who had held her
to his heart and kissed her with such
passion.
she Wa conscious OF = little chill
forebcding. she wished he would look
At her. speak to her she moved
rcsticesly.
Taiientyrs turned af once: he came
across 20 where she stocd
Il wonder how web you icvs msr'
he said siowiy.
There was an odd nervousness IN
his manner: his voice was not quite
steady.
She answered him readily enough:
Il love you better than anyone else
In all the world"
And / YOU he said ErAveiy. but
he did not touch her. He stood
quite stiii. looking down At her with
| rather sad eyes.
wei enough TOTO give up .
great deal for my sake-" he asked
presently. with an effort
| she nodded
swell enough to give up every.
thing" she said In . whisper
Everything I hAve--it tsnt very
much--but--.
He put out his hand and took hers:
he drew her down TO ait beside him
on the sofa where Don had lain thru
80 many weary hours looking out
into the ugly street lie kept her
hand in bis az he began TO speak:
Il am . poor nsn--you know that.
I, jill. l told you when I first met
you that had no moncy--shat was
up TO my eyes IN debt: that THAT
I was looking for a wife with money
Ia rich woman"
-Yes." said i'm. her nps curved
into = little grave smile A rich
wcmsni He knew that she had not
penny In the world She broke
out tmpuislveiy: Il don't mind being
poor-we can b. happy even n We
have no money"
| He did not anrwer: then suddeniy
~ laid hsr hand down gcntiy In the
lap II her blArk fruck and rosa
| He went over b the fireplace and
stood staring down At the shavings
which firird H.
~Ycu DOM undwstanA pov~sy--
- undersfAnd NJ he anld In
| = sfrained vo1cA sYou don'y under
stand The sort Of poverty which b
nina. ! mean: the sort Of poverty
which has 10 keep up an appearance
tn spite Of everything, and live In
certain amount Of style: ana 70
about and belong to clubs. an1--and
- he broke off.
Jiii sAid nothing. bot her eyes
never ieft him.
He went on: ~You spoke u Lady
EIriea Hewirg rust now. JiIi--you
said thaf--thnt---~
she finished the broken sentence
for him: mfr. sturress told me thai
you were going to marry her
me smiled ~ che spoke: she was
no longer Jealous Of Lady Erica
And supposing--~ aid railentyre.
-Suppcsing that what Mr.. sturso~s
hid is--trus7~
i'm stared ~ HIM .her eyes grsw
wide with mystsfication- She could
not bellows that TaIlentyre had really
spoken--his voice had been 20 harsh
fand unmusicaL She moistened her
lips nervously.
"why--why DO you say that7-' she
asked TREMENDOUSLY 1T hurts mel
II can't hear 70 hear you say .
thing like that"
She put her hands down. and
ciutched IT the sides Of the couch 10
steady herself. she did not know
Why. but her heart was suddenly
filled with deadly fcar--and yet.
after all. what had he ssidY Moth.
ing' only -.
Somevhere downstairs the silence
Of the little house was broken BY Q
womsn's sbrili laughter
jim started. and passed 4 hand
across her eycs-ehe wondered for
how long she had been sitting there
staring At TsIIentyre's averted face.
She tried TO find her voice. but II
seemed to have shrunk away to q
| whisper.
II only he would speak! n only he
would Just turn and look at heri
But the minutes passed away and he
did not move.
She dragged herself TO her feet At
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