The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-05

---Goethes--or some other highbrow
junk. You've got him 80 ieery he
scarcely dares 10 come here"
'Oh. I arp sorry. Though Tim
sure it's you who are cxagxorating
now.'1
-weii now. I don't know a. I am
And tell you one thing: II you keep
on youli drive away every friend I've
got"
THAT would be horrible OF me.
You know | don't mean to-
WIN. what IL II about me tina,
frightens sam--if do brighten him.
'oh. you do. all right stead Of
putting hts legs up on another chair,
and unbuttoning his vest, and tell
ing . good story or maybe kidding
mo about something. he sits on the
edge OF his chair and tries 20 make
conversation about politics. and he
docsn't even cuas. and Sans never
real corfortabl. unless he can cuss
A ilftic-'
In other words. he Isn't comfort.
able unless he can behave like a
peasant IN n mud hut-'
Now fhatn be about enough Of
that You want 20 know how you
scare hirnA First you deliberately
fire some Question at him that you
know darn well he can't answer
any fool could see you were expert.
mcnting with him-and then you
shock him by talking Of mistrcsscr
or something. IKE you were doing
Just now
'-Of cousue the pure samuel never
speaks Of such erring ladies In his
private Conversations
mot when there's ladies' around
You can bet your life on THAR
$50 the inpurity lies In falling TO
pretend that"
Now We won't 70 into an that
eugenics or whatever damn fad you
choose 70 call H. A say. first
You shock him. and then you be
come 80 darncd Tightly that nobody
can follow you. Either you want TO
dance. or you bang the piano. or else
you get moody a. the dcvil and don't
want 70 talk or anything else. II
you must be temp~ramentai. why
can't you be that way by YOURSELF"
MY dear man. there's nothing I'd
Ike better than 10 be by myself &C.
casionally' To have room Of my
own, 7 suppose you expect mo TO
sit here and dream delicateiy and
satisfy my 'temperamentalsty' while
you wander In from the bathroom
with iather all over your face. and
shout. Seen my brown pants7
"Huhr' He did not sound i'm.
pressed He made no answer. He
turned out Of bed. his feet making
one solid thud on the floor. He
marched from the room. gro'csuue
figure in baggy union pajamas. She
heard him drawing q drink Of water
at the bathroom tap. She WAS
furious AZ the contemptuousness Of
his exit. She snuRgIed down In bed.
and looked away from him as he re-
turned. He ignored her. As he
Jumped into bed be yawned. and
casually stated:
wei. you'n have plenty OF pri-
vacy when we build a new house"
sryhenr'
"oh. I'll build II all right. don't
you fret, But OF course don't ex.
pect any credit for IT,"
Now Il was she who rruntcd
.sTIuhr' and ignored him. and felt in
dependent and masterful as she got
,ip out Of bed. turned her back on
him, fished Iono and petrified
chocolate out of her giove.box in
the top right-hand drawer Of the
bureau. gnawed Mt II, found that II
had chocolate filling. said Damn
wished that she had not said II. 80
that she might be superior to HIS
coIIoquialism. and hurled the choco-
late into the wnsfebasket. where II
made nm evil and hooking chatter
among the debris OF torn collars and
toothpaste box. Then. In great dig
nifty and Naturalization, she re-
turned 10 bed.
An this time ne had been talking
on. embroidering his assertion that
he didn't expect any credit" She
was reflccting that he was rustic.
that she hated him. that she had
been insane TO marry him. that she
had married him only because she
was tired of work, and that she must
get her long gloves cleaned. that she
would never do anything more for
him. and that she mustn't forget his
homlny for breakfast. She was
reused To attention by his stormlng;
I'm a fool TO think about new
house. BY the time ! get u built
youT probably have succeeded In
your plan to get me completely In
Dutch with every friend and every
patient I've got"
She sat up with a bounce. She
said coldIy. THANK you very much
for revealing your real opinion OF
me. It that's the way yon feel II
I'm such n hindrance TO you. ] can't
stay under this roof another minute.
And ! am perfectly well able 70
earn my own living. will go AZ
once. and you may get divorce
nj your pieasurel what you want
is A nice sweet COW of woman who
will enjoy having your dear friends
talk about the weather and spit on
the floor
Tut DON'T be . foou'