The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-24
CHAPTER TX

CHAPTER IN
Marie woke on the Friday morn.
ing with the var,ie feeling that -ouac.
s>fnE unpleasant was going TO hap
pen.
She hay for q moment looking
round the room withs sleepy eyes.
then suddenly she remcnbercd--they
w-rr fuinr hack 10 f,ondoni
This was the end OF her honey
rnooni Nearly n rnonth stnce abe had
been rrarr,ed--a month OF bitterness
and disapposntm~nts. with only ono
bright memory attaching To it--her
Friendship with FeQthers.
she hated Mrs Hlktot. hated every
thing about hcr--her VOICE. her smile.
even her eiothes-she hated them ali:
she went straight IN 20 breakfast
without waiting for Chris. and when
he Joined her she was quite well
aware that his Eyes were turned 20
her again and again anxiousiy.
Directly breakfast was over she
turned to 70 upstairs but he fol-
lowed.
why don't you TO and have
-wtmy' she asked then ITS
pity to waste The last morning In
Ioorn-
Chris turned away with an I'M
rasicnt Sigh: he felt at fanit b.
cause Of hts Inability TO cornfor;
her. be went downstairs and hunted
up Feathers.
Come on out for . waIk.- he
said grufry.
They went out together.
Marriage said Chris. with the
air sof one who has suddenly lighted
upon a great and original discovery.
lis . damned awful sambls. and
that's a fact
Feathers stopped to knock The
ashes from his pipe against a wood
en- post
rts not compulsory. anyway he
said quietly. After all. men marry
to please them~lves.-
'or TO please someone eise.- said
Chris with a grovi.
There uas a little silence.
~Or for money" said Feathers de
libaratefy.
Nobody but a fool would marry
a woman for her money"
Feathers stared. He opened his
mouth as II "a speak. but closed II
again with q little snap.
After all. what use was n 20 raise
IN arxurneut1 He did not want 10
quarrel with Chris. and yet he knew
that he had never had q better rca-
son for 80 doing.
They stroiied back TO the hotel
together. perspiring porter was
staggering across the lounge with
Marie's luggage Chris portman.
,eau and suitcase stood already by
the door.
II was raining fast when they got
To London. crowd of people had
corae up on their train aud II was
difficult 10 get a taxi.
Chris began 10 get irritable.
Didn't you tell Aunt Madge what
time we should arrive7- he asked.
she might have sent the car
Il didn't know what time-you
hadn't decided when wrote" Marie
answered anxiously. Il am sure
she would have sent the car II she
had known"
Il shall buy one OF my own and
be independent" he said with
froVgn-
But they secured a taxi IN the
end, and Chris slammed the door
and sat down beside his wife with
sigh OF relief.
~I loathe travelling he raid.
7 thought you liked IT; you used
TO do a great deal before-before
we were married
He laughed
~Oh, well, n bacbeior's travels are
rather different to taking a wife
and half n dozen trunks along. It's
the luggage that's such n bother"
He sat up with suddene energy.
Marie Celeste, what are you going
to tell Aunt Madge7-
What do you mcan7~
You know what / mean. don't
as wen for us both TO tell the same
story. or at least not TO contradict
one another"
Il see. WE'LL wasn't going 10
ton her anything. Why should ~
IT'S nothing 10 do with Aunt
Ma6ge."
Chris let down the window with
run and looked out
Here we are" he said cheerily.
And there she In at the window"
He waved his hand TO Miss Ches-
ter and turned 10 see about the lug
gage Marie went on into the
house.
CONTINUED Tomorrow