The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-29
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rancntyre had been very good TO
lin during those first days OF her
.crrow: In a quiet. unob.rusise way
\, had nghtened her burdens when
aver he could. he had called at the
.,f,ce day after day to see her even
. emily for few minutes; to try and
=. her up; TO take her a little
out Of herself.
IA during this last week he haa
>-.,/eut Of London. and Jin had
missed him terribly, ..,,,.,
az, thought he might have written
=. her. she was thinking SO again
- =. she reluctantly put aside her
-. In response TO Mr. sturgess
- ana drew her chair a htuc
nearer TO where he sat
r.llsntyre had been away wees.
"a he had not sent her a une Oh
any sort. . y. haa
- once or twice. driven BY ner
ss~.erate Loneliness. she might nave
-. ,empted 10 write TO MN sne
starving for affeetion--.ter so'i''
!. carc for her and be Interested
N her future. a..
xathy's love was lost 20 hcr w 'n'
-, sense Of the word. she AnsW'
ss,h,nx would ever be the same oe
them again: already jill was
~, 10 see small illusions TO
.,s,er In the society columns o.
~ swspapers; Mrs. Ralph Hliiyafa
w syidentiy being pushed TO tne
sore by her new relatives. In 49, 49,
~, circumstances nobody "ou's
-. heen more pleased and ptnus
- Ia. but now Il merely tiiea
- x,th a burning resentment
>.,'.h, after night she lay awake
=, Ne ls,,ie room In Acacia Terrace
- rxe- tightly closed 10 Keep oses
-. .,-aissnc tears she would not y,
IN. nIrh, after night the sense OF
r,wt humiliation would not =. ~
.,eer: /, was unfalr--unlust; WY
.s.a,s she he so lonely ana unhappy
-su. Kathy had everything she
w-n,ed In all the worids
eve, must move from here. TAI
,e,,vre said TO her once. ihste
80 h~ans OF other places you s"n
- ,o--ln FAR nicer neighoorhoods.
s~S,r~ nelghhorhoods are no,
rh~an.- Jill told him In naru
voice. This Is as good as any o'her'
~hail stay here"
us had not argued with her; per
,.r- he had realized It's futisity
~. al. was In such distress; Iih
Nj wandered since II he had reaiS
e.rss n she stayed there or not. or
80 haa merely made the suggestion
$500 /, was an obvious one
anyway he had been out o. Lon
aon for whole week and hao no.
v~it,en 10 her-~a whole week durins
~hlrh she had tried not TO mink OK
n,r,- tried 20 force herself TO realize
yha, after all frfendship-reai friend
.h,p--could never be possible between
sner,--Taiien,yre moved IN toiAi'y
ssyer,nt world to hsrs--and soon
- ~ later she knew that this ac-
ouslntanee, which had begun so
strarxely. would have TO end
she reused herself from her
&xarn.ng with sigh. 70 find Mr.
esurrrsx looking at her.
Where she sat. the spring sun
sh,ne fen full on her face she
,okea pale and III: the black OF her
froek accentuated her palior and the
shadows beneath her eyes. her
mouth had dropped from It's usually
smiling curve into dependency.
she gave little startled CRY when
suddeniy Mr.. sturgcss leaned
so~ards her and laid his hand on
hers. !.
IL smiled whsmsscaity: his kind
eyes searched her face.
~You are not afraid Of me. are
vcu---shere "a nothing to be afraid
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I'm shook her head. she tried 10
mile: but her heart was beating fast
WITH a nameicss apprehension
Il wonder how you would like 10
marry an old man" said Henry
Burgess suddenly.
His voice was very grave now. and
th< kind hand on hers frightened liz
pip.
jill never moved: she thought she
must be dreaming: she looked away
nom him 10 the hand resting on n-r
evn; a strong hand--a broad. gen
erons hand
swhy-why what do you mean7"
ne asked in a whisper.
Mr.. sturgess rose 10 his Feet: he
rood with his back 10 the empty
fireplace. his hands deep thrust into
his pockets
4 mean that I should very much
IKE to marry you--if you could ever
tring yourself TO think OF me-" he
aid.
Jln had turned a little In her
chair she could not believe that he
was speaking seriously; he seemed
siis az once like a. total stranger.
ne ordinary, rather stout employer,
whom she had seen and talked with
ssery day OF her life for weeks past
had gone. and In his place was a
nm who looked at her with rather
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