The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-26
A Bachelor
Husband
tContinucd Prom Yesterday,
BY RUBY NJ. AYRES
COPYRIGHT 1881. BY W. ). watt q CO,

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They had merry lunch together.
and afterward Marie took him back
to see Miss Chester.
Young Atkins set tickets for the
most absurd farce In town. and he
and Marie laughed tn they cried
over II.
Altho abe was reluctant to admit
IL to herself. Marie knew that she
had enjoyed herself FAR moro with
young Atkins than shc had done
that afternoon with Chris when he
bought the pearls she put up hcr
hand with little feeling OF guilt
10 the necklace. which she was wear.
Ing. Young Atkins noticed the little
gesture.
"Arc they rcaiv' he asked.
Yes. Chris gave them to me-
"Mind you. don't lose them-they
must 90 worth an awful lot
They are. rather lot"
He drew his chair little nearer
20 hers.
when shah VIC 10 out together
againr'
when you ifse-r can no on Sat.
urday II you carr about H.
'Nes--till Saturday. then
There's n letter from Chris.- Miss
Chester said. as Marie entered The
room.
Marie took the treasure upstairs to
Rad.
Dear Marie Celeste Hope you
are WE'LL have had no letter from
you since the end of last week. The
weather has changed n hit M here.
and we have had som. rain. Feathers
sent you box OF heather this morn.
ing: don't suppose you'n care much
for II. but h. insisted on sending u.
by the way curious thing hap
pened yesterday, We werr at the
third hole. and there were some girls
on the green IN front Of Va. One of
them had lost a ball and I found u.
30 We talked. and who do you think
she turned out TO boz why. your
friend. Dorothy wcbbcri It's a co
Incidence. ISN'T ~ You never told
me she was such a fine player. I've
got n match with her this afternoon.
She sent her love 10 you hope you
arr having good time. I've got as
brown a. coffee since I came up here
being out-of-doors all day. sup
pose. lily tho way. II you look In my
room you'll find box Of new Tpif
balls You might scnd them up TO me.
! VIII write again soon---Yours affsc.
tlonately. Chris"
Feathers sent you Dor Of
heather this morning
Kind. ugly Feathcrsi He At least
had not forgotten her.
She wrote q littie note 10 Feathers
and thanked him
1T was Kind Of you 10 think % me.
have never b~en 20 Scotland. but
IN. smell Of The heather seemed 70
show /, 10 me a. plainly as II !
could really Sc II all You have
never found any white heather, I
suppose! II you DO. please send u,e
a little piece for luck
She had no real belief IN iuck--it
had long since passed her BY. she wAs
sur---bus . day or 10 later q tiny
parcel arrived containing . little
bunch Of white heather. smelling
strongly Of cigsr~ts--sor . eigarct
boz had besn the only one Feathers
could End In which 70 pack it.
CHATTER XII
Marie was alone At hou,e one AFTER.
- .~rks< -
II was Sunday. and Miss Chester
had motor~d out into the country TO
sec a friend who was sick.
Won't you have some tear she
asked him 1--WE had mine. but We
will soon get some more for you
No. he would not have tea He sat
down only 10 get up again immediate
~. and walk r~stiexsiy about the
room.
II love you he said desperately.
Il think Two always loved you. and
and I cant bear II any longer. n
Chris doesn't care for You. what did
he want to marry you for7 II was
cheating some other poor devil ou,
Of Paradise Marie know
you think I'm only n boy. but ia
die for you this minute II II would
mabe you happy: I'D oh. my
dssfling. don't cry
Its no good. Tommy she said
gently, ''and you know Il isn't Even
II cared for you--and ] don't NOT
In that way--you're 80 young. and
and I'm married go And
then. with q very real burst Of emo
ton. she added: we were s,ich good
friends. and now you've gone and
spoilt II all"
IL couldn't help it--it had 10 come
and I'm glad I've never felt Hike
q friend 10 you thought you
knew II. but n you want me To III
go on being your friend all my NE"
he added IncoDsequentiy.
And now we've been thoroiy fool.
ish." she said, with little sob.
please DO a dear. and take me for n
walk"
And one evening Tommy aid
abruptly az they wer. driving home
together from theatre;
"Marie--I'm not coming any
more" and then. as she did not an
swer. he went on desperately. Il
just--canr"
Then at last q letter cnms from
Chris.
Knight Is going back 10 London.
10 may come with him. I hope you
are all RICH. Marie Celeste. The
time has simply flown UP here:
wa. horrified ysaferdav IN discover
that I've been away a month"
Then came a postcard-a picture
postcard OF mountains In the back.
ground and a very rnodern-iooling
clubhouse In the foreground, with a
scrubbed message from Chris at the
corner.
shall be home Thursday night to
dinner
And then. Just an hour later. came
a telegram. She opened IL with trem.
bling hands. She WAS sure II wss
tn cav that he was coming sooner