The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-23

supposed he would come no more.
that already he had reponted OF hia
fnomcntary fricndiincsS towards her.
Kathy was out great deal with
Hillyard. when she came In abe was
very uncommunicauve. she never
talked about the future or her wed.
ding. but one evening Jlii-found her
crying over the drawer Of little
treasures which she had been saving
up for her now home.
They won't ever be wanted
now" she said. sobbtnR. when Jiii
questioned her. They're not grand
enough-they'd hate being in big
house as much as I shall"
You'll have much prcttier things
much nicer" Jill comforted her.
but apparently kathy was ineonsol
able; shc knei, by the side OF the
rickeiy painted chest OF drawers. and
dropped bitter tears on the little neat
bundles OF tea cloths and linen
which she had made with such care
and 50 many deprivstionS Jill knew
that many dreams had been woven
into the simple work. and she felt
a very real pang OF sympathy for
Kathy.
~Kathy'ii never make a rich mans
Wife" Don said to her once. sneer.
ingly. "lt'n be like digging up a
daisy, and planting II In a dollhouse
and expecting !, 10 feel at home
Don't be absurd" Jill declared.
an the more vehemcntiy because she
felt that there was some truth In
what he said. Don't l wish Il were
me. that's all should rcvei In
the hothousc.'
oh. your said Don. But you're
so different"
she turned eagerly.
do you really think I sm--do you
really think SOL
t''of course l do. nobody would be
neve that you and kathy were sis.
ters. and that's why you'll marry
poor man. and live on about tup.
pence. halfpeuny week. Things
never so right In this world. the
wrong people always have the
money.
rul's face fell.
II was a saturday morning. and
she had just raced homo iunchfxss
from the office to take Don out
for little while. She had not been
able 20 buy the chair yet. but as u
was very fine afternoon. abe de.
cided with sudden rcckicxsnoss tina,
they might hire one for an hour or
two. Don's temper had been worse
than usual Of bate. and JIM dreaded
spending the long afternoon with hirn
m the stuffy little room But Don
was ,aeiiurn. and refused. 10 go. IL
was too much trouble. he declared.
and ne did not want 10 70. he hated
being carried up aud down stairs; he
would far rather stay where he was:
the sunshine made hts head ache.
and NE disnked the joltIng OF the
ramshsckie chair which was all
they could hire. lie never considered
jill In the least: Il was nothing 20
him that she wanted TO bc out In
the air. nothing 10 him that her
head achcd. and that abe looked for.
ward all tho week to tho one after.
noon when she might be free and
enjoy herself: he did not want 10
go. and ms he was most certainly
not going 10 be left alone. Jlll mus,
stay with him.
jill bit her lips TO check tho angry
words that rose. she knew he was
utterly selfish: abe thought !, very
hard that he should never consider
her TN the very least. but--wrii. he
was Don. and so she took off her
hat and ccAI and sat down beside
aim obcdicnyiy.
she had opened the window a little
way when she came In. but now. In
response to q frctfui request from
him. she closed II again. tho room
was hot and stuffy: II made her head
ache Rthousand times worse than
the noise OF the office and the IN.
cessant click Of the typewriter: she
felt somehow, ~ she sat there with
her hands clasped id her lap. rs II
she were a prisoner. chained TO the
couch Of this boy--kept In from life
b. the four walls Of the little room
Other people were enjoying them
selves; other girls whom shc knew
were out in the sunshine. breathing
the fresh air-but she. ..
Don broke the silence.
II suppose you are going TO suik
now. because don't want to go
out
jim looked 1T him graveiy.
I'm not sulking-I was only think
ing -
About Kathy. suppose-you'rc
always thinking about her; you care
much more for her than you do for
me-"
-Of course DON'T sne bent and
kissed him remorscfuiiy: she knew
that he had spoken the truth: she
loved Kathy n thousand times bettcs
than she loved him; she was always
thinking about her and the future;
always wondering wonder
ing
She had quite made UP her mind
that she would be Kathy.s brides
maid; she wondered with a little
thrill II perhaps Tailentyre would be
best mamie was Raiph's greatest
oh1 1dBPOo'h fhtAU1
would buy her frock--she had
already decided that she would wear
palest amber-she knew the color
suited her dark eyes and hair better
than any other; she had promised
herself that for that one occasion
at least she would have her hair
dressed at shop and her nails
manicured: she would let Tallentyrc
see that she could look nice II she
tried; even II she had 10 go without
her lunch for n month. she would
be a success on Kathy's wedding |
day. She wondered curiously what |
sort OF girl Ralph HIllysrd's sister
was: she could not understand Kathy !
from meeting her; II was
just the sort OF encounter she herself |