The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-26

duly. Don was right after all
and she's done with us--she doesn',
want us any morer'
CHAPTER Y
when Tailentyre had gone. i'll
went back TO Don's room. She sal
down beside his bed. her hands
clasped tightly in her isp--her eyes
fixed on hts face with a sort OF
broodlng rerc~ness.
Her heart felt numbed and dead
for tho moment. at least. she could
realize nothing beyond the fact that
Kathy had thrown them over--thal
kathy had done with them: that IL
her new life. surrounded as she was
with her new happiness. she coult
find no place for them.
Don might die. and Kafhy would
not care; might be utterly
alone In the world. but kathy would
so on her way serenely. not troub
ling.
II seemed impossible that II couit
be kathy--lthelr kafhy-~of whom she
was thinking these hard. cruel things
They had loved each other so much
they had hardly been separated fo'
one day until Ralph Hlllyard eams
into their lives and now he hae
finally parted them.
Don moved rcstiexrfy and rtoance
a little. shc lifted hand and me
chemically stroked his hair: Il
crossed her mind with a sort Of dui
emotion that SOON. perhaps. shs
would not have even him: that soor
she would be alone here In these ugiy
rooms In tho ugly street which shs
so hated
The cheap clock In the sitting room
struck nine wh~exiiy: Tailentyre had
only been gone half an hour--i'
seemed an eternity. shs wondered
how soon he could be hack-lf h
would bring Kathy himself. or II sh,
would come with Ralph.
II would spoil their dinner party
she thought mechanically: she won
dered II Il was the fir~t they has
given since their return from Paris
N anyone had told her yesterday thai
Kathy would want to give the frs
party OF her married life without
her sister being there. Jill wouit
have laughed with scorn: but nov
she merely wondered duly VIII,
Kathy had so definitely excluded
her.
The moments crept By: Don Ia,
uuieter: she could hear his breath
ing was mare even. she leaned for
ward and drew the clothes mor'
closely round his shoulders.
Half past nine sfruck--Jill moist
ened her lips.
Surely Kashy should be here now
surely she could not live 30 fai
away that II need take all this tint
TO come: she remembered with bi,
terness that she had never seen hei
sisters new home: that she did no
even know where II was
IL was nearly 10 when she heard
taxi race up the street. her hear
gave a great thump and seemed q
stand still: she rose stiffiy from hei
chair. and tiptoed into the Other
room, and to the door
She stood for a moment listening
then she remembered that neither
Kathy nor TaIientyre had "a latch
key: she moved stiffiy on and wen
down the narrow stairs to open tbs
door.
TaIientyre stood there alone =.
There was n moments silence
JlIi's eyes went duly past him TO tbs
night beyond. and then came bafk
to his face.
"Kathy-hasn't-h she conner
He took her hand and drew her
back into the passage; he closed the
door against the cool night air.
1T wasn't her fault" he said
rapidly. "f saw HIllyard--I saw her
husband: he would not let me sec
her; he said he would not have her
worried and disturbed tonight. They
they have a lot OF people there
What could I dot / couldn't
insist and after all - tomorrow
morning-he has promised that she
shall come first thing tomorrow
morning
jill stared at him duly: she could
not rid herself of the feeling that
this was not really happening at all
that II was only a sort of nightmare
at which she would presently laugh,
having proved it's unreality.
Tomorrow she said slowly; the
sound OF her own voice seemed e
have awakened her to more acute
sense Of feeling. Tomorrow may be
too late" she added sharply.
TaIIentyrc looked away from the
agony Of her face.
II did my best" he said. III wish
/ could have done more"
Jill leaned against the wall Of the
narrow passage: her body felt sore
and aching as IL II had been bruised
all over; the pain at her heart seemed
10 have found an echo I'm her limbs
suddenly she turned away and hid
ing her face on her arm she began
to cob wildly.
"JilI---" said Tallentyre, with sud
den emotion--"Jiil lie put an
arm around her shoulders. Don't
don't. for Gods sake. don't cry
He had never felt SO sorry for
anyone in his life; his heart burned
with dull anger against kathy and
Hiilyard; he thought Of his friend
With a sort Of rage--and Of the mag
nificent house from which he had
just come.
lie had tried TO insist on seeing