The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-26

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-. sueked all that woman. game
- I'VE been married hut lie
-.~s,.hxa II sometimes I don't feel
s.ont@i 10 shine up 10 some girl that
has .epse enough TO take lie as A.
q some frau that doesn't want to
.a,s foaxfellow all the time. but
s,st hold my hand and say. You
lock all In. honey. Take Il easy, and
don't try 20 talk
ssrarrts thinks she's such whale
:, analysing folks. Giving the town
ina once. over. Telling us whore we
81 ar. Why, she'd simply turn up
her toes and creak IL she found cut
how much she doesn't know about
the high cid times wise guy could
have IN ahis burg on the Q. T.. IL he
wasn't faithful to his wife. But |
arm. AZ that no matter what faults
.hr's xot. there's nobody here. no.
nor in Minnapius either. that's as
nice.locking and square and bright
unns Carrie. she ought 70 OF been an
artist or a writer or one Of those
things. But once she~took shot
At living here. abe ought to stick to
IL Pretty Lord yes But cold.
she AMPLY doesn't know what pas.
rion Is. She simply hasn't got an
t.,ea how hard II il for q fuil.blooded
man 10 20 on pretending to be salts
fied with just being endured II gets
awful tresone. having 10 feel like
q criminal Just because I'm normal.
shes getting 50 she doesn't even
care for my kissing her. we'll
II guess j can weather II, same
as | did earning my way thru school
and eeftinx started I'm practice. But
1 wonder how long can stand being
a. outsider In my. own house,
He sat up AZ the entrance OF Mrs.
Dave Dyer. She siumped into chair
and xasped with the heat. He
chnckled. well. well. Maud. this ~
fine. where's the snbscription.list,
What cause do set robbed for. this
tripe-
Il haven't any suhscripticn-list.
VIII. want to see you profes-
nsiopally :
And you . Christian sciensist7
Have you given that ups What
psss, New Thought or Spiritual.
tsrnr'
NO. have not given II up
strikes me It's kind Of a knock
On the yisserhood. your coming to see
: Doctor
mo. IL isn't It's just that my
faith isn't strong enough yet So
there now, And besides. you are
Kind Of consoling. Will | mean a.
: man. not Just as doctor. You're
% strong and placid"
He cat on the edge Of his desk.
coafless. his vest swinging open with
the thick gold line OF his watch
chain across the gap. his hands In
his trousers pockets. his big arms
bent and easy. A. she purrcd he
cooked an interested eye. Maud py-
er was neurotic. reiigioccntric. faded:
her emotions were moist. and her
fgurc was splendid
thighs and arms. with thick ankles.
and = body that was buggy In the
wrong places. But her milky skin
wzs delicious. her eyes were alive.
her chestnut hair shone, and Their.
wns tender slope from her ears
- the shadowy place below her jaw.
with unusual solicifude he uttered
his stock phrase. well. what seems
- b the matter. Maud"
five got such q b4ckache an the
time. I'm afraid the organic trouble
that you treated me for Is coming
back
Amy definite signs Of ity-
-N.no. but think you'd better ex |
anime me-
Nope. Don't believe it's ncces-
nary. Maud. To be honest. between !
old friends. think your troubles /
are mostly imaginary. can't re-
ally advise you to have an examina-
ton"
she flushed. looked out Of the win. |
60w. He was conscious that his |
voiee WAS not impcrsonai and even. /
She turned quickly. "Wiii. you
always say my troubles are inag.
mary. Why can't you be sctenfificr |
I've been reading an article about /
lhese new nerve-speciaiists. and they /
claim that lots OF imaginary all.
ments. yes. and lots OF real pain. too.
Are what they call psychoses. and
They order a change In a wornan's
way Of living 80 she can get on a
higher plane
watt Wait. whoa-upt Wait
now. Don't mix up your Christian
Science and your r&ychoiogy' They're
Two entirely different fads. You'Il |
Be- mixing In socialism next You're
y. bad an Carrie. with your bsy.
rhosess Why. Good Lord. Maud. /
could talk about neuroses and pey- J