The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-10

into the driving room
Here. 10 her excited tina ginAtior.
everything looked changed too
there were roses dropping IN their
vAscs--A pile Of magazines strewn
anyhow on one Of the ccuches, the
whole room had . sort Of neglected
arpearnncs N u TO indicate that
there were other matters Of far
greater importance to be seen 10.
Jul went ever TO the window and
drew back the curtains; she felt
Sitting: she flung the window wide
70 the night and tho street outside;
even the rurnbing Of distant traffic
seemed muffied. NJ " one heard II
thru the enveioplns folds Of . funeral
PAN !.
jim shfvered ana turned away. II
only someone would come 10 her: II
only she knev the wcrrt--knew
what was happening upstaira II
spoke eloqucntly Of the stnined ~
| iationship between herself and Hill
yard that she felt forced to wait
there formally. instead Of being Al
lowed 20 rush up At cnos TO Kathy.
Rut q moment later the door
opened. and Hillyard himself wafked
| into the room: he hooked very white
and drawn. and for the ffrst time
since she had known him food Of
sympathy filled ms heart ~ she
rushed across the room towards him
How are theyT Kathy - Ralph
| ten me-
In her eag-rners she caught his
hand. holding him fast
He looked away from her; when
he spoke she hardly knew hin voice,
| II was 90 strained and altered
SHES iii--vcry IN. the--the doctrs
told me TO send for ycu--tt's. you she
wants--you she keeps asking for
not me-she has never once asked
for me-"
There was something heastbroAeu
| In the words.
-oh. ! am scFry-sorry-out n wfn
BE- all right-~hen the worst b
over Her words were stammered
and incohercnt Ralph - the
child
And now n seemed an eternity BE-
1NfE ut ADGWETEu uFIs
"a boy---it only lived an hour.
He dropped suddenly into . chair.
hiding his face In shaking hands
-oh. my God, wish ia been
kinder 10 her. I might have been II
wasn't that I didn't love hcr--she
must know-it wasn't that ! didn't
love her.
Jill stared st him for . moment
with = dreadful sinking NJ her heart
Twice she tried To speak. but no
words would come: when At last she
forced her voics. she hardly reccg
nfled T.
-Rafph-yuu dour mean--Kathy---
The doctor says there's only thu
smallest chance for her.s
sOh. poor ecys Ppor boyP
She knelt down beside him. ard
put her Arms round hss shoulDsEx;
for ths firss ttms TIE vagus d1nffks
that haA always existed between
them was wiped away and fureoefm:
they v~s mt broeh1 and s1rsss In
their mutual gr1cf and dreaA
.Aftsr . moment he strugg1s1 on--
I've been - ssifish- I might
have made hss much havpies. re-
- he started 10 his feet - n ne
hardly knew how 10 bear himself.
-oh. IA give my soui Il ! could have
these last months evey again. he
said hoarseiy.
There wAs Q tragic Gl1e0cey then
he came back 10 wherV i'm stood
white faeed ana stony.
sYou know how I Ioved her. he
said hoarseiy. You know that she
was moro to ms than anyone In the
word Ten h~'-maks hsr under.
stand
-Hhe Asssn1 nssd ne 10 zen hex
that.s I'm said gently. -shs knows
how much you always 0red--- she
looked II him for . moment: then
suddenly she reached up-and kissed
him. That's for Kathy's sake. : she
said. and went quickly away and up-
stairs thru the Silent housa.
II was dark In Kathy's room. %
dark that for . moment she could
distinguish nothing. she moved for
ward blind1y ana stood beside the
big bed with It's dainty curtains and
satin guilt
A nurss Va thsrA ana . little
way or . doctor stood At . table:
i'm almost imagined she could see
another form too. . shadowy. misty
third keeping Jealous guard By
kathys golden head-ths angel Of
Death.
She bent over her sister and laid
gentle hand on her. 2
"Kathyr'
But the white fids never even
nuttered there was no faintest
CULVER Of the beautiful face.
''Kathy~ said jill again softly.
The nurse came forward
"She won't know you. think
she said gently. But she has been
asking for you necessarily"
7 came as soon - I could said
jim. sobbing.
She booked At Kafhy. and the
tragedy Of II all swept over her in an
overwhelming food. A strange
tumble Of homogeneous memories
passed thru her brain--their life in
the dun little street where children
quarreled all day--the Sunday when
she had first seen Taiiensyre--the
fervent Saivationist who had seemed
to huri his words directly at her.
Come from the troublesome sea
Of the world into the harbor of
safety" Tho II was all those
months ago. she could hear his high.
pitched. raucous voice as II II had
been but yesterday: she remembered
the smile which she and Tallentyre
had exchanged--the queer little feel
Ing OF disappointment that touched
her heart when be turned and walked
away.
She had hated her life then--she
had never been like Kathy--Ksthy
who had only asked TO be allowed TO
stay In the calm and peace Of the
l.