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


The usually cheerful face OF Or.
Myers house looked dead and life.
ies& no glimmer OF light pcne.
trated the drawn blinds. Grape
s,reamer fioated dejectediy from the
knocker.
"I'm afraid you must wait out.
side" said Rorie. nervously.
lie dreaded going IN: he could not
rid himself OF the feeling tina, Bren.
da's death was his fault The sor.
row In Myers kind face was almost
more than he could bear.
Banshen assented readily. He IN
. eigaret and walked Off slowly
down the road.
Tho maid who admitted young
Rrlton was weeping: abe shifted
heartily, II indignantly. as she led
the way 60 the doctors study.
Myers was sitting by his desk. the
r-s>w~aed light Of q reading lamp fell
full on his haggard face. lie rose
when Rorie entered
Sorry 20 bother you. Briton." he
said. duly. Il want 20 tell you
something: but first. win you answer
me q question:
'of course I WILT can"
ITS only this This morning
when I mentioned Rosaiie Dean
tho girl over at Redmund--f saw by
your face that you knew something
about her. Some weeks ago. after
your fathers death. there were re
ports going round the village. My
x,.. x~ff. s~fss 49,. .hn,,, thor,xs IL mas
said that you had gone over 10 Bed.
mund when tho circus was there.
TO see her-thls girl. didn't credit
1t at the time. You must forgive my
asking now, but what Is or was
this girl 20 your
"she II my wife" said Rorie.
His eyes met the DOCTORS unfiinch-
ingiy. his voice was quite steady.
with Just touch OF new pride In II.
Your wife, Myers echoed the
fHords daxedly: he passed a hand
xcfoss his eyes. I'm afraid I'm
/, rather dense: n you wouldn't mind
Just explaining: I seem TO be living
In . sort Of nightmare"
Rorfs told the story OF his meet.
ing with Rosaiie and their marriage
IN q few simple words He shout
dered the entire blame: he spared
himself nothing. when he had fin.
ishcd he drew a long breath. And
don't regret IT. he added. deiib-
erateiy. ''she's a thousand times too
good for me-
Rosaiie's face when he left her
two hours ago-the shining eyes.
the .fsin, flush Of happiness In her
cheexs--and his heart beat q little
moro quickly. II was good TO be
able to bring happiness to soma
one: good TO feel that Il was In his
power to smooth the pathway for
her feet
Myers had listened silently: n
was difficult to tell from his face
n he were surprised His eyes were
man who. ~ he had said. walks
heiplessiy in . nightmare Nobody
1 knew what . terrible shock his
lnu1safs death had BEEN TO him; years
afterwards the people IN the VII
.lsxs told II ~ . truth that he had
never been known 70 smile since
that awful night Certain u was
that he seemed To age from the
moment thsy brought his wtfe's dead
body home to him: even nov. 10
Rorse's troubled eyes. he looked an
altered man
When he spoke there was = kind
! Of relief In his tired voice.
Thank you for having told me.
| Briton, II makes my own story
easier TO tell. But perhaps you
| know sircady-you say you went to
see her this afternoon7"
II saw her. yes-but she told me
nothing that concerns you"
"shs did not mention ueY"
only to say how kind you had
peen to her. how grieved she was
pr your great sorrow. She had
card about IL. OF course"
The Doctors naggard face
pitched: he. looked away for .
pment into the dark room beyond
. circle Of light from the shaded
up. and thought OF the bygone
IL rs--thought OF them with tears
~ ybiood in his aching heart. and a
lesion OF remorse that he had not
been kinder. more tender with the
woman who was beyond the reach
pf his arms forever. II seemed but
- day since their wedding morning,
since he had listened TO the solemn