The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-03

What n the matter with your
You brighten me. Rorie. I thought
you would be so glad-so glad. IL
was | who Insisted on coming out
OF tho way 10 sec you. l couldn't
bear II any longer when I heard you
had left London. why don't you
look At mot Why don't you kiss
met There's nobody between us
now
All. but there was-e little girl In
q shabby cloak, and droas trimmed
with paper roses. looking at them
with ayes OF wistfui love. Some.
thing like sob burst from young
Briton's throat. Liliian's hand stole
upward TO his shoulder. she was
very much In earnest now. II was
the truth that she had never loved
anyone but Rodcrick- shallow and
selfish as that love might be.
''oh. Rorie. why don't you look NJ
mel Don't you love me any moref
Or" She broke off. and went on
again after a moment with q ripple
Of laughter In her voice: lis u
because you are stiil jeaiousf Be
cause you still think I want your
money!
"Llilianr' Hls voios was fierce
with an odd sort OF anger. The slim.
r-inslcss hand frightened its hold on
his shoulder.
You need not think - any
longer. " It's that RoriA I
shouldn't care II you hadn't = shii-
ling 70 POUR mama"
He turned his head slowly. book
ting down At her flushed eager face
"why--whas DO you mean7''
His heart beat faat. but moro with
= sort Of dread than Joy; that slim
hand ON his shoulder seemed 10 be
holding him In . grip OF steei--a
grip from which no could never
escape.
Tho tears were running down her
fsce now; even the most prrjudioed
onlooker could not have doubted the
genuine depths OF her emotion.
I. -f'm rich. Rorie-richi richer
than you are. even. Bartlett has
lefs mo half his fortune
Rorie never knew what happened
during the next few seconds. lie
seemed TO have fallen into n sort OF
stunned dream from which he
awoke to find Idliian's head resting
against his shoulder. and Banshelis
embarrassed face gr1nning at them
round the door of tho picture gal.
lcTy.
sim awfuiiy sorry, Briton. but
Mrs. Fame says she must 60: It's be.
ginning to rain. and she wants TO
get on
Rorie's arm fell woodcnty from
about L.ililan's waist; he had no
recollection OF how II got thsrs.
We're Just coming" he said. me.
chsnicaliy. He felt furious that
Bansheii should have seen them
furious with Lillian. furious with
himself. Tho three OF them went
downstairs silently.
Lillian was smiling and rosy. She
had got all shs had ever wanted out
Of life--wealth and Roderick Brlton.
Mrs. Fane's eyes swept her daugh.
ter's face snxiously; the poor woman
had had a fine exhibition Of Liliian's
temper during the drive down from
London. She dreaded lest something
might have happened TO make Il
even moro unpleasant on the return
Journey: but Lillian was smiling and
serene. IL was only Roderick who
Mrs. Fame caught her breath as she
looked Mt him. There was grim
fold TO his mouth; he looked Ike q
man who hns been suddenly brought
up and convicted for a crime he has
believed long since forgotten
When the big car had driven away
through the falling rain Rorie caught
young Banshell's arm.
Don't say anything to the other
chaps, Nick"
Banshell glanced at his friend with
a comical smile; then he suddenly
sobered.
fright ohr' he said laconicaliy.