The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-20
WINDS OF THE WORLD"
By RUBY M. AYRES

but for the rest ycu can't
live happily ever afser with . man
you don't care about. you know
and man who carcs nothing about
you. You can't be happy II IT'S
just q business Arrangcment--if you
pay his debts In consideration for
the doubtful honor of his name. and
\ bankrupt estate which dates back
to Queen Elizabeth. and = streak OF
blue blood. and q handful OF heir
looms and that's the kind
OF marriage . woman like Lady lei
ricA VIII probably mAka." he finish.
ID more quietly.
Jul looked NJ him disbelievtngiy.
But she's - beautiful, should
have thought any man would have
loved her. abe said. III were
. man. she would be Just my ideal
OF what . woman should be ..
she's 20 stAteiy--So beautiful
III you we're = man. said TaIien-
tyre In his Unconditional voice.
you'd be like other men. and want
woman Of flesh aud blood a
woman whose eyes would brighten
when she looked At you---A woman
who wouldn't mind having her hair
rufficd II you II you
:. he broke Off with q little
embarrassed laugh. what nom
sense you have made me talk ne
said in annoyance His second
cigaret had gone out and he flung
Il away with . little vicious geo.
tur~
-isnr Il nsher--wassefuiy- Jm
asked deprecatingly.
"wastcfui1" he echoed blankiy.
She coiored = little. she Indicated
the eisarets. That's the SECOND
you've thrown away she said. "and
you hadn't smoked either OF them
properly
lie laughed
I'm afraid ms = sort OF habit
with mo forget to smoke
when I'm talking to---anyone inter.
estinx. Hiiiyard ana the
others can me Clx'-becAu.e I'm Al.
ways smoking
What cshersr- asked Jul
The other men know--ths men
AZ the club -
oh
She hooked 1t him ccnsldsrtnsiy.
II seemed impossible that she was
shortly to b. related 10 . man who
WAS on sufficiently familiar tsrms
with TAiientyre to cali him Gig"
Hiiiyard went up In her estimation
BY leaps and boundA She was
burning to get home and tell KAthy
OF her great discovery: abe Was
burning To let Don know thai the
man for whom be had ssincod such
contempt was 9 real somebody
amer ali. Her eager mind kAped
ahead into . future which she saw
hathed In . roxca,s glow: KAshy
would see TO IL that abe ana Don
were not forgottsn--dcAr kAShy
who loved them - much
Do you know TalIansyrv "a
soddcnays 4 donr shtnk I shauld
~ anything to-ycar sissar II ID
wore you--about HiilyarxA I mean-.
Jiii's eyes opened vida
vnyr
IL Huly1ra wsnAss h~>ss h1sv.
he win tall her hxnnDek9 He evident.
" has some gDod rsAaen fae ksop-
ing her In ignoraaeA~
oh. but surely I'm broks out
diAppctnesdly. surely Il can't mat.
tar ahs1l have to know sumo day.
Il think HiliyAsd would prees~
that she did not hear Il from you
He looke1 ~ her with Z family
Whimsical smiIaL
why can . woman never keep .
secretr~ he asked
Il en- z" i'm answered
Indignantly. -of courss I can
VERY well--shen you viii not tell
her.
she hooked ~ him aubisusiy: her
eyes fell
very wel,-if you don't wish H.
she answered reluctantly.
There was . little silence. the girl
with the highly colffured head. sit,
ting opposite. rose from her chair.
she glanced across ~ Jill And TAIicn-
tyre: suddenly abe smiled and nod
ded.
Tarentyre bowed Gravely. and
Jul caught her breath with . sort
Of gasp: she was red and embar-
rnssed-
~Oh. I am % sorry Il
didn't know you knew her. she
said aghast. when the girl and her
escort had gone. why didu't you
tell mel might have said some
thing dreadful about her. :.
1T would not have mattered: she
In not . particular friend of mine
= Txilentyrs called to the
waitress.
jim began TO put on her gloves:
she stif1cd q little sigh as she
thought Of Acacia Terrace and the
ugly room
Il suppose you know nearly
everybody In London" she submit
ted diffidentiy. after = moment.
Tallentyre's lazy eyes twinkled
behind tho monocle.
Very nearly" he answered grave
iy.
Jill oiasped her hands In her lap:
she had forgotten the obtrusivc
hole.
-oh. I wish I did- she said visit.
fully.
He looked 1t her indulgsntiy.
'Iondon's q big place. you know"
he said, but perhaps you will
some day--when Prince Charming
comes along"