The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-09

couch. took both her hands, sup
pose he faiia-as he wilt suppose
he goes back to tailoring. and you're
hts wife. In that going to he this ar.
tistic life you've been thinking about :
He's in some bum shack. pressing
pants all day. on stopped over sew.
ing. and having to be polite 10 any
crouch that blows IN and Jams a
dirty sinking old suit In his face
and says. Here you, Fix this. and be
blame quick about IT. lie wont
even have enough savvy to get him
a big shop. He'll pike along doing
hts own work~-unicss you. his wife,
so help him. go help him In the shop.
and stand over table all day. push.
ing big heavy iron. Your com
plexion viii look fine after about
fifteen years OF baking that way.
won't ~ And you'ii be- bumped over
like an old hag And probably YOU II
live in one room back Of the shop.
And then at nisht--oh. you'n have
your artist~-sure. Hell come IN stink
ing OF gasoline. and cranky from
hard work. and limiting around that
n Il hadn't been for you. he'd OF
gone East and been a great artist.
Sure And you'll be entertaining hts
relatives Talk about Uncle Whit
Nou'il be having some old Axsi Axei
berg coming in with manure on his
boots and sitting down TO supper in
his socks and yelling At you. Hurry
M now. you vtmtnin make me sick =
Yes. and you'u have a squailing brat
every year. tugginE az you while YOU
press clothes. and YOU won't love
'em like you DO Hugh upstairs. all
downy and asleep"
Please, Not any more
Her face was on his knee.
lie bent 20 kiss her neck. Il don't
want 10 be unfair guess love is
a great thing. all right. but think
u would stand much Of that Kind %
s'ufff oh. honey. am | 40 bad
Can't you like me ~ all. I've--Pve
been so fond Of YOU
She srAtched IN his hand. she
kissed ~. Presently she sobbed. Il
won't ever see him again. | cant.
now. Tho hot living room behind
the tailor shop don't love him
FAAHaHh AoI AkAAAs ANu FV1 ANf
Even II were SURF % him. sure he
was the real thing. l don't think I
could actually leave you. This mar.
rage. II weav~s people together. rs
not easy TO break. even when u
ought to be broken"
And do you want 10 break it-'
Mo-
He lifted her. carried her up-
stairs. laid her on her bed. turned
TO the door
Come kiss me- she whirnp-red.
lie kissed her lightly and clipped
away. For an hour she heard him
moving about his room. lighting a
cigar. drumming with hts knuckies
on a chair She felt that he was
buiwark between her and tho dark.
ness that grew thicker AZ the de.
iaycd storm cams down In slsss-
II
He was CHEEKY and more casual
than ever at breakfast All day she
tried 20 devise a way Of giving Erik
up. Telephone The village central
would unquestionabiy listen in" A
I.tter1 II might be found. Go 70
see HIM Impossible. That evening
Korniccts gave her. without com
rnent. an enveiope. The letter was
signed ". W.
II know I can't do anything bat
make trouble for you. I think I am
going to Minneapolis tonirh, and
from there an soon a. can either
to New York or Chicago gill do
as big things "a can. can't
write love you too much God
keep you
until she heard the whistle which
told her. that the Minneapolis train
was leaving town. she KEEP, herself
from thinking. from moving. Then
u was all over She had no plan
nor desire for anything.
When she caught Kcnnicott look.
ing al her over hls Newspaper she
fled 10 his arms. thrtistinx the paper
aride. and for the first time In years
they we're lovers But she knew tina,
she s;ili had no plan In life. nave
always 10 60 along the same streets.
past the same people. to the same
shops.
III
A week after Erfk's going the maid
startled her by announcing. There's
a Mr.. valbors downstairs say b.
want to ace you"
She was conscious OF the maids
Interested stare. angry NJ this sha,
terinx Of the calm IN which she had
hidden. She crcpt down. peeped into
the living room. II wns not Erik
valborg who stood there: /, was a
small. gray-besrded. yeI-o~ faced