The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-04
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taken u out again. And why mott
What did II natter Rut he had a
provision that u was going 10 mat.
ter. Mabel did not particularly like
Mona. lie said. Just To say they re
back. She wants us 10 go up there. Z"
An invltstionf Whyever didn't
she write to mes" "Whycvcr" againi
May I see itfs
He took the letter from hla pocket
and handed u 20 her. ITS not en-.
actly an invitation--not formal"
she did what he called 'filcked'
the letter out OF Its envelope. lie
watched her reading Il and In hts
mind he could SEQ as perfectly as
she with her eyes. tho odd. neat
script: IN his mind he read Il with
her. word by word.
Mabel handed II hack. without r~.
turning Il to its envelope. she said.
mo. it's not formal.
She shipped three ros.s with as.
tonlshtng swiftneas- snip. snlpi
Ill
she took ur a creamy rose and
shipped off a fragment OF stalk over
the saucer. why does sho call you
'Marko'r-'
lie was utterly taken aback. II
the question had come from any one
but Mabel. he would have quite failed
TO connect Il with the letter. Hut
there had distinctly been an Incl.
dent over the letter. tho so far
closed. as he had imagined. that he
was completely surprised.
lie said "whof Nonaf-
Yes. Mona. II you like. Lady Ty.
bar"
why. she always haa- You know
that"
Mabel put the rose into speci-
men vase with immense caro- and
touched a speck off It's petals with
her fingers. Il really didn't
Mabel. you know you do. You
must have heard her"
-weii. l may have. But long ago
l certainly didnt know she used IL
In letters
lie felt he was growing angry.
What on earth's tho differences
1T seems 10 mo there's a great
deal OF difference. l didn't know she
wrote you letters"
He was angry. Damn H. she
doesn't write mo letter.
She shrugged her shouiders- You
seem 10 set them. anyway"
Maddeninx'
And then he thought I'm not
going TO let u be maddensng. This
Is just what happens He said.
"well. this lie silly. I've known her
we've known one another--for
years. since We we're children. pretty
well. she's called me by my Chris
tinn name since can remember. You
must have heard her. We don't see
much OF her--perhaps you haven't
I thought you had Anyway. dash
the thing. what docs II natterf"
ut doesn't nstter"--ehs launched
. flower into = vase--''a pit. l only
think It's funny. that's all
well. it's Just her way
Mabel gave n little sniff. He
thought II was over. But II wasn't
over. eff you ask mo. cali u a
funny letter. You say your Chris
tian name. but II isn't your Chris
tlan name-Markoi And then say.
Ing. How are your like that"
Like whAt7 She just said u.
didn't shsf-
Yes I know. And then Mona
Don't you call that funnyT'
"weil. always used to caii her
Mona She'd have thought II fun
ny. a. you call u. to put anything
else. 7 tell you It's just her way"
We'll. think it's a very funny
way and I think anybody else would
think 20. ] don't like her. never
did like her"
There seemed no more TO say.
Nv
A rong doomed enormously thru
the house. The reverbcrations had
scarcely ceased when Low links. ai-
tho she had caused the reyerb~ra-
tons. appeared In his room with a
brass can OF hot water.
Mr.. Boom Baashaw has not mr..
rived yet. sir" said Low Jinks; hut
the mistress thought we wouldn't
walt any longer"
Sabre washed his hands and went
down. Mabel was In tn. morning
room. seated at the center table