The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-08

] IN which diHcnAalona between them
were suddenly lifted by Mabel on to
unsupported grievances against him.
sabre suddenly found himself con.
fronted with. you know how abe
hurt her knee. supposeT''
lie knew tho tone. -No. My fault
was TT"
Yea As II happens. n was your
fauit--to DO with yon.'
Good lordl However did I man.
aee 10 hurt Low links knceT-
she did u bringing in your b.
cycle
lie thought. Now what on earth
Is this leading up tor During the
weeks OF his separation from Mabel.
thinking often OF Mona. he had
caused himself TO think from her to
Mabel Ills reasoning and reason
able habit of mind had made him.
finding extraordinary reet In thought
OF Mona. accuse himself for finding
none IN thought Of Mabel she was
his wife; be never could get away
from tho poignancy OF that phrase.
lie set himself. on their reunion. al
ways to remember the advantage he
had over her. that no could reason
out her attitude towards things. that
she could not--neither his attitude
nor. what Was more. her own.
Now. What WINS this leading up
TO, -she did Il bringing In your b.
cycle
Bantering protest somstimss avert.
cd tho disaster. well. come now.
Mabel. that's not my fault. That was
your idea. making Low links come
out and meet me every evening a. II
tho old bike was . foam-fleckc cd
ste~d Wasn't II nowY-
Yes. but not In the DARK
Mysterious nAncuvcringl But ne
felt he waz approaching the edge
In the dArkY.'
Yes. not in the dark. what I
mean 10. I really cannot imagine Why
you must keep Up your riding all
thru the winter. II was different
when there was no ether way. Nov
tn. railway H. running I simply cnn-
not imagine why you don't use IT.
well. that's eAsy--oecAusc Ike
the ride
you can't possibly Ike riding hack
on those pitch dark nights. cold and
often wet That's absurd.
We'll. I like u . jolly sight better
than fuxEing up In those carriages.
with all that ganssng crowd Of Gar
den Home fussrra"
That's just it, Mabel said. And
he thought. ~AhF'
That's just Il. And Of course you
laugh. Why you can't be friendly
with people like other men. I never
can imagine. Therc'rc heaps OF the
incest people up at the Garden Home.
but from the first you've set your
self against them. why you never
tks to make friends like other
pcopler-
lie did not anewer.
-ff you ask me. it's beczuss you
don't think they're good enough for
you
lie thought That's TO rouse me.
I'm dashed II I'm going to b.
reused
He tried IN his mind for Some mat
ter that would change tho subject.
Extraordinary how hard Il Was 10
find a new topic when some other
Internal thing hung In the air.
And then she began;
she resumed precisely ~ the point
WHARF she had lcft Off.
she said. actually repeating her
last words. -Yes. II you ask me. ms
because you don't think they're good
enough for you. AZ u happens.
therr're all sorts OF particularly nice
men up there. only you never take
the trouble 10 know them. And ciev.
er--the only thing you pretend 20
Judge By. tho what you can find
| clever IN Mr.. Fargus or those Pcrches
goodne-s only knows. Thsre.rc all
sorts OF Societies and Circles and
Meetings up there that should have
thought were Just what would have
attracted you. Hut. no. You prefer
that pottering Mr.. Farrus with his
childish riddles and even that young
Perch without spirit enough to so
half q yard without thai everlasting
old mother Of his
II was longer and ncrcer than he
had expected. He intercepted Il
say, Mabel. what's tho point OF ali
this. exactfyy~
Tho point In that n makea n rafh-