The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12

say some 81 my reading would be-
pretty hard even for you
Sabr. felt Mabel pluck az hik
sleeve. iis glanced AZ hsr. Her face
Was very angry Mas Bypass. deliv-
cred ~ her sharp words Mas desror
flushed. her head drawn back. he
smiled at her. why. I'm sure ID
would. Ainn bypass. | tell you what.
we must have a talk about reading
one day. shall WEI ! think u would
be rather Jolly to exchange ideaH."
An extraordinary and rather alarm
Ing change came over Miss Bypass
hard fa.e. sabre thought uhe was
going 20 cry. She said IN a thlek
voice. ~oh. don't really read any
thing particularly good. It's only
Mr. sabre. thank you She turned
abruptly away.
when they were OUTSIDE Mabel
said. How extraordinary you arcF'
~Ehf What about
Making up 20 that rsri Hike that
never heard such rudeneNs as the
way she spoke 90 you"
sabre said. ~Oh. I dent know
Don't know when you spoke 10
her 80 politely and the way she an
severed YOU, And then you reply
quite pleasantly
lie laughed. You didn't srpec,
me 20 give her hard punch IN the
eye. did youY'
NO. Of course I didn't sxpsct you
10 give her a hard punch in tho eye
mas n a6.st4tA Am4ss ffnsss~l.f v0ttfs hav~
had more nenAs % your o~n dignity
than TO take no notice and invite
her to have talk one day"
lie thought. Here ". are again
lie said. Well. but look. Mabel I
dont thiuk she means Il for rude.
ness. She In rude. Of course. heAssly
rude: but. yon know, that manner
of hers always makes me fsighuully
sorry for her"
Sorry
"Ye.. haven't you noticed many
people like her with that defiant sort
Of way Of =peAking-peopls not very
well educated. or very badly off. or
In rather a dependent position. and
most frightfully conscious OF Il.
They think every one L. looking
down on them. or pafronizlng them.
and the result Is they're on the de-
fensiyc AL the time. Wen. that's
awfuiIy pathetic. you know. all your
NE bsing on the defensive. back
against the wali: can't set away; al
ways making feeble little PUSHES at
the mob. By Joye. that's pathetic.
Mabel"
she said. -I'm no, listening. you
know"
lie was startled. -EhT-
II say I'm not listening. always
know that whenever I say anything
about any one I dislike. you immedi.
aisly start making excuses for them.
20 simply don't listen"
lilo mastered a sudden feeling with.
in him well. IL wasn't very inter.
esfinR." he said.
"No. II certainly want. Patheucr'
She gave her sudden burst OF laugh.
ter. You think such extraordinary
things pathetic; wonder you don't
start an orphanage'"
lie halted and faced her. Look
here. think I'll leave you here. I
think III go for a hi, Of n walk"
Pretty hard. sometimes. not to-
III
A. The Precincts the increasing
habit Of seeing the other side of
things was confined. I'm It's increasing
exemplifications OF how impossible
he was 10 get on with, TO the furi.
ousiy exciting incidents OF public az.
fairs; but the result was the same;
the result was that. just as. on open.
ing his door on return home at night,
he had that chill and rather eefie
feeling Of stepping into an empty
house. 80, on entering the office 81
morning, he came 10 have again
that sensation that n was "A deserted
habitation Into which he was step
ping: no welcome here no welcome
there. He began 10 look forward
with a new desire for the eacope and
detachment OF the bicycle ride. he
began TO approach it's termination at