The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-06

firrt-' she called n pear thing"
and returned n TO la place with q
little pat. as Of affection.
lie turned away. ''oh. ven. thatr
enough" he said.
"
She moved about the room. touch.
inx things. looking a, things
.show me something else. IL that
where tho old trout basksY Can he
hear uss I'm glad I've seen your
room. Marko. I shsii imagine you
pusxling In here
lilo saId. Il tell you what Hsna
I'll you something. I've an idea
sometimes Of cutting out from all
this place and starting an education.
al publishing business on my own"
She was enormously Interested
-oh. Msrko. II only you wouidr'
-weil. think about H. do. I
can SEQ a blggish thing In H. The
Tidborough Press. ia cnil H. Like
tho unlvsrsisy Press. you know. Ca.
FORD and Cambridge. by Jove. u
might 20 any distance. you know
.Dh. you muai You nauatF-
He began TO pour out the tremsn.
dous and daring scheme.
lie talked Anlmatediy--thees long
pent up enthuxiAsfnA She atfended.
rapt and Gieamingeyed following
him with rrsost delicious -ree-yes~
and with little mods. and he s,rddcniy
became aware AZ how ppixnAns %
him was the sympathy u hsr inssr
ers--end stopped Thus u pour out.
thus to b. hs~rsk 49, 70 expersencs
the sxauissts pain that comes with
sudden relief Of intolsrabis pain. ~
when an snodyns steais thru the
veins Of torturA He stopped lie
could not bear IL
"weli. that's aii.s ne aaiA
She declared. tits spisndid- How
we'll you're doing. Msrko. knew
you would she paused. mot that
that natter~.- she said
He asked her. what DO you mean
mot that that rnatterr'r'.
che made . iitfio face ~ him.
'sAfarko. you're not 70 map me up
like that i've noticed II two or thr~e
times. I mean II doesn't matter
what q man doea It's what he Il
that mattern-
lie laughed. wen. that lets me
down pretty badly II that's tho Ell.
mate. I'm awful. you know
she shook her head ~oh. YOU'RE
not 30 bad"
You don't kn0w ma rye bssn
growing awful thess yearA-
TELL ms how awful you ara Does
Mabel think you're awfuir-
'srou ask her. I'm the most nm
satisfactory sort Of person irs pos.
sibie to meet Really"
$50 on: tell me. Maria nks
this.
what. ffks hearing how unmtis
factory I sfn7"
II like hearing ron tark You've
got rather nice voice--f uscd 10
tell you that, didn't 1r--and l Iike
hearing you stumbling about trying
10 explain your ideas. You've got
IDEAS You're rather an ideary per.
son. Go on Why are you unsstis-
factory7''
How familiar her voice was on shat
embarrassing drawing him on
lie said. "I1l tell you. Mona I'm
unsatisfactory because I've got the
most Internal habit Of seeing things
from about twenty points Of view In
stead OF ono. For other people.
that's the most irritating thing you
can possibly imagine. I've no c.'n.
victions. ! always can see the other
side Of case. and you know. that's
absolutely fatal"
She said gently. Fatal 10 What.
Marko7"
He was roing N say. TO happi-
ness''; but he looked at her and then
looked away. We'll. 10 everything:
to success. You can't possibly be
s'iccsssful n you haven't got convio.
tions-what I call bald.headed con-
vIctions. That's what success In.
Mona. the success OF politicians and
big men whose names are always In