The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-17


core to0eshev-as last
II sr>un~d 10 her. for ons Testing
instant thar there was . brutality
In hts expre~sion that sh. had never
s-en befor. But At once the rcao-
ron came OF course these northern
forests had changed him. lie had
fought with tho cold and the snow
with all the primevaI fcrc.s of nA,
tur~: h. had simply hardened and
uatursd. II was true that the calm
strength CT Blll's face was not To be
seen IN his. Nevertheless ne was
clean. stalwart. and his embarraas-
mcnt was credit TO him rather than
a discredlt.
Thtz thought was the beginning Of
the reaction that in nomen,
graaped her and held her Tie truth
suddenly famed clear and bright.
that Harold Lounsbury had returned
TO her arms. Her search was over.
She had won. lie stood before her.
alive and well. lie had come back
70 her. Her effort had been crowned
with success.
-" WtE Rff ttA fVNFfs III Al' ftFatflI
OF cours. She would experience some
shock on first meeting him. see some
changes. but they were nothing that
should keep her from him. He seized
her hands In both OF his virginia. =
he cried. MY God. can't believe
irs your
She remained -ingularly cool In the
ardor Of this cry. why didn't you
writeg" she asked. why didnt you
come homer
The questions. instead Of ernbar
raising him further. put Harold al
his ease He was on safe grounds
now. He had prepared for Just thee
queries. on the long walk TO the
cabin.
II did write" he cried. why
didn't you anawerT-
The words came glib to his tips
She stared at him In amazemen,
You did--you shy you wrote meYT
she asked him. deeply moved
WROTE ! wrote dozen times
And never received a word--cxcepi
from Jules Nation"
But jules NathAn---Jules Nathan
f. deadr'
''iie is7" But Haroid's surprise
vas feigned. This was one piece Of
news that had tricklcd thru the
wastes to him--of the death Of Jules
Nathan. n man known 10 them both.
II was safe 20 have heard from him.
The contents Of the latter could never
be verified. He told me--after I'd
written many times, and never got
an answer--tbat you were engaged
70 be married--to Chicago man. !
thought you'd forgotten me. /
thought you'd been untrue"
Virginia held hard on her faculties
and balanced his words. She had
known Chicago men during the six
years that she had moved In the
most exalted social circles Of her
own city. The story held water. even
IN she had been inclined 70 doubt II
She knew II Is always easy for an
engagement rumor 10 start and be
carried far, when n prominent girl
was involved II didn't get your let.
ters." she told him Are you sure
you addressed them right"
II thought So"
"And-you didn't get mine"
"No-not after the first few days.
I changed my address but ! told you
of the change IN a letter I never
heard from you after that"
"Then IT'S all been a mfsunder.
standing cruel mistake. And you
thought 7 had forgotten"
Il thought you'd married some one
else. couldn't believe II when Bill
came TO my cabin today and told
me you WIRE bcre---Iye been trap
ping over toward the Yuaa. And
nowhere together at hast"
But curioualy these last few words
cost her her self posscssJon Instantly
sh, was III ri esso. The re-estsbllsh.
mcnt Of their old relation could only