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


ed to do. as one says srrherer- on
a. last sitting down after much IN.
tigue.
She tossed her sauntie,s ON 10 .
chair. She walked past him towards
the window. you got my letter.
"Yess
Her face was sverted Her voice
had net the hantering tone with
Which she had spoken at her entry.
"Nou never answered H."
We'll. I'd just seen you--iust be-
fore got A."
she Was looking out Of the WITH.
dow. why haven't you been upy''
Obi don't know. was corn
inx..
~well I had 20 come she raid.
He made no reply. lie could think
Of none To make.
III
she turned sharply away from the
window and esme towards him. radi.
ant again. as at her entry. And In
her first hantersng tons. Il know YOU
hate A." she smiled. resumins her
nrst suggestion. "me coming here.
like this. II makes you feel unocm-
Portable. You always feel uncom-
PORTABLE when you see me. Marko.
Id like 10 know what you thought
when they told you 1 was here
lie started 10 speak.
she went ON. mo, wouldn't ia
Ike 10 know Just what you were
Doing before they told you. Tell me
that. Msrko.-
Il believe wasn't doing anything.
Just thinking"
-weli. I like you best when you're
thinking. You puxxie. don't you.
Msrkos You've got funny old head.
I believe you live IN your Old head.
you know. puxziing things. Clever
oeast' ! wish could 1.-Two In mine"
And she gave note of laughter.
Where do you live. Nonar''
4 don't live. | Just so en---she
pausei-''fiotsarn.
strange word TO use. strangely
spoken:
He took the word away from ~
p>rronal application. II believe
that's rather what I was thinking
rabcut when you came. Mona About
nw we Just go cn---fiotsafn. Donst
zen know on river where it's tidal.
- on the sezshore at the turn. the
unA~s of stuff you see there. driftwood
and spent foam and stuff. Just float.
NC there. uneasily. brought In and
left there-from sonewherc: and
thsn presently the tide begins 10 take
u ana II is drawn of ana mov~s
Array and rocs-- somewhere. Ar
rtves and floats and COCA That's
mysterious. Ncnar'
she said swiftly. ~ tho she we're
stirred. oh. sfarko. yes. that's mys-
tef1ous. DO you know sometimes I've
seen drift like that. and I've felt
o.. ! don't know. But I'VE put out
: stick and drawn In piece Of wood
to9& - the stuff was moving off.
jus 70 save u being carried away
inee-welf. into that. yoa know
Have you. NonAr~
he answered. DO you think
tlnnf's what lIfc "A. Marker
ITS not unlike" he sAid And
- addszA 'sExcspt about some one
cuming along with stick and draw.
ne BIT into safety. I'm not 20 sure
about that. Perhaps that's what
we're al booking for"
He suddenly realised that ne was
hack precisely ~ the thoughts his
mind had taken up on the morning
NJ had met her. But with a de
gree more Of illumination. Two
feelings came into his mind. the
second hard upon the other and over.
riding H. as fierce horseman might
cAtch and override one pursued. He
said. Its rather Jolly 10 have some
cne that can see IDEAS like that
And then the overriding. and re said
with astonishing roughness, But
you--you aren't flotsami How can
you BE- flotsam-ths life you've
tAken7-
And. 10. n ne had struck nor. ana
she been bound desenseIass. and
with her eyes entreAting not 10 be
struck again. she could not deeper
havs entreafed him than In the
glance she fleeted from her eyes. the
qufvef Of her lids that first released.
then veiIed II.