The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-22

night she went into Young rerch'a
room and tucked up the bed and set
the alarm clock and put the candle
and the matches and one cisaref and
tho aah.tray BY the bed. and every
night IN this performance said. 'IIe
said he's CERTAIN 10 como in quite
unexpectedly one night. and he will
smoke his on. cigarct before he goes
TO sleep. It's no good my telling
him he'll set the house on firo one
night. lie never listens 20 anything
tell him" And every morning.
when Errir took her Ia cup Of tea
very early sas Freddie unsd tol. nhe
always said. Has Freddie come
homs in the night. Effie. drary Now
just go and knock on his door very
quietly and then Just peep your head
in"
vi
Sabre had always thought bright
Effie would be wonderful with old
Mrs. Perch. He wrote long letters
to Young Perch. telling him how
much more than wonderful Bright
Effic Was. Effie mothsrcd AIRS.
Perch and managed her and hu
morod her tn a way that not even
Young Perch himself could have bet.
tered In that astounding fund 90
humor OF hers. reflected In those
sparkling eyes. even Mrs. Perch'u
most auerulousiy violent attacks
wsr. transformed into matter for
whimsical appreciation. delightfully."-
- t..es
tho fun. irritable. tnconsequsnt fond
OF ono Of Mrs. Perchs moods would
be launched upon her in sabro's
presence. she would turn a dancing
eye towards him and Immediately
she could step into IN. tnrrent and
would begin. Now. look here. Mrs.
Perch. you know psriectly we'll.
and IN two minutes the old lady
would be Modified and happy.
Marvellous Efnci sabre usrd 10
think. and Of course II was because
her astounding fund of humor was
based upon her aii-embracing ca.
pacity for love. That was why e
was 70 astounding In lta depth and
breadth and compass. Sabre liked
immensely the haif.whiApcrcd talks
with her while Mrs. Perch doxrd In
her chair. Fife was always happy.
Nothing OF that wanting something
look was ever to be seen Ia Effis's
shining eyes. She had tho secret OF
life. Watching her face while they
talked. he came TO believe that the
secret. the thing missing In half the
faces one saw. was love. But--the
old dlfflcuity--ma had love. him.
self and Mona: and set were troubled.
one evening he asked her a most
extraordinary question. shot out Of
him without intending II. discharged
out Of his aues,ing thoughts a. b.
hidden spring suddenly touched BY
cropping fingers
~Effie. do you lover
Her surprise seemed 10 him 10 be
more ut the thing he had asked than
at rs amazing uncxpectednsss and
amazing irrcievancy. why, Of
course do. Mr. Sabre"
why do your
She was utterly at a loss Wei.
OF course I do"
He said rather sharply. Yes. but
whyg Have you ever asked yourself
why7 Respecting. fearing. trusting.
that's understandable. But love. love.
you know what love IL, don't your
what's love got 10 do with CodF'
She said in simple wonderment. as
one asked what had the sun to do
with light. or whether water was
wet. why. God Is love"
lilo stared at her.
VII
The second Christmas Of the war
came. The evening before the last
day OF the Old Year was 10 have
given Sabre a rare pleasure to which
he had been immensely looking for.
ward. He was TO have spent II with
Mr. Fargus. The old chess and acros.
tic evenings hardly ever happened
now. Mr.. Fsrgus, most manifcstly
untitled for tho exposures Of such a
life, had become special constable.
lie did night duty In the Garden