The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-13

% new factor IA the house. Of a
young man of about 90 This Was
Philip Nernhain. my employers
nephew. Until thea / had met him
only once on tho stairs. and had an
Impression OF a very pale face. rather
dead-looking black hair, q clipped
mustaehc, and eius syus lrlsh-look-
Ing. except that hia features. especial
~ his mouth. were too well-cuL I
gathered from the occasional remarks
OF Mira Vsrnham. who had 60 talk
about her nephew IS about her com.
niittees, her clothes, her future. and
her past, because they were hsra.
that HIS name was Philip. that he
had lust been demohed and was look
tnE out for job as a civil engineer.
@of course Phil needn't hurry. /
don't want him 10 DO Just anything
They'll wan, clever young men 10 re
build Belgium and France"
A ahe paused upon those obtruaivs
teeth. for the first time liked Mrs.
Nernham; there was something no
fond In the eyes that | looked away
from the mouth that dropped az she
spoke OF him. II was clear that she
adored him and that Phil was going
TO rebuild Europe all by himself. She
sighed. Boys are 70 difficult" /
gathered that Phil was a apolied
child I know that. one morning nj
least. be had hreAlfastcd AT half past
eleven.
Well. WE'LL said Mira vornhAn.
With an air OF solf.roconstruetion
we mustn't waste our time Para
graphf" Which meant that must
pick up tho place where We had
stopped tho day before
And a great sweetness, sweet
AZ an April morn. stole over them.
AZ II calling across the deep a voice
-.
"a voice. repeated MIRA vernhArn.
dreamily. that had been gathering
strength thru the ages. 10 call unto
these two that wero Joined . no.
not Joined an united"
As l took down. various emotions
nlied mo; a certain interest IN the
story a feeling OF Autumatism. Of
taking down without knowing what
! was doing. quite: a preoccupation
with Philip vernham. spoiled and
rather pleasant TO think OF. The last
feeling predominAted. 20 that In the
afternoon found that once or twice
/ put down his blue eysa- instead
Of her blue eyeA- Mira vernhAIn'u
heroines were always fairl Then I
forgot all about him. One reason
WINS that had troubles Of my own.
From November until tho end Of
February ! had spent over Is pounds.
and when think Of what was. |
can't understand how ! managed 10
spend 10 little. for II worked out at
about three pounds a week. But I
was getting 45 shiilinxs a week. and
tho paid only eight shlillnKu for
my room. | didn't seem TO be able
10 manage. There was hreakfaa;
four shiliinsa a week. not much
money and not much breakfast; there
was lunch. and tho I went 10 Lyons
and the A u c tina, was another slx
or seven shiilings week. Tea COS,
nothing, for Il was given me, TO b.
taken In my own time. and again
not much time and not much tea.
hut dinner was very awkward. be-
cause I did not yet know that tha
working Eiri does not dine. but supa
I had ridiculous IDEAS about noup
fish. entres. Joint and savory: 10. hair
the week. ! revolicd against tho Gre
nation Of nanaaKea on my IRE, and
rushed out In a desperate. dehauehed
way 20 the expensive Italian restau.
rant, or 10 Fam Isaae.' and coda roe.
Oh. Gods roei I'm a piK. I can't
help IL: It's one OF my forms Of Ben-
Huaiiiy. Then there were horrtd de-
tails; washlnK. for changed my
unaorclothes much morn often than a
vifsuous girl nocdn had fright
fui laundry bill: four shilllnEa a
week And coall And light Md
fa-ssl And foolish moods when /
Just had 70 60 TO cinema. or 10 buy
a china pig, or something 10 wear.
That wis u could live on Is shlli.
tnEs week, but could not ciothe
myself I knew II could be done. but
! didn't know how. Mabel Thornton
did no, help me because her budget
WAS muddled up by her boy. Jim.
who took her out TO dinner and az.
forded her pleasures What was I
going TO dot My boots needed solinR
now--eight and hx--and I ought To
go TO the dentist Also I must be
waved now and then. A life on tho
absent wave. 1 felt. would not b.
worth living. SO one week | war
four shlllingH down. another 10 ahii-
lings. Once saved sixponcc.
TITS your own fault" Eaid Mabel
There you cit at home nn& NOPE.
paying everything for yourself I
can't make you out. II were you
and had your looks I'd have got my
self Off long ago"
We had rather a quarrel over that.
because I mistook tho meaning OF
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