The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-14

giving "a quiclt little gasp. "oh, ="
there was "a new note in a. She sat
down by tho table aud was very
stlll Tor a long time. only her hand
touching ua lightly lovingly. Ny
tiny violet heart thrilled at her
earosu. tho did not understand.
Then, slowly. hcsilptingly, uho
reached toward the telephone that
stood on tho table behind our box.
but drew Il back quickly / won
dercd She leaned over us. ana
felt her lips touch as gently. u was
aa u uho whispered into my ear
why not7" Sho took up the In.
hrumont, but her voice trcmbled as
she called a number.
We all kept very atIll. not even
a rustic among uH. but we sent out
our sweet perfume 10 her for some.
how. wo knew that she needed ua
Wo could hear every word when a
mans voice answered.
Halo"
"Mr Graham?" Tho soft voice
ala not trcmblo now.
Halo what-why-it Is Eliza.
bothr There was amazomcnt and
Joy IN the tones
Yes. IL wanted toto thank
you for the ylolctH"
ITO thank me- ElIsabeth-l don't
understand"
Yes II was kind OF you 90 send
them Her face went little whit.
cr. but ahc went on brnyely! And
/ want 20 congratulate you. too.
read the announcement this morning
4 hope that you viii bo-vcry
happy" An at once the tclephone
seemed 20 bo 80 heavy that she
could not hold Il, and sho almost
put the receiver W. when thoro
came a quick call from the other
end OF tho wire wait Wait a
moment Central Central. don't
cut mo Off Elizabeth Elizabeth"
so she put the receiver back 10
her car again, and gald. softly
'ycsg''
OH was afraid that you had
hung up What do you mcan-dld
1 send you yluicts this morning.
They came--nddrcsacd to me. aud
your card I wanted Toto thank
you. that was an Her voice was
steady. but she looked ha II she
were going 30 cry.
Then tho miu said a very strange
thing We heard him plainly. and
~. Ana tstE~.t..FH tt,t F,.ts.8 - r.t,s
ting that instrument down ia a
hurry. 20 that sho could not hear
another word. she just held part OF
u against her shoulder. 80 that
no sound could so into Il. and
laughed What The man had said
WAS We'll IN be damned"
Then DC added quickly. and !
didn't like the tone Of IL. for g.
sounded Jealous. and from what
Elizabeth had said / did not think
that he had any right to be Jealous.
say Elizabeth. are you in the
habi, OF getting flowers from Las.
tcr's7"
No. have never had any from
them before"
OH thought maybe they had
put my card in tho wrong box"
Then they were not for meT'
Her volco sounded a little tired.
"No-yeB-wait moment. Eliza.
boih--don't hang UP. or course II
was n mistnko--I wouldn't have
dared! But---ilaten. Ellzabc,h-of--
can't tell sou By telephone-may
I como up and tell you how It hap.
poned7'
Ills voice was eager. but Eliza.
beth'a sounded just like "A frosty
morning: II don't think that IL
necessary. II was a mistake. un.
dcrstand."
"No. not isn't a mls,akel or
course they arc FOR you, mover
sent violcts 20 anyone else In my
lifel I'm coming right NJ now
and tell you about Il. IN be up In
ton minutes" There was a sharp
click that sounded emphatic. and,
somehow. triumphant. Tho man
had hung up.
SO OF course there was nothing
for Elizabeth TO do but to hang up.
-too.
She gathered some Of tho violcts.