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

an,er for YOU"
In what way. may askg"
well hy payin' you more"
you are generous. The salary
We agreed upon isn't low"
"Yesm- No. maRm"
Il wouldn't feel right 60 acecp,
more"
TRY Il. ma'am, for little while
Mcbhe IL won't bother you 40 much
after you set used 10 IL. Allie likes
YOU
"And IL am interested in her
She Is progressing too, IN fact. |
have never seen anyone learn more
rapidly. But-sho is 80 unusual
still. perhaps l am the one--pcrhaps
Il is my duty. undor the clreum'
stances
with this disposition 60 oompro.
mise the father had little difficulty
In dealing, so the daily routine was
continued Allie applied herself TO
the cultivation OF the ordinary 40.
cial nioetiea with the same zeal
that she followed her studies and
her physical exercises. Fortunately
9hcso exercises afforded outlet for
the impotence and the scorn that
she felt Tor herself Otherwise there
would have been no living with her.
A. il was she showed herself no
mercy. Daylight found her stir
ring. her Swedish arm she took
with a vigor that fairly shook the
floor. and. having finished this, she
donnod sweater and boots and went
for swift walk over the hills, At
this hour she had the roads 10 her.
self and was glad OF Il. for she felt
ridiculous At breakfast. altho she
had ravenous appetite. she ate
sparingly, The day was spent in
reading aloud. in lessons la deport-
ment. voice meditation. conyersa
ton. and tho like. in learning how
10 enter and how 10 leave a room.
how 10 behave az tea or a recep-
ton, how 10 accept and how TO
make an introduction. how to walk.
how to sit. how TO rise. Allie did
sums in arithmetic. she studied
grammar and geography and pen
manship--ln short. sho took an In
tenSified commonAehool course.
Here was where her tutoress had
trouble, for when the girls brain
became weary or confused she re.
lieved her baffled rage in her most
natural way. tho while Mrs. RIMS
stopped her ears and moaned. II
was regimen that no ordinary
woman could have endured. IL would
have taxed the strength Of an
athlete.
Late in the afternoon Allie went
riding. and here was ono accom-.
plishment IN which she required no
coaching. Frequently she vented
her spite upon the horse. and more
than once she brough, II hoiuo with
it's mouth bleeding and It's TANKS
white with lather. She rode with
magnificent reeklessness that n.
naiiy caused comment among tho
other guests,
Allie was sitting alone in her
room one evening. tagged out from
hard day. Some people were
talking on the veranda outside her
window. and she heard one say.
The girl can look really stun.
ming"
Exactly. I don't understand
where she gets her looks. for her
parents arc--lmpossible. Wouldn't
you know what they were7"
Allie needed no clearer indication
Of who was under discussion. In
stinctiye resentment at the refer.
ence OF her father and mother was
followed by amazemcnt, delight. at
the compliment TO hcrself--thc first
she had ever received. She leaned
forward. straining to hear more.
what maftsred II how these con.
temptnous outsiders referred to her
parents7 They agreed that she was
stunning" which was their way
Of saying that she was pretty. nay.
more-beautiful. perhaps.
Shes n glorious rider" the first
speaker was saying. she passed
me the other day. going like sin.
with her face blazing and that big.
lively chestnut running fiat. The
way she took that curve above the
Devils Slide brought my heart into
my mouth"
The brcathless eayesdropper felt
hot wave Of delight pour over
her. her very flesh seemed to ripple
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