The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-07

BINS eaFGs read william Beverly
Watson. and In tho lower lcft hand
corner IN small Dpo-but always
thereof Virginia"
Nobody wouid ever think Of deny.
ing where Bill hailed from. or that
no brought along with him certain
OF his inhcritanccs.
Bin. just careless. no intention.
was something OF "a bon viyant. az
any rate a lover OF ease, tho good
things OF life Comfortable homo.
always a good meal on the table. no
suntinK temperament expressed In
these things As time went on. the
way hill insisted CA living showed
ON him, lie grew 90 look like his
habits, comfortable, In his fortyHcc-
ond year little bald and border.
ing on being stout. Rather good
looking was Blll. fine teeth tof which
he was somewhat vain and n smile
tho charm OF which was never qucs.
toned. As fact. Blll had several
smiles. different smiles for different
occasions. different people. occasion.
ally condescendins. But the real
smile. The pronounced one. and above
par, was Tor women. II was "a
peculiar smile, this smile o. BUS
FOR women. indulgent. patronizing,
playful IL seemed 20 say 10 them.
any OF them. young or old. married
or aingle-no matter. you were made
10 be loved
quito naturally. Blrs wife was
beauty. quite naturally also. she
adorcd Bul and what was worae,
alas. for the imaginative tempcra.
ment. she WAS extremely Jealous Of
BIN. and more especially Of BINS
smile for women, He had a good
deal 20 bear from II. suspicion. quea.
tioning days OF estrangcment, mild
sceuca--a good deal 10 bear. but
nothing could KIN that smile. gallant
and persuasive. that 1911 had FOR
women. all women. lie offered Il an
their due, and TO SEQ him offer Il
certainly hurt his wife. so that ms
much az possible sho driftcd 10 the
background. taxing Biil with her. OF
course.
when she was IS she feu m.
Something wrong. Cancer whls,
pered There IN world OF woe in
that word Two years Of suffering.
mostly in bed during The second
one. with Bin constantly at her aide.
the bedside Sundays all day long
az the window where her eyes could
rest upon him. and her feeble voice
reach him. sat Bill Sunday papers
in his lap or on tho floor az his
feet.
Always in the beautiful stricken
eyes OF hia wife. 30 that ~ times
no rather dreaded to meet them,
BIN read a question: what was he
doing when away from her--whu
was receiving his Hmlc7
Yes. BIN knew this question was
ever IN her mind. and ho suffered
under H. For her own sake. her
peace OF mind. he wished no could
have her perfect confidence. and
what he could do 20 insure this h,
did. Straight homo from tho office
and Sundays, all day Sunday. IN,
window. three feet from tho bed
aud tho papers. Sometimes aittinl
there in the quiet OF the Rsck room
he would fan asleep aud that wal
tho time when her eyes rarely lef
his face. the time WHEN she coult
take her fun OF the features Bh'
loved 70. while thinking perhaps o
the smile. sleeping also. not troub
ling her now
They had three children. Nil boys
20. 20. 10. Tho boys. Bill spollinl
them or "cuSEing them out" as tn
case might be. nagEed Mt them some
times. the aiiing mother protesting
Nerves. No wonder. Mentally an,
physically he was a bit tired. work
at the office. confinement to th'
house. nursing
| BIZ had lots OF friends. and VIVA
was predicted among them was tai
was inevitably that when Bill fount
himself alone. he would break ioos'
In some wild way. that the apart
mcnt with only the male element
left. would undergo changes. wake
up. Bin had been housed up ans
held down quite while. thcJ
argued.
Wen. one day BIZ did find him
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