The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-21

ago TO take tho plunge. However,
Tho worst you get is a hcartbrcnls
and a lifetime % regrets. But OF
course, tho woman takes some
chances, toe. Tell mo about her.
Well" Buddy hcamcd fatuous,
~. Il dunno hardly whero 60 be-
SIN Into his voice. az no spoke.
there ercpt brcathless excitement.
into his eyes dumb alteration,
She's wonderful She's too good
FOR me-"
once and a while they are"
She's educated. too-more in
your class. Mr. Gray. / dunno how
she stands for me she's tho smart.
est. purtiest girl"
she's young. chr"
"She's--oldcr n am. l reckon
she's mehbe %, / never asst her.
Naturally. How did you meet
herr Wheat whereG I'm a ter.
rihly romantic old fool" Gray
hitehed his chair closer and leaned
forward. his face keen with inter.
est.
Well sir l,'s a regular story,
Ike in a book, Was IN restau.
rant with n eoupla fcliers an a fel.
Ter she was with struck her"
struck herf'
Yep. He was her brother. 30 she
told me. Anyhow. I bounced him.
l sure spoiled him mp a lot. She
was cryin' an she asst me 10 take
her home, That's how got 10
know her s'Pose she cottoned
10 me for tnkin' her part hathaway.
She didn't know the sort Of place Il
was her brother took her, Pore
kid She's had u hard time, an
every man she ever knew. but me.
done her dirt, Even her husband. %
Buddy seowled.
After a moment Gray said. quiet.
~. so, she's marTiedf"
"she was. He's dead. or some.
thing. / was hashfui about cAllin'
around to SEQ her. no, havin' any.
thing TO talk about but school an
oil wells. but she took an interes,
r!gh, away. specially In tho wells.
You'd ought 10 hear the story OF
be- life, Mr., Gray It's as Ha1 az
any novel You sce. her folks had
lots VI money, but her ma disa an
her va WAS too busy 10 be bothered.
so he sent her Off TO convent.
Them nuns at the convrn, was 30
crua TO her that she run away
And went ON tho stage"
How'd you know
Il didn't. But--the stage Is the
usual refuge for conventhred girls
who arc abused I've met several.
Did She Was the old home In
Virginia."
Sure Mehbe yes know herr
Buddy cried.
Perhaps. seem 20 remember
the story. wha, 10 her nameT'
airline Montague"
The elder man shook his head.
You said something about mar.
rage. dare say she married some
rich John whose family dlsapprovcd
OF the mateh--ao many show girls
have been received like that. You
can't imagine tho prejudice OF those
Fifth Avenue. parents"
That's what abe done. An he
went orr an joined the French 10.
gicn Of Honor an was Killed.
Foreign Legion. no doubt"
Any how, no never made no per.
vision for her, But she wouldn't Of
touched n penny Of HIS money II
he'd lsft II TO her. shea that hon.
onbIc." Now that the lover had
fairly launched himself upon the en-.
crossing life story OF his sweetheart
he was In deep earnest, and his lis.
tencg's quick understanding. his
sympathy. his grasp OF the ss,ua.
ton. was a spur to further conf.
t'cnecs. II was blessing to have
a friend 80 old. so wise. and 90
worldly.
what is tho estate you men.
tlonedg'
"oh. that's hsr ownt TIA all she
had 10 fall back on. It's bein'
settled up now an she'll have her
money before long"
The old Virginia homestead and
tho alaves--7''
Good thing she met me when
she did. for them lawyers had II
all tied up in court and wouldn't
let go till shc paid their fees
"a nro+s4dentlai r,1ppfInr frrfIv