The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-12

treated mo al if 1 were grown up
aud pretended 20 be- very shocked
when | told him had been tempted
20 listen 10 the soldier instead OF
jumping into the bus;
My dear Ursula he said. ''how
can you have had such an un-
traditional emotionf Girls Of your
kind don't 90 these things. "a, least
not IN peace times. when there's no
war on there are no lonely soldiers
AZ least after what's happened dur.
ms this var / cap hardly believe amy
of them are lonely"
siill he questioned me. warned me
against many dangers which had not
occurred 70 me. The varieties OF ways
In which my undolug might bo
brought about seemed 90 prcoecupy
hia imagination, I almost formed the
IDEA that Uncle Victor would be
pleased aa well as censorious n l got
into a serape. he could have put Il
rirht 30 beautifully But De ala not
suggest that should SO home In
stead be offered me a e0-pound note
! refused, ] don't know why, but
promised 10 borrow money from him
later II | had TO take Il from anybody.
pid he want me 20 be- compro-
miscd1 Was n intolorable 20 the dear
old Nvour that any woman should
stay Incorporated. even his nelee ?
Az ] think Of him now. / understand
him hettsri II had been com
promised, Just a little. I should have
been more piauante. more accessible.
tho forbidden. There would have
been a sparkle In our relationship.
"
When ] came home I found on the
table a note from Mabel Thornton In
forming me chat n l called al leal-
holmes next morning l might be
given a temporary job. They were
engaging number OF clerks for
stock taking, Immediately after
Christmas
II lasted three weeks. Three weeltH
l noted while a young man sang. He
wore glasses and held serious Views:
he was Erieysd when my cigarei case
fell out Of my little bag II Is un-
forge,ahle. this song.
"sox, navy asst Ditto. tartan
MackEie sfal Ditto T. maciosh 7ii
Ditto 7. Mcleod 1881 Ditto T. Fras-
err Ditto I. sinclhirl Ditto T. Cor
donl Ditto IT, Ditto Z"
We sang songs OF eRmisoles. chant
ed pajamas. and hummed alapendera
Then ] posted tho stock book in
clear hand. was put on tho adding
M. but stayed on this dizzy emil
hence only a day because the check
ers discovered that I seldom obtained
the same total " cast up top 10 bot.
tom m when did from bottom 10
top. II went on for three wesku
bloures ling. ditto insert. ana ditto
ditto. ceased 20 know what l was
doing and 4 didn't matter. bcgnn
"a lose count ~ time. until Saturday
evening tno early closing FOR us) lef,
me unemployed. and EaapinE as a
siarfish on a beach AFTER fort.
night ] woke up on a Sunday morn.
inE. murmuring: ~Coraeia fun fE
fi0i" Jus, AZ my three weeks ended
I was beginning 10 think that this
bad begun IN the dim arcs that pre-
ccded history. ana would 20 on aa
long a. history. Yet was sorry 10
lose the job. After al. was getting
two pounds ten a week. and I WIS
half sorry 20 leave the young man
with glasses. who was called mn Inn
proven. arm afraid that he didn't
Improve me much. and | never kept
my promise 10 come 10 a chapel
which he favored. Just or Edwware
Road. even tho he pleaded:
Come 70 our little Bsulah. Miss
Trent" Ills voice went down semi-
tone: TITS not too late. FOR there r.
fountain flllcd with blood In which
you may yet be cieansed. You
wontT- he ssid IN morn melan-
cholic tone and went on folding Bol-
ton shec,ing.
was out of a Job again. and
did not that night conceal my anxiety
from Mabel Thornton. She was not
very sympathetic, for she had often
been out Of Job herself. The con-
verAation turned from jobs to mar
riaEe.
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