The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-01

was ulrlf acted hl frequent bNi rs OF |
conversation across me, who sat DO
tween thc two mca. After hair an
hour I then grew conscious OF an
other disturbance Next 10 Julian
sat a fair Eirl whose profile ] could
/ just $50 IN the dark She was with
another girl l don't know what
made me notice Il, but after a time
I observed that Julian laid his hand
upon his knee, Her hand also lay
on her knee. A little later I OBJ
served that Juilan's hand was no
longer 20 be seen called myself
a fool. FOR tho girls hand stan lay
/ where Il had been. What was I
thinking of or was Il Fremont
tion2 l told myself not 90 look but
az last had 20. ! couldn't help H.
I No hands were 20 10 seen, SaNuEcly
| l told myself; We'll. II no s. holding
I her hand. what does Il mAtter7 Any
how. Il isn't diEnined 90 look" nut
\ Just a. the lights went up ! had 10
look. OF counsel How silly of me.
Julian was consulting lis watch,
while tho Kirl rad her program.
/ To this day don't know what hap
rened there. but ! do know that for
the first time I realized that Julian
might b. unfaithful 10 me, that craft
might lie under his charming man
\ ner, My security was shaken
These things go slowly l did not
think Of them when We went up 70
SCI sattcrthwaitc after tho show. !
had never spoken 90 him before. and
did not like this short. extremely
stout. heavy, dark man. with enor-
nous humid browu eyes heavy un-
dcrlip, and large tribal nose. st
or by a pronounced badness, lie
looked perfectly disgusting. and 20 /
was amazed 20 find that he had the
sofiest and most carcasinE voice I've
ever heard. 'oh. you arc Little
Rear. aren't your Everybody says
nice things about your looks. Mrs
Quin. and as rule that means dis
appointment sce that sometimes
/ people don't exnEEerate."
l laughed | couldn't be offended
by his crudity: tho man was 60 and
when he smiled HIS features were
sweet and paternal Mcerbrook made
a fool Of himself after a moment, and
asked Sattsrthwuite whether no
wouldn't like 10 mount a light opera
as change from clnemna The
manager shook hts bald head and re-
Piled;
mo Mr.. Mrsrbroak when your
I light opera comes on, ! promise you
I'll take q stalls on tho first night.
and I'll tell all my friends IN the
press 70 give you show. but I must
stick 20 my trade. / don't understand
music"
"oh. so ont" rnid MesrbrooiI.
Haven't met you three times al a
concert in the last month";"
Yes" Ealh sattcrthwnits. nodding
Il don't understand music. but I love
H. II makes me forget that I'm a
. Tat old vidowcr, since my Hcbccca
died. and that Two a quarrel With
the landlord OF my biz house ia
( Hampshire. aud that my boy Reuben
has got religion something dreadful
and wants 70 30 a rabbi. which
doesn't pay
~
Was II this agitation. won
der. caused me, when | got home.
10 receive amicably an invita-
ton from Sir Charles Bald.
win 70 lunch with him NJ the
cnrltonf After all. /, was the Carl
ton: II was not his fiat Why mott
I | did not 20 70 sleep at once. and for
some time considered tho BALDWIN
proposal 1t would not compromise
me much. but three months before.
in the first flush Of coming together
with Julian, ! should have laughed
at the old mAn. 1 was disturbed the
suspicion that Julian had held that
girls hand Ia the cinema worried me
tho liked satterthwaits. he certain
~ was vulgar. and resented being
led BY Julian into such nocirty.
broodcd for some time over these two
grievances. turning over and over
and feeling very hot Then Julian's
management of aeerbrook Increased
my irritation. He was mean, in n
way.
II wasn't 80 bad luuchinE with Sir
| Charles. lie did talk n lot about him
self and his wealth. and lie Dragged,
lie told me a, lunch how he'd bought
a car recently.
what about a run down to nrigh-
ton. you and met Eli, what g
! repealed the run down to Brigh-
ton. l love motoring. but had an
idea that there wouldn't 10 quite
enough room in the car for Sir
Charles. myself and my self-respcct.
had quite enough trouble ~ II was.
for I'd been fool enough TO tell him
that, after lunch. ! wanted 10 so to
some glove people At the top OF Bond
Street. Tho car was waiting, so !
couldn't say I'd rather taxi: as IL was
raining. / couldn't say wanted TO
walk | had TO get In. The brute
had fitted blinds to his car, but /
managed to keep ono Of them up
He wasn't really violent: at last no
contented himself with holding my
hand and kissing my wrist above the
glove, declaring that ! was throwing
myself away and that he was ready
to give me hell Of n good time
IT disturbed me, all this. Tho now
atmosphere, that had begun by being
exciting. was becoming usual Fam
tastic figures we're more normal than
they seemed. Sadie collected stamps:
Art Mo- was good golfer and rot
on very well with stockholders al
Sandy Lodge. They we're moro nor
NAL than they seemed, and The
Woman, found. kept an old mother
and an invalid sister Mt the seaside.
All that made mo like them better.
but they were less impressive. and so
I had less to keep my mind busy.
Also. acldity arose with Julian over
the maneuvers which felt he was
engaged in with regard TO Nicer
brooks opera. | discovered an un-
expected streak of harshness In the
beautiful creature.
Get on or get out, Ursula, That's