The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-10
CHAPTER II
Farewell 20 plutua

A sort Of guilt and a sort OF shy-
pess az nrst prevented me from going
70 see Isabel II Ia stin been hes
sister from tho country, yea Wee
have talked Of the cid rooklnx-horse
But Isabsi married Isabel with :
house In cArogan square. A. slangy a,
me but taiking a dlffcrcnt slang
smart slang rather than war work
er's slang. good-lcoking. tho eruds
where am delicate. and with a sids.
lonx glance when abe talks 10 mer
vel. was shs IsAbeif Or wa,
she not rather a stranger. Mira o..
uaston7
label tast burst at me. not anEriiy
IKE Aunt Augusta. but In = nasty
cola way. She didn't call me unnat.
ural: she called me a damn fool
How you can be such = little fool.
sald Isabel Il can't understand
You've never done anything queer
until now. Really. its hard 20 BE-.
llsye were sisters"
Hut. Bel
You're a perfect idiot For nc
reason that can so. except all THU
fuss about the oeelisk. you 50 away
quarrel with papa. who's 80 easy &
manage n only YOU never tell hin
the truth: you refuse an allowances
As n you thought you'd have 60 b
grateful for taking H. And you star
out In life with 40 pounds Forty
poundsl Not enough to buy an operl
cloak
Il can work. replied. a it'll,
arrogan,iy. tho somewhat annoyed -
feel that / couldn't buy an opers
cioak-
-worki- Isabel went on -Yor
talk nks a suffraEctte What's "a,
good Of work. except 90 set rec
nosef What do you think your,
Eulng 70 dof Go 20 an office from
eleven 10 three. or whatever the tim.
Ia Never so 70 a lunch parsyg Never
be seen At a mAtineef Catch trains
Lunch In A b cs. ! suppose
-But what else am 10 dor l re-,
,lied. suddenly aggressive ITS al
very well for you. You're marrieS
to Gerves and he lets you have your
way In everything. What would yot
have done n you'd been stuck away
in Hampshire. listening TO the church
wArdnns wranEiing about obellsks ane
never SEEING any men. and when yot
did see = man. like Captain Stan.
hope sticking sdlly Joke about shar.
lng bathrooms Id like 10 know whai
you'd have doneT'
I'D have married Capt. stAnhope.'
said Isabel The bathroom was 4
good beginning. II could have led &c
great thingx That Il. II he could az.
ford me. since you're an ass. wei
have TO ind something for you TO do
Wen. now come 10 lunch nexi
week
"An right" said. feeling that this
discovery Of something for me TO dc
was worthy Of slr. Dick. What day
win suit your
oh. any day-Tuesday. wednes-
day. No. I'm lunching out on Wed.
nesday. Say Thursday. Lots OF peo-
pie II 1oat In They always como on
hare when the Ritz L. full"
Isabel was very like herself. and i
could not help admiring her for en-
toytng herssif in that rough way. On
Thursday. Gerves was not therc
which was annoying. for I knew no
body. ! gathered. less from mumblec
Introtuctions than from the CONVEX.
saaon al table. who these peopls
were.
This house, Are these special
architects, uphoisterers. psychologist.
taIl By appointment to His Majesty
King PiutusD spending their lives on
producing this7 They always pro-
ducs the same expensive and com.
monplace statue In the hall. the sans
study where nobody studies. with q
green-pile carpet. and the inevitable
large silver cigaret bcx.
was sitting next 10 a man called
Mr.. Barnburgh. a stockhroker, be.
nsvc. portly. rubezcent Under hil
neshodical. not very Jewish nose
the fun. pleasant curves OF HIS red
Ups let pass occasional. faintiy hostll,
references 70 the Jews Didn't
think this weather very irying7 Was
thinking Of going ahroad7 II.
could recommend Barolino's hotel lr
venice II was almost an good a,
the Central at Pain Beach"
Tn staying In town." I say
feeoly. / look down. / haven't tn,
courage 10 tell him the truth. II,
espouses my mood On the other
side Of me sits a Mr.. Guthrie. Mr.
Guthrie simply il not. except that h.
eats He eats In beautiful silence