The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-19

fashion. Correctly folded Il also
makes thu EmArtest sort Of turban.
three nights running. and finally was
passed.
was very nervous and VERY
pleased ] was 70 glad 20 have got
way from Mrs, V6rnham's. 10 have
killed tho memory OF Philip. Ho
wasn't brutal about H. He wrote me
a charming letter from Birmingham.
pointing out that a dsmobod officer
must take tho first good chance he
could set. asking me not 20 forget
him (llkn Doctor upnor). and hoping
70 rec mo soon again. Yes. a bcRuti.
tul letter. As have said before,
men who don't love you always write
beautiful letters
I had no time 20 think OF him. for
II was rather SCATTERING, this new oc-
oupation. II was not recognized
occupation. like millinery or nursing;
had touch OF the diEreputahlc. This
hand-holding. even for surgical pur-
poses. was necessarily little sent.
mental ! began like that. and I
never grew an bluntcd az did Polly
and Miss Merton. who had been In
tho business for years and treated
hands m dlapaBaonhtsly as they
would have feet
There were two girls besides my
self. one known as Polly. the other
ns Miss Merton. Polly couldn't have
been called anything else. one
couldn't have said Miss 70 her. She
was such a Polly, with her rather
round. rosy face, hor bright little
blue eyes. her tumbied. light-brown
hair. her capacity for easy morrt-
ment Polly enjoyed herself IN tho
manicure shop: all day. at intervals
saueals OF laughter pierced her cur
tain. Sometimes one heard her pro-
test, -oh, 20 homel- Pause. squeais.
soufflc. "oh. Charlie. do give Overt"
Then. ferocioualy: Chuck II. or III
empty tho bowl on you'll"
Miss Merton was different She
was very pretty. dark-hnirod. exceed
ingly sober She had a Spanish look.
and. knowing II, accentuated her typo
by wearing red flower in her curly
black hair. Nothing over happened
behind Miss Merton's curtain. Once
or twice only I heard warning
Now" Mostly there was silence.
and she repealed familiarity with
splendid efficiency.
Tho first day was rather n rRcling
affair My frat customer, just be-
fore lunch. was a round. fat, fair,
middlc-aEod man. who would have
been rather smart II he bad not been
wearing frock coat Something 10
do with cincmas, l believe. When /
returned with my bowl full OF hot
water. absolutely terrified. and sure
that I would cut him TO tho quick.
no was sitting in the armchair, his
square. hairy hands upon his knees,
and these knees wide apart TO give
space TO his stomach. His thick
mouth was smiling amIably Any
how. no looked rood-tempercd.
As sat down, quaklpg, having
drawn my curtain, my customer re-
marked: Y say, you're n good look
err" and. without hesitation, put
both arms around me and Kissed me.
was too surprised TO resist. Then
struggled madly, without word. I
hated him. ] dug my elbow into
.o,.ayNipsr .nyt apd 1uahad aa bar1
as could. I wanted TO hurt him.
With n gasp he suddenly lot me go
and nursed his injured side, while I
returned 20 my little stool. where I
sat, trembling. my eyes avcrted, too
weak 10 get up. and yet filled with
tho intention to run away. Then. to
my amazoment, he said:
Hunt She didn't seem to
like II"
He wasn't angry. He was taking
II naturally. couldn't understand
II ut all He held out n hairy hand.
Come on. get on with tho Job"
Fecbly took his hand and set to
work. After n while no began to talk
quite amlnbly about tho weather, a
play no had seen. and had I been
long at this Job. He gave me no
moro trouble Mt oil. At the end he
tipped mo shilling.
That was the first specimen I coll
lected for my Denman Street gal
lery. He was not an unusual typo I:
brutal, but good-tcmpcred. and not
really unkind. That type kissed
manlcurists as matter OF habit,
without particularly wanting 10, Just
as many mon kiss girls In cabs as
they drive them home from the-the-
ater. He oven came again two or
three times, and every timo the same
thing happened. At last he took up
with Polly, who thought him delight
full.
had seven customers that day,
six OF whom tried 10 kiss mo. When
the second one tried I grew quite
clear that wasn't going 10 stick this
much longer but ns found that I
could stop him by telling him didn't
Ike IT, after which no became fairly
pleasant, I changed my mind. He,
too, gave mo n shilling. Tho Others
only gave mo aixpence. by tho end
OF tho day ! had learned that at