The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-14

a brutal compliment We an 90.
Whom a man blunuy says You're
perfectly lovely" We have a mixed
feeling, which amour, to. what lies
Fou tell What a fool ycu are Hut
ii may be you mean n and Il may
be true"
SO ! uaid: Il don't think l ought
10, Surprising Mrs yernham found
out. she wouldn't like IL
you needn't tel her. or course
ahe wouldn't like H. II you were a
little trump she wouldn't mind Hut
do come. II isn't 40 very cheerful IN
the evening az tho club. or here with
auntio reading me selected bits from
Pretty Polly's Fortune
well" said. "l'ii tell you tomor-
row" lie embarrassed me. he did
not exactly please me In himself
only. In his eyes. was such a per
sonality. But II went out with him.
what would happenG He'd be SUR
to make love 10 me. didn't want
that Didn't ~ In my pcrplexity /
decided 20 consult Mabel
found II difficult 10 ask what
more or less ! meant namely. should
! let men mako love 10 mo or not
] wasn't used 10 discussing that sort
OF thing White I sat In her only
chair. BY the fire. Mabel Thornton
sprawied on the bed She seemed
listleaA
Mean to say there's a man after
YOU shu said.
Well" ! replied. made siy by
crude truth. mot exactly that. but he
talks 10 me and wants mo to 10 out
TO dinner with him"
We'll" said Mabel. why dom, you
GOT DO you fancy him. II you
don't perhaps you fancy tho dinner
did not reply at once. I did fancy
the dinner. and 10 did not want
Mabel 10 suggest H. Il don't want
his dinners" replied. Erandiy.
What arc you bothering about.
thenf"
"oh, dear sighed. 7 don't knowi
only ] feel ia like 10. after All. 1
don't have a very good time, but n
! 80 out with him he'll think no can
Well. you know what men
ara don't want him TO. so n I
LEI him spend money ON mo II
wouldn't 30 fair"
Mabel suddenly sat up. shaking a
elenehed fist. her voice suddenly
grew harsh. -Fairl- she aald
What's that 20, 10 do with itf Talk
OF being fair 10 meni You might as
well talk Of being fair 10 tlEerA
They'll USE you. they'll play with you.
they'll ilo 10 you. on. They're heAs,n
You needn't trouble 20 be fair 10
them My word A man knows how
70 look after number ono. Don't you
take men like that. Miss Trent You
Ert what you can out % them. Feed
out OF their hand. and don't be afraid
10 bite H."
] was frightened She sounded
hysterich So | murrnured: but
surely yon don't feel like that your
seiff L don't want 20 seem inquisi-
tive. but you've said that you. too.
you've got sonshody."
She siid OF the bed. her sjir, ana
petiieoats ruckins up and showing
her cotton stockings Yea, Two got
somebody. Or somebody's got mo.
lta Ike tho ny and the ffy-paper;
who knows which r. which, DO YOU
think l like IT. DO you think | en-.
Joy IT. Bu, whats the good Of talk.
Ing 10 youl You don't undars,And
what II means TO have a man hold
you In HIS arms. and ~ he kis.es
you 20 tell yourself. This IA heaven
And at the same time 20 smell his
mustachs and ask yourself; whats
that scentT In whose arms was he
half an hour agor-
But" said. II you feel fiko that.
why don't you let him COR
Her eyes looked wild. small. brown.
In big whiiea let him CO. shs
murmured How can you let thing
80 when It's got your II you feel
faint when he takes your hand at
The pictures 10 say nothing Of
what It's like when you give him
everything"
] was silent, I had not expected
this confession, I knew. % course,
that girls who aren', married some
times have lovers in the full sense.
but ia never met ono. This woman,
acknowledging. was n sort Of outlaw
to me, an adventures. different from
mo. sho dared haif admired her.
We'll" sho said. roughly. Il sup
pose you're shocked. Miss Trent.
You'd better get used TO II In this
world. I'd rather go on the streets
20 feed him than be what they call
respectfully married 10 anyone else.
I don't care what he does 20 me. It's
him But don't you do H." She sur
prised me. How could she warn me
against a course which seemed TO en-
thrnli hor7 shs felt thia for shs OK
plained: II don't mean II doesn't
make ono happy. II does that: i