The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-05

on you. hut you Eut 10 face furia
In this world. lie can't make your
pile Tor you. and I can"
! ala not reply, I vaguely wanted
TO know what ho would propose.
Mind you. / don't say I'm Rookie
fellor. bat I've been sco0ping BE- a
biz lately could 80 you some
good. Want 10 $50 ON tho stagog-
II don't know"
Welt you only got 10 saw d.
I'm give YOU three months training
under any manager you Ike, Got
you a thrater. any damn thcatcr you
like And put up fifty thousand
aud 90 start YOU Ia management
did not reply,
That's better than setting sou up
In flat the other side OF tho river,
which Is what sgaroso you thought
/ was playing up to- What Well,
what about itT-
"oh. I couldn't" I murmurcd. The
offer was so sumptuoua that Tor "A
moment love was silent,
How do you mean. oouldnrf
Don't you got moi Start you on
an allowance. eay a couple Of thou,
sand year. and give you a good
time. When you're ready you1l
have your own thsator. and you
leave tho press 10 Charlie II. feh.
/ whatf-
Il was terribly tempting. What
had Isabel said2 How long would
my looks laat1 Ally own thoaterl
My picture In the Tatlerl F'rocllH
from the Maison Dromina the
only thing Julian couldn't give me.
But Julianl No, l couldn't do II.
And now this man was holding my
arm above the elbow. i hated him.
then, his blunt features his wealth.
the manners he had just purchased,
Apart from Julian. / couldn't have
said yes" can't soil myself I'm
no good az a. l refused lie took
Il maryrloualy well. -Wcll. vel
let Il alone now. En-. what1 Wen
have another talk by and by. Now
let's 90 ana have lunch"
We went 70 tho Carlton. wa
vaguely uncomfortable. tho no dit
not touch me Ia tho car. This was
OF accepting defeat and Rlluding "a
another struggle worried me. Per
hapa that was how Sir Charles hRt
got what no wanted That was ter
utying sun. lunch was very nice
the band was banding hard: all 10,
pretty people wcrc lunchinR with th'
rich ones, Arr NO and Meorbrooi
had "a party. obviously capitalists
Judging by their collars and ties.
recognized popular actress. thrthel
on a decrcpit but distinguished peer
But just as I WAS raising 20 my lip
a fragment OF sole. l saw. hllf /
doEon tables away. Christine Wal
dron smiled az her. and after
second she answered. but with M
tie flicker Of discomfort In her CT
preston. lodged from right q
left TO look past tho tables that in
tsrvenod. l wanted 10 $50 who Hh
was with. Then / dropped my fork
Tho head OF her companion showeI
thick waves OF nodded golden hair
1ulianl
/ don't know how | got thru thA
lunch. except that sir Charles hslpr'
mo by relating AT length how on
made plush. He wns tho sort Of ma
who entertAina women with that nor
Of thing. In Tho middle. chrtstin
must have told Julian that We wer
thers. for hs turned and waved hi
hand at mo. Sir Charles turned an
acknowledged tho greeting. we
better Join them for eotfno,- he n
marked
IAN right said. sly mind VA
in a whlrl I had told Julian that
Was iunchinE with Sir Charles. bt
be hadn't told me he was lunchin
with Christine. He was hidingl
was unjust enough 20 think ;hf
j, OF a man who was hiding
. NJ tho Carlton. An lntolorablo sens
Of grievance overwhelmed me. II
had time to joneh at the Carlton. wh
couldn't no take met Didn't war
TO. Preferred TO take Christine, No
4 saw why no was partisan
sadis's and wanted 10 keep her wii
Pawistt on tho sly ne VIVA dan
ling after Christine himself So hci
was tho srnash, That's how sna'
began.
Sir Chariee aaid. Look hero, b
fore we Join them. have you bcs
thinking over what said this NOR
y inE7 Because I'm still ready II "
l. say yea" A. I did not reply.
pressed HIS advantage: Come o
r Better say yes while you can. r
n what. Two thousand year I
n. you're ready. and then fifty tho
y sand quId and your own theate
y Don't miss your market"
p NO" / said. didn't want hii
Re didn't want Julian. wRA sick
all these men, sun. when s
Ut Charles got up TO so TO their tab
I followed him.
The same old talk began. the en-
less talk which until then had seem
- 20 me new.
Have you seen sattorthwalto
y asked Sir Charles. looking At julia
"Oh no." said Julian he
tating. Then. moro firmly. How
old Nor
Sir Charles paused before rcplyir
He seems all right"
Yes" said Julian. "of course o
never knows.
We two women listened sharp
We didn't understand, and yet
felt that there WIS something to I
derBtand.
He's sporting sort OF fell
Whnt7" said Sir Charles "Of coui
a man can overdo It bit. Ho wa
ed mo to put money into his remit
company. but | said: NO Not
Charles y. He puts his money II
his own business where no can got
] out. Eth. what7"
\ II quite agree with you,
Charles" said Julian.
still. guess he'll raise IT,"
A few words wero snid about r.
ben satterthwaite. who, It seem
still wanted 10 be a rabbi. n
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