The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-17

ha arrived. my viii being completely
released ! said nothinE a. another
bottle Of Mumm arrived Then
Philip Zen under she ssas II another
mood II seemed that NE was 30 un-
satisfying 20 a lonely man.
There you Sit" he said. In a vuiled
voice $50 lovely. a picture ~ beauty
20 make a man blink. ana I'm enure-
ly happy les y o'clock. nearly. Ia
a few minutes perhaps / must open
tho door Of thla temporary paradise
90 take you home Wen have hoon
ahips passing In the night What a
pltyi"
My eyes blurred ! felt 20 sorry
for him that l onptiod tho glass. stlll
mysterioualy fun
~Nonscn.ri" said. unsteadily.
we could soe lot OF each other II
you want TO"
his blue eyes looked sorrowful and
ho leaned toward inc. / thought he
was Eoing 10 touch me. and ahTank
half away. half toward him But he
did not sun he considered mo with
those sad blue eyes. bis melancholy
grew. "a. over coffee. No smoked In
silence, looked AZ him furuyoly.
Yea he was very good-looking Oh.
! know that women pretend that they
don't care what a man looks like n
he's got strength. AZ We call Il. or
character. but I know better. Who
shall rcsiat lips carved In marble 2
Soft eyes and level broWHH I was
sorry for him. AZ I got up. rather
carefully. TO take Off the bat that
worried mo. was sorry for myself
l flung my hat down on tho OCCASION
al table. and there stood for a mo-
ment, saddsncd by the temporary
quality OF life felt 90 warm and
hght now. but IA few houra as
ho Said or was Il miuutes. we'd part.
l couldn't bear H. Tears formed Ia
my eyoA Almost at once no was By
my aldo ana was In hia arms
Darling" ho whispered. what Ia ~
What makes you unhappy
Il don't know"
"oh. do and there's only one
cure for that l was too tired 20
ask what was tho cure for tho palm
OF tho world was content TO stand
there for a moment In his embrace.
and 20 give my lips 20 hiH consolinE
kisses was comfortable and safe.
! liked 10 feel about mo this male
grasp. What could harm mo within
such a rink7
i love YOU he whispered
l did not reply, 1 don't think I
quite believed him. but / liked 20
think nd
Since tho first moment I saw
you" he muttcred. I've loved you"
SIN was passive In his RrmA and
he construed rightly this paasiyity. I
didn't care what happened His voice
siiii rnus In my cara
You too you eaFeiT.' Again
h kissed me. WAS anrndurably
weary. Careless jus, didnt mind
Then l found myself weeping. softly.
and DO didn't seem to care.
How dld get homsf did not
brood over what bad happened Tho
II was not quito ~ o'clock. stood
for moment In my room. weary DO
youd description. no, unhappy. not
happy. uncertain % my own regrets.
dimly aware that nevpr again would
things Hocm tho same was too
tired 20 think I went 70 bed With my
stockings on. I slept az after a long
days hunting. ! war like an sr.
haunted animal. and only habit woke
mo up NJ half past seven. made mo
perform my uSual tasks. washing.
dressing. breakfast going 10 work. /
was perfectly normal. and Mira. vsrn-
ham found no fault with me.
The reaction came only IN tho aft
srnoon when suddenly my hands fell
from ths machine and asked myself
with grave calm; what have you
done7 How ala you come 10 do itY'
could not answer those questions
thon. but now know women better,
and suspect that any man can we'd
any virgin, any lover conquer any
wife. II no can discover -hsr mo.
meni." II he can read the inder on
which Is recorded her emotional
zenith. In a muddled way put
down my folly 10 the champagne.
which waa silly. and told myself that
I couldn't have done such a thing but
for the excitement created by Mabel'a
suicide. know that sounds absurd.
One might think that such an er-
ample "a that would have warned mo
OF ontnngiemcnts. would have made
me run. terrified. from any man who
approached me. That In not 40, for
there lies n magic In horror: the
victim L. dramatic. interesting.
After time ncw feeling came to
me. and this was disappointment.
Mabel died for love, Was that Ril7
II came 10 me as n horrible revelation
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