The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-30

her Her skin had n healthy
freshness. pink like tho marvellous
pink OF certain spring Wild flowers
ana rhe had delicate girllah fea-
lures that wholly suited his ap,
pTaislng eye.
sho was ono OF those girls who
have worlds OF hair 10 spend law
iahly In setting OF piquant faces.
Il must have been dark brown;
az least Il looked 90 In tho street
light Below was clear. glrlisb
brow. with never line except ths
friendly ones OF oompanlonship and
humor. Her eyes seemed 20 DO
deeply blue. goodnaturod. chlldishly
happy. amazingly clear ana lumin-
Gus. perfect index 90 her mood
Now they wero smiling. partly with
delight In tho ride and 10 tho lux.
ury Of tho car partly from tho
sheer Joy OF the adventure, Ned
rather wished that tho llsht was
better. He'd Ike 20 have given
them further study,
she had a pretty nose. and FUN.
almost scnsuous lips that ourled
easily and softly as she smiled.
Then there was a doloctablo glimpse
Of tho little hollow OF a slender
throat, az tho collar Of her dress
Ned found himself staring. ana
no didn't know why. lie was no
stranger 20 womcn's beauty. some
degree Of Il WAS tho rulo rather
than tho exception In the circle m
which no moved; but some way
this before him now wns beauty
OF a different kind. II was warm.
and Il went down inside OF him
and touched some particular mood
and fancy that had never mani.
Tested itself before. He had seon
such beauty. now ana again. Ia
chlldren-young girls with tho
freshness OF spring flower. just
emerging into tho bloom OF first
womanhood. and not yet old enough
for him 70 meet IN social way
but it had never occurred 10 him
that Il could ilnger past the flap
per" age. This girl In his car
was IN her early twenties-over.
rather than undcr--of medium
height. with tho slender strength
OF an expert swimmer. yet her
beauty was that OF a child.
He couldn't tell. NJ first. IN Just
what her beauty lay. Other girls
had fresh skins. bright eyes. Gmli.
ing lips and masses OF dark. lus-
trous hair-snd some OF them even
had tho simplicity Of goah manners.
Ned bad a quick, SURE mind. and
for a moment no unused over his
wheel as he tried 10 puzzle II out
In all probability u lay in tho
soft. giriish lines about her lips
and eyes. curiousiy there was not
the slightest hardness about them.
Some way. this girl had missed n
certain hardening process that
most OF his own girl friends had
undergone: tho Ito Of tho TWEEN.
ueth century. IN a city Of more
than 100000. had len her uu.
acathod There wcro only tender.
ness and girllsh sweetness In tho
lines. not capitalization. not self.
love. not recklessncas or selfish.
ness that no had soma way come
10 expect.
But Hoon after this Ned Cornct
caught himself with n whispered
oath. Ito was positively aaudIini
The excitement. the near approach
10 trugedy. tho influence Of the
liquor manifcstinE itself once more
In his veins we're making him stare
and think Ike a silly fool. Tho
girl was n particularly attractive
shopgiri or factory worker. strong
and athletic Cor all her appealing
siendernesa doubtless pretty enough
to wRken considerable interest in
certain Of his friends who went IN
for tina; sort OF thing. but he. Ned
cornet. had other interests. The
gaze he ben. on her was suddenly
indifferent.
They wcre almost NJ their des
tinat!on now. and he did not SEQ
tho sudden decline OF her mood IN
tT't"ttoH ~ &AlH W ANk interest
Sensitive rs flower TO sunlight,
sho realized In a moment that n
barrier OF caste had dropped down
between them, She was silent tho
rest OF tho way.
Would you mind telling mo what
you do-in the way Of work. I
mean7" no asked her. NJ her door
My father has business that
employs many girla There might
DO n chance"
II can do almost anything with
q needle. thank you" she told him
with perfect frankness. Fitting.
hemstitching, embroidery-I could
namo dozen other things"
we employ dozens Of seam.
stresses and flttera. suppose I
can reach you hereafter work
hours. III keep you in mind"
An instant later he had hidden
her good night and driven away.
little dreaming that. thru tllo
glass pane OF tho door. her lustrous
blue eyes had followed tho red
spark that was his tall.llght TIM IL