The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-08

silly Of you. Ursula. You ought 20
know that you cana DO anything In
the country without being seen. /
don't mean that makes any differ
onca- hhe added. hurtodly. as Ehe
saw me smile. hut you've Eot 20 set
the example. and ! can hardly be-
lieve It's true what they're saying In
the village. that you've boon seen
With a strange young man IN Colby
Wood
Yes It's true IIis nams,s Doctor
upnor, from tha hospital At wok.
ing
"why hasn't hs come TO the
houaeG-
because wan, him for myself as
my own friend
"Oirts OF your ago can't have men
friends.- said mamma. solomnly. -ifn.
lssH ! know them. COO. on. know
It's modern 10 think that young men
and young women can h. fricnda
But Il always ends IN loyemaiIinE-
7, does not" I replied. RnErily.
ana stopped Was mamma wrongf
No And she was clever enough 20
feel this
We'll n Il hasn't begun n VIII
begin. It's perfectly impossible for a
young man and a young woman 20
BE- alone IN n wood several times
without lovomaking-
-oh. mamma don't be 70 oid-faAh-
ioncdl View got iots Of things In
common-bookH. ideas
1T always cnds tho tAms way
said mamma -And II makes talk
Il he marriedf-
Yes
"oh. ursulai-
Then I surprised myself BY my
anger. -Yea. he's married What ar
florence does tina, mRkef You talk
OF a man being married al n he'd
boen chioroformed. Really. mamma"
--as she did not reply ! grew impru-
dent--you seem 20 think that love
making, a. you call II. IA wrong
Has Doctor upnor been making
love 10 your asked mamma. with
| victorian coarucncaa
I don't so why I shouldn't hay,
tho friends Ike replied. svasive.
IS. After all. there aren't 20 man,
men,
But Ursula Uaid mamma. In 4
shocked tone. what does that mat
teri ] don't understand YOU
I lost my temper. not bccaus,
mamma was lying 70 mo. zhe wasn't
and that was the terrible part Of II
sho belonged 20 a period who're moth
Ing mAttnred 20 women except men
and abe didn't know IL l bclonge,
20 a period whore nothing matteres
70 women except nan. but did know
H. told mamma tina; wAs nsAFll
-. that l want kplng 10 10 dictate,
20. and that all thiA was ridiculous
Papa came In and became ven
angry. BY mammals orders ruppose
I hate this place and hhts thi
life and hate everybody And I'm
not going 10 DO shut Up and walt an,
wait until ono Of the men who aron'
killed takes pity on rna. ] want 4
20 up 10 town"
They laughed az ma had n,
plan In my head At All. but Tia heau
nass Of Cher Court. like ths misorl
Of Colonel ftisby. was driving mo !,
action tried 20 make Isabel un
derpsAnd whom ahs came for IN
weekend. my pretty mstsr Isabel
/ who's Got q touch Of red In bar hair
nks mine.
4 kncv.- aha s.sd -ons fssls TN,
that One wants sorns run Hb'
smiled oovertiy. -os courrs. wheT
ons's married It's sNssss. You 90
married. Ursula. and than ven seo-'
4 had a sudden realization. lrabe
had been married saght ye4rN and a
"a. with bar siim fixurN hsr broad
tark fzcs and spsrtiins syea val
certainly TIE pretty Mira ouznAaton
osrvsrz her husband. hated dancing
hated tho thsafar. loved electrical -
search.
such u pity osr~ers n 80 stuffy.
abe said 'Dw thsre are others
when ons's married. TO give one |
1 good tina I didn't kay anything
and sho added. Don't BE- oily
Ursula Don't put them all Rgnins
you and talk OF going to town 4
work. You won't have any fun !
you're working: you won't have an.
frocka and you'il be too tired to brual
your hair at night Ia, me got yo'
married. And than well sea-
She was cautious. Isabel ] rnths
liked H. II was more aruussng thai
confession We grew more tntirnaf
during that viht. for I wired Docio
upnor. and va had secret meeting
followed by a note which showed tina
he was terrified by ths rise Of soan
dai. for Euddrniy he joined thu mel
chant service and took n berth on
ahip. II was beautiful letter b
sent me: men who don't icve 20
always rnd you beautiful letters II
ended II with hope that ] svouldn
forget him. What brutes men are
Can't they have the dsoonoy TO hop
VIC shall forget thsmf on. ths MAJ
culins lust for pozreszioni Thoy'
like TO think 20 yoars later tha
they'd left barb in our hearta OF
how I hate thcmi And III never
without them auita That's what
naid 70 Isabel. who rrpiisdi -AnJ
how. you're rid OF that mcsn Tr