The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06

When men reason they puzzle us ~
much a. We puzzle them when We
arEuo with them SO. more mildly.
| said AN right Tell mo why you
w0rc iunehing with her.
'Businssa-
How DO you mean. husnsssf n
abe wants a frook. surely aho can
So round % prominA'a
NOW don't start or again. You
surely dont think that I'm golnE 10
spend 50 bob on lunchinE Christine
Tor tho SAKE OF a frock7 wouldn't
pay. There's quite another game on.
Little Bear. I'll tell you a bic OF
ncws-PaVlctt's chuckod Sadie
on Sadie was down. That's why
Julian kicked her But ! was purzled
What's that got 20 DO with your
lunch"
Didn't you listen 20 what said ?
That FaNlett ought 90 chuck sadie
a. soon a. be got anything hettrr1
Wen. he's got e. and it's Christine 4"
He took out hiH watch. "Yoa Now
It's Christine"
/ had a horrible suspicion. hut
you don't mean that you arranged
Oh, he unbelievable Julian
not Tor money!
-oh, don't b. zllyl You look at
me as II Nas white SLAYER. Course.
Il docsn't do TO be too particular. but
Christine had a sort OF prejudice
against Pawlett Somebody had TO
talk her over"
Why should you b that person p
''liecauso I was the only person
who could make Christine believe
that her voice would last three acts"
Why do itT' l said. quite bcwil-
dsrpd.
because said Julian. palnsthi,-
ingiy. N Christine IL SURF q her
voice, she viii want 20 show Il OF.
II she wants 90 show II or. she
won't be able 10 Eet away from tho
cinema and on 10 the stage unless
somebody finances a musical comedy
for her. Now DO you seer
No" was too unhappy 90 Eee.
What a horrible mesh this vas. with
Julian IN Il as sort OF spider,
He flushed with anger, "Oh. you're
dense Look here Christine wouldn't
look AZ PRwlett but. now that Two
convinced her that she can sign.
she'll look AZ Pawlott A. a capitalist.
Pawictt viii finance Msorbrooks
opera for her And you may rcmsm-
Der that. some time ago. Mesrbrook
and exchanged a little biz Of paper.
according TO which. n get his thing
on tho boards. am 10 DO tho 90
trocks That's AZ least $50 Euinsas
commission for US"
'Oh.' / cried. ITS horridl-
why horrihf Pawistia keen on
Christine Well. he's happy Chris
tine wants 20 b. a star she gets her
chance. Meorhrook wants bis nEh,
opera staged lie gets u. And got.
not only 100 EuineaA but the hell Of
an advert. Eysrybody'a happy
what about gadioI- asked
-Oh. sadlsi- said Julian. she'll
b ali right She'll got somebody
eiss."
VIII shs7 Weren't you saying
that she was losing hcr lDoksT''
lie turned on sns swiftly. Wei.
In that cass she'd soon have lost Paw
lett all tho Hano. "a what harm
have done herr
He was right couldn't reproaoh
him: he had merely pcuttiod a sinking
ship. But hs was not uirs Of ma yet.
and talked for long tina He grow
cynical All things had 20 end. Sadie
had had her chance: she'd played hor
cards badly. l thought. Comedian
II Was no usa my trying 20 rids the
high horse ovnr him; hs wasn't
going TO hadGcrcd by any woman.
--rrugsdian-- or again. Sadie stiil had
the work shs loved. the nin. he was
very norry for sadio. tho II couldn't
b helped Also he'd introduce her
70 everybody he knew. NO AZ 10 give
her chance. "Tngrnul-
Al las, ho took my hands again
his face very close To mine. hs muir
INJURED: You ses how II isf You
understand. don't your
nodded
You don't believe there's RnythlnE
between Christine and mo. DO you 2
Again I nodded.
well. then IN muttsrof. and ths
sentence expired "a our lips mot
oh. l dii love him: couldn't holp
II. know II was physical. but when
he held me like that couldn't rrsiA,
him. Perhaps his beauty snthrailod
me even when / found him basn
Even today. when remember The
snoothnsss Of those golden wave,
under my hands. whom for a moment
a Ehostly memory takes on ina.
tsriai form, and lips forgotten. hu'
still fresh. seek mine, rnoiE, and De.
sirous. carry upon their firm lines 4
faint aroma Of Egyptian tobacco. tel
myself that love him still. waywart
demiEod. accidental demon Lots ot
women 20 TO their grave without low.
ing. but I know what It's like. IT.
like having rishhook In ons. II
hurts, but you can't gst II out