The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-02

hlN MOI 70 tNfAAk tkNfns anu tNllfAif
would go on. would horribly persist
In telling mo that he'd beaten her
with "a stick. that now and then he
struck her suddenly. when they
weren't quarrellnE. as II he enjoyed
~.
But. good hehvrnsi ] said. az
last. why do you stay with HIM
You keep yourself; you mako AZ
much Hs he does. and they're talking
OF you aa tho coming leading lady
I wouldn't stay with a man like that
week"
Hes rather a dear murmured
Ninsite
She siekened mo. / guessed that
sho liked Roddy's brutality. san /
maintained my point Il ahould
leave him"
"oh. well. we're married."
Il know. but ell tho same you didn't
pledge yourself to him Tor botIer. for
sorcr. did your
She laughed. You do aay thlngu.~
she remarked. comfortably. often
1 think l will 10. / think III so
now" Her anger increased Il won't
stand ~ ! won't! ! WON'T Look
hero. you help mo TO pack. III show
him
thought this ridiculous, but Ra
soon as we went 10 tho bedroom and
dragged out her clothes tho bell rang.
II was Walter siindon.
''Oh dear" said Nlncitn. heres
Wally again Wen. suppose We
must give him toa. We lcft the
bedroom. Walter sllndon had tea
with us A few minutes later Tooi0o
eamo In after the matinee. she and
Sinetts hated each other 20 COM
pioteiy that they went about a good
deal together. each 10 keep an eye
on the others progress New tea
was brought In. with many eAkcS for
Ninetts loved sweet things. especially
cakes with pink icing. ~ onco goa-
sip began. Christine vas stiIl keep
iug off Mr.. Pawlctt. ono wondered
why. Christine wasn't exactly a
debuiante. and no could do her lot
0, good.
Holding out for something said
Ninette.
~sho won't got It, said Too,oo.
She's got nothing to give"
There was moment OF silence.
for everybody know that IN that
sense Tootoo was economical SO.
awkwardly, siindon said:
well. how'B AppictordT'
"Ee's very well. thank you." said
Tootoo.
"when's the wedding asked Mn
etto.
Il haven't made up my mind" said
Tootoo. Her small pink features, the
features Of child. looked rather
hard. l thought
As we did not reply. sho went on:
You're extraordinary. all you poo
pie. You all think that girls arc
thinking Of nothing but getting mar
RED"
what else is there to dor" said
Ninette.
I've given myself TO my career"
sstid Tootoo. solemnly.
That's all right" said NInotte.
only you've got to catch that career
before you lose your face.
What's the matter with my face7'
famed Tootoo. She was no angry
that she added. Nobody spells II for
mo-"
How dare your cried Ninette,
jumping up. her voice full OF tears
She appealed TO ua what have
done TO hayo things like this said to
me in my own house7 Just because
I'm unhappy. and everybody knows
II. and everybody discusses my af-
fairs. she thinks she can insult me,
trnmple on mel oh. I'm 10 I'M
happyi"
Tootoo looked ashamed Thon r.
realized n new Walter Sllndon. Lean
ing forward. no took Nlnette's hands,
drew her head down upon his shoul-
der, and there let her cry. only from
time to time murmurlng, There,
don't cry Or. Don't cry. my pref
ty." I nearly cried myself then. II
was touching TO see this awkward,
middle-aged man comforting tho fool
ish. charming woman. Ho was
beautifully careless OF Tootoo and
me. Another would have been self
conscious. Suddenly. Ninotto stopped
crying. and at once Tootoo kissed
her.
I'm beast" she said. II do say
things" Rather subtly she added.
only I'm no beastly Jealous OF you
because you're beautiful and I'm only
pretty"
"oh. rotl" said Nlnotte. Immediate
ly Boothed, and powdcring her nose
hard. Have an eclalr7 Seen Sadie
lately7"
We discussed Sadie, who was now
going round telling her mIseries to
everybody. This led once more 10
Ninctte's mlserlos, once more TO the
description Of her husbands brutal
ity. But for Slindon, she would have
shown her bruises again.
Don't you think | ought to leave
him2" sho said TO all OF us, having
evidently forgotten that she was
going TO pack.
you never ought 10 hnvo married
him. said Tootoo. coldly. 'Ho wasn't
doing we'll enough. You can't believe
what mon shy to you, Ninetto. Mr..
Appleford, for instance. It's all very
we'll his being tho non OF peer, but
its nm Irish peer. and Two got n
friend In tho civil service That's look
ing out how much the family got for
their land when thoy sold It under
that Irish Act. You know what I
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