The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-06

minute uf lHu. HOW inueh ato yvu
borrow from him.
1.-Two hundred dollars"
"Wdl. Gloria knitted her brows.
you've got Co borrow two hundred,
more from Dick and pas FOrgnn.
Ana you've got 20 DO u today rs
not decent Tor woman TO owe
money 10 q mnnN
Dicks man. parted May.
Dicks my husband and I'm your
friend ro that's thntr said
Gloria She vent out Into the hall
and called Dick from hls breakfast.
"Aa soon us you gel 20 the office,
send a messenger boy out here with
5000 iu cash. please" ahe said, pre-.
tending not 20 sec his puzzled looE
MAY owes some money, ana SHE d
rather owe Il 90 you than 90 the man
sbo borrowed II from Seer
Dick didn't quite zee. Bui be sent
The money; ana May. In turn. sent Il
by messenger 20 Ulysses along with
graceful note Of thunku
Ulysses found II lyinE on his desk
when he returned 10 biz office from
his lunch that day he turned ID
over ana over In his hands before be-
read H. and when he had torn Il up
aud tucked the money into his wui,
let. he picked up tho telephone.
But tho GregoryB line was
busy.
II was busy Is minutes later when
Ulysses tried tho number again
II wuA htlll busy az O'Clock when
he lefi the office TO go to a business
meeting q block away
"DoEEonc itT be- said. examining
his hat down over his eyes. and slip
ping into his overcoat, ~ don't be-.
lloyo that phones really busyl
These telephone girls don't know
their business half the time"
Bui tho telephone Elri knew hfr
business perfectly. as most telephone
girls DO. And the Gregorya' line was
busy.
For Gloria was calling up all Of
Mays old friends. including Myra
Gail. 70 ask them 10 play bridge al a
party she was given FOR May "on
next Thursday at g"
To Mays surprise ana Gloria'a r.
lief all Of them came. including Mym
Gail 4 little cold and curious they
seemed ut first theao women
who had once been Mays warm
friends
But as tho afternoon wore on. and
tho lamps were III 10 dlspei tho pur
pie dusk Of the winter day. and tea
made rs appearance. they began 10
thaw and chatter in their natural.
llghthesrtsd way. And May began
10 feel an II the cruel hands Of Time
had turned back two years. no. II she
were the careless, siangy May Of the
old days tho spoiled wife Of
tho husband who adored her. the
reckless woman who had lot Jim
Carcwo lead her along Tho flower.
hung prceipice Of disaster
How different she was now
from that other May How much
moro sober and quiet Life had tanned
and taught her thing or two. "a Il
teaches US ali a thing or two
Now didn't II 80 beautifully"
cried Gloria, delIgh,cdly. when the
door had clpsed upon tho last cues,
You sec / told you people
were ready 20 welcome sou back 70
the fold, didn't ~ And you see. they
were, /"
May didn't answer. and she went
on. with knowing look In her clear
eyes. III we'd all just learn TO meet
people half way in this world. there
wouldn, be half tho hcaEtaches that
there arc, By the way. Dick
and arc having open house on
Christmas day. II there's anybody
you'd like us to ask. particularly"
Hmm you might send
card 10 Ulysses ForEan." May IN
swcred. trying 90 make her tone
casual and Indifferent
As matter Of fact. she was long
ing TO sec Ulysses again,
10 BE Continued