The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-21

FOR tho satin SIX oompany''-wlmt
ever the satin.silk company was
ITS "a heavenly night May an,
svsrsd. not Yrry cordially.
cold. tho" Sir sid saller went
on Thought I'd ask YOU 10 90 Tor
a walk but guess as too Geld
don't youy
Before May had time for a rcpl}
ho had answered HE gwn question
'Yes. ~ too darn cold FOR n walk.
no decided "coxicr indoors
Let's biz a movie what hay77
II hay M thanks May an.
Hworod coldly III have a head
ache you see" She drew away FROM
Sir sallor. from whom the odor 81
fried onions seemed 20 fairly eHuds
sho heard him humble something
under his breath. aud presently DC
went into the house. siamming the
front door behind aim. But IN a mo
ment $50 waH back az her elbow
again
Maybe you'd like to go Tor q
stroll. after an. he said walk or
your headache. maybe. chr lie
pressed her upper arm ever s6slighl
IS with his thick fingers
MAY drow herself away from this
experimental touch. and hor disgust
showed in hor face 8s nhe answered
him, mo, thank you. Sir. sslleI
was all she said. And quietly. az
TINT.
But Mr. saller felt as n she had
smaokod him across his plump. pink
face. with it's qulyering globes of
cheeks. and ice yellow musiaehe. He
left her without another word. aud
slammed tho door behind him harder
than ever when he went into the
house.
In few minutes May went in, too
She passed tho paflor where NOISY
game ~ cards was IN progress, and
walked up the dark staircase 10 her
own room Al she switched on The
lights Hho noticed how dirty and rs
specked the globes wero.
This N a terrible place I'm living
inF' hho thought with nhudder.
i've just got TO get out OF itr
She sat down under tie dim light.
poured the contents OF her beaded
bag into her lap. ana counted her
money.
She had counted Il twice before
that day. and knew what che had 20
the laSt cent But psrhhpa hhe had
made mistake perhaps sho had
moro than she thoughts
But no-thcFe were exactly l200.0g
In tho imported bag with iu sterling
silver top. May held Il Up By iA
heavy chain and looked az 4 medi.
thtivoiy. She had paid almost 800
for Il month ago-feellng that she
must have Il!
Tho things women felt they Just
must hayet.the imported bags, tho
perfume. tho facial treatments aud
marcel waves. the silk stocilings, and
high hceled siippersl Absurd thing
but hbaurdiy necessary
For the first time since her child
hood. May know that aho couidna
afford these things She had no job
That would yield her a weekly salar,.
no husband 10 pay her bilis-nothing
but 5000 and mink coat
She took tho coat from i,s hanger
IN tho rlore, and looked at Il Tor a
long time shc loved the feel OF ia
soft golden fur-thc sheer luxury ~
V. She would hate 10 sell A.
But guess Two got TO do IT, shs
told herself bitterly
She fcli that shc couldn't 60 hack
to the old lie. 80, - tho hateful
drudgery Of pounding the keys OF a
typewriter all day long In samebody's
dull office II hadn't seemed 70 like
druagcry 10 years ago. when She had
been s,cnogruphsr 10 Or. John scy.
mour
But 10 years Of wffcho0d and eaNe
since then had Hoftoned her. The
very thought Of work frightened her
-dlahcarinned her. now,
'I'n put Il of an long a. I can.
she promised heraelf.
TO he Continued