The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-12

scamp Han away lnbt year viii
some chorus girl CO., oihrr and mar
rivi her Aud now, before the INK
dfy ON hiH divorce decree, they tell
me hr's running around with another
ono of EN-"
May laughed. Arc you tfyiuE 70
mako me Jealous u chorus glfly'
shr asked pherfuliy
''No, hut ent 90 give y0u tho
loB down on this Md Ia hlH nice.
easy. going way he's vicious " Water
bury answered "ilc smokes like a
chimney aud drinks like "a fish and
atwayu has ulnco he was kneehlgh
90 "a Ersshopper But u YOU want 20
play College Widow to him. 20 ahead
Il won't try 90 stop youl ~ I ask
b. that you set rid Of him for n while,
because want Go talk 10 you
"Nowf' May asked.
'Nuw." the man answered, an
lacl, barniey cnme back 10 tho table.
carrgi ing the malncca cane like n
drawn sword
Here's your cruich. hlr" he said
oheefully. taking his place at the
table.
Don't you KID me. sou young
cub Waterbury growled. You'll
be- 80. yourself, some duy and II
you're half the man ! am. then. you
can count yourself lucltyr'
Ito turned his shoulder upon the
cNubcmnt Jack, and questioned
May with his eyes Ready 90 80.
now p he asked.
''Do you mind II run away May
asked young pnfnley MIR Water
bury Says he has some urgent bust
moss 10 talk over with me. See you
latcr7"
Jack Darulcy rose politely, and
with round eyes Of establishment.
stood watching the pair leave the
dining room. ~ the door May turned
slightly. and over her shoulder Ehe
threw him d smile
May drew her fur coat close
around her. al she ana Herbert
Waterbury left the hotel. II was
very cold outside
"Eilasted cllmaicr lIerble vented
hIa ill-humor upon tho weather.
"Gadzooks bui IA like 10 be in Cali
fowi1 this morning"
when DO sou lehyc7' MAY asked
calmly Size falt herself mistress Of
this situation
THAT depends upon YOU" Water
bury uercd he turned suddenly
and took her bv the Hhuhefa. 10 the
thrilled hmbzrmsnt u three maiden
ladies who were taking tho consti-
,utlonal along the Boardwalk when
are you going 10 marry me-"
May drew a loug a0bbing breath
the sort ~ easp that an olympic run,
uer gives al the end ~ long race,
when Do sou want me TOP she
naked. ln "a tone 10 l0w that Water.
hury could barely hear what SHE said.
To-day
"oh. no 10, today" May shook
hor head
She knew that II she married Wa
iorbury tho trip 90 California would
b. their honeymoon, And fho didn't
want 20 so TO California until her
money Tor the sale Of The house
came
II won't say a iAjuE about II I'll
just tuck Il away Dor meet egg" she
Thought. practically Twelve thou
sand dollars Of my yery own
WHY. IL was more than $4,000
for she slill had $4,000 IN her hand.
has,
4 sense u triumph flooded hsr
Ike warm sunshine
She had done what she
had planned 20 dol She had landed
tho millionaire husband she wanted.
almost without EFFORT
And n sha Eel, tina, there was
soms,hiuE lacking IN this mattsr-of.
fact proposal OF maria something
~ romance. perhaps what was the
dlfterones7
The great thing was that she had
landed Hcfby, and tha, Hefby had
money, tho thing shc desired beyond
all other earthly thing,
she looked up ~ Waterbury. ana
her face slowed
"a week from today let's bo mar.
ricd then" she said Shall wer''
TO he Continued