The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-11

with supreme Indifference. Try Il
ON. n you like. She haid. hut YOU
viii not like a. Gray IL not for
coiorloss women"
May suffenod She did not Ike 20
be called "colorlosb Sho thought
OF herself ar being the tone OF
AOther-uf. pearl.
"MadAme's lovely akin nscds a
background like thls'' the woman
went on smoothly. ana before May
know what she was doing. she had
flung tho mink coat around her
Even the phlogmatic Curlotta save
little cry OF admiration a. May
nestled her chin into the soft fur
Tho collar ross flatterinEly behind
her dark hair
A line 81 Robert Brownlng's
flashed thru her brain.
III one could have that little head
OF hers.
Set ON background OF pure Tuscan
gold"
A poem written By a fleshand.
blood man 90 womhn'h beauty
That was what men wanted the
beauty Of womcnl They wrote their
poems TO A. painted n upon i'm
mortal canvaHos--
And II this fur coat served as "a
background for her beauty, 20 giyo
her grace In Herbert Waterbury,
eyes. Il was cheap az the price.
I'm take i,r' she decided Instantly
'You can put tho moleskin ono back
into the window ! won't bother TO
try Il on"
without single panE OF regret
May peeled six Of her remaining $500
bills from tho roll In her bag, and
handed them 20 tho breathloss sales
woman.
In all the years I've sold furs,
never saw a woman spend that
much money IN 30 little time the
woman remarked 10 the head OF her
department. as shc watched May and
Carlotta disappear down the Board
walk. Il wonder who she iS7"
Probably one Of those motion pie
turo actresses. the other woman de-
eidod. II thought she looked some
thing like Gloria swanson. didn't
your Wonder II Il could have been
-"
You look like Russian prin.
cess" Herbert Waterbury sA d
when May met him that afternoon.
In the lobby II can imagine YOU
buried in furs In your siedgc. speed
ing across the snowy ateppcs' Do
you know there's something barbara
about you-a something that Isn't tame
and modern7 You're not biz Ike
any other woman I've ever known"
Have you known many women"
May asked.
She looked laElly up az him. from
tho depths Of the great chair where
she sat. indoiently smoking cigaret
after eigafet.
Waterbury smiled ,enslnaly
"fve known few" he aid ia a
tone tina; implied that he had known
a great many. and loved them oil.
Tell me about yourrsif-all about
yourself" May said II don, really
know anything about you. and I'm
interested in you--oh. tremendous.
Tyr
There's really nothing very In.
tsrostlng 10 tell" Waterbury began.
1--WE really lived commonplace life
mo very great ioys or sorrows"
He paused for moment and
leaned closer 10 MAY
That's tho thing ! feel about you
tina, you could bring me very great
Ioy or very great sorruw.' he went
on slowly. looking deep into Mays
shining eyes.
which nrc you going 10 bring
me-" he asked
Jus, az May opened her lips 20
answer him. fresh young mascu.
line voice interrupted them.
Hello. Mr.. Waterbury" I, said
heartily. and May turned IN her
chair 10 scs a young man holding
out his hand 10 Waterbury.
lie was a very tall young man.
extremely thin and slmos, unhuman.
iy pale Hts smooth plAsiercd hair
shons like patent leather. and his
eyes had feyerish CLINT under
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