The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-22

room. she stood with her back
against the door. wido.sycd wonder
ing n she dared 60 write 10 Ulysses
Forgan. and toll him how she had
been robbed Of an her money.
But why should II" sho argued
with herself II hardly know the
NAH"
Curious thing this warm aud
friendly feeling she had for person
whom aho had seen but once In her
ufe
Perhaps when ! so back 10 Seat.
Ne, IN 500 him again." she said 10
herself.
somehow the thought was ycry,
comforting She sighed ns she rot
into her bed with its ley sheets and
lumpy mattress,
THREE days later nhc had shaken
tho dust ~ Atlantic city from
her feet and started home.
Home, Sho hadn't realized that
Seattle meant homo 60 her until
nowi
nut ~ rho whitfield thru the famil,
lar streets. under tho familiar trees,
on her way 20 Dick Grcgory's house.
she discovered tenderness IN her
heart for these things.
AFTER all. the place OF ones child.
hood always remained the best loved
place. And yet" thought May. II
never can live hero again. People
will always remember that my hua.
band shot himself because ran
around with another MANI
~ that moment tho tBxicah slowed
down az Il rounded a corner. and
she found herself looking into two
cold gray eyes. ret In face she
know face OF one Of her oldest
friends Myn Gail.
She stood on the sidewalk waiting
for tho cab 10 pass. staring az May.
but giving no other sign tina. shr
knew her And May hhrank back
on tho leather beat, trying 20 shield
herself from tho cold. sharp gaze. o..
She was stan trembling when the
cab drew up before the Erhenehut
tered house where Gloria and Dick
lived. The door opened and Gloria
chine out and run down the steps
toward her. ''Oh. you darllng' rs
20 good 10 sos you again. sho cried.
and May 1ow into her arms.
oh. hho needed thA'-- This knowl.
rdgc that someone In tho world cared
whether she lived or diodi Hho chung
10 GlaFla. crying as n her heart
were broken. while Gloria drew her
up Tho steps and Into tho little house
why. May. what IN tho worlds
tho mattrrs" Gloria asked. pattlnE
tho shoulder Of Mays hated black
coat. Don't cry like tliis-you'll
mako yourself hlckr'
oh am sick sick and tired Of
everything May sobbed wildly
Everything. tell you.
Her volro thiekeucd. she choked.
slipped out OF Gloria's arms and
dropped down Upon tho bottom step
o. the stairs. with her head buried
In her arms. tluddlsd. she sat There.
sobblnE And Gloria stood. looking
al her hclplssaly. not knowing what
20 DO.
Then. as n briliian, thought had
iust struck her. she ran M tho
stairs. past May. and returned IN
a moment with n,cky. n on her
arm.
Here. Auntis May hold your
nsvyyr' she said with summoned
gayeiy. laying the small creature In
Mays lap. iie looked up At her
with his bright eyes. blinking Ike
little bird
And. a. n by magic. May stopped
crying. Tho maternal instinct that
IA buried deep IN tho hear; Of every
woman under the sun. stirred with.
in her. and shs held the baby close
70 her. ns mother holds her child
myatsriousiy comfortcd.
without speaking sha looked up
AZ Gloria and Gloria lei, almost
ashsmed because she had 70 much
happiness md May had none
sho rang bsii IN tho wall ana
presently very younE nurpemnid