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

finally. She rose, and slipped out Of
her vet raineoat
Lets so in and have a cup Of tea
and forget EN-" she said.
TNLTHEN are you sailing for Eu'
roper" Carlotta asked aud.
denly. an she buttorod nor fourth
muffin. "oh. dear shouldn't eat
like this. I'm getting so fat But,
Jimmy. you can't btarys yourself 20
death all the time She
sighed. and put three lpmb1 Of sugar
into her tea.
May hesitatsd. She didn't want 20
go 20 Europe just now. when there
was stlll chance that she might
marry Herbert Waterbury and his
money, She could 20 70 Europe any
/ time.
why, I hadn't thought much
about n. 20 tell tho truth" nho am
awersd. frankly. II like II hero pref.
~ we'll. don't your"
Carlo,ta shook her head, II hate
~" sho said. TITS all right In the
summer but AZ this time OF year the
cold strikes right into my marrow
bones. think It's about time De
gan Co think about going home"
Homer May repeated. with cues
tioning brows Somehow or other.
she had never thought OF carlotta
ms having n home She seemed 10 her
/ 20 be restless bird OF passage
like Dan spragus
"oh. yes. I've the dhrllngsst little
bungalow In tho whole world out IN
l California near Los Altos. You'd
loyo n wistAria dripping
blossoms over the front door. and
roses climbing all over the tile roof.
Brown hills behind A. and green
grass stretched bsfore II like vel.
vet carpet
why you sound like n postF'
May exclaimed. laughing
That's because really am senii-
mental about tho place" CarlottR
answered solsmnly, II love Il. as !
love no other place and no other per,
son on this earth not even
Dan, It's the only home I've ever
had ia always dreamed Of living
there. sometime. with Dan. after We
were married. But guess that
Z time will never come
Her mouth dropped as abe poured
heavy cream into her third cup Of
tea. I've Just about made up my
mind 70 90 out 20 Los Altos. and for.
Sei Dan" shs went on II suppose
7 could have pretty good tlmo play
Ing bridge and keeping house and
raising flowers. don't your And yet
woman's life n Awfully
empty without man in II. Don't
you think sof"
Terribly empty" May agreed.
with a sigh ~ regular vacuum Of
Z boredom"
Csrioita ElEElsd Il don't know
what sou mean. but u sounds aw-
7 fully smart" she sald
Then she pushed back her tea cup
and leaned forward with her plump
I forearms pressed on the table
Look here. May. shs began. II
| suppose may call YOU 'May'
I notice that you've been calling ms
I 'carlotth Look here. I wish
you'd make up your mind 20 spend
the winter with mo out ~ Los Altos.
I'd love 70 have you with me. And
. there's oceans o, room IN the hunsn
j low. It's biz thing plenty %
/ room for both Of Us In n
She looked ~ May qusstlopnisiy.
"Wiii you Conner sh. asked
Mays thoughts rapidly returned 20
Herbert Waterbury. Hadn't
he said somsthing about spending his
winters IN California;
Perhaps II shs wen, out 70 10.
Altos with Csrlot'a shs would ace a
great deal Of him. Whereas ~ she
sailed away 10 Europe now tho
chances were that sha never would
lay eyes on him sgain.
ITS lovely Of you 10 ask me- 20
80. carlotiS. shs aid al last. MAY
think over your invitation for day
or two-"
In The meantime, snr made UP her
mind. -he would find out what Her
bis's plans for tho winter wtre'
10 BE Continued