The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 22, 1919, Page 15

THE SEATJLE STAR—MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1919. j r She usually asked about 100 friends} justified. “Mother's a That w all the conversation.| to visit her for indefinite time | When they entered the clubhouse}and of th num perhaps half a Dr, Gregory turned toward the| availed themmelves of the privilege swimming pool and Rachael was in-| drifting in upon her at any time, re ¥ ptar drawn into a game of bridge.| maining only while the wpirit moved, € 4 v he played Uke a woman in a dream,|and departing unceremoniously, ~ a was joined by Billy, went home in a] haps, if the hostess chanced to be . i ~ f [and her husband fellow guests at a) wells at all, when @ny pleasunter COPYRIGNT BY KATNLEEN NORRIS ; | dreamlike dinner part | prospect ed . 2 Why nott—why not?—why not?| MPs. Villalonga was a large, coarse The question drummed in head and] Yoleed woman, with a heart of gold SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDI 0 4 heart day and night Why not end and the facial characteristios that in Rachael Brecken \ year bondage, and tanto freedom? Why] certain unfortunate persons suggest) or not end unhappiness, and t yy? | nothing so much a horse. ¢ her mothers w+ | She had done her best to m f sent a troop of servants up to the membera the 9 t 4x. | fret marriage a success, and she had] WoOds every year, following them in F to Kngland wh iiad | ee tact kindness,{% Week or two with her first de-| 5 attain with’ setenaia > with all generous good wishes, end|t@ehment of guests, She paid her Whe |chef $6,000 a year, and would have} the long ex ind pher wide range of a would think the pviounly sensibles ster ment jo are omen | May Mrs and, who wa ‘and topehee, ag Bi gels Sordi eo and take « soll tried. ‘To reappear, triumphant, be-| Outage the atuaed akhies tenta”™ (Continued From Saturday) | “It's done every day," Warren, where, thinking and reading. I'm loved, beautiful, before one's O14) 14) were really roomy cabins pro- “We are facing @ miserable situa-| Gregory said | going to give up cards and even cock-| World vided with shower baths and wide tion, but it's a commonplace one. Of course, divorce ts not a new| tails, You smile, Greg, but I truly But no-—of this Rachael would RO eens ‘The peent, eumaabantie’ after all," said Warren Gregory, as|idea to me,” Rachael presently pur-|am! Just for this time, I mean, And| Permit herself to think. Time alone) ining pool must be cleaned, the a she did not speak. “I—you can sec|sued. “But it is only in the last two| it's come to me, just lately, that 1] Could tell what her next step must) ois poled, the cars all in order the position I'm in, I have to ask! or three days—for a week, perhaps—| wouldn't leave Clarence tf he really be. The only consideration now must. boats and bathhouses in readl- you to be free before I can move. I| that it has seemed to have that inev-| needed me, or if it would make him|P¢ that, even if Warren Gregory had) 6.4 4 miniature grocery and drt can't go to Breckenridge’s wife—" {table quality—that the-sooner-over-| unhappy. I'm going to bo different—|heVver existed, even if there were MO] ore mumt be established in the The color burned in both thelr| the-better sort of urgency. I wonder] everything seems different already—"|Cther man than Clarence Breckem| nusding expecially designed for this j faces as they looked at cach other. | why I didn’t do it year ago. Iehall”| “Don't you know why?” he said,| me in the world, she must take the! 4 in. iittie Inundry concealed far ; “It ts a miserable position, Greg." |—she laughed sadly—"l shail hate| with his grave «mile, as she paused.| "tp. Better poverty, and work, and| i in the woods must te eperatt Rachael said, after a moment's s!-| myself as a divorced woman,” she|It was enchanting to him to ase | Seeeueiey = need be gee bee | briskly ee lence. “And altho, as you say, it's|said. “It's a survival of some old|the color flood her face, to see her| than all Clarence could offer her inj Commonplace enough, somehow [| instinct, [ suppose, but it doesn’t] shy eyes suddenly averted a geen A naytinces oe ongn a lar tech of sapeetiner: cos aun Wied never thought before just what this! seem right |not answer, and they walked slowly| Once firmly decided, whe began to/ (0 cae Say egecagal Mager see fort of thing involves! However, the It's done all the time,” was the} toward the clubhouse steps: chafe against the delays that made|'n full swing. There were dances and future must take care of itself. Far| doctor's simple defense And oh,| “There's only one, thing more to] *n immediate announcement of rye peers Oe the present there's only this: I'm go-] my dear,” he added, “you will know| say,” Warren Gregory said, arreat.|!ntentions unwise, If a thing was to/@rom Allain ee {ng to leave Clarence.” and 1 will know~@ve chn't keepling hér for one more moment. “Tite|0® Gna, as well Go it quishiy,| Campagne and Callternie peaches : c \ : . ‘od pa.{and avocados from Hawall poured Ree eae” Grew Se pana this: as soon aa You're free, I'm eom-| thought Rachael, as sho listened pa.|and as breath She stopped short, her lovely tace|ing for you. You may not have made| tiently to the vaciliating decisions of /from the housekeeping department in Y He won't fight it? seri in the shade of her parasol,| up your mind by that time, Rachael, | Carol ang her father in regard to the/8® iM ies Gat saw tae de “[ don’t think he will" Rachael! her dark-blue eyes burning with a| My mind will never change Villalonga camping plan. At one| toothbrushes and new pajamas for frowned. “I think he'll be willing to| sort of noble shame. aken beyond all control by hfs] time Clarence completely abandoned the unexpected guest, there were new Reniah--the evidence. Especially if he sald quickly and|tone, Rachael did not even raise her| the idea, throwing the watchful and/Pathing guits in boxes for the girls TT has no rensen to seapect that 1 Let's not—|eyes, Her flush died away, leaving | * Rachael into utter reeiper, Néaelonprt padbauat hte pigetmige: 4 have any er plans,” she added not sa Let me feel, all this|her f pale. He saw her breast] ton. Carol was alternately bored by | Ouse and who wanted a swim, there thoughtfully summer, that it wasn't said. Let me| rise on a quick breath jthe plan and wearily interested in it.| Were new Packs © tenn ae “Then he musn’t suspect,” the doc-| feel that while I was living | 1 write met” he aaked,| Their characteriatic absorption in/D0xes of cigars, and there were maids : wi ee ha yer. ont thus Sak Genes Wah fe nd-|—maide—maids to run for those Nor any one," she finished, with| money, th Nidn't even t Greg?’ she answered | Vantage to Ract nt thin. particle] EROE Whee Sey were wasters SAS Bae way Ma sere Ap . he a voles hardly above a{Juncture; she had been included in|@rry them away when thelr brief Nor any one, of course,” he re| you say, that’s tr ut I hate it.| whisper When do you go Mrs. Villaionga’s invitation as © mat-|W#e Was over Fier Whether I leave Clarence, and make| “On Wednesday—a week from to-|‘*t of course, but such was the life] Then it would be September, and { don't know that I have any|my own life under new conditions, | day, in fact. And that reminds me,|0f the big, luxurious establishment everything would end as suddenly as other plans,” Rachael said, sadly. “I|and never remarry, or whether, in a| Billy «ys you are coming into town, known as the “camp” that all three) It began. The Villalongas would go re eet acvena that chine ivaah as tee tT GER tena at earty nant wreak? of the Hreckenridges, and three more| to Europe, or to Newport, Vera loud Our marriage has been an 1 and | that!’ And to his surprise and con Monday, probably achnel was|0f them had there ten so many,|ly, joyously, insistently urging every absolute fail and we are b cern, as she stopped short on the|comin@ back to the normal “she Might easily have spent six weekslone to visit them there if it were M wretched. It must end, I hate the| grassy path, the eyes that Rachael | needs things for camp, and I've got a| therein without crossing each other‘s/the latter. | In November they would BS fuse, of course- turned toward him were brimming} lile shopping to do paths more than once or twice albe in their town house with new 5 He was watching heg closely, too| with tears. “You #-see what a bal Then ekg sou tunch with eek. It never occurred to either| paintings and new rugs to show their keenly tuned to her mM to disquiet |S am becoming, Greg,” she sald, uh-| Mother? Little Chartey'll be there:| Caro! or her father to question Ra-/ guests: a portrait of Vera, @ rug 5 er with any hint of the lover's atti-| steadily It's all your doing, I'm/no one else. Bring Rul Mother'd| Chae! closely as to her pleasure in/stolen from n sultan's palace Bo frude now afraid! I haven't cried for years—| love it. You're a great favorite there, matter. They took it for granted] Everybody said that Vers ae 5 “And just how will you go about | loneliness and injustice and unhappt| you know.” t she would be there if no pleas|longa did this sort of thing particu Be itt he asked ness don't make me cry! But just; “I may not always be a favorite rvitati terfered, exactly ag larly well; indeed, she had no rival “I shall slip off to some quiet place, | lately I've known what it was to|there,” Rachael maid, with a ruetul they themeels own particular field. The I think. Pil tell him: before he goes | dream of—of joy, Greg. And if that| mile An enormous income enabled the ee ee ee away. My attorneys will handle the| joy is ever really coming to us, I| “Don't worry about Mother,” War sprightly Mrs. Villalonga to conduct m her to supply them with spec matter for me—it’s a sickening busi-| want to be worthy of it, I want to|ren Gregory sald, confidence| her midsummer residence in the|tctlar pictures of a Chinese ball ness!" Rachael's beautiful face ex-|start right this time. I want to/that in this moment excitement | Canadian forests upon a scale that|°very November and a Micaremo pressed distaste spend the summer quietly some ‘and exhilaration he almost felt was! may Seattle Store, 1113 Third Ave.—Tacoma Store, 1126, Broadway, Upstairs, Grose Block SRT CHRISTMAS SALE Women’s Suits, Cloth Coats and Dresses REDUCED TO HALF PRICE BY attending this Economy Sale you will help to combat the high cost of living—and at the same time make your Christmas money buy twice as much merchandise as it would otherwise. Our prices are all marked as usual in plain figur Make your selection from our entire stock, and you will be required to pay only “one-half” what the price tag calls for. You can shop here with the full assurance that you are getting one hun dred cents’ worth for every dollar spent, To give a littl more in value and service is the GATELY keynote. 20022020 S e0ea. Skirts Suits Graceful styles in cloths and silks are shown at very mod- est prices $3.95 to $22.50 Dresses Our Dress Section discloses a wonderful diversity of style and beauty in all popular cloths and silks— $11.50 to $45.00 models, plain and fur trimmed, in all the popular cloths. $22.50 to $60.00 quaintances lens of her for the The wor And remarriage, a brilliant second wise} marriage, was universally approved. ren’s mother counted among her a& only be compared to a hotel id more for a better chef, if there had been one. She expected three forma) meals every day, including in their scope every delicacy that ex anized divorce as an indipensadle| uld Institution; one marriage in every|>® procured at any citys hotel, and} eare that be loved ne 112 was dissolved. also an indefinite number of lesser] meals, ton to be served in tennis pavil r after cards at night, or when a guest arrived the time she reached the camp |dance every spring; they sent pho -|tographers all the way up to her camp that their readers might not mina a yearly giimpee of the way Mrs, Villaionga entertained. But Rachael, who had spent a por- tion pf «ix summers with the Villa jongas, found herself, in her newly analytical mood, wondering just who |wot any particular pleasure out of It lal, Vera herself, perhaps. Certain liy her husband, who would spend jail his time playing poker and ten- nis, would have been as happy else |where, Her two sons, dark young |men, in connection with whose char. |noters the world in general contented litaelf merely with the word “wild,” would be there only for a week or | two at most, Billy would wait for Joe Pickering’s letters, Clarence would |drink, and wateh Billy, Little Mina | Villalonga, who hadaminor nervous jallment, would wander about after Billy. for_a visit, and the Morans would jeorfle, Jack Torrence, spoiled out of all reason, would promise a week and come for two days; Porter Pinckard wonid compromise upon a mere hour or tro, charging into the camp in hin racing car, introducing hilarious friends, accepting a sandwich and tle of beer, and then tearing of again, Straker Thomas, silent, mysterious, ill, would drift about for & week or two; Peter Pomeroy would &o up late in July, and be adored by every one, and take charge of the theatricals. “The maids probably get any} amount of fun out of it," mused Ra- chael, Vera was notably generous to her servants: a certain pool was reserved for them, and thelr num bers formed a most congenial society jevery summer, “I don’t believe I'll |fo to Vera's this year,” Mrs, Breck jenridge said aloud to her husband |and step-daughter. “I'm not crazy agreed, fretfully about it! Billy an well,” was the man's astic contribution I'm going! Billy sad, dis- contentedly. “But I don't see why you and Rachael have to go!” | “Don't you?” her father said, sig: nificantly Joo Pickering*’s gomg to be in Texas this whole summer, if that's what you mean!" flamed Billy. | “I'm glad to hear it! Clarence commented. “Anyway, you might depend upon Vera to take absolute good care ot | In the newest ripple Bil,” Rac i said, soothingly “It's) }time you both got away to some | cooler place, if you are going to fight j80 about nothing! Why do you do }it? Billy can’t marry any one for 11| months, and if she wants to marry the man in the moon then you can’t ‘stop her! So there you are!” “And I'm capable of running my , own affairs!” finished Billy with a ’ . Women’s Cloth Coats Half Price Wook. far from filial. consisting of every n and most wanted style and material, such as Velour, Polo Cloth, Silvertones, Bolivia ike oith Cte ee saqyeingtay! - ie and Fancy Mixtures. Prices now range from $19.50 to $49.50. of his headaches,” Rachael said to * her stepdaughter an hour or two later, when they were spinning Open a Charge Account : smoothly into the city for the Christmas Suggestions é ae Men’s Suits and Coats planned shopping. “Of course, he'll You need not pay all in 30 days $25 to $65 go to Vera's, and, of, course, you'll Fu Fur Coats, Walsts, Skirts and , o go, too! Just don’t tease him when cade 5 , strictly one price, cash or Hats $2.50 to 87.00. 11 upset." Petticoats, Umbrellas, Ties, Belts, Sweat , f $4.00 to $15.00. why does he drink and ers, Shirts, Gloves, Jewelry, etc charge. We arrange terms to ings, Umbrellas, etc chase uo teeih aed waka ane suit. for?” Billy demanded, sullenly. ——<_<$—<—$—————————— ye “What ddea anybety do & tert | iH Rachael countered. And a second | later her singing heart was with Gregory again, He did not do it! Boys’ Suits, Hats and She Mackina Ties, Belts, Ete. Union Store We Close at 6 P. M. 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