The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 16, 1920, Page 11

PAGE 11 tof Rachael . ByKathleen Norris; COPY RIGNT BY KATHLEEN NORRIS o; RS Fe — ane SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTE inal C al Mawaie Clay (Continued From Yesterday) and you'll then find that prices have taken a very sharp up- ward climb. It’s impossible to offer new Spring shoes at any- shall I go up to the They're terribly nice) ne; and I think Vera suspecta—" }and go thru with it once and for all." suppose she will $95 to ¥ $475 “Rach may get her divorce,” Yes, but they if she should turn) Villalongas’? } Warren said desperately. “I can’t! *, a hael again?’ t e y well, she mustn't do that.) what ‘ ” help t I suppose. I've got @ let-l ree hor think tha chy fe makes you think she does : ° : ‘ Nee eek tor” Lavecsoa oth S1Lta eee canis tee, ton Tal | Wairea Aches, Teeting A 106. BOel thing like present prices. A dollar now is worth two later on. id suddenly smote his akin. ¥ don't know what whe thinks! But|rather than let her fight. And . : Pe 5, } ay Our Iya never musty Margares Clay-|Deenwille, if were you, 2 Would]. nesses she's 90 lee to me Good advice is, to buy all you need, and buy now. ; write Rachael ong letter a) ™ une riumphantly ‘ that auch f# settled. I'll leave town) Oy) a etenne Ah i yg pred Rachael's beon just @ litte anippy my work's ended, I might as well) girls go de ad ene} to Vera,” she confided further, “or girls go down tomorrow; they'll keep] y, r @ be dead. God knows I wish I were!|me in toych. How about coming in age menge she has. She's not been Right after the evening meal comes ‘Just how far have you gone with| here for bachelor dinner Friday? up there for agest I could tel e i i > George tnterrupted quietly,| Then we can talk developments.” é | bbe ae of hoe family. The kiddies serra At ati! Warren| “George, you certainly are a gen-| Warren's power of reasoning was have their final romp. Father es- aaa adhaga. things like| ous, loyal friendt** Warren Greg-| dissipated in an absolute panic. But capes from his world of, business. I've kissed her, but I swear|°Ty sald, a dry huskiness in his! George had primed him for this talk. % Mother sits down to enjoy her loved Rachael never gave me any reagon|Yolce as he wrung the other's hand] He assumed an air of business Two large groups of broken lines for women, consisting of “There are several things to think of, Ms \ good-bye, to thinke she'd mind that” ‘ George went upstairs to toll the tn ones, aie,” “before he said briskly, Boots, Oxfotds and Pumps ina wide variety of styles suit- ‘How often have you seen her?” gq Does —_— play a part in this hour Géorge asked tn 0 ewhat relieved | terested and excited and encouraged! wo can go farther. In the first place, in your home? tone, “Have you seen her once a} Alice about their talk, and Alice) you must spend the summer com. Me ia | aughed and cried with pleasure, com-|fortably, I've arranged for that—" able for street or dress wear— yb gor bee love music, better if any- yes! I eay frankly that this| ‘ident that everything would come} Jie handed her a «mall yellow thing than stories. A merry song— wan aa firtation, George. I've) (Ut well now, and grateful beyond) bank-book. Magnle glanced at it; a rollicking dance (how the little geen her pretty nearly every Gay—"| words that Gree was showing #°/ glanced at him : ! “But she hasn't got any lettere—|Sumbled and penitent a #pirt ‘ * | prefer bh skip!)—a beautiful eothing tke that?” | ‘Leave Rachael to met" Alice sald] Oh, Gres, dear, you're too gen idyll! Musie is the magical stimu- Wane nts ‘confident expreasion| ¢xultingly, “How we'll all laugh at/ OU" @ @ lus of |changed | this nonsense some day?" re ee generolis at all,” he an-| Weil, yea, che bho come tatters.| Wren Warren Gregory, walking] Gwere’ WHR an honest flesh. °F bd And we make it so easy for you to J—damma itt Tam @ fool, George, 1|40wn the street, was conscious of] know what Iam now, Magsie. I'm a} $ cad.” “Who says you're a cad?” Magnie demanded indignantly “I may sot” he answered. ewear | wrote them just as I might|/ 2° hope and confidence. Ho was to anybody. J-—I knew It mattered] 80t thinking 6¢ Magsie today, but of to her, you know, and that she looked | "achael, the most superb and aplen: for them. 1 don’t know how they'd) figure of womanhood that had satisfy this natural longing for good music that there is no reason to deny yourself and the family a single day Women Wearing Sizes 6 to 9 “Any An exceptional offer in large-sizé Shoes — made of very fine longer. . Q rea jever come into hin life. How she|/ man is « cad who gets two women ‘ Here you have the ideal conditions aa" co was aflent, scowling, and| had raged at him in that last memor-| into a mens like this” all-black kid with welted sole and leather Louis heels. A of satisfactory choice—the privilege Warren anid, “Damp itt" again nerv./ ble talk; how vital, how vigorous wore dear, you shan't say so!" splendid style boot in all-black................0+22+0-5 4 . ofore the other man said: she was, uncompromising, dirsct,| Her slender arms were about his of agar Ba sepneretes leading What do you think ahe will dov"| Courageous! And as a swimmer, who| neck makes side by sii “{ don't know, George.” Warren |™iles away from shore in the cruel] “Well—--” He disengaged the said honestly shifting green wat might think} arma, and went on with his planning, THE WORLD’S THREE FAMOL “Could you—buy her off?” George| With aching longing of the quiet] “George Valentine is going to ose Saturday off long list MAKES. ALL SOLD ON VERY presently asked after thought |home garden, the kitchen with its| Rachael,” he proceed en \y ers a lo EASY MS “Magele? Never! She's not that wing fire and gleaming pottery, “About the divorce?’ said Magwie e H re ¥ SY TERM ato? _Noverl | She's not. that | eves eat bomely restiow ef tn] With a ned omen ©* of very attractive specials, \) Te was that that made |eventful days, and wonder that be} “About the whole thing. And 150 pairs of Women’s You'll find Browns and Blacks in just : George thinks I had better go away.” “Where?” demanded Magee. “Oh, traveling somewhere.” “Riot dimpled Magsie, “You know you have always had « sneak: ing donire to nee KR Warren smiled mechanically. It had been Rathael's favorite dream “when the boys are big enough!" Hila sone—were they bathing this minute, had ever found safety and comfort anything less than a miracle, War ren thought of the wife he had ao Street Boots in black, brown or gray; $3.95 87 pairs of Women’s me like Magsie- ‘s @ indy, you! know She thinks she’s In love; she wants to be married. And if Rachael dtearben tne, What cleo can I Go?” | rie the children and home that | “Rachael wants the divorte for the| had been his, unchallenged and un lpoys,” George said. “She told Alice| imputed, only a few months before Jao. She said that except for that,|He knew jut where he had failed nothing on earth would have made| his wife. Ho felt today that to com- Fut she doesn’t want|fort her again, to take her to dinner again, violets on her breast, and to Chickering, Kimball and Apollo Player P style and: quality you like—sharp_ and medium English toes as well as the broad, roomy toes—and then there are several new models of the high taes, in button or lace—all worth $12 to $16—now |her consider it you and Magsie Clay to have any as sorry as I can be about it. But the truth is that George wants me to get away only until he and Alice can get Rachael into a mood where comradenhip they had had, they two, what theatre trips, what summer days tn the ear, what communion over the first baby downy head, “SEATTLE’S MUSICAL HEADQUARTERS” “Ob, my God!” Warren said, stop-| ping by the mantel, and putting bin) face in his hands. “Well, what did you think would hold over ber sons-—and can you|** ber loosen her veil and lay aside or eagerly emptying their |blame her? She's been érage her gloves with those little geatures| blue porridge bowls? All-gray Kid Boots all this once. You might so familiar and so infinitely degr| “Magnie, dear,” he said slowly, with cloth tops; lthought of that? |would be heaven, no less! What} “it’s a miserable business—thia I'm plenty of sizes @ $8.85 SAN FRANCISCO.—Cecila Jobn- "TWAS LIBERAL JURY happen?’ George asked as Magzie|What conferences over the new she'll forgive me. They see this son, 60, fell 60 feet to the bottom of] SAN FRANCISCO.—A benevolent] had auked papers and cretonnes for Home| whole crazy thing as it really is, i cw , ~ N Ywit tw YW a dry well. “Ill go down for the| jury acquitted John Gillis. tried for] ‘Then for perhaps two long minutes | Dunes! |dear. I'm not a young man, Magaie, 66 pairs of Womens hody” volunteered Fireman Gal-|assault, deliberating just long|there was absolute silence, while| Girded by these and @ hundred/ I'm nearly fifty. I have no business White Reignskin Lace lagher. He found her—unscratched | enough to pass the hat and get $24lwarren remained motioniess, and other sacred memories he went to|to think of anything but my own Boots with low heels and smiling. {to give the defendant. George, in great dixtréss, rubbed his| Magsie, who was busy, the maid told/ wife and my work and my children— and wide toes; suit- him, upstanding hair | with her hairdresser. Dut Don't look #0, Magsie,” he broke off George, what shall I dof War Presently came out to him, wrapped|to say; “I only blame myself! I ren burst out at length. snugly in a magnificent embroidered | have loved you—I do love you—but “Why, now I'll tell you," the olfer| Kimono, and with her sanses of| it's only a man's love for a sweet man said in a tone that carried ex |>rirht hair, almost dry, hanging Mttle amusing friend. Can't we— quisite balm to his listener.. “Alice | Sout her levely little face. fhe had/ can't we stop it right here? You @0 and I have talked this over, of| "ever in all thelr intercourse shown| What you please; draw on me for Course, and this seems to me to be| him quite this touch of intimacy be-| twice that, for ten times that; have the onty way out; we know you, old| fore, and he felt with a little wince/a Jong, restful summer, and then man—that's what burta. Alice and|of his heart that it was @ sign of) come back in the fall as i¢ this was I know exactly what has got you) ber approaching ponsession. all a dream——-" ? inte this thing. You're too easy,| “Greg, dear,” sald Magic peating Magsie had been watching him Warren. You think because you| herself on the arm of his chair, and) *t*adily during this speech, a long mean honorably by Magste Clay, and | resting her soft little person against|*Peech for him. At first she had been obvi unly, puzzied, then aston able for house wear $3.95 Women’s Felt Slippers 1.15 SsHOE Co: Elderly People Have A Daily Health Problem CORNER SECOND AND. UNIVERSITY him, her mood suddenly changed.|I feel As if we hadn't thought it out) away from the fuss and “Don’t you love me any more, Greg?” | —quite enough,” he said. Greg,” she said eagerly. amuse yourself be being generous to him, “I've been thinking about you, aid abe. Pig beme Sypris g wee Spleege be ket away: Racha her, that Magaie means honorably by and about the wonderful, wonderful !#hed, now she was an She had) vr ove yout he countered with a|she asked quickly. “Here's ber jet |t0. yp wciny I to Yana yes ow 1 1 y d ‘ >| whe Mors er pale, her pretty childish | ter, Greg-—I'll read it to you! Rach | where arric way that all our troubles have come} rueful laugh, “that’s the trouble.” Ve can’t possible be you. You've got a high standard of noapic yer ; outh we ttle 0 - | morals, Greg, but where they differ|out! If anyono had told us, two) Molllt wil a to Pym b A bogee She linked her soft little hands in| ael doesn’t mind.” “ |for months ——" from the common standards you fail.| months ago, that Rachael would net| Sm NE OMtl | br ih OM Porm or » ®8! his, raised reproachful eyes. “Well—it will be horrible for you, nk, she dropped his If the world is going to put @ certain) you free, and that all this would . as silence.) nut you don't love me enough|he submitted in a troubled tone.| locked her smooth little “Then—then you didn't mean all you said?” Magsie demanded, storm- ily, after the pause. “You didn't mean that you—cared? You didn't mean the letters, and the presents, and the talks we've had? You knew I was in earnest, but you were just fooling’ Sheer excitement and fury kept her panting for a moment, then she went on: “But I think I know who's done this. she said) to stand by ma, now that Rachael {#| “Horrible for us both.” [his neck. “But I'll be no cross?” she asked artieasly. “Oh,| “You mean your work can't «pare| you, and you for me, G Grog, I will walt years and years for| you?” she asked with a shrewd look.| whispered. “Isn't {t all your" “No!” He shrugged weartly. “No.| isn't it only a question of & Warren's expression was of wretch-|The truth is, I want to get away.”| bother, lawyers and edness; he managed a smile he said in an undertone. | before you and I belong to ch oth “qt'e only that I hate to yet you in| “Ah, well! Magsie understood | as we've always dreamed n for it all, dear. And let her in for it.jthat. “Of course you want to get (Continued . construction upon your attentions to| have happened, we wouldn't have be an actress, {t doemn't matter what! lieved it, would we? I watched you private construction you happen to| walking down the street yesterday put upon them! Wake up, and afternoon, and, oh, Greg, | hope I'm realize what a fool you are to try going to be a good wife te you; I to buck the cohventions! What you) hope I'm going to make up to you need is to study other people’s mor-|for all the misery you've had to als, not to be eternally justifying and| bear!’ analyzing your own, I don't know! ‘This waa not the opening sentence how you'll come out of this thing.| Warren was expecting. Magsie had Upon my word, it's the worst mers! been petulant the day before, and had Greg” Valentine. She we ever got Into since you misquoted Professor Diggs and he sued you Remember that?” “Oh, George—my God—how you stood by me then,” Warren said “Get mo out of this, and I'll believe that there never was a friend like jyou in the world! I don't know what I ever did to have you and Alice stand by me—" “A ian't standing by you to any yous extent,” George Valen id amilingly, ““although, last cht, when she was putting the girls 4, she put her arms about Mar nd said, ‘C she wouldn't orgs, |be here today if Greg hadn't taken executor of a will. or prone to take the road of | bias and from personal influence. | Trust Compan tee, there is a under state charter. National Association | Absolute Fidelity —is an important qualification in the Héirs may become dissatisfied’ with its terms and seek to modify them. They may bring pressure to bear upon the executor | or trustee. If he is susceptible to influence sistance, the will may be compromised. One of the important advantages of Trust Company service is its freedom from acts as executor or trus- Feotutely no deviation from the testator’s wishes, expressed or implied. Our TRUST DEPARTMENT operates The Bank of California | SEATTLE, WASHINGTON lthe chance and cut that thing out of her throat!’ At which, of course,” Doctor Valentine added with his boy ish amile, “Martha's dad had to wipe his eyes, and Martha's mother be gin to ery!” And again eyes. “However, the thing in this,” he presently resumed, “if you could buy off Magsie—simply tell her frankly that you've been a fool, that you |don’t want to go on with it—no, eh?” A little discouraged by Warren's dubious shake of the head, he went on to the next suggestion. “Well then, tf you can’t—tell her that there cannot be any talk at present of a legal separation, and that are |going away. Would you have the |nerve to do that? Tell her that you'll be back in eight months or a year |But of course the best thing would be to buy her off, or call it off tn some way, and then write Rachael fully, frankly—tell her the whole thing, ask her to wait at least one year, and then let you see her——" Warren could sea himself writing this letter, could even see himself walking into the 4 old sitting room at Home Dunes. “I might see Magsic,” he said after he frankly wiped his you least re- When a thought, “and ask her what she would take in place of what she wants. It’s just possible, but 1 don't believe she would——”" “Well, what could she do if you simply called the whole thing off?" George asked. “Hang it! it's a beast ly thing to do, but if sho wants money, you've got it, and you done her no harm, tho nobody'll be li that.” | ‘She'll take the heartbroken atti tude. Warren said slowly “She'll . say that she trusted me, that she n’t believe me, and #0 on.” “Well, you can stand that, Just wot your jaw, and think of lachael, pettishly declared that she would not wait a year -for any man in the) world. Warren had at once seized) the Opening to say that he would| not hold her to anything against her | will, to be answered by a burst of tears, and an entreaty not to be “so mean.” Then Magsie had to & | soothed, and they had gone to tea as/ a part of that familiar process, But! today her mood wan different; she} was full of youthful enthusiasm for the future. “You know I love Rachael, Greg and of course she is a most excep tional woman,” bubbled Magsie hap-| pily, “but ahe doesn’t appreciate the fact that you're a genius—you're not} a little everyday husband, to be held to her ideas of what's done and/ what ien’t done! Big men are al law unto themselves. chael wants to hang over Jand scare you to death ¢ | Jim sneezes—" Warren listened no further. His mind went on @ memory of the night Jim was feverish, a mem ory of Rachael in ber trailing dull- bine robe, with her thick braids hang. ling over her shoulders, He remem-/ astray bered that Jim was promised the | circus if he would take his medicine; und how Rachael, with smiling lips and anxious eyes, had described the phants for the lions and the e restless potent becaum I’ve ha enough | Bowman, and enough of this city,| land all I ask is to run away with you, and never think of rehearsals and routes and all the rest of it in Magsie was saying | Presently she seemed to notice his ladience, for she asked abruptly: “Where's Rachael?” Warren roused himself from deep h litt thought “At the Long Island house; at Clark's Hills.” | “Oh! Magste, who was now scat ed site him, clasped her hands it her knees. “What is Jthe plan, Greg?” she asked vive | clously “Her plan?’ Warren said clearing [his throat “Our plant!” Magsie amended con- tentedly. 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