The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-09-26
HIS LIFE
is ONE OF
SORROW
Since Professional ioha En-.
nineered That stunning
Parry He's Full OF Wos

"SquRving things" with the
partner of his domestic Joys and
sorrows IL IA present the enc
object % a we'll known profea-
sianal man 81 seattle. ThV
Identities ~ the petnonsges -
this eeeapnde are not given. IA
difference 20 thrir prominence
ANA moral atRndlnK
The star couple are not GA
spauklng tegnia ana o. save hia
iifv John can't make Fund' ~
any way that VIII allay the
wrath 81 his iraie tp0uae
Two mAlc frien1s. an irre-
siatlblc Impulse ~ jcHh, aud .
alpmaHlnF expedition are re-
eponslbie for the mass un-
happi predigapsat
iohne vito aud two OF heT
women frisnda were niist With
. fcc kloas deaiyo 10 see the un-
derNorld az u really 10
Wasted 10 see
They waatsd 70 see the
opium deus, to watch the beer
fusuera ana even Niait certain
resuris inl the new teBdsfloiu.
The Uomsh auore thai they
could never possibly smile again
until John took them below tae
line. other people did the
stunt. ,hey seld. and Why not
John Il not a sport The
Establishments of painted beau
Ties and seductive gambling
games are nathlnk 10 hln. A
sfate Are. an old pair Of slip
9trf and a meerahen niFs locks
good 10 him. A quiet evening
~ home has alwats been hia
idea Of bllss. but husband like.
no Was sinenabie 10 persistent
~ifeiy persuasion. and nnatiy
agr.ad 60 make NJ ana captain
a alummins party.
the Two male friends he ask
ed 20 assist him IN the nnaef-
taking were traitors 10 the
cause. ON the evaninE prior 70
the date sst for the trip they
went below the limo. ana Judas
llkr gave the snar away They
made known 10 psiutee ears the
proposed cxcurxion. and offered
some suggestions "a 70 the
sightseers reception.
Wished " Gle
The result was shat John.
for few momeatx wished he
we're dead
Last Tuesday ngghf the par
~ az ain started cut. There
we're two elderly Fnaldena be-
sides Mira John. Her bus
bands friends escorted the out
Thick veiln and an afr of sup
pressed excitement were prev
aIent. Joha felt like - eants.
and wishsd Y wsfs ever.
unut tfer reaches ms paris
unusnsl. ard felt real a~vllish
and nohefnian. They pretend
"a NOT 70 he shocked. and never
thought 81 pointing ~ the brew
ity % girls skirts
they slipped iron brew IN
ounnffs With great relish. and
rqueaied whom they saw n
drunken man.
John looked bored and rpoks
ionRinmiy ~ home.
Hearts Best
Finally. with beating hrarts.
the women mounted the steps
Of one ~ the new Paris houses
The halls and the toorways
were filied with the profession
ai fascinatorr-
John edged IN sideways. and
IN a moment vas surrounded.
Every avenue IL escape was
guarded. Exit. under the cir
cumstancsa. was impossible.
short eiris thin girls. fat
girls and lean ones fiocked
around him.
Girl In Blue
Where have YOU been for the
last week. Johnf" sighed one
little efrl in blue ms she laid n
bieaehed. h~frfExicd head on his
shoulder and rfsyfuiiy pulled
his whisker-
well. u ~ isn't our cid boyi~
purred another.
Where ala you pick up the
old bnes. Jack" yelled a rfri in
short. red skirts as shs stared
amazed at Mira John ana her
friends
John rroaned and rr'uttered.
lie begred his friends te come
20 his assistance. but they didn't
bulge an inch. only the wife
and the two ancient females
were looking his way.
Realizing how fast HIS reput-
sfior was EOing down the line.
he. with q frantic gestnre 81
despair. said: ladies, dear la
dies. n e. all an awful mis-
take. am not their John. !
never was their John"
His Distress
His distress was 50 evident
that the male friends. their
faces flushed with suppressed
laughter. pretended 20 rescue
the troubled man from the en-
barraasing situation.
Il never was IN this place In
my life. and | never win do n
again" he pleadlngly remarked.
az hopping his sweating brow.
he made his way TO hts wifc'a
side.
hts xtefnporaneous excuses
were received IN icy silence.
The old and proper maids are
Awning Mrs John To sue for