The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-26
cnArTER NII.-NnnIInnea.


As for Nenumarr. he was apeech
less - sspras.ihly sho~krd wa
no hy IN. alteration In the pr0fes-
sars appearance. nc haa asvet
apvn a mule ~ ~orfier ouudition or
h - vicious a temper. Most OF the
lighter furniture had been lresdS
rcduvcd 81 mttchwo1d the glass
doors o. the bookcase seFw starred
or ahiyvr~d previous Egyptian poi
tory and kissa were ntrueu la nag
meats un the carpet and even the
mummy though Il amiird with the
same eniEMAtiC chasgfaiuraa
~femrd tp have suffered severely
frOfu she professional hsofa
haEacv haatirstiVeIy frlt that any
sofdm 81 conventional sytupat n y
would Jar herr inds~d. the profr~
Hor's altitude and expro@aiesu ~.
minded him iFFv-lstibiy uf a ct.rtaIn
donksy he hzxd seen enacted BY
music hail artists un the stage when
u becomsa autlen aud defiant only
h. had laughed hslplesaly at the
blofisiin donkey. and somehow he
trtt 40 iueilnatIsn 90 laugh new.
Hsiieyu me. SIR" hs exKan. 4
wotitd not disturb yoa like tbs un-
lev. Steady. there For hsavra .
SAKE. professor, 3out kirk tili you've
heard me cut For the fnut@. IN A
clumsy. stumbling way. sshsrh be.
uaysd the uoftsne. Naa sloaiy ~
scivinx GA has own asiH. - a. 60
bring his hind quarters into satton.
whiiT gtiit kr~pinG his only s~rvsu--
abb sye up"a his 9nWeioome We
ltor.
'I4stsn so me. SIR said Horace.
fnaneuSertnn Ia hia turn I'm not
to blame Tor ihin and " yuu brain
ne. - you ncsm "a b. sadsAxurlns
70 Do. you Il simply destroy the onls
living man Who can SCI you cot 0f
ghls
The mufe appeared Impressed by
thin. and backed uuabrpualy into a
ourfisr. from Nhioh he regarded
Horaue Stth mistruEffal bat at
trntivc eye II az I Imagine. sic. :"
continued Hofser. "You Arv. thong y
temporarily deprived Of speech. pers
frcsif capsule Il following az Argu-
uteut. viii you kindly signify Il bY
raising your right ear The mule ,
fiEht Ear roe with a sharp witch.
Nov we can gvt an. said Iior-
ace First let me- tell yea that
repuaiala all responsibility Coz the
proceedings ~ that Internal 1lnn~~
I wouldn't stamp Ike that
yuu might so through tbs floor. y0u
knoe. Now II you viii only
exercfsr a little patisfvnrs
kt. this the exsNpgrntef snimai
made n Hudden run At hiHn with hla
asouth open. which obliged Haracs
90 shelter himself behind large
arm chair you really must keep
cooi. STR. he demonstrated. your
nerves arr naturally upurt, n
might suggest a little champa xne--
fou could manage Il in In a bucket
and II wuuid heip you 10 pull your
self Together. A whlsk of ydur -
tail would imply eouzenf" The
professors tail instantly swept some
rare Arabian glass lamps and vases
from a shelf at his rear. whsreupos.
Mrs Fitvoyr went out. and returned
presently with bottle Of champagne
and a large china iardiuiere a. the
bcrt substitute she couid find Tor a
bacts~t
When the mule hal drained The
flowrrrsos Krrediiy and appeared re-
frcrhesf. Uorars prucsetsd
n have every hope. SIR he aaid
that before raany hours you viii
BE- smiling pray don't pran~~ like
that. 7 utcan what say-erniiinr
over what now Seems - you very
Justly. a uioet annoying and serious
catastrophs 7 shall speak seriously
TO IfakraRh 1.-THE Jinee. yuu know
and am sur. that. a. aoon a. he
realizes what frtghffui biunder he
has made he will be The first 10 offer
you every rpparaftou IN hls power
For. old foazie ~ he ia. he's thor
oughlY goo-fhearted."
The professor drooref his ears az
thls. and shook his head with n toie-
full iucreduiity that made him look
more like the pantomiine dunke,
than ever.
II think I upderNtnnd him fairiS
well by this time. str said Hora~e
and I'll answer for II that there
no real harm I'm him. ! give YOU my
word % honor that. n You'll only ~
main quiet and leave everything to
me- you shall very soon BE released
from this absurd position. That's
all I came 10 tell you. and now
Won't trouble you any longer n You
could bring yourself. as n sign that
you bear me no iil-feeiinR. 20 give
me your-yor off foreleg AT parting.
L"
But the professor turned hia back
nv ~ pointed and osntnsus n manner
that Horace Judged II better 10
Withdraw without insisting further.
I'm afraid" he said % Mrs. Fht-
voye. after they had ~ io4ped sgt
via IA the drawing room. TN afraid
your husband Is still little aorr