The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-10
KINDNESS OF JOHNNY
MUD=LIP

ny RICHARD .. SHELTON.


(copyfisht 1908 by the Frank Lea
lie Publishing ltouael
There WAS mild excitement al aels
hY.n camp Mrs barron. Who had
lust eame into the livinH cabin stood
fuefullY surveying three slender Coz
iogne bottles which stood quite
empty on the shelf above the fire.
place.
Whoever played this prank show
Ell very poor taste che remarked
tartlY 70 her husband. Who stood be-
side her. What In the world viii I
do II one OF my headaches comes
on
Meanwhile, behind the nnn'h
camp hoht p'uoe and old En. the
aead guide, were trying 90 shake
some vitality into a PROSTATE ban.
die Of RAGS and art which anorea
like a auwmlll and exhaled the oduf
Of a cologne factory
We should have ioyksd Mfa uar-
run'H cologne boa tho spirit chest rec
marked bfufe, "Gomo on. Johnny.
he said. Swing the proHtraie fafm
another vigorous shake. up with
Feu man. Oct q move on YOU dye
hear -
Johnny Mud-llp. az he vas eafn-
monty called ga the summer camps
where he worked. turned partially
over and Eruuted and half opened
oue bieafy ESQ. he aputtereA a aiu-
sic expression. which sounded ike
80 anfsteli.@ settled back and anor.
81 Justify again.
s0h. lea the aarnrd infun ley
there. said Efi. in disgust. lie out
- sight ~ the women folks here.
anyway.
At that moment Harfoua atfnta-
fiau voice shouted from the liver
bank sGhaoae your partners fof
the paddle down 10 Brcshn camp.
everybody. ana with q nfh.I look at
IahunY Mud-lip bruce turned to-
Nard the river
A. be turned o. the cauQgs nc. Hav
Alss Allen standing unite alone On
the bank &
sfloea morning" h. uall I'd pms
up 90 her Charming nsdfninF fuF
the paddle 10 nfents iaut ~ In
Tn very safFy 90 iufiict myself Huun
foas especially after last nirheEhut
ftssffun asked me b. paddle Yau e en
ia NJ canoe. and I fhuuEflt nsfrsa rs
Il Uss beat not 20 refuse thai would
havs meant partial crplanatlaa ) 81
kusw
You we're quite right nais the
girl besides w~ muutnS 4f u
tnakn any aiffrreure"
! wish u ga make No dfffsfahes.-
said nfusr. q trim. bitterly
Here comes the first camp nnss.
Oh. lets be ne first on the fiYerf-
she tried. Eayiy
They got into The canoe md
started Down stream uruee dug his
paddle vieiausiV into the Nafsr md
seaf fhs eanor ahead in auiak Jumps
The stbern followed more islaufnlf
and saon a turn in the stream teft
uruea and Miss Allen alone
Isn't q glorious abe said. TAX
Ing IN deep drmuEhta ~ the pine
iasten afr. Let's b. The best II
friends. she adf~d. impetuouaIY.
f.st.s iust bios last night out ot car
mlnds
We said Druce. Slowly. that Is
quite impossible. have isxed 80
ffsm ihe first. and shall Always
love yaa
lie s~ut the canoe shooting along
IN sifenes for a time
4 know What yuu think. hs ueut
On. and ! can't hfars~ Ynu fer u
Indeed. ! suppuzr it'n the truth ~ Il
that hurts. THIS morning Fri and
found Johnny Mud.iip eat BE-
hind the camp lie had hslp~d hlfn-
eft % Mrs. fiarren's cologne inter-
nal Application. you knnN znd = As
sumsNhAt damaged b. the eneoun-
ter Wei. xhsn Eri sna { we're Try
ing 10 help Haks him up I cpsian't
help thinking What you aid lzat
ufHht and comparing myself 30
Johnny Aud-iip. After al. thefesa
only a feW steps tn tha scats be-
tween ~ Johnugs dea af life n
to arfuk fife-wstsr sna si@aas miue
il 10 spend money and have an eamY
tgn4e of g. We're both pretty use-
less members % society
I'd like 70 say Til achieve Hrraf
things Zoe you Ts like - fxaFHise
Yoa IN really 40 sousthiux bot Ira
wise enough 70 frAiltr NJ HmMn-
tlaua Ny grandfather made too
much money and my father liked
horses and easy living too veil Its
what's br~d in the bone. and I
know I cant change u. HauE IL
What you said was true efefy
wofa o. a." h. ended bitterly.
Perhaps we'd better not tAib
abouf IL. then ahr said. ItM@lts
rather painfal 90 ua both
lie drove the canoe ahead uuHrar-
ing Of his own strength The pines
ard bifches on the bank aeefnea %
Hlip merrilY past. Presently lhs
rnar - rnpids came TO their ears.
and to the left another stfeem JON
ID theirs bruce stopped paddllHE.
= don't know whethsr ~ 'eaffT'
around the rapids or - up the In