The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-11
MRS. TAG6ART TELLS THE STAR WIN
she rs FIGHTING

Tense. Judge Smyser was oratarical
even In hia office. alone with two
women. aud one a very little enc.
Then | told him again what /
wanted. Come aud sit right hofu. T"
he said 10 Mrs. TagEart. and
write
4 shall have TO have a stub pen.
she said. smiling One was found
for her She bit the end OF II for a
moment and amoothcd tho paper ont
before her Thea she began 10
write This Is what she wrote;
4 have been asked the question
, why ] have permitted myself 20 be
dragged into a public trial involving
a. II must the deiailinE Of a large
amount OF fifth embraced ia such
accusations
Il am here % vlndloate my honor
and 90 protest the good name Of my
boyH"
when she reached dragged" she
hesitated. but the end OF her pen.
aud like little girl. turning her
big gray eyes up 10 Judge Smyser,
Two Fa7" she asked.
Al "aceuaationa' she paused again
and then wrote Il 10 look like two
Wurfs. .nccus nfiona'
After amount or she dahhiai
her pom in the Ink and Judge smy-
ser. reading over her shoulder. came
TO her rescue. Write NTH. he
said. She atlil hesltated. She didn't
like the sound Of tho word And by
fho time she made up her mind 20
write Il. tho ink had dried on her
zen and she had TO make tho I
over.
In the ias; paragraph she left out
word and began again and rewroie
t. In her copy ahe did the same
thing and said. "Oh. dear. I've got
TO write that al over again but
We gave her another uiece OF paper
and ahe only revrote the last para
graph.
Maanwhiio 7 talked 10 her
what aakest. Ia the matter with
Captain TagKaFt's cyesf They look
strange"
she shrugged No her shoulders
and curlud down her head ia the
playful manner that IL a. much a
part Of her AZ Il her hand. and she
said. Well. guess you'd think
there was something tho matter
with them. II he got after you onee "
Even her voice ia merry and Ffri-
feb. she can't help II. even IN mis-
hour 81 darkneaa People look Al her
and wonder that Fhe seems unsAd
dened Hut the nelghhora know NAT
At home She breaks doWf. thai abe
aiasspa little and cries a great deal.
Hut u isn't In her 10 b othrr tsan
bright and playful when the ccca-
sion aeetua "a demand that she keep
up appearance
and forth 90 the Philippines on a
transport every Year, ] aaksf
judge amyHsr.
Every three months" Int -FBtt-
er Mrs TaggArt. AZ abe wrot
There is that ALL" she fasfed
good naturally. as she signsd her
name
nodded.
Then think I'll run home and
take a little scrub. I'll feel better. .
Are you tired -
AfHs thkHHa ~ = nv" - -
there"
She got az far a. the door. then
ahn swung herself around en- one
foot and tucked Tho other behind
her. Howard didn't say anything
10 very had. did heT" Howard was
her brothsr-in who was on the
witness stand 20 prove her a woman
Of bad character
We both smiled az her; there was
nothing else 70 do. for everyone
knew that this hrothar-ln-iav vas
the strongest witness against her.
and that ne was expected when re-
called to spring almost any kind Of
bomb.
She laughed a little. "Well. no
matter shat he says against me.
Howard d a mighty nice boy And
she put one hand against the side
Of the doorway. ard swung herself
round and out 81 Il. for all the
world like n little Girl who Is going
after she has said two or three
EoodhyA
Judge smyaer turned 20 me.
That's n queer thing about that
woman. she never says word
against anyone