The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-11-08

up early enough In the evening 20
lind them awake
1t IL n pity" said Openta. that
your lodging is not In the neigh
borhood somewhere.
Il don't see" said OdeHkalh.
why ! do not live with you and
bear n portion OF tho expenses. Bu,
do not Invite me unless you wish
Two nights later Staniglas Odcr-
khlki came for the first time to
pass me night under the same ROOT
whlca covered Olonkh. and old man
Opeata whispered TO his son:
Il doe'd lige hib"
On n certain evening. when old
man Opcnta Was sleeping heavily
OdeakAlh spoke To the young Open.
tas % matters which were troubling
him.
Will either of you deny" he
said. that you reached the end OF
your resources two days ago and
that | I'm bearing all the expenses
Neither Orlotf nor bis wife was
able to deny this.
IT is nothing" continued Odcs
kalki. Let things be as they arc
until Orloff is well But there Ia
one thing which cannot endure
much longer And that In the hos
Unity shown by Orioffs father He.
who ~ nothing but burden. con
stantiy shows his teeth and pasHca
sarc aHms Let him only show a
proper gratitude. and will not
complain. lie Ii n trial not easily
borne"
Orlon and Olcnka knew Their.
was much truth In what their bene-
factor said. Old man Open;a haiei
Odcsraiki and showed his teeth at
him whenever there was oppor.
tunlty
Il sm sorry that you have no
ticcd." said Opcnta. But ! will
speak TO him myEelf lie does no.
realize. perhaps. that he Is living
At your expense. Furthermore
father ia old II Is better To laugh
At his asrcasms hut after this
evening everything will be better.
CONSERVATION seized even Odos
kalki when NJ this point II was no
tlced tho old man hadopened his
eyes He scowlcd Indignantly at
Odeskalki. and said shrilly:
Id bill dod pcdder. was dod
sleebig."
He rose took his ovcrcoat from
the .eg and put II on.
Il Dill dot gum bag he said.
nh dot wanted"
Ole1kn tried 10 hold him. but he
shook her off and made for tn,
door She threw her arms about
him. hut he struck her In the face
and the bosom. Odeskalkl hurled
tho old man aside
Let him go" he cried. He vii
come back soon enough. II Is cold
and ne will soon be hankering TO-
the stove"
7 bill dot gum bag" shouted the
old man.
Odesknlki closed the door.
go into the other room" he said
to Olenka. and put cold water or
your face" He turned to Openta
Il viii Just 70 and see II she Is
hurt. he said.
Olsnka poured water into the
basin. but for the moment she wa;
using II only as receptacle for he.
+ tears.
Don't cry" said Odeskalk
gently. He took her by the shoul
ders pnd turned her so she face
him Your cheek Is bruised" h,
said. but that Is a trflc. Did h,
hurt you when he bit you?" Sh'
\ did not answer. And Odeskalki be
gan to draw her TO him. but thcr,
must have been some good in The
man. FOR he suddenly drew back.
Olsnka's tears ceased
II vas frightened only" she said
III Il had not been an old man.
eaid Oteskalki, Il would have strucl
him dead. You do not feel an.
PAIN
mo, but everything is golny
round
OdaskalM caught her as she fcl
and carried her TO n chair. H.
kissed her unresistlng mouth. Thel
he brought cold water and began I,
battle her temples
Meanwhile Openta had turned hi
head so he could SEQ the door lead
ing into the other room.
"He ought not TO have closed tn
'door." he said ENORMOUSLY. eli
ought to come back and tell me /
she 's hurt"
In n few moments anxiety 70
Olenks began to torment him
Maybe father really hurt her,
he said.
Then he began to call for ode,
kalki loudly.
Suddenly the door opened an
Odeskalki, looking like 4 man O