The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-10
DREAK|
|DO'DAY|
BY
JUSTus MILES FoRMAN
Illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum
Copyrighted, 1918. by the News
paper Enterprise Association


paper Enterprise Association
Some one across the table said
something about romance and jim
my Rogers ceased to listen TO the
xirl beside him aud leaned forward
ia his chair. His manner was eN-
actly that OF hostess who Is try
ing TO collect eyes at the end OF
dinner.
Speaking OF romance said he
20 the company at large. Nobody
paid the slightest attention TO him.
The people about the table we're
all talking very fast and apparently
listening not NJ all. but he leaned
forward once more with deter
mined CLEAN In his young eye.
Speaking OF romance be said
loudly. Three or four Of his friends
looked up AZ him and grinned.
Jimmy Rogers sat back IN his
chair. and the girl beside him gave
q little giggle OF delight
What's the use OF trying TO talk
20 this crowd OF maniacs9 he de-
manded moroseiy They won't
give YOU a chance-not a chance
And they're all my friends. too. I'm
going TO drink myself to dcath.
He had an assortment OF things
TO do II with He drank them all.
scowling across the table at Sibyl
Carteret. who had observed his
struggles. and Was making tri-
umphant faces at him over his de-
feat.
But when at last there fell an
other pause.
Speaking OF romance said
Jimmy Rogers IN a determined
tone. and his host grInncd down at
him and beat upon the table with
his hand.
Jimmy Rogers said he. rs
bursting with romancc-as usual,
Please. everybody. listen TO him or
he'll be cross all the evening.
"A long time ago said Jimmy
Rogers. "our little friend Sibyl
Carteret--now engaged In making
a hIdeous face at me across the
table-mentioncd the word 70
nance. II reminded me OF gentle
man | met this morning down on
that old public pier at the Neck
which nobody uses any more ex'
cept to fish from. He was a wealth
er-beateu gentleman with an ex'
perienced eye, and he was shah
billy dressed. What called my at
fention 10 him was the fact that he
was lying on a pile OF bags OF
something and looking ont 20 sea,
asked him II he was watching for
the new big liner. The shabby
gentleman said he wasn't inter
ested In liners. lie said.
II Ike to watch the tramps-
the poor old rusty. ratty tramps.
like to watch EN- 20 sneaking ont
without anybody on the pier "a
wave handkercaiefs at EN-. and
without any band TO play. like
10 wonder where they're COINS
and what'll happen 10 EN- before
they come back again.
He said:
Think O. the ports they're
bound for, Rio. like as not. OF
Buenos Ayres-- (And he pro
nounced Buenos Ayres right too
or maybe round the Horn. ol
maybe round the Cape or PERTH
and Melbourne and sydney: oi
right out East TO Hongkong anc
Yokohama.
And maybe he said. 'theyl
never get there at all. Oh. yes, III
the tramps | Ike to watch
II asked him II he'd ever been Il
sea and he stared at me and saiC
of course he had Everybody had
He said he knew all the seas In th'
world and most Of the lands. too
but that there were still SOM
places left. and he was sure they
be worth going to-like the others.
Mrs. Stanley. the hostess, gave
little laugh OF delighted interes
and clapped her hands together be
fore her.
Tell us more, More" she beg
Ced
More" said Jimmy Rogers. "Oh
yes. have saved the best for tn
last-that Is. It would be the best
I'm sure. II one could make It out
asked this chap what he was DC
ing here and he said he was look
ing for the break o day Yes. jus
like that-the break o day"
The people about the table begai
10 laugh ard TO besiege Jimm
Rogers with questions, but Stanle
observed that his wife did no
laugh with the others. She hal
suddenly gone very white, and sh
bent her head down so that he
face was In partial shadow; and
after a moment. he saw her III
her champagne glass to drink fror
It, and be saw that her hand wa
shaking
AZ instinctiyely as he would hav
sprung to help her I'm another sOr
OF danger he came forward now Z
her aid. attracting the attention q
Jimmy Rogers and his other guest
by rapid flow Of comment an
question.
About mid-afternoOn OF the 70
lowing day Eleanor Stanley sill
ped out OF the house and down Tn
long hill slope toward the shore.
Mrs. Stanley went down the step
TO the little pavilion and at ia
same moment a young man with
brown face and singularly beautifl
gray eyes came out NJ the shrul
berry at one side and stood Valtin
for her Tho woman gave a soi
of. gasping cry and stopped shoi
at the foot Of the last step 50. r.
what seemed a very long time. IN
two we're still, and there was n
sound at all in the place save th
regular Whispering rush Of tn
quiet sea upon the quiet sand
II was the young man who spOk
81 last, and for some obscure rei
son he spoke In a whisper. IA
said:
You got my letter. them" An
Mrs. Stanley nodded slowly. IA,
ing:
Yes, Harry. Yes, got II. Thl
morning early"