The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-24

too late. Every clerk In the offie.
hurried uptown and told tho story
at some tea or dinner or club. and.
although they kept tho story out
OF the papers. II was all over with
Jim"
And them" asked IN. girl.
"Oh. then, Well. Jim came
home and tn. two of them started
IN 10 spend some years trying TO
undo the harm they both had done
In moment OF anger. II aimos,
killed the old man, and Jim took
him from one health resort TO an
ether. trying all kinds OF cures.
but there was no cure for that
kind OF trouble. The old man died
In Jlm's arms. asking tho boys
forgiveness with his last breath I
guess Jim would have been willing
to quit then. too. but he had the
young machinery the old man
lacked. and 40 he kept on going. "
And some OF him lived. bu, the
most him died" the girl inter
rupted.
NO. hardly that" the young
man said As matter OF fact.
Jim never was any good until he
signed that check He vas a crazy.
Wild Kid before that. but the trouble
made a man OF him absolutely. liz
couldn't turn TO individuals any
more. except a few like Brooke,
who loved him better than any body
In the world. because he knew they
knew the story. and that II was
always being told behind his back
just as ! am telling II TO YOU So
for lack OF Individual friends he
made a friend of the whole world.
He devoted himself to ideas and
I places and books and races OF peo-
pie. There Is hardly settlement
where any white man has been that
he doesn't know and know we'll
and ! think he has read more. and
more intelligently. than any one
ever heard OF
Crichton's stay in America was
very short He decided quite sud
denly one day that he must return
10 the Far East. 4 letter from
Paris ten days later TO Brooke Cur
tbs, and then he disappeared en-
tirely Summer passed and winter
and summer again. and then one
day. late in November. Crichton
turned mp once more I'm New York
He went 10 his hotel and asked for
a letter which was awaiting his ar
rival. Once in his room he tore of
the envelope and re-read the short
note many times This was all II
said:
Dear Mr.. Crichton-f shall
be glad 10 see YOU any after.
noon after five. as am nearly
always at home then 10 give
my friends a cup OF tea. N IL
good 10 know that you are
about starting In this direction.
Sincerely yours,
"MARGAHE1 FERGUSON"
Late that afternoon he wa,
standing in front OF the fire In the
drawingroom II the Ferguson
home. and Miss Ferguson was sit
ting behind the tcacups. looking, a,
least so Crichton thought, much
more beautiful than she looked thai
day he had first met her almost tive
years before
But this time" she said, "yot
have come 10 day for long visit ?
Crichton Looked down into his
teacup and smiled Il fear not" h,
said. Il am going away very soon.
You are so disappointing. Can
you possibly stand us for few
weeks? Where are you going thil
timer"
u haven't an Idea" he said. no
the faintest, believe me"
That IL even leas compimentar,
to us. What does Brooke say tt
this Dlan?"
u haven't seen Brooke yet. You
know ] only arrived this afternoon
wanted 10 see you first. in fact
II was 20 ace YOU that | came bach
TO this country. Not that don't
want TO gee Brooke. bless his soul
but"
You wanted TO see me- tho girl
Interrupted him. "Me?'