The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-30
CHAPTER XIV.
Copyright 1918. BY The Star Co.

SNAPTEN XIV.
Copyright. 1915. BY The Star Coz
You think" said Mrs. Gunsdorf.
that II u want for her-you'd
stand a chance7"
Don't You feel a little that way.
too, Mrs. Gunsdorf7 You are won.
derfnlly good looking. you know.
and Mr. Barclay seems 60 have
cast IN his lot with labor. II looks
as II you'd stand the better chance
of ns two. doesn't III"
Mrs. Gunsdorf shrugged her
shoulders.
We couldn't stand any less
chance than We do now. And the
oftener he sees her. tho less that
chance gets"
N abe really comes from
heaven"
The quicker she goes back the
better
Mary laughed a cold little laugh.
I'D not be the ore 10 hold her
back By IN. skirts"
Nor !
Hut" saId Mrs. CunHdors. ~
abe went 10 heaven. and any ono In
this town had a hand In sending
her. and got found out" she
shnddered. that person would be
torn 10 ribbons
Where does she iive-''
They've fixed tents for her and
her party just outside the town
They call II. Headquarters OF Co
lcstia--tho girl from h.aven.'"
Who IL her party
There's Professor stiliiser-.f
guess sho goes to him when shes
In fix for what to say next.
There's Kind OF haif.witted fellow,
named Douglas. Sho keeps a couple
OF secretaries going day and night.
There's a cook and servants. lots
OF people. Wouldn't be- easy 20
come at her"
Have you any idea" asked Miss
Blackstone. how much these
pearls showed you ar. WORTH
No idea7 4 woman could live on
the income. She could wear pref.
~ clothes. and have servants. II
she had husband she didn't like.
she could afford 20 divorce him.
DO you know what I'd do n any
one should come to me and tell me
that certain person was never
going 10 get In anybody'E way
again. I'd give these pearls TO
that person. gladly or I'd lose them
where that person could find
them"
What's the use OF wishes when
your hearts sore -
mo use nj all" admitted Miss
Blackstone. and stu I'd rather be
rich and heart.broken. than poor
and heartbroken. wouldn't youg"
Yes" said Mrs. Gunsdorf.
houghtfully. II would"
Miss Blackstone rose, her hand
at her throat where the pearls Law.
Il hope" she said. that ! shall
have the pleasure OF seeing you
again--soon. What do you think ?"
oh" said Mrs Gunsdorf, n
shouldn't wonder"
And now the town OF Bitumen
became. as one paper put II, the
center OF a new world.
Kehr had hssented grimly TO the
settlement OF the strike on Celes.
tia's terms. He had come out for
Celestia's policies And because OF
his very grimness and stubbornness.
his late enemies began TO see that
he would be a tower OF strength to
any cause which he should espouse
In that town where week ago his
life would not have been worth a
moments purchase. he was already
being talked OF ms the next United
States senator from PENNSYLVANIA.
Special correspondents had be-
gun to flock into Btumen. Many
who came to Jeer. stayed in n state
OF great wonderment, and began
presently to number themselves
among the faithful.
Celestia began to devotion
strength in the newspapers. Al.
ready the idea OF changing our
government was no longer n news
headline. but a definite and by no
means uncomfortable thought in
the minds OF men. Some news.
papers detested the thought be.
cause II was new. others welcomed
and embraced II because Il was
new. Still others, and In the end
these became her most powerful
supporters, took some such atti.
tude as this:
You may argue for the new COS.
pei. you may argue against IL You
may call II treason, you may call ~
progress. but when all Is said and
done certain facts will shine on,
clear as crystal.
AS a people we ought TO be han.
by, we are not. Millions who oupbt
to be clean and healthy are dirty
and sick. There is enough money
for everybody. A very small nor.
ton OF this is In the hands of tho
efficient few, the rest is nowhere
being lost. wasted, thrown over.
board
In those whom we elect 10 high
office two qualities only seem nec.
essary. inefficiency and selfishness
What are We going to do about
TT"
Celestla was no Frankenstein.
but Professor Stllliter no longer
found In her the apt and doclle
pupil OF earlier days. He found Il
harder and harder 10 control her.