The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-12
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DICK TELLS TALES OUT OF
SCHOOL

tCopytlkht 1918. BY the Newspaper En-
terpri.s Association
but YOU can see Mary's point
OF view" said 20 Dick. going back
TO Mary and her troubles with the
Wayerly family. III makes your
mother perfectly furious now 10
know that Mary has so much To do
with her affairs. What she will do
when she cannot be trusted TO pay
her own board bills. cannot say"
That's Just what Mary said"
remarked Dick. she told m. that
mother oven had the temerlty 10
say that she MARY had usurpad
the business that belonged To Jack.
and she was not quite suro In her
own mind that Mary wasn't max.
Ing good thing out OF IT,"
How terriblo-i would not
blame Mary for passing tho whole
thing up"
Il think she would" said Dick.
III she was not so stuck on that
book shop game herself"
Let me tell YOU something.
Dick. ! remarked IN n burst OF con.
fidence. that have been ever sor
~ for since. "ali you people better
Do pretty good To- Mary. for you
know as we'll as that you could
not get any one To keep up thu
ias them a salary that would eat
up the entire profits. Mary will
wake mp some fine day and see
that she can make all this money
for herself. aud then she will set
up little book shop 81 her own.
Dick. don't you fool yourself.
my dear II n woman aa pretty as
Mary can also show the same bust.
ness ability and starts out 10 get
money. she will have no trouble
Ia finding II. In Marys case
don't think she will have to 20 very
tar with the richest young man In
town standing right at her elbow
ready 10 make an effort TO procure
the moon for her II she asks for H."
You don't mean young patter
SOM
The very one"
'nut | thought he was only In.
ter.sted IN adding old books to his
library
Dick. Dick. you're Just like all
others OF your sex You can never
understand why any man is inter.
ested In any woman that does not
particularly interest you"
MARY does interest me-" Dick
protested.
Yes. as a sister.in-isw and bust.
ness manager OF the Book shop,
but you will not say. for instance.
Of her. az you did OF Kitty, she's
a fascinating little creature 20 fiirt
with"
My dear girl. no man can tell
why one woman appeals to him
and another does not. but II
man be honest. he will tell you that
six women may come thru that
door and not ono will mean tho
raising OF an eyebrow TO him.
while the seventh will immediately
make his pulses pump and his
nerves Jingle
"Eyed II he is married. asked.
in voice that was a little shocked.
for Dick had told me something
had not dreamed about HIS ser.
MY dear Margie. a mans mar.
rIage VOWS are not always hanging
between his eyes and those OF a
pretty woman. II they were. |
don't know what the newspapers
would do for sensational stories
with which to decorate their first
pages"
Dick, do you mean TO tell me
that no man loves HIS wife 80 much
that there may not come some cir
cumstances under which he will be
untrue TO herr"
MY dear Margie. love has moth
Ing TO do with H. one OF your ser.
| think Il was. Gertrude Atherton.
quite understood us when she said.
: A man may love his wife devoted.
ly and be untrue 10 her in thought
or deed every day OF his life.
We had strayed a long way from
Mary and her troubles and Mother
Waverly. and I was surprised when
Dick returned 20 them IA tho he
had said nothing out of the ordi
nary.
II told Mary 10 let mother have
check TO pay her board blu. made
out TO the hotel company, and to
say nothing about II. but TO keep
all remaining money next month
after the board bin was paid to re-
imburse the estate for this loan.
Mother will get enough money for
her necessities from the rent OF her
| house"
you have only deferred the evil
day when your mother will make
things boil again. Dick" ] said.
thinking OF her competency as
she left me just before Dick came
| to dinner.
realized now that she had re-
ceived the check for her board and
| did not dream that she would have
to pay II back TO Mary as the man.
ager OF the shop and trustee OF
| the estate next month.
ITO Be Continued Monday
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