The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-21

found sensation. rh. poer b~iis.e her Ia
be 81 disiae erisin. After ,ssious sds~o-
tar~s-.-sn,oas them b~snG said by . pro-
ear~ss 10 . white slave for 81 .ooo--shs
, fisds shelter In the Tenement home Of
the Ds.st..~s. In the sisms. she breaches
her doctrine In rich and poes siihs.
In y~stesdsy's instsiimsnt sh~ gees To
tho plant Of tho OetsGen shirt company
fire trap--se tall to the siris there.
Tommy barclay follows her.
Tho factory estshs. fire. Tommy sss~s
t~i~.tta's life. Ne tells HE father by
adoption he wants 90 marry The seddess.
barclay arvsBses foe d~iestts ca preach
To the money ling. 81 New t.rk. They.
iih~ tho pa.r. faii under the sway 81 her
beauty. parity and eieaasnee
CHAPTER XVII.
Copyright. 1918. by the Star Coz
In a far corner OF tho room stu.
tier stood Ills eyes never left Co
icstia. and he looked like n man la.
boring under q great strain.
The effect OF Ceiestla upon the
capitalists was curious. Kehr re.
taincd his expression OF shrewd
conservatism. Now and then b.
asked n terre question. and did not
seem convinced by her answers
but TO the others. after a while.
her answers seemed unanswerable
And so. she finished. Il don't
ask you To give up anything. You
shall even have NOR. II you must
! only ask you 20 help ms with the
othcrs-to see that the billions
which are wasted sha'n't be vast.
ed---so that thru cleanliness We
shall do away with disease. and
that thru the general wcll-heing.
every man. woman and child shall
have a right 10 be happy
How about che constitution"
snapped kehr
Some OF you" said Celestial,
will sit In the convention which IL
TO write the new constitution
lie gave a hoaFse. harsh laugh.
How about tn. solid South
Celestial shook her head at him ma
at a pngnacious and pig-headed
child.
We shall have 20 iiquefy H."
she said. Then. her voice. once
moro grave. and her great eyes
sweeping the circle:
Who IL going TO help me- she
asked. We shall need millions
millions In moncy--mlllions in
brains"
Barclay stepped swiftly 10 her
side. and. with that same smile OF
gentle. olifashioned gallantry:
MY dear" he said. don't worry
about that"
And he turned 20 tho Others:
You have heard new gospel In
the world" he said "if It's a pipe
dream. I'm crazy. Gentlemen.
what she wishes can be done. And
II you arc with us. II shall be
done
One by one they came forward.
Ike men in trance. and shook
hands with Cciestia. All but Kehr.
Anything 10 stand In with old
friends" he said: especially when
that's the side your breads butter.
cd on: but II it's n question OF be-
lieying that what we've listened TO
IL anything but nonsense. you can
count me out"
We'll run you" said Barclay
ma senator from Pennsylvania
And you'll do as you're told"
Cclestia laughed merrily.
That so great and conservative n
man as Barclay should lend the
promise OF his backing TO the doc.
trines and tensis of Celestial aroua.
cd extraordinary interest all over
tho country. and even In England
and on the continent.
Celestial was showered with invl.
tations. most Of which she decliend
But she did not decline them ali.
II was her duty. she felt. 20 conver,
TO her cause. all sorts aud coudi
lions OF men and women. the man
who had been horn with a golden
spoon In his mouth and the man
who had been raised with n re.
yolyer In his hip pocket.
Now. altho Celestial moved on n
calm level OF democracy. loving ali
men alike, she found in the WAYS
and houses OF the rich more oppor.
tunities to be amused and joyous
than In The houses OF the poor.
She was asked to speak IN the
ball room OF great house over.
looking Central park The invita-.
tation TO do no was instlgated by
Mary Blackstone. but Celestial did
not know this. and the name signed
TO the note OF Invitation was one
which tempted her to accept.
To this function. Tommy Barclay
was among those invited (all Part
OF Mary Blacks,one'E planl. but.
tho he yearned TO bs wherever &c.
lestia was. In spite ~ their latest
quarrel, he was too busy tramping
the streets OF New York IN search
OF job TO accept.
Cslestia. abandoning for the oc.
casion her work.glrl dress, and as.
Stunning once more that graceful.
flowing white garment in which she
was first seen (outside OF heavenI
not only set new standard OF
beauty. but started n new fashion
In dress. and kettleful OF jealousy
among the women.
At one end OF the long ball room
"a great space OF mirrors, and silk.
brocaded with garlands. flowers
Overlooking baskets and cupids-
was platform for musicians. Upon
this. To n great assemblage Of fash.
ionable men and women, all talk.
ing at once, Celestia appeared aud.
denly-and there was silence.
Celestia never began at the be.
ginning OF speech. She never
started by expressing surprise AT
being asked to speak. or astonish.
ment at perceivIng 80 many upturn.
ed faces. Nor did she start by say.
Ing what she was going 10 talk
about when she really did get
started.
For the most part. Celestia asaod
with her hands lightly clasped be-
hind her back