The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-15

ked0 the Story mere. see IL
The three Richest mon In America. de-
string Co found nm sriste.rsry Of wealth.
empiay Professor -tiiiites. q famous pay
oheiesisi, TO Lidnsp . beautiful bah, girl
--th. product 81 mn suEeaie marriage.
The child 4. spirited away to wilder
n~ss N tho Adirvadsees. whsrc she 10
taught by angels" In 'b~~sen." snd told
that "a I. her destiny 60 return tai ~arth
and reform" tho world. teaching them
obedience aud eonteotment.
Tommy barclay. adopted son OF the
chief 81 tho money trium,irst.. meets
Celestial" nov . young woman, w the
Wilderness Just at tho rnant~nt she is
leaving "h~ss~a." lie rescu-s her from
| SHUTTER. and they flee tes~h~s. suiiites.
aided by an Indian. OLA Man smells eood,
aud bioodheupds. ressins possession OF
the sir. Tommy cant cnms 10 her f~seoe
because HE 10 In swimming In tho rtser.
and 10 naked. and Ola Man smeiis-eood
has stolen his clothes.
! G~ie-tis 10 taken 10 foar Corners, the
nearest railroad station, and th~nes ="
New York, ~ Pour Corners she 10 later
viewed by New Nerk American repattef
and 80 tho world fret scts news Of The
Goddess"
Mssawhn. remny. clad sniy In an
| old suffsis ros.. hurrtes after. re~shiHs
faar torn-vs ssiy q. ieara that ssiestt.
bs. caught tn. train he missed He en-
esunters the Reporter
stiiIitsr i~~,es C@ie.tis 81 the neiisstsw
hospital. New York. promising To retnru
foe hss Tommy tracks them te the hos
pitai. aud p~s.usdes tho doctor Go re'ssse
seis.,is Go him. teiiinx him ,h~y are Gu
gagged Go be married.
| No hetei viii take tei~siis In In
despair Tommy tabs h~s 10 his fathers
home. Ito enters the house alsos. and
the Money kinG aGr~~s q. shelter the
wiu from h~~sra." nut teisssis. beii~s =
tna herself Ia h~ . busdoa To rsnmy, tsiis
the fasiosshy Ia dri.. a.. After xetss .
distance. tsi~.tia a-.eeods fr.n the car.
IN. t~siesbe, wants hi. msa~y. tssessts
hs. nan~. A ~rvwd s.shes., tei~stt. IL
rescued by . midais- aged. hsrd-fse~a
woman
CHAPTER XII.
Copyright. 1915. by the star Col
Freddie. tho Ferret" was a ~
markable young man. II he haf
been bright and bad he might have
been gangstcr. But h. wasn't
bright aud no wasn't bad. He was
neither a hAlf.wit nor whole wit.
and he had almost as much moral
sense an a cat.
His hAbltnai companions. howey-
or. we're evil. For many such per
sons In the city had discovered
that. on occasion. Freddie could
Do tremendously useful To begin
with. his luck distinguished him an
much as brains and talent could
have done. Some people are al
ways finding four.leayed elovers.
Frcddi.s gift. tho h. had never
seen clover patch or lived In clio
yer. Was OF that sort. II Freddie
went thru rubbish heap he al.
ways found something of value.
One. h. found n diamond horse
shoe and sold II TO an Italian fruit
er-r for cir bananas. II there was
piece OF money or cigar stump.
long enough TO be smoked. any
where In a gutter. Freddie Was
pretty sure 90 find one or tho other.
II no, both. II Brown was looking
for Smith. Freddie was pretty sure
to have roen Smith.
F1ann.rmAn's barroom Was Fred
dies headquarters. one day tho
proprietor tapped Freddie on tho
shoulder and told him that he vas
wanted on tho phone.
"Yes. this Ia Freddie. all right"
This "a Mrs. Baxter"
Hope you're we'll. Mrs. Barter"
Same TO you. Freddie. bin
trying TO find Swectxcr all over
town. Can you hnd himf'
Sure. vhatll toll him.
"You say 20 him that Mrs. Rax-
ter says to say she's got a p'ppin
for him"
Mrs. BARTER says 10 say she's
sIIpPTN TOWARDS HINT
"Pippin for him--p-i.double p"
"Pi.double pip"
"PIp.p-in- pippin.
"Pippin for him"
You're on. Freddie. You tell
him 70 come right round"
What forf"
why. for tho pippin."
Il mean what for would ] tell
him."
why. for about n dollar. Fred.
die. n you will bring him round
quick"
As Freddie the Ferret lief, FTan.
nermans. II was his luck to run
into Sweeucr. who was on the
point OF entering.
Bin hunting you all over town"
said Freddie.
What for7"
Mrs. Baxter says TO say she's
got pippin for you"
Not so loud where II she?"
Mrs. Baxterf"
NO. the other"
I'm 10 take you round"
They set OF at once In the direc-
ton OF Mrs. Baxter's Market" ms
Il was called by the insiders, Fred.
die shuffling and skipping at Sweet
zer's side. prattling and whistling
by turns.
Mrs. Baxter's sitting room and
office was AZ the back OF the house.
up one flight OF stairs. And here.
summoned downstairs by neat
looking colored maid. she left Ce-
lestia 10 herself for n while.
Sweetzer and Freddie we're In
the front parlor.
Got the real thing this time.
have your" asked Sweetzer.
you just bet ! have said Mrs.
Baxter
when you've seen her. all I'll
have TO do Will be to name the
sum: just step upstairs. Billy. and
you. too. Freddie, II you'd like to
have n peep at the real thing"
Usual place." asked Sweetzer.
yep. But go quiet"
The men followed Mrs. Baxter
on tiptoe. But she made plenty OF
noise.
Just before they came 10 the door
OF Mrs. Baxter's office Sweetzer
and Freddie ducked off into what
appeared TO be- dark closet and
pulled the door to after them;