The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-22
Observation-Disclosures
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A Novel
A Week
Next Week
The City OF
Numbered Days"
ny FRANCIS LYNDE
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Continued from Our Last Issue)
Miss Mary Emma Cahoon was
the assistant at tho poatofflce. and
vas possessed Of wcil-developed
curiosity concerning other people =
correspondence
"liumphi" exclaimed Captain Icri.
that's so. Wen write the letter.
and III ask Mary Emma for the
address when | go up TO mail IL"
Miss Cahoon remembered the
Preston girls address. II was
Cambridge. kirkland st. but the
number, she did declare. had
slipped her mind The Captain
said he would chance u without
the number. SO the letter was
posted
| That evening the situation was
explained Ia Mrs. Snow by Captain
Err. in accordance with the talk nj
the breakfast table. The lady from
Nantucket understood and re-
spected Captain Jerry's unwilling
ness TO discuss the marriage ques.
tion while John BaHtsr'n condition
continued critical and she agreed
10 net as nurse and housekeeper for
a while. at least. for the sum OF
six dollars week.
! When Ralph iIazeltine called
late In the afternoon OF the follow
Ing day. tho dining room was 10
transformed that he scarcely knew
IL.
II Captain Err came To tho door In
response 10 his knock. and grlnned
approximately Mt his callers look
OF wonder.
4 don't wonder you're s'prlsed.
he said. with chuckie. 4 amt
begun to git over q yit myself
Ralph laughed. Mrs snow" he
inquired
Mrs. SNOW. answered the Cap
tain. 1t beats all what a woman
can do when she's that kind OF q
woman"
"How's Captain BarterT" asked
iIaseitine.
fianeltine and his host chat
ted for n few minutes on
various topics. Tho kilt titles
Seems TO be som. better"
on the imposing Lives ~ Grcs
I Naval Commanders. having 70
ceiyod their share OF the general
busting. now shono shone forth re-
splendcnt. and The Captain noticed
Ralphs eye as Il Involuntary
turned toward them.
''Notlcin' our library he
ehuckied. "Percr's property. that
lis DUSTY Black talked him into
lhuyin' 'em. Never met 'Onnty. did
your No. guess likely not. She
lives over "a the Neck. and don't
git down To tho village much
So YOU have book agentN. too
We'll. we've BOT 'Gusty' was the
reply. "and she's enough 10 keen
70 goin GIFTS round reg lar as
cioekNork once month to collect
the two dollars from Perez. IT'S
her day nov. and I told Perez that
that was why no snoakod off "a
Barry's You see. 'Gusty's after
him TO buy tho history OF Methuse
lab. or some old oritter. and he
don't like 20 sec her.
After they had talked little
longer. tho Captain seemed 70 70
member something. for ho glanced
At his watch and said. MFR. Harel
tine. wonder n could Git you 70
do mo a favor really ough, %
20 down and sec TO my shanty
Amt nobody likely 10 come. Tess
It's 'Gusty or tho Reverend Perlcy
come 20 ask bout John. II it's =
mlddlin' rood.lookin' young woman
with n sa,chel. that's Gusty
After tho Captain had gone
Ralph took down n volume % the
l"Great Commanders" and sat down
in a chair by tho table TO look II
over. lie was smiling over tho
Eaudy illustrations. when there
was step on the walk outside and
knock al tho door Which Is Il. "
he thought. Gusty or tho Revcr
end >"
Obviously II WAS Miss Black
She had a small leather bag In
lher hand. Just ~ tho Captain had
said she would have. but - flashed
across Mr. Hazeltines mind that
the rest OF the description was not
fair one. she was certainly much
more than 'middlin' good-lookin'i
Is Captain Hedge I'M" she
asked.
NO" said Mr. Harcltine. obey
, inK orders with eTactitude Cap
tain Hedge IN out just now "
"Gusty" -- somehow tho nam,
didn't seem 10 ~ was manlfestlj
disappointed.
Il think ! win come IN and wait.
sho said. with decision And com'
in she did. Mr. Hazeitine not know
Ing exactly what TO do. under tn.
circumstances
The situation was extremely awk
ward, but Ralph felt that loyalty q
Captain Fri forbade his doing any
thing that might urge the self
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