The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-27

Continued From Our Last Issue
TT Is astonishing how a family
can live for months together
- and not realize how little real
privacy there IL for any one until
something especial comes up for ae-
crot discussion. II struck Good In.
dian forcihly that afternoon. be-
cause he was anxious for a word In
private with Peaceful, or with
Phoebe. and also with Eyadne II
{, was only TO continue their quar-.
rel
Al dinner he could not speak
without being heard by all. After
dinner. the family showed an nn.
conscious disposition to bunch"
Peaceful and Baumberger rat and
smoked upon the porch. and the
boys stayed close by. so that they
could hear what might be said.
When he could no longer endure
the inactiou. Grant went TO the
milk house. lie felt sure that
Baumbergcr's ears we're pricked to.
ward the sound OF his footsteps.
and he made them purposely audi.
bile.
Hello. Mother Hart" be called
out cheerfully TO Phoebe. poitering
down in the GOODNESS. He went
down TO her. and laid his hand upon
her shoulder with n earessing touch
which brought tears into her eyes
Don't you worry bit. little
mother" he said softly. They've
stacked the deck. but wen beat II.
anyhow"
"oh. Grant. Grant," She laid her
forehead against him for a moment.
then looked up at him with a Ger.
tain Whimsical solicitude. Never
mind our trouhle-now. What's
this about you and vadnlef The
boys seem to think you two are
going 90 make match OF Il. And
have you been quarrellnE, you twog
only want" she added, deprecat.
ingly. TO see my biggest boy
happy. and II can DO anything In
any way TO help"
You cant. except Just don't
worry when we get to scrapping :"
Ills eyes smiled down nj her with
their old. quirxical humor which
she had not seen In them for some
days. Il foresee that we're due 10
scrap a good deal OF the time" he
predicted. We're both pretty pep
perry. But"
"ChurningT- The voice OF Baum.
berger purred down 10 them. There
be stood buIkily AZ tho top OF the
rteps. good regarding
them. Mr.. Hart and ! arc Eoin'
To take q ride mp 10 tho station
gotta send q telegram or two about
this little affalr"--he made mo-
ton with hts pipe toward the or.
ehard and Just thought a good.
cold drink OF butterniilk before We
start wouldn't be bad" Ills glance
Just grsxed Good Indian, and passed
him over a. being OF no cousc-
quence.
After Baumbergcr had drunk hts
nn. Grant went 70 the top OF the
steps. and made sure that he had
really gone before he said = word
Mother Hart. on the square.
what do you think OF Baum
bsre~rr' he asked abruptly.
"Oh. Grant, don't know what
10 think, lie seems all right ]
wish I could be an cool-heafed as
Thomas.~ she said. with tinEe OF
petuiance. 1t dent seem to
worry him none"
what does he think Of Baum.
berger IL he goinr to let him
take the case aud handle II to
please HIMSELF"
Il gueAs SO" she admitted. II
haven't had a real good chance to
talk 10 Thomas all day. But Baum.
berger seems to take II for grant
ed he's got the case. Thomas
hates to hurt anybody's feelings.
and. even II he didn't want him.
he'd hate to ray so"
II was nj this point that Evadna
slipped unnoticed to the top OF the
milk house steps and pushed Good
indian forward BY HIS two shoul-
ders. I'm so furious | could beat
you, What do you mean. savage.
by letting a lady stay all afternoon
| by herself. waiting for you to
come and coax her into being nice
to your She finished by giving
each ear little slap and aid her
arms around his neck.
Please don't look as me that
way. Aunt Phoebe" she said, when
she discovered her. II should
have told YOU last night that were
we'll. suppose we're engaged /"
She put her arms around her
aunt's neck. You aren't angry.
are you. Aunt Phoehe?" she
coaxed. 'You-you know you said
you wanted re to be particularly
nice 10 Grant,"
So the quarrel was patched up.
In some respects the mind OF
Good Indian was extremely simple
and direct. His knowledge OF
women wRs rudimentary. lie had
been extremely uncomfortable In
/ the knowledge that Evadna was
angry. But since fate was kind,
and his lady love no longer frown.
cd upon him. he made the mistake
of taking II for granted that he
was free to turn his whole atten.
! ton 10 this trouble which had