The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-27

ued Bob.
"Noa. what are you doing this
evening""
I was sitting by the fire in dads
old fashioned den. thinking and
dreaming"
what were you thinking of"
-MRohinery. And a factory"
Miss Dolly thought
I'm send you horseshoe tomor-
row. 20 hang over the factory door,
shs laughed And then suddenly.
AZ an afterthought; by the way.
I have a 'fesnion to make
All riEht 'Fesa ahead"
We'll. ! don't suppose I really
and truly--dcrp down. you know
actually ever did quite think you
were n regular burglar. guess I,
was the dramatic situation that Ap-
pealed 70 me. I've often thought
I had 'histrtonic ABILITY and you
did make such n big. bold. hand
some. darling make believe burglar
TO play with. Just couldn't resist %
Il understand said Bob. u
guess-deep down. guessed as
much" And rang off.
Bob went back 10 tho fireplace.
Wac he dreaming now or only
thinking Dolly's voice had taken
him back 70 Mrs. Ralston's. and the
Goals now framed face. Ho looked
quickly from them. bis eyes follow
tee s6.. ....,.L. - 80. tfr. Hus 81 n
smoke now framed the face. Bob
half.closed his eyes an instant. then
reEoluieiy he laid down bis pipe
and went 70 bed. Work was hts
Incentive now hard work
The next day he learned they had
lodged the promoter In Jail The
big men had gone cunning for him.
and. as usual. they got him. They
got the "Utopian." too.
And after they had settled with
the promoter who had dared cross
the trail OF tho big interests in his
operations. they pokcd their fingers
into Utopian and discovered that
with honest judicial management"
Il might be converted into a prop
erty."
Tho Utopian accordingly now be
gan TO soar. There were plenty OF
people who would sniff at q IN It's
uew/aspect. and take n bite, too
That honest management was a
bait that property probability
became a sure thing"
Big names were juggled In little
offices. The usual thing happened
Just one OF those common occur
rences hardly worth describing
only later II would probably be in.
cluded in congressional lnvesti-
cation and there would be a few
reverberations ut Albany. Bob
pulled out in about two days.
How'd you know" said the
broker
Fellow feeling Been called a
thief myself"
What you want 10 buy now
The next rankest thing know OF
is
Bob shook his head. Never
again. Good-by forever"
"Good-by," said the melancholy
man. Ho thought he would see
Bob down there again some day,
but he never did. Bob went TO
bank and opened an account. He
wasn't exactly rich. but he had a
nice comfortable feeling. He leased
the factory and then he went TO
work. Dad came home. He didn't
seem much interested In what Bob
was doing Bob got mp about a.
m. so he had to cut all social func.
tlons, but dad didn't arise until .
Sometimes he had his breakfast in
bed and had his man bring him the
newspaper. Bob didn't have a man.
tho he soon began to prosper. The
device was considered necessary in
tho trade. II proved practical.
Once, on Fifth ave. Bob passed
Miss Gerald; she was Just getting
out OF her car. An awful tempta.
tlon seized him to stop. but he
managed to suppress II, for he had
himself fairly in hand by this time
He saw they would almost meet.
but there we're many people and.
In the press, he didn't have to see
her. So hs didn't II. fAlt surs