The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-24
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Allan harrington"
This time she reached up and
pulled at his heavy silk sleeve az
she spoke.
yea" said Allan courteosuly. as
II from an infinite distance.
Would you mind" asked Phyllis
gu,lelessiy, ~ Wallis-we-moved
you--a iittic7 can tell you all
about everything. unless you'd
rather not have the full details OF
tho plan"
Anything" said Allan YEARLY.
"only don't bother me about ~"
Phyllis Jumped TO her feet, n
whiri OF gay blue skirts and cheer
fully tossing blue feathers. "0ood'
by. dear Crusader" she said with
a catch I'm her voice that might have
been either a laugh or n sob. The
next time you see me you'll prob
ably hate me- wallis'"
Wallis appeared like the Slave OF
tho Lamp. IT'S NIL right. Wallis.
she said. and ran. Wallis proceed
ed thereupon 10 wheel his master
couch into tho bedroom.
IN you're going TO bo moved.
you'd better be dressed little
heavier. sir" he said. with the same
amiable guiiclessness which Phyllis
had used.
VERY we'll" said Allan. resigned.
iy, And Wallis proceeded 20 suit
tho action TO the word.
Allan let him so ON In unnoticing
siicnce TIL II came TO that totally
unfamiliar thing these seven years.
a Htand.up collar.
what on earihT" inquired Allan.
awakening from his iethargy. i
don't need n collar and tie 10 keep
me from getting cold on n Journey
across the house. And where did
you get those ciothes7 They look
new"
Wallis laid his now fully dressed
master back To reclining position
he had been propped up-And
tucked n handkerchief into tho ap
proprints pocket ms he replied
Grant q Monkeys. air. where YOU
always deal" And he wheeled the
couch back 10 tho day room. over
/, TO tia very door.
IL did not occur 10 Allan. ns hs
was being carried downstairs by
Wallis and Arthur. another o' th'
servants. that anything more thar
q change Of rooms was Intended
nor, ms he Was carried out mt ~
door 10 long closed carriage. thai
II was anything worse than his new
keepers mistaken idea that drives
would be- good for him.
Hut when Wallis and Arthur car
ri.d tho light pallet on which ~
/ lay swiftly up plank Walk laid u
| the door OF private car--why thct
II began To occur TO Allan iiarrinE
ton that something was happening
/ And--which rather surprised him
sels-he did not iifi a supercllioni
eyebrow and SAY IN a soft. apaiheti'
voice, Very we-ell'" Instead. h
turned his h~ad toward the devoses
Wallis, and what he said was this
what the dence does this tom
fooirry meant" As he spoke he Eel
tho accumulated capacity for tom
per OF the last seven years surEinI
M toward Wallis. and Arthur. AM
Phyllis, and the carriage horses
and everything else.
Welt. cir. Mira. Harrington. sh'
thought. sir. thaf-that iittl'
move would DO you good. And yo'
didn't want 10 be bothered. sir
bothered" shouted Allan. not a
all like a bored and dying invalid
II should think did. when n chang
In my whole way Of life Ia made
Who gave you. or Mrs. Harrington
permission for this outrageous per
formanee7 It's sheer. brutal. Insult
Ing idiocyl"
Nobody. pir-ycs. air." replies
/. Wallis. neekiy. Would you car
for a drink. sir--or anythingT
MOS Numbered Allan.
"Or a FAM" ventured Wallis. M
lproaching near with that article An
laying IL on tho coycrlid. Allan
hand suatohcd tho fan angrily--an
before he thought he had hurled
| nj Wallis. Weakly. Il IL true. for
lighted ingioriously about five fee
7 away: but he had thrown II. with
r movement that put to use IN
I muscles of the long-dismsed uppe
1 arm. Wallis sat suddenly down an
, caught his breath.
n mir. Allan" he said. DO 70
know what you did theng Yo
threw. and you haven't been able {
use more than your forearm before
ION. MIR. Allan. you're getting be
flterl"