The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-26
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A Novel
A Week
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Continued From Our las, issue)

" = q VI sc, tH "
Scrooge. "a little thing affects them.
4 slight disorder OF the stomach
makes them cheats You may be- an
undlgeated bit OF beer. a blot OF mus.
tArd. "A crumb of cheese. a frag'
ment OF an underdone potato.
There's NOR. OF gravy than OF
crave about you. Humbug. ! toll
YOU! Humbugl"
At this tho spirit raised a fright.
ful cry. and shook It's chain with
such a dismal and appalling Noise.
that Scrooge held on tight to his
chair. TO save himself from falling
In swoon.
Mercy" he said. Dreadful mp
partition. why do you trouble meT''
Man OF the worldly mind" re-
piled tho Ghost. do you believe In
me or not!'
Il do" said Scrooge. Il must.
hut why do spirits walk tho earth.
and why do they como 10 msf'
1t ia required OF every man. /"
the Ghost returned. that the spirit
within him should walk abroad
among his followmon. and travel
far and wide: and II that spirit
goes not forth In lite. IL II con.
demned 10 do 30 after death. II IL
doomed "a wander thru the world
oh. WOO is mel--and witness what
II cannot share, but might have
shared on earth. and turned 10 hap
piness!"
Again the specter raised a cry.
and shook its chain and wrung it's
shadowy sands.
you are fe,tercd." said scroogo.
trembling Tell mo Why
4 wear tho chain forged In
life" replied tho Ghost. Il made
II link by link. and yard by yard /:
! girdcd II on OF my own free will.
and OF my own free will I wore u.
Is It's pattern strange 10 your"
seroogo uembled more and
more.
Or would you know" pursued
tho Ghost. tho weight and length
OF the strong coli you bear your.
self II was full as heavy and an
long as this seven Christmas Ewes
ago. You have iabored on Il since.
II Is a ponderous ehain,"
scrooge glanced about him.
Jacob. he said. imploringly.
old Jacob Marley. tell me NOR,
Speak comfort to me. jacob
i have none TO give" the Ghost
replied. 1T comea from other re
gions, Eben~rer scroose. and ia
conveyed ty other ministers TO 9th.
or kinds OF men. My spirit never
walked beyond our counting houne
mark me!--in life my spirit nov.
er roved beyond the narrow limits
OF our money exchanging hole: and
weary journeys lie before mel"
II was habit with scroore
whenever he became thoughtful. TO
put his hands in his brooches pock.
cts He I'D so now.
| You must have been very slow
about II. Jacob" scrooge observed,
In a business-iikc manner, tho with
humility and Difference.
Slow" tho Ghost repeated.
Seven years dead" unused
seroogc. And travelling all tho
tlme."
Tho whole time" said the Ghost
No rest. no peace. incessant tor.
ture OF remorse."
You travel fastr" said scrooge.
"on the wings Of the wind" re-
piled tho Ghost.
You might have got over a groa,
quantity OF ground in seven years.
said Scrooge.
Tho Ghost. on hearing this, set
up another cry. and cianked it's
chain 30 hidcously In tho dead ri.
ience Of the night, that tho Ward
would have been justified In indlct.
ing II for a nuisance.
oh captive. bound. and double
ironed." cried the phantom. mot 10
know that ages OF incessant labor
by immortal creatures for this
earth must pass into eternity be-
fore the good OF which It ia sus-
ceptible 10 all developed. No, 10
know that any Christian spirit
working kindly In It's little sphere.
whatever Il may be. will find It's
mortal life too short for It's vast
means OF usefulness. Not 10 know
that no space OF regret can make
amends for one lifo's opportunity
m!sused' Yet such was I, Oh,
Such was II"
But you were always a good
man OF business. Jacob" faltered
Sorooge. "ho now began to apply
this to himself.
"Businessl" cried the Ghost,
wringing It's hands again. Mankind
was my business. The common
welfare was my business: charity,
mercy, forbearance. and benevo.
lence. were all my business. The
dealings OF my trade were but
drop OF water IN the comprehensive
ocean OF my businessl
AT this time OF the rolling year"
the specter said. Il suffer most.
Why did walk thru crowds OF fel.
low-bcings with my eyes turned
down. and never raise them 10 that
blessed Star which led the Wise
Men TO n poor abode Were there
no poor homes to which its light
would have conducted me?"
Scrooge was very much dismay.
cd to hear the specter going on AT
this rate. and began TO quake CT.
ceedingly.
Hear mo-" cried the Ghost MY
time In nearly gone"
II WILL" said Scrooge. but
don't be hard upon mo- Don't be
flowery. jacob Pray"
How II is that | appear before
you In shape that you can see. |