The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-09

fast and hove alongside of whore
was setting in the stern of my
sloop, the Dora Bassett. untangling
fish lines.
My sakes' Mr. Pratt" says she
have YOU heard about Nate seud.
derf | mean about what him and
his wife has Just done7"
Amt been giving hts money to
the poor, has hep says |.
"ohl Amt you tho funniest
thing" she saueals. mo, indeed !
ile's let his house to some city
folks. and"
kmeline kited off after the milk
only stopping long enough to yell
back, Folks say they're dreadful
rich and STYLISH.
| went over to Trumet In the
sloop that very day. And I'm
blessed II there want Nate Sead.
der himself. setting ON a mackerel
keg at the end OF the wharf and
looking worried
Hello. Natel" hailed. a. the
Dora Baasett slid up TO the wharf
Hello. Soil" he says. sort OF
mournful.
Hear you got some boarders." |
says.
Yes says he.
made the Dora naasctt fast and
climbed onto the wharf.
Are they cal'lating To stay
long," asks.
Hey" say he. oh er-ycH.
Hump" | grunted. starting to
walk off. Well. be careful OF
yourself. look out II don't develop
into nothing worse"
What do you meanT'' he sings
out.
oh" says l. Il Judged by the
way YOU kept your mouth shu,
that YOU had sore throat and was
afraid of getting cold Good day
Would you believe Il. he gof up
off that macaerel keg ard chased
after me.
Hold on. sol.e he says. kind OF
pleading 'non't be Ia such
hurry. wanted to talk To you"
Look here. Nate scudd.r." |
says, for a man that wants 10
talk you make the poorest ifs, at
II Of any body ever I see
you was speaking OF them
boardsrs OF mine" he says. They
come day afore yesterday carly.
lie fidgeted minute or so more.
Then he took inc by the arm and
led fne back to the beg.
"Sol" be SAYS. set down. I
want to ask you something rs
gum | got 10 ask somebody. I'm
I'm worried
Yea said. giving him a III.
tie OF hts own medicine.
Yes. Them boarders they
worry me. Me and Huldy set up
I'll nigh eleven O'Clock last night
talking about 'em. She thinks may.
be- they stole ths money, and \
don't know but they're crazy. run
away from an asylum or something
Twas this way" he went on
Il got n letter from the Teller In
New York that sell cranberries
to. He said couple OF friends OF
bis wanted TO come to a place in
III. country where twas quiet. Did
| know OF such a place round here ?
Well. course | wrot. back that
twas nice and quiet right a, our
house And then. yesterday morn.
Ing. they come--both OF 'em.
Nice iookln' young fcilers "a
ever You see. they are. The biggest
both half as tall as
that mast. seems so--he says.
Can you give us two sleeping
rooms, two baths. n setting room,
and room for my man.
Two bathnT says |. Can't you
take bath by YOURSELF If me
and Hubby bunked In the hen.
house and the chore boy In the
cellar. maybe we could accommo-
date you. that Is. all but tho
baths
He laughed. He was so ever.
lasting cool about things that It
sort OF riled me up.
Perhaps you'd like 20 hire the
whole shebangr says l.
Good idea he says III
would.
We'll. that was too many for
me. went into the house and
fetched out Hubby Ann There
aln't many women IN this town
can beat my wife when II comes
to business, II do say Il.
How long would you want the
house for7' SAYS Hubby. when / !
told her what was going on.
"a month"; says him as calls
himself Edward Van Brunt, turn.
ing TO the other city Teller. Hey.
The other chap nodded |
IAN right says Van Brunt. |
How much7'
Thinks I. III scare you. my |
fine Teller. And so says. "A
month? Well, don't know. May.
be. to accommodate. might lot
you have II for two hundred
Two hundred II is,' he SAYS.
And ! don't know as yon'li be-
lieve Il. Sol" says Nate. finishing
up. but that Teller fished out the |
cash and passed It over to me like
twas n postage stamp. What do |
you think OF THAR"
IT beats me, Nate" says. |
What do you think"
Blessed II I know" says Scud. |
der. "All I'm sure OF Is that they're
up home. with the parlor blinds |
open and the carpet fading, and
me and Huldy's living In the barn.
She's doing the cookin' for 'em till
Ihis.'man' OF theirs comes. And |
can't make out whether them two
are thieves. or lunatics. or what.
And Hubby can't neither. never
was so worried in my life"
left Nate sure OF one thing:
hem two New Workers must be
queer birds and | wanted to see
en-.
And the very next afternoon