The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-12

knew who she was now, ] hhdn
lived around Wcllmouth no very
long. but I'd A~~.d OF Washington
Sparrow. lie lived IN n little slab
Hhanty of IN the woods about n
mil. from ScuddcrH. and had the
name OF being the LATEST man IN
town.
We'd reached the house by this
time and I left Eureka FlorinA In
the kitchen and went 10 my room
10 change my dudn When ! come
down the Twins was In the kitchen
too. and could hear the sparrow
girls tongue going like house
sfire. Martin had Just paid her for
tho quahhugn.
How old are your" asks Martin.
Seventeen last March. take In
washing. and Lycurgus he goes
fishing and claiming and choring
around, aud Editha helps me iron.
and We all take watch aud watch
looking out for the young ones"
Were looking for cook" Hart
ley says will YOU come and
cook tor ne. and help about the
house here7 Mr. Pratt finds the
Job too big for one man"
She shook her head. NO" says
she. Il cant come rye got 90
stay homo and look out for the
folks"
"why can't your father do THAR"
asks Hartley.
who guess you Amt
heard about pa. He's sick. Pas
had most every Hind 81 symptom
there iH Now he's settled down TO
consumption and nervous dys-
pepsy Acre ma died che used TO
Try 10 cure him, but the doctor
and pa had row. The doctor said
pa didn't have consumption nor
nothing else. what he needed was
hard exercise, such as work. Pa
said the doc didn't know his busi-
meas. and the doc said maybe not.
but he knew pa. SO IA told him
never 20 dArken our door again.
and he Amt except TO come
around once In a while and collect
something from ms on the bill"
"iiut Ne need you. Miss er-~
sparrow. says Van. Wen pay
you 30 much" he says. naming n
price that made even my eyes stick
out. and ! was used TO high prices
By this time
"a month"; abe says. staring at
him.
"a week. says he.
Land sakcs' A week never
but II amt no use. What
would become OF "a and the chill
drenT"
Couldn't you como over for the
days. al leaHtT" asks Martin. "lou
nigh, 30 home nights. you know .
Aud that's the way II ended.
finally. Eureka said she'd talk IL
over with her folks. and Van Brnnt
aald No would come over TO her
house next day and get the de-
cision.
There" says he. when the
Sparrow girl had gone Skipper.
the cook question In settled"
Tho next forenoon me and Hart.
ley went over TO close tho cook
trade. The sparrows' neat ~as a
pretty shabby looking shack. now
tell you. Shingles dropping off.
and fence falling down. and a zen.
erai shortage OF mans work every
where. but there Was bed OF
bachelors buttons and old maids
pinks under the from, window, and
the windows themselves was clean
and bright. Eureka had done her
beat to make tho place honey:
you could SEQ that.
She let us In when we knocked
at the kitchen door. Her sleeves
was rolled up and there was a biz
basket Of clothes by the steaming
washiub.
Good morning." says Hartley.
Have you decided TO cook for
us7"
Eureka bobbed her head over
the washtub. i've decided Il. II
pa has" says she. He Amt made
up his mind yet. He wanted to
sleep on II. he said. guess he's
done that. Anyhow he's Just got
up. Step right into the dining
room and talk to him. You'll have
to excuse me: I've rot TO get this
washing done afore noon. some
how"
SO she pitched into the scrub
bling. bending in the middle exactly
Ike a jointed pocket.rule. and the
Twin and me went into the dining.
room.
Washington Sparrow was there.
There want but one comfortable
rockingham In sight and he was
In that, with his stocking feet rest
INK on tho ruins OF a hsircloth sofa.
lie was pretty husky looking.
seemed TO me, for a man compli-
Gated with consumption and ner-
vous dyspepsy. but his face was as
doleful as a Grape bonnet. He had
n clay pipe in his mouth and was
smoking like peat fire.
How nre you. Mr., Sparrow =
says Martin. bright and clipper.
.'How's the health this morning.
oh" says he, groaning some
thing awful. I'm miserable. thank
you. Set down and make your
selves 10 home"
There was only three settable
p,eces OF furniture in the room.
He was using two OF EN-. and
t'other was n child's high chair. So
we decided to stand up.
Martin looked like he didn't
know what to say. by and by be
cleared his throat and threw out a
hint concerning Eureka's coming
TO Ozone. The sick man shook his
head.
NO" he says. I'm self-sacri
ficlng. and all that. but somehow
can't make up my mind to let her
70. can't bear to have her out oil
my sight minute. You cant be
gin to think Mr.. Whsts-your
name. what n comfort It's to me