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

Hello. yourself" says /
Mr.. Edward AS ordered the boat
for 'alf past eleven" he says.
II want 20 know" says l. How'll
he have it-frled ?"
lie looked back toward the hotel
and then nj mo again | had a
notion be VAS going 10 cling out
I'm Mr. Edward Van Brunt'r
man" says he.
And then ! begun TO understand
or thought did. Twas the
keeper. Well. In some ways he
looked his job.
"o-ohl" says I. "All right. Yes
yes. | heard you was coming, Mr.
- Mr.
copper" says he: James
Upper"
Proud 10 know you. Mr.. Upper.
says |. which was lie. I'm afraid
Not Hopper" he says. copper.
Sure opper's wat ! said" says
lie got red in the face. copper.
he says. 'Haiteh-o-p-per."
"oh. Hopper" says
"of course. Upper" he says.
I'm Mr.. Edward Van Brunts vally
ia man.seryant."
Well. I'd made a mistake.
judged. II he was a servant he
couldn't be tho keeper.
Il suppose you1l quit when the
keeper comes" says l.
Keeper" says he wat keep
O."
why. the Teller from the asy,
lum. How long has your boss and
HIS messmate been crazy7" asks.
Crazy" he says. "Crazyg wat
do you meang"
! Look here" says ]. Amt Van
Brunt and Hartley out OF their
headsfy
out OF their 'eads7 'Eavens.
no." Then he commenced 10 tell
about the HeayeniIes. and 'twa'nt
long afore I begun TO see that twas
Nate Seuddcr and me that needed
a keeper. We WIS the biggest looms
( IN the crowd
Seems that the Telns was rich
I New Yorkers--the richest and high.
tonedest Kind. Both OF 'em had
money By The bucket and more
being left 10 EN- while you wait.
But. II they amt crazy what
made EN- come down here 10 liver"
says I. at Nate Scudders?"
Well. that Was kind OF poser.
even for Mr. James Upper Hopper.
II seemed To simmer down finally
10 that book. The Natural Life. :"
Seems there was a kind Of craze
around New York and the cities
stirred up BY that book. 10 get clear
OF luxury and comfort and good
times and so on. aud get to living
like poor folks. Living the Nat.
ufAi Life" the valet called T..
Hopper went on with a rigmarole
about tho luxury In which the
Heavenlies had lived In New York
Cutting out everything about him.
self and the superiority OF England
TO the United States-which was
two-thirds Of tho yarn-there was
some stuff about a girl named Page
that interested me. Seems she was
the real thing in society. too. Had
money and good looks and fine
clothcs-ali the strenuous nuts.
ances. And abe was engaged 20
Hartley once. but they had a row
or something and broke II off. And
now she Was engaged TO Van
Brunt.
But. see here" ! SAYS. puzzled.
III she's engaged TO Van why ain't
he TO home counting herr"
Well. ihe marriage. so James
said. was 10 be arranged later.
Meas ms could fad out. Van and
this Agnes Page had mighty little
TO do with the marrying Twas
their folks that was fixing that up.
Agnes herself had gone to Europe
with her ma. When she WIS to
home she was great on charity.
Her ono idea In life was 10 feed
leo cream TO children that hank.
cred for fishtalls and brown bread.
In another half hour or so the
Heavenly Twins showed up along.
side And then 'twould have done
YOU good to see that Wallets back
get timber. He bowed and scraped
and Stirred TIL you couldn't rest.
They spoke TO him like he was
dog and he skipped around with
his tail between his legs like he
was one-a yellow one. Mt that.
When we'd passed the point out
comes that everlasting book and
the Twins got at IL.
Van" says Martin. the Natural
Life for mine. envy the lucky
devils who've had IL all their
lives"
'Twa'nt none OF my affairs. but
showed my oar In here-couldn't
help II.
You fellers Amt getting the real
article-not yet" says l. There's
a hotel over back of the village
where the boarders get the genuine
simple life--no frills included" |
SAYS.
They was interested right off.
Where's that. skipper" SAYS
Van Brunt. What's its name?"
Well" says I, folks round here
call II the poorhouse.'
CHAPTER III.
was getting real chummv with
the Heavenlies by this time. so
one afternoon ] walked up to the